My goal is to establish a more solid foundation than note for note copying has provided me. With that in mind I thought I’d concentrate on basic root/five movements within simpler progressions, like what you might hear in bluegrass or country. From there I’m figuring on letting my ear & creativity guide me into more interesting territory, better prepared fundamentally. I’m currently working through the Roger Filliberto books, again, to strengthen my basics, with Ed Friedland’s “Walking Bass” waiting in the wings. Any other suggestions beyond the Mel Bay Bluegrass books? Thanks.
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Strengthening The Basics
- Thread starter Mikhail
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No need for more than that. Just start playing the exercises in those books. Then use what you have learned while playing songs.
My point, those books have enough to get you doing what you spoke of wanting to accomplish.
Follow the chords and compose YOUR own bass lines.
My point, those books have enough to get you doing what you spoke of wanting to accomplish.
Follow the chords and compose YOUR own bass lines.
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The thing that's helped me the most when copying basslines or transcribing solos is all the permutation work I did on modes when I first started learning. I can see the patterns for a basslines on the fretboard. Like it lights up in my head. It's not instant (sometimes it is), but all of it makes sense once I work through it for a few minutes.
But modes are useless. Forgot about that...
But modes are useless. Forgot about that...
