I’m going to teach you how to fly all over the bass fretboard with the Natural Minor Scale (it’s way easier than you think!) Pattern Busting Minor Scale Exercise Here’s a bass line built from the A natural minor scale, as you can see, it moves beyond the typical natural minor scale pattern that many…
In this Lesson, I’m going to teach you the secret to unlocking the bass fretboard. And guess what? It’s really obvious! Unlocking The Fretboard Many bass players want to learn how to play fluently all around the bass guitar fretboard. This usually mean working outside of the common one octave fretboard patterns we all learn…
In this lesson we’re going to look at another line from the new Cyborg Bassist Vol 1 book from TalkingBass that takes you on a journey through positions in a way you’ve probably never tried before!! What’s The Secret? If you want to play horizontally all over the fretboard instead of vertically across it in…
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