This is the first in the Talking Bass series of lessons on Bass Improvisation from Mark J Smith. This lesson covers the absolute basics of getting started with bass soloing and improvising. The fundamental aspects of improvising are covered along with some basic exercises for introducing the beginner to spontaneous creativity. Practice Track:
The latest in the How To Play Slap Bass series of lessons. This video covers the fretting hand muted palm slap that can be used to play percussive slap riffs and fills and can help you play all those lightning fast triplets like Mark King and Victor Wooten. Incidentally, the double slap triplet I cover…
Another in the series of TalkingBass lessons on Slap Bass from Mark J Smith. Here we’ll be looking at introducing hammer ons and slides into our slap grooves. Lesson Material For a complete method to learning Slap Bass Click Here for the Talkingbass Simple Steps To Slap Bass Method!
This lesson follows on from the Chords In The Major Key lesson by demonstrating the chords of the minor key built from both the Harmonic Minor and Melodic Minor Scales. Chords In A Minor Key This lesson will follow the same concept as the previous lesson but will focus on building chords in a minor key. If…
Some great exercises and tips on alternate fingerpicking for bass guitar. The lesson covers odd accent groupings, odd time signatures and advanced string crossing. What Is Alternate Picking? When we play fingerstyle on the bass, it makes sense to use our fingers in the most efficient and logical way. Most people use two fingers and…
The lesson shows you how to construct chords from each degree of the major scale so you can create your own chord progressions and understand why certain chords have particular qualities. Chords In The Major Key As bass players, we tend to think of playing just one note at a time and can easily forget…
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This bass lesson covers slash chords and inversions. These are important chords for bass players to recognise and understand since they are a direct influence on the bassline. Slash Chords And Inversions The slash chord is often associated with inversions and is represented by two notes separated with a slash. The notes are either side…