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5. Slap bass lesson – beginner/intermediate

MarloweDK — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:52:27 +0000

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By popular demand – A series of slap bass lessons covering the basic techniques plus some general playing tips

This lesson will continue with the concepts from lesson 4 and cover the basic “funk/rock scale” – the minor pentatonic scale and trills in addition to thumb slap, pop/pluck, left hand slap and hammerons.

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Esperanza Spalding – I know you know

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:52:23 +0000

Here the intro of this wonderful song.

Tablature

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4. Slap bass lesson – beginner/intermediate

MarloweDK — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:42:08 +0000

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By popular demand – A series of slap bass lessons covering the basic techniques plus some general playing tips
This lesson will continue with the concepts from lesson 3 and cover the right hand pluck/pop in addition to basic thumb slap, left hand slap and hammerons.

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3. Slap bass lesson – beginner/intermediate

MarloweDK — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:53:50 +0000

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By popular demand – A series of slap bass lessons covering the basic techniques plus some general playing tips
This lesson will continue the concepts from lesson 2 and cover basic slap with the thumb and left hand slap and hammerons.

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Solo Concepts – Lyrical Motivic Development

Adam Neely — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:17:50 +0000

This is a video on something that I call “lyrical motivic development.” Check it out.

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It’s important to stress the fact that no, you don’t have to be actually singing the lyrical content as you play it. You merely use the lyrics as a guide to what you end up playing, and that way it becomes easier to “hear” what you are going to improvise.

Hope you enjoy.

#14 Fingerstyle bass groove with rake & hammerons

miha — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:17:24 +0000

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There are many rake notes, harmonics, hammerons. For tabs mail me on mcrtchan@mail.ru. Have a nice playing! )) (St. Petersburg, Neva-river)

#13 Fingerstyle bass groove with 16th notes

miha — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:14:43 +0000

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Key G-minor. Tempo – 120 bpm. For tabs mail me on mcrtchan@mail.ru.
Have a nice playing! ))

2. Basic slap bass – beginner/intermediate

MarloweDK — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:27:36 +0000

By popular demand – A series of slap bass lessons covering the basic techniques plus some general playing tips
This lesson will continue the concepts from lesson 1 and cover basic slap with the thumb, ghosted notes, muting and offbeat basslines

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Groove #01

Bruno Tauzin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:25:32 +0000

Groove #01

Chords: C – G – Am – F

Scale: C major

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1. Basic slap bass – beginner/intermediate

MarloweDK — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:54:16 +0000

By popular demand I’m starting a series of slap bass lessons covering the basic techniques.
This lesson will cover basic slap with the thumb, ghosted notes, muting, hammerons and plucking/popping.

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Scale exercises 2

Gigu Neutsch — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:04:16 +0000

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E maj scale in 4th steps over 2 octaves

Funk Disco Line #1, in Db9

paul vienneau — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:20:23 +0000

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This is a short bass line I wrote based on a Db9 chord, which is based on the Db mixolydian mode, with a touch of Db blues scale thrown in too. The subdivision is 16th notes, the metronome is clicking on 2 and 4.
Check out my other lessons, articles and videos at www.playbassnow.com, a wonderful website devoted to helping you become a better bassist.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here.

Style John Patitucci

Bruno Tauzin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:26:06 +0000

Jazz lick over two chords:

Bmaj7 = B major scale
Gmaj7 = G major scale

Tablature

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Chord Scales – Part II

Adam Neely — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:36:31 +0000

This is for the slightly more advanced bass players out there looking to expand their theoretical horizons. This is the second video in a series on the often misunderstood concept of chord scales (check out the first video here). No, this won’t make you an amazing bass player, but it should give you some food for thought.

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Here’s a “Chord Scale Primer” with instructions for constructing basic diatonic chord scales and a list of all 7 diatonic chord scales in C major, as well as a page listing the 5 Secondary Dominant chord scales.

http://adamneely.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/chordscale-primer.pdf

http://adamneely.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/secondary-dominant-chord-scales.pdf

Enjoy!

