music theory

So lately I've been starting to learn theory but there's something I don't quite understand about harmonies. I've been playing with my friend...

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Mel Bay Presents Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass. Excellent condition. No writing inside or dog eared pages. Good for a beginning student...

Hello friends!. In your opinion, what is the best, or a good bass course for an intermediate? I've tried bass buzz.com ( begins to badass ) and...

I’ve been away from music for a while and while I was never fluent in theory I maybe knew enough. Today, as I pick up the instrument again, I...

Hi friends! Finally resuming music theory. In this episode we'll talk about genre and the concepts that help define the parameters of a specific...

Hey talkbass, what are some songs you recommend learning where the bassist is using a wide variety of subdivisions in each phrase. Looking at...

if anyone has a keyboard kicking around, or maybe an actual piano (even better), try playing a c major chord with your right hand and an f octave...

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Is there useful reading out there that identifies the pitches that determine a chord's harmonic function? If so, can you point me in the right...

Just passed 500 Subscribers! Woo hoo! Very much appreciated, thank you. [ATTACH] In this episode we'll finish up with drop voicings, discuss the...

Hello all, It shouldn't be, but my music theory is a bit flaky, so hoping my betters here can confirm or expand on this... I think I've been a...

If I understand harmonics correctly, dividing the length of a string, say G, exactly between the bridge and the nut should produce primarily the...

Happy holidays everyone! Hope this is useful. In this episode of Music Mechanics we'll discuss how to write chord symbols for inversions, slash...

Hope this is useful. In Episode 22 of Music Mechanics we'll talk about chord symbols for seventh chords, WHY proper notation practices are so...

Hopefully this is useful to you. Finally getting into some harmony! Music Mechanics 18 discusses how to handle problematic interval...

Hopefully this is useful to you, FREE lessons in music theory. The first five episodes are on the physics of music and musical acoustics,...

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How are sweeps created? How would I make them for 6 string bass from a scale? I want to implement them into my playing, and want to understand...

Has anyone ready the book "Music Theory for the Bass Player: A Comprehensive and Hands-on Guide to Playing with More Confidence and Freedom" by...

Hey guys, I'm getting back into Music after a few years away from the hobby. When I was younger, for whatever reason, theory never really stuck...

I haven't spent years and years in music school, being mentored, watching instructional videos, etc but I have done some of that. Enough to have...

A few tricks for zooming around the fingerboard inspired by Billy. Lets say you wanted to zip up the neck fast on E7. Play the E, F# and G# on...

Wow never heard it explained like THIS [MEDIA] I was school band and for 7 years, the closest we got to in depth music Theory was the free...

I figure Tablature and Notation is the most appropriate place to have this discussion, but I'm a talkbass noob so this question might be better...

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I stumbled on this YouTube channel a couple months ago and I absolutely love it. I have not seen anybody else mention it, so I thought I would...

Has anyone here taken it yet? I am considering my next path for lessons and I am thinking about this course. I have her book, haven't really...

Hi! I am currently practising modes, scales and walking bass. And as a beginner to jazz, I was jamming around some basic jazz chords progression;...

I'm a bit new to modes and have not really looked at modal arpeggios yet. If I'm playing a Cmaj7 arpeggio starting from the low E instead of the...

The double bass forum has a "music theory" category. Why can't Bass guitar have one? Moderators? Yes, we are, on average, stupider than upright...

Hello folks, Well, I've been recording my band's new album, and I'm finding myself wanting to push to learn new methods. I find myself reverting...

looking for a good course to learn more theory. Anyone have a good recommendation?

I just got my bass and I was wondering where to start. Back before I got my bass I found this priority chart for guitars. Is this chart correct?...

Hey, so I have a question concerning modes. Okay, so I get that each note of a scale has a chord attached to it. Major, Minor, Minor, etc. And...

There is a question that C-D# descending is a diminished 7th descending?? i counted the whole notes, then the half steps and came up with 12...

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Love the tune! I don't seem to have any issues playing it or soloing on it, but intellectually/theoretically, STUMPED is me!

Hi, Disclaimer, I'm going to sound stupid and probably upset some people :) Disclaimer, I have basically zero theory. Like... zero. Like...I...

I've got 4 hours to kill in a college sized library tomorrow & thought maybe I should read up. I've been through some books & even a course with...