Cool Chords & Funky Bass Lines
This week I’m going to show you how to put some cool little chords in your funky bass lines
Lesson Material


This week I’m going to show you how to put some cool little chords in your funky bass lines



This week I’m going to show you a great Add9 chord that works both as just a great sounding chord and also as a finger stretch and workout. Enjoy! Lesson Material
So to celebrate Christmas 2019, I’ve created a simple chordal arrangement of the song Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas for you to learn. Download The Sheet Music & Tab Here!

Major Thirds In C Major Major Thirds In C Major (Double Stops) Major Thirds in C Major (Upper Octave) Major Third On G (Inverted) Major Third On G (Inverted โ Higher Octave) Minor Third on G (Inverted)

This week we’re looking at my bass duet arrangement of Blackbird you may have seen on the Talkingbass Instagram channel. We’re going to look at the chordal arrangement and I’ll take you through all the hurdles you’re likely to encounter playing a song like this. Blackbird: Chordal Arrangement We can split this chord progression up…
Today weโre going to look at a great way of incorporating chords into your bass lines in a really simple way that also helps develop your overall knowledge of harmony and the fretboard. To do this weโre going to look at the famous intro from the song My Friend Of Misery by Metallica. The bass…

Today I’m going to show you a simple exercise that will help you improve your understanding of functional harmony and music theory, your overall technique, your knowledge of the bass guitar fretboard and your ability to play bass chords. Chord Voicings OK, so the basic opening exercise weโre going to learn is very simple. We…
Thanks so much for your insite. The way you teach makes playing easy.
Great learning video. Greatly appreciated!
I love these little lessons. Baby steps. Yeah baby.
Thank you Mark! This is a fun and insightful lesson…
Hi Mark,
I have been looking at your videos for a while now and have found them really helpful. I’m new to the bass, but normally play drums at my Church. We have needed a bassist for a while, and thought I’d give it a go. Keep up the great videos.
Hi mark …how do i get to jam track for cool chords and funky bass line… I see the video but i can’t get to jam track…. Thank you
Great lesson as always. Keep up the great work, Mark.
Thanks again, Mark, for another informative and very well presented lesson. You’re the best music teacher I’ve ever seen!
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thanks Mark….that is very helpful for my bass line…