Recent content by jrklmx(Andrew)

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    How do you learn by ear?

    Solfege If the chord sounds Sad, it's not going to be major. Pick some of your favorite songs, try singing them! You'll know how it sounds in your head, play the same notes on your bass, guitar, piano, whistle etc
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    Looking for Diminished scale/chord info

    Thanks!! You guys are very helpful! Half-Diminished (Symbol: diminished with a slash through it) A half-diminished 7th chord = minor 7b5. Diminished is all minor thirds, so it's 1, b3, b5, and bb7. That's a double flatted 7 (enharmonic equivalent of the 6), a Cdim7 would be C Eb Gb Bbb,(A)
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    Looking for Diminished scale/chord info

    I rarely play over diminished chords There just 1 b3 b5 b7 right? The same as a m7b5 chord? If you change the root note in a diminished chord down a half step does it then become a maj7 chord? If I played a diminished scale would it be 1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, 6, 7 ? for instance G...
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    New Solo Bass Tune

    I love your tune! How are you plucking your strings?
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    Raggae Help

    I have no idea how to play raggae basslines to save my life, i always ending up playing something too jazzy or funky. All I know is play on the & of 1 and use the major 3 alot. I've been listening to bob marley but need help. Advice, hyperlinks please!
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    Song changes key and u don't know it; what do u do?

    just listen less is more
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    Need help with picking or just walking faster

    play "lighter" with your fingers (don't dig into your strings so much) turn up your amp you'll play faster
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    If you had to be another bassist...

    Justin Chancellor (Tool) I'd love to jam with Danny Carey
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    Walking Bass rhythmic variations?

    What are some good examples of walking bass that uses more then just quarter notes? I've been playing blues bass and usually do 1 2 3 tri-pa-let. How do you make your bass playing more rhythmically interesting (besides following the written out bass lines/unison riffs) What are some of...
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    Only on talkbass

    You can ask how to properly finger A minor or Gsus and people will reply.... only on TalkBass.
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    A little help with Rock Bass

    Im a blues/ jazz guy and whenever i play with a rock drummer my bass playing really shows it. What are some rock type rhythms and licks you use to get through chord changes in a rock setting? If I try to go from an A chord to D chord I'll usually do something like A B C# Eb to D but...
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    Memorizing fretboard

    Instead of playing an E major scale on your E string A string and D string Just play it on your E string open string (E) 2fret (F#) 4th fret (G#) 5th fret (A) Just go up your string Then do that with the E blues scale on your E string etc.
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    Middle Easten sounding scales

    Algerian is pretty cool Egyptian sounds like your play minor pentatonic wrong lol Persian is pretty cool but what does it resolve to? I'll start using them. Thanks Jim Campbell.
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    Middle Easten sounding scales

    Do you know any scales/modes that sound very middle eastern besides Phrygian Dominant and harmonic minor scale? If you ever play them, what techniques do you use to create music with them? For instance if im playing A harmonic minor I'll play my open A string every other note. Thanks
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    Grooving with scales

    Listen to songs that groove. This song is just a C blues scale. The meters rock.
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