Free PDF download How to ACTUALLY use Arpeggios on bass Grab the free PDF — a quick reference guide to take away from this lesson. The Walking Bass Secret Every Beginner Needs To Know Walking bass lines are one of the toughest things you’ll encounter as a bassist. You’ve got to create a melodic line…
Free PDF download How to ACTUALLY use scales on bass Grab the free PDF — a quick reference guide to take away from this lesson. The Scale Mistake Every Bass Player Makes – FIXED!! Most bass players learn scales. Far fewer know how to actually use them. If you’ve ever run through a scale and…
Pentatonic Scales! They are the most common scale in rock. You probably know the one octave box shape, or maybe even the 5 basic positions. But there’s a LOT more to Pentatonics than 5 basic fretboard box shapes. Today I’m going to give you 5 pro tips for REALLY learning the Minor Pentatonic scale. After…
Today we’re going to look at the most basic of scales, the major scale and I’m going to show you how you probably don’t really know it the way you think you do! Do You Know The Major Scale? Most bass players learn a major scale as a basic fingerboard pattern, usually in one octave….
This week we’re going to look at arpeggios, specifically four note inversions and I’m going to give you a little etude that should not only help with learning your arpeggios and chord tones a little better, but also help with moving around the neck a LOT. Arpeggio Etude
This week we’re looking at arpeggios, specifically two octave arpeggios. If you’ve ever tried learning a two octave arpeggio you’ll have probably encountered the popular ‘stretchy’ fingering starting on the 1st finger. That’s fine, but it’s not the most comfortable of lines. So in this lesson we’re going to breakdown a 2 octave Major Triad…
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
In previous lessons we’ve looked at triads, seventh chords and many other types of chords. But today we’re going to look at the four most common 7th chords you’re likely to encounter and look at them as both block chords and as arpeggios with the aim of learning them as a ‘sound’. The Four Essential…