Hi Guys! How’s it going? This time I’m bringing an etude that I wrote to work on the tapping technique but in arpeggios format. Remember that...
Ask bass musicians on the street what they need to work on to get their playing in shape and you will hear grave and frustrated comments...
Diatonic Harmony Part 2… In my previous article entitled “Diatonic Harmony” I attempted to explain some basic concepts regarding triads, seventh chord arpeggios, and exercises that...
Modes of the Melodic/Jazz Minor Scale and Applications For Bass… In this issue we take a closer look into the Jazz minor modes and its applications...
In today’s lesson we are going to be talking about relative keys for bass. We are going to discuss what they are, how you can find...
Parallel Keys Parallel keys have the same tonic (root) note and octave but different key signatures. This applies when talking about the major and minor scales....
A first step in understanding harmony is to gain knowledge of all the chords, triads, and arpeggios that are built from the major scale. All this...
Plugging in the Blue Note To further build on the concepts I presented in Lesson Two–Seeing Shapes and Patterns, let’s alter the sound of the pentatonic...
In this issue we break down the melodic and harmonic minor scale. Hello Basschicks and Bassdudes! In today’s lesson, we are going to be talking about the...
Proper hand position is important for great sound production on the bass… Check out this video lesson on Bass Sound:
Check out this interview with bassist and author Alex Lofoco… Alex shares his new book “Scale Colour System – Visualise The Fretboard & Unlock Your Playing”. Scale Colour...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to Groove Wars – The Odd Meter Challenge! I hope that you can enjoy this and learn...
Hello Basschicks and Bassdudes! This is another lesson from my book No-Nonsense Guide to Music Theory, Scales and More! The natural minor scale is one of...
An endless variety of melodic phrases can be derived from the permutation (changing the order) of chord tones. Basic seventh chords contain the root, third, fifth,...
In this video we will explore some techniques for bass players using the right hand.
