Major and Minor Shell Voicings… Hello Bass Friends, hope everyone has centered themselves and focused in on your goals, short and long term. For this article...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #10… Greetings all! This months’ groove has a James Brown feel/vibe to it, but with slap....
BASS LINES by Jaime David Vazquez – “The Walking Bass Line” – Part IV… Welcome to “The Walking Bass Line” – Part IV! Can I play a...
Jazz Improvisation for Bass with Andrea Fascetti: Chromatic Approaches in Action Part 8… Hi my friend and colleagues, It’s really cool to be here again! Thank...
BASS LINES by Jaime David Vazquez – “The Walking Bass Line” – Part III… Last time, we learned how to use the passing tones to create...
Chord Tone/Arpeggio lesson #2 part 3… Last but certainly not least is the Augmented triad. Just like the diminished chord this chord/arpeggio comes up a lot...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #8… Greetings all! This months’ groove can be played over an E minor or E dominant...
BASS LINES by Jaime David Vazquez – “The Walking Bass Line” – Part 2… Welcome to “The Walking Bass Line” – Part II! Now that we...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #8… Greetings all! This months’ groove is based on G7. This might be a different for...
Chord Tone/Arpeggio Lesson #2, Part 2… Up next in our group of fundamental building blocks is the Diminished Triad. One of the things that I’d like...
Jazz Improvisation for Bass with Andrea Fascetti: Chromatic Approaches in Action Part 7… Hi my friends and colleagues, It’s really fantastic to be here again! For...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #7… Greetings all! This months’ groove is based on G Minor. This one has three bars...
Chord Tone/Arpeggio Lesson #2, Part 1… Now that we have had the official introduction to the Triads (see lesson #1), I have included the remaining 3...
BASS LINES by Jaime David Vazquez – “The Walking Bass Line” – Part I… Welcome to “The Walking Bass Line” – Part I! Through this series of lessons...
Chord Tone/Arpeggio Lesson 1… One of the most common ways that we initially learn to play the bass is to “head on down” to our local...