Hi everyone. Last time we looked at the dorian, phrygian and lydian modes in the altered tuning of C-G-D-A. This month we will finish up with...
Hello and welcome back, hope you’ve enjoyed studying scales and chords relationships with me. This month, because of the amount of questions I get from my...
This month’s transcription is the final half of Jimmy Garrison’s Bass line from “Crescent”, off John Coltrane’s album Crescent. It starts at 4:21 as noted at...
That’s a very important question don’t you think so? Well, I think the same, so in this month’s article I will mention very briefly the subjects...
As far as I know, every society has some form of music. Music is universal, however its meaning is not. Music, through a Universal phenomenon, gets...
Hello and welcome back. This month will be our last look at bass chords, and it will involve some of the 7th chords we’ve looked at...
I am fortunate to have an appointment to meet with an amazing teacher each week. This teacher has the remarkable ability to show me positives of...
This tune is a dedication to the band’s amazing drummer Dennis Chambers. This tune is from the 1997 CD by John McLaughlin called “The Heart of...
HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT EAR TRAINING. THE EXERCISE I SUGGESTED LAST TIME IS THE FIRST PART OF...
The last two lessons I’ve presented in Bass Musician Magazine have hopefully made it clear that you can use the harmonic minor scale for the ii/V/i...
Reader Submission: Rob Collier, May 2011… The Hand That Rocks the Radle With bass virtuosos, session super-heroes, and low end innovators from Jamerson to Jaco getting...
Welcome back to part 3 of our Chords for Bass Lesson. This lesson is really a continuation of last months lesson where we focused on 7th...
This month’s transcription is Jimmy Garrison’s Bass line from “Crescent”, off John Coltrane’s album Crescent. Open rescent – Coltrane Pt 1 I started the transcription at...
The last few months we have been working on chord voicings in the C-G-D-A altered tuning. In our continuing look at that tuning it’s time to...
Welcome back to Bass Lines! Here it is, Part II. Thanks a lot for your comments and for the appreciation of Part I. This time I...
