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Descending through Arpeggios & Scales
This lesson covers how to play scales and arpeggios on the bass guitar but only descending from a high root note. This lesson was inspired by a Skype lesson I was giving recently on walking bass lines and the student was having problems with descending arpeggios. Ascending then descending was fine but descending from any…
Great Major Scale Exercise Through The Cycle Of 4ths
This week we have a major scale exercise that should help with your many different parts of your musicianship. Practising The Cycle of Fourths In this exercise, we are going to play the major scale through the cycle of fourths (C major, F major, Bb major etc), whilst staying in the same position on the…
Improve Your Bass Lines and Fills With ONE EXTRA NOTE!
We’re going to have a quick look at a little melodic move that can make a big difference to your bass lines, fills or solos and it’s something you actually hear all the time, it’s just you might not know what it is. We’re looking at the minor to major third approach note. We’ll look…
Cycling The Major Scale Part 2
This week we have the second lesson in the short series on playing the major scale through the cycle of 4ths. This exercise is a little tougher and works from the lowest note to the highest note in one position.
Learn The Fretboard – How To Memorize The Notes Of The Bass Guitar
Learning the bass fretboard and memorizing the notes can seem like a tough task. So many notes to memorize and no real system for learning them… or is there? In this lesson we’re going to look at 10 essential tips, tricks, hacks and methods for learning that bass guitar fretboard. I’ve also provided lesson material…
Modes Of The Major Scale Part 1
This is the first of two lessons covering the popular topic of Modes. What Are Modes? Modes arescales that begin on different degrees of the major scale. Let’s take the C major scale for example: C D E F G A B If we play this scale from the 2nd degree (D), we get: D E…
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thanks , mark ! it really helps me .