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Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 3
December 14, 2020The Nature of Sound, part 3 in this music theory series. Welcome to MM3! In this...
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Bass Lines: Bobby Helms – “Jingle Bell Rock”
December 14, 2020“Jingle Bell Rock” Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month, we will cover...
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The Power of One Note
December 14, 2020When I was first learning how to read music it was painful. I had no idea...
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Welcome to the Phil Zone: A Lesson in the Phil Lesh Style
December 7, 2020For educational purposes only. A Lesson in the Phil Lesh Style… Several things make it difficult...
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Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 2
November 30, 2020Welcome to episode 2 of the Nature of Sound! View Part 1 Here In this episode...
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The C Melodic Minor Scale
November 23, 2020This bass lesson is an excerpt from my recently released book, Bass ala Melodic Minor Modes....
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Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 1
November 16, 2020The Nature of Sound, part 1 in this music theory series. The Nature of Sound… ever...
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Bass Lines: A TRIBUTE TO ROCCO PRESTIA
November 16, 2020Francis Rocco Prestia Jr. “The Legendary Sixteenth Note Groove Master” (March 7, 1951 – September 29,...
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Triadic Mastery – Supercharge Your Bass Playing For Life
November 9, 2020Triadic Mastery… This is an exercise for professional playing ability that will raise your skill set...
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Video: Top 5 Bass Warm-Up Exercises
November 9, 2020In this lesson, I am going to be showing you some fun warm-up exercises before you...
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Frank Sinatra Bass Transcriptions
November 2, 2020Frank Sinatra Bass Transcriptions… Ol’ Blue Eyes was one of the 20th century’s most popular singers....
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Thirteenth Arpeggios Part Two
October 26, 2020Thirteenth Arpeggios Part Two… My previous lesson entitled “Thirteenth Arpeggios” covered the construction of seven arpeggio...
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Black Sabbath “Iron Man” Bass Play-through
October 19, 2020Iron Man Bass Play-through… some years later. I had fun recording this Iron Man Bass Play-through...
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Grooves For Drums And Bass
October 19, 2020Grooves For Drums And Bass… A collection of over 50 distinct rhythms, in a variety of...
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Dead Notes – Put Some Life Into Your Bass Playing
October 5, 2020It’s a funny contradiction to say so, but when you work to put dead notes into...