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    by Published on 03-01-2010 07:25 AM  Number of Views: 2256 
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    Before we continue our studies of bass lines and patterns, we need to get comfortable with the various syncopated rhythms that bassists encounter in Jazz, Rock, Funk and other music styles. My experience is that most bass students are intimidated by rhythms when they stray from the steady ...
    by Published on 03-01-2010 07:20 AM  Number of Views: 1875 
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    The next step in our study of the Blues is to add two more notes to our triad. I've added the 6th (a scale tone above the 5th of the chord) and the b7th (a half step above that). The LH fingering would be 2-1-4-1-2 for Root-3-5-6-b7. ...
    by Published on 03-01-2010 07:15 AM  Number of Views: 2729 
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    The next step in our study of triads is to use them to play a chord progression or tune. For this exercise, I've chosen the time-honored 12 Bar Blues form. Once again, using our scale (A this time) as a model, I've come up with the I-IV andV changes of A, D, and E. Here is the twelve bar form in numbers:

    I ...
    by Published on 03-01-2010 07:10 AM  Number of Views: 3541 
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    Once we've gotten our hands working in sync, the next task will be to make some music with them. One of the easiest and most useful ways to create a functional bass line is to use the major and minor triads.

    The triads (R-3-5) are derived ...
    by Published on 03-01-2010 07:05 AM  Number of Views: 2458 

    If you've worked on the last column, you've used my 4x4 exercise to loosen up your left hand and develop some finger independence. Now, let's turn it up a notch. This is a numerical variation that I got from my good friend Joel Gregoire, Prog-metal ...
    by Published on 03-01-2010 07:00 AM  Number of Views: 2979 

    Here are a couple of exercises I've used to help my beginning students get more finger independence and dexterity. We'll start with the basic one and move on to the more advanced….

    The first exercise is one I picked ...
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