Today we’re going to look at some simple bass practice you can employ for working on almost all areas of your bass playing and musicianship. We’re going to work on learning the notes of the fretboard, your harmony knowledge, arpeggios, scales and pretty much EVERYTHING. We’re going to do this in a very relaxed and…
This week we’re finishing our look at Jazz Standards and our focus on the Jazz Blues classic Billie’s Bounce by Charlie Parker. In this lesson we’ll be looking at THE most important practice you can do for learning to solo: Transcription. We’ve got tips on every aspect of the transcription process and we’ll be breaking…
This week we’re continuing our look at jazz standard practice by looking at improvising a bass solo through the Charlie Parker jazz blues ‘Billie’s Bounce’. Learning to solo requires practice and development of vocabulary. There are no ‘hacks’ or easy solutions but in this lesson we’ll be looking at some simple tips for getting started…
This week we’re continuing our look at jazz standard practice by creating a walking bass line through the Charlie Parker jazz blues ‘Billie’s Bounce’. Walking Bass Lines are the most important area of jazz study for bass players and this bebop blues progression is one of the most common sequences for practice. Billie’s Bounce Practice…
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at the Jazz Standard Billie’s Bounce. We’ve worked on the melody and we’ve analysed the harmony and chord tones by way of learning the arpeggios of each chord. This week we’re going to delve a little deeper into the chords by learning them on the bass. We’ll be…
This week we’re delving a little deeper into the Charlie Parker tune Billie’s Bounce. We’re going to breakdown the chord progression and look at applying the chord tones/arpeggios to bass guitar This is an essential part of learning a Jazz Standard and creating walking bass lines or solos. Billie’s Bounce Practice Tracks
This week we’re starting an introduction to learning jazz standards with a look at a Charlie Parker classic: Billie’s Bounce. Billie’s Bounce Practice Tracks 110 Bpm 160bpm 200 bpm
This week we’re looking at walking bass lines and specifically, how to walk over a single chord for long periods of time. Single Chord Walking Practice? Many players new to walking bass find a lot of information regarding playing through changes like 2-5-1 and blues progressions. That practice is absolutely vital and probably most useful when…