Chord Scales – Part I

Adam Neely — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:59:45 +0000

This is for the slightly more advanced bass players out there looking to expand their theoretical horizons. This is the first video in a series on the often misunderstood concept of chord scales. No, this won’t make you an amazing bass player, but it should give you some food for thought.

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Here’s a “Chord Scale Primer” with instructions for constructing basic diatonic chord scales and a list of all 7 diatonic chord scales in C major.

http://adamneely.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/chordscale-primer.pdf

Enjoy!

Improvisation part III

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:35:26 +0000

Third part:

Improvisation over C7 chords (C E G Bb) with two scales:

- C myxolydian mode = C D E F G A Bb C

- C Lydian b7 mode = C D E F# G A Bb C

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How can I create a bass line?

Sebu — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:21:04 +0000

Here are some elements about creating a bass line.

Choose a scale, choose a rhythm pattern and go!!

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1526/compowork01.jpg

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Improvisation part II

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:00:53 +0000

Second part:

Improvisation over C min7 chords (C Eb G Bb) with three scales:

- C aeolian mode = C D Eb F G Ab Bb C

- C dorian mode = C D Eb F G A Bb C

- C phrygian mode = C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C

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Scale exercises 1

Gigu Neutsch — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:30:04 +0000

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Gmaj scale exercise in triads over 2 octaves (african feel)

Improvisation part I

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:13:47 +0000

First part:

Improvisation over C maj7 chords (C E G B) with two scales:

- C major scale = C D E F G A B C

- C lydian mode = C D E F# G A B C

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#12 Fingerstyle bass groove

miha — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:41:58 +0000

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Nice fingerstyle 16th notes groove with dead notes, slides, legato and rake. FOR TABS mail me at mcrtchan@mail.ru

Latin 6/8 grooves over the modes

Gigu Neutsch — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:22:06 +0000

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Do you still remember all the different modes?

Here is another example with almost all of them within one tune, in 6/8 groove

Marcus Miller – Rampage groove

Sebu — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:27:27 +0000

Hi,

I’m workin’ on Rampage, here is the first groove, slow version included.

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#11 Fast Bass DoubleThumb groove

miha — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:33:49 +0000

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Another fast doublethumb groove in G based on minor pentatonic

Style Steve Bailey

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:55:59 +0000

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A lick for fretless bass inspired by Steve Bailey, with chords and artificial harmonics

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#10 Fingerstyle bass groove

miha — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:33:42 +0000

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Another fingerstyle groove with lefthand muting, rake, open strings, slides, blues notes.
Mail me at mcrtchan@mail.ru and i send you Tabs for this video

Gary Willis Style #03

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:14:28 +0000

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This third lick inspired by Gary Willis uses a A minor pentatonic, with palm mute and dead notes

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Marcus Miller Etude – Run for cover (groove)

Sebu — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:15:25 +0000

Here is the first groove of this tune. Marcus plays some variations every time, but I think this version is close to the original version.

You can find some details on the second video.

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Marcus Miller Etude – Scoop (groove)

Sebu — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:12:42 +0000

Here is the first groove of this song. I was inspired by the Marcus version on his DVD called “Master of all trades” (you can find this version on youtube, he plays only with the bass, no backing band).

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E Slap Double-thumb/Pluck Technique (BL11)

casimer — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:16:01 +0000

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Slap Groove in E with fairly advanced Double-Thumb/Pluck technique.
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Casimer

One of my own funk lines #3

Dmanlamius — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:38:39 +0000

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The third in my “Cool Funk lines to play” from myself. This one is a slap and pop lesson, aimed at students with slap and pop experience. If you are a beginner, check out my beginner slap and pop lessons!

Oh, and thankyou for all the positive messages you have all left on my other vids, here on playbassnow.com!

http://www.Dmanlamius.com

Slap bass groove – SG08

Sebu — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:28:42 +0000

Here is a groove employing the double thumb fill.

The slow version is included.

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Gigu’s Slapfunk in A

Gigu Neutsch — Sun, 16 May 2010 16:37:41 +0000

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Slow Slapfunk lick with some of my „alternative doublethumb“ technique (see more details of this technique under http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M09ryv8mQPw )

hammer on, pull off, triplets etc.

