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I made an episode on reading as bass players. I share a few of my simple methods to get anyone started who is interested in learning to read....
I'll be away from my bass for eight days starting tomorrow due to travel plans. I've been playing a little bit tonight and I've had a few bass...
Hey everybody, I'm curious to see how many people are theory nuts vs how many people don't do theory and how many people fall somewhere in...
I was talking on the phone with a friend’s HS daughter over the weekend. Seems her music class had a session where the instructor discussed the...
So I'm in two bands right now. One is my main gig, where we've got two albums recorded and we've toured and have gigs booked through the summer of...
Hello again bassists! Here’s a lesson on introducing more complex scales such as the melodic ‘jazz’ minor scale. This is a great scale for...
College graduates (EXCLUDING SCHOOL TEACHERS) How much has theory helped in your playing? What's the 20% of theory that has helped with 80% of...
Hello, Is there a comprehensive book, list or website with tablatures for double octaves of all scales and modes? I was thinking about getting...
Hi everyone! Last week I've been to a workshop, and at some point the lecturer asked the following question: "For the C major pentatonic, what...
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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...
Listening to it some Ska recently. It’s a bit walking bass lines, a bit driving 8ths. What’s the building blocks behind a good ska bass line?
I'm currently trying to practice my scales in thirds but one problem I've run into is alot of people mention playing every scale note (in that...
I want to be able to improvise immediately above any chord. I know all the notes on my fretboard, but other than that nothing. So I can follow...
Tessitura Pro (developer's site) I've had this app downloaded on my iPad for a while, opened it once and was immediately overwhelmed by it and...
Hello all, I recently dusted off my old acoustic bass a Dean EAB. I never really messed with it when I got it back in the day, however I have...
Any jazz standards other than ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ where Harmonic Minor, or any of it’s modes, are particularly useful or even essential?...
I'd like to hear opinions about which note(s) people play when they encounter slash chords. And is there a different approach when playing...
Has anyone tried the Colour Theory pedal by Alexanderpedals? It sounds pretty amazing, but I question ease of use and sound quality with a bass...
I'm a new bass player wanting to improve. I've already got a basic beginners bass book, but im looking one on basic theory. Suggestions?
This may be the first in a series of discussions about why some tunes work the way they do... I've always liked this song and recently I decided...
Hello All, I have been playing for about 7 years, but am just recently getting back into theory and music reading. Are there any...
Free book to anyone willing to pay postage. "A Theory of Harmony" by Ernst Levy, edited by Siegmund Levarie Read more about it here, which is...
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...
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Hey guys. I'm relatively new to jazz, EBG player (no double). I bought this book a good while back and have yet to really dig into it. I was just...
Fully worded question: A trombonist in a high school jazz ensemble is told to improvise during a vamp over Gmaj7 - Emi7 - Ami7 - D7. As their...
This thought had occurred to me today, and it's kind of aimed mostly at the folks who are self taught and in bands, or just play songs by ear....
I hope these are isolated events, but I’ve had several younger players tell me they didn’t know any music theory. “I heard it was useful...” was...
...and you know what? He's right! I never thought about this before. It really simplifies the whole thing for me. Thanks Victor!...
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...
Hi Bassists! I'm in the process of putting together a handful of free bass tuition videos for you tube. As a pro player and successful educator of...
First I need to provide background so you'll understand why I ask gallactically stoopid questions and why the answer has to be dumbed down for me....
Hey guys, this is my first time posting here :hyper:, although I've been a regular visitor for about 10 years! I'd just like to share with you...
Hello! Trying to work on expanding my creativity and theory knowledge. I'm somewhat okay at theory but have a few basic holes of knowledge that...
have any of you used these two books and/or have any good suggestions? these LOOKED like the most useful booklets on info regarding theory and...
I sketched this tune up a few decades ago, because I heard it and thought it was beautiful.(Herbie was "flamed" by the Jazz Police back in 1980...
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...
I have a theory about a bass purchase and please correct me if I am wrong (this will eventually be for a 5-string bass purchase). I know with...
