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Hi. Can you recommend a good bass guitar course? I mean a beginner to professional course so that I can choose the topics myself. I've been...
i’m still a beginner, despite being a total gear head, and i just wanted to ask for some tips on memorizing notes! it’s a bit time consuming...
Hopefully this is useful to you. Finally getting into some harmony! Music Mechanics 18 discusses how to handle problematic interval...
Over my years of playing, I have run into musicians who swear a bassist is useless/talentless/unskilled/worthless to a band because they don't...
So I know modes are derived from the major scale C Ionion D Dorian etc. And how they fit over there own key. (Am I right about that?) But is it...
hey all! check out my video on modes on the bass and some ways to use them, enjoy!
I grew up playing piano. On a staff, I was taught there are 15 keys-- 7 sharps, 7 flats, and one natural (C). However, looking at a piano one can...
So I am an avid j rock listener and really like how the bass lines are complex but still fit the song. I also like how melodic they are. Some...
Wow, that’s a mouthful. Over the last few years I’ve put bits of time into getting some basic theory vids together. These vids are about the...
This is a method I use to help students find notes quickly on the neck. If you know where it is in one spot it's easy to find it all over. Enjoy!...
The first link in the musical chain, the half step! Enjoy! [MEDIA]
I'm getting these basic theory vids done! I have more projects to do but need space on my comp so finishing some things up. This and the half step...
I've been wanting to do this for awhile and this new found time has allowed me to finish a lesson all about thirds. I'm a big fan of understanding...
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I know that some bands want you to just empesize the chord by playing the root but when i am playing to a backing track or a song if i know the...
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...