BassIda shows the funk

MarloweDK — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:44:12 +0000

A great funky bassplayer from my home country Denmark – We just have to support the the local troops;-)

BASSIDA aka IDA FUNKHOUSER aka Ida Kristine Nielsen!
Sings, raps and play bass!!

First solo album out now: “Marmelade”.
The music is a mix of old school funk, hiphop and ear catching soul.
-With a lot of Bass in it
Ida is also the bass player of ZAP MAMA and have been playing all instruments, writing and producing music in different bands for years.

Here Bassida shows how to play her bass line to her funky track Marmelade

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Tapping lick #01

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 09 May 2010 21:44:30 +0000

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A tapping lick inspired by Billy Sheehan

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Step bass groove – STG03

Sebu — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:10:36 +0000

Here is a groove inspired by Jean-Luc Gastaldello, french bass player who wrote a book called “Le Step”.

The second video tries to give details about the different techniques I used to play that groove, the third video is the slow version of the groove.

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Calypso on Ukulele Bass

Gigu Neutsch — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:25:43 +0000

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Just another groove with my new “baby”….

Slap funk #02

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:06:46 +0000

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Slap lick in E minor.

I use E minor pentatonic

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Jazz lick #03

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:31:57 +0000

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Jazz lick with chromatismes over a Em7 chords (E G B D)

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Slap Style Groove # 02

Michael Dunstheimer — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:56:43 +0000

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Slap Lick over E7 Chord.

Sometimes its harder to play at lower BPM. Im still practicing this one.

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Flamenco on Ukulele Bass

Gigu Neutsch — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:30:12 +0000

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Small instrument – fat sound

Funky Finger Style in A

casimer — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:40:34 +0000

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The inspiration from this groove came partly from listening to Opus Pocus by Jaco and partly from the Beatles track Day Tripper. In Opus Pocus, Jaco uses some cool muted notes in the funky section of the song that influenced the muted note rake before the walk-up from F# through G and G#. The notes in the main riff are roughly based on the Day Tripper guitar riff. There’s a few variations in there where I chuck in some extra muted notes and some quick triplets at the end. Enjoy!

Slap Style Groove # 01

Michael Dunstheimer — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:49:42 +0000

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Slap Lick with E-Minor Pentatonic Scale.

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Jazz lick #02

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:42:32 +0000

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This lick is a II-V-I in C major (Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7)

You can use C major scale with some chromatismes.

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Exploring the Minor Pentatonic Scale – Non-Linear Sequences 2

Adam Neely — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:51:52 +0000

This is part of a intermediate/advanced series on getting the most out of the that trusty workhorse of contemporary improvisation, the minor pentatonic scale. Click here to check out the first lesson, and here to check out the second lesson.

Building on top of what we did with the diatonic 3rds to G Minor Pentatonic, we can keep going at it with these non-linear sequences by creating patterns built on diatonic 4ths and 5ths. These are the most “intervallically active” patterns yet, and are physically the most demanding to play.

Check out what I mean by at this here.

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Here is a pdf with a lot of ideas for practicing these sequences.

When practicing these, especially the diatonic 5ths, go slowly, play lightly and above all don’t tense up your fretting hand. Remember the list of all the different parameters you can control when phrasing these sequences from last lesson. Try not do what everybody does (myself included!) and just go on autopilot sixteenths (or whatever the subdivision is).

Happy Sequencing!

-Adam

Jazz lick #01

Bruno Tauzin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:16:40 +0000

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A short jazz lick using G# diminished scale: G# A# B C# D E F G G#

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L307 Fast doublethumb picking

MarloweDK — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:40:33 +0000

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A lick of the day “Classic”.

Like in the good old days: Korg Pandora px4d, webcam, bad lighting, hum and noise from line input, the original camera angle….:-)

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Exploring the Minor Pentatonic Scale – Non-Linear Sequences 1

Adam Neely — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:06:33 +0000

The second type of pattern we can explore falls under the catch-all title of “non-linear sequence.” Instