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Nobody picks up the bass guitar with the goal of staying locked in the bedroom, staging jaw-dropping performances to a collection of stuffed animals. Sure, we may all start there. Eventually, Teddy and his action figure friends will grow tired of our amazing bass skills so we move on to the next level: shredding for [...]
How to Choose YourNext Electric Bass… In this article I’ll give you an ordered list starting by the most important factors, in my opinion, that we have to consider when it comes the time to purchase our next bass. I think that this article is really very important, because many times I’ve seen students or even [...]
Tetrachord : scale series of four notes Legato: Bound, smooth; even passage of notes Theory If you have ever played scales, then you are unwittingly playing tetra chords; chances are you have never thought of scales as fragments that can be joined. These four note fragments can be connected in various ways to form larger 8 note segments, [...]
Reading music (and in our case bass lines) has always been important for musicians. First of all, it’s a matter of principle. Music is a language, and a good student has the duty to nurture the understanding of how the language he wants to master is formally written. From a practical point of view, it [...]
Welcome. Hope no one has P.T.S.D. from N.A.M.M. Bad jokes aside this time we’re going to run circles around the circle of 5ths. The circle of fifths works in 2 directions. Clockwise, shows us the progress of keys if you naturalize flats or add sharps. Counter-Clockwise, shows us the progression of keys if you were [...]
This month I’ve chosen to feature the late tenor sax giant, Michael Brecker’s solo on the extremely demanding John Coltrane composition Giant Steps. Why not feature a bass solo on this tune? It’s been my experience that we bassists can better broaden not only our musical vocabulary by studying the solos of non bass players, but [...]
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we will discuss the descarga in latin music, also known as descarga cubana. The descarga was originated in Cuba and is a form of music that consist of improvisation over a melody or rhythm. It can be played as a vamp. What is a vamp? [...]
HI, MY “BASS” FRIENDS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THE “SPEED” EXERCISES. THE EXERCISE I SUGGESTED LAST TIME IS THE FIRST PART OF A SHORT SERIES DEDICATED TO CORRECT PRACTICING. PLEASE ADD THESE EXERCISES TO YOUR DAILY SCHEDULE UNTIL IT BECOMES SECOND NATURE FOR YOU. AFTER THIS NEW BREAK, WE’LL RESTART [...]
We covered some rhythmic concepts a while back, and now I’m going to give you another simple yet powerful exercise that will improve your bass line creation as well as your soloing. Start with a simple eighth note rhythm, for instance a string of five eighth notes in a row (you can, and should, do [...]
Here are a new series of bass video lessons… Shred #1 Tablature : http://www.bassebruno.com/shred/1.pdf Shred #2 Tablature : http://www.bassebruno.com/shred/2.pdf Tower of Power #1 Tablature : http://www.bassebruno.com/rocco/1.pdf Tower of Power #2 Tablature : http://www.bassebruno.com/rocco/2.pdf Bach #1 Tablature : http://www.bassebruno.com/bach/bacheng.php Walking Bass #1 Tablature : http://www.bassebruno.com/walking/1.pdf And two new bass solo for 6 string bass: You can find my new instruction book (Konnokol, [...]
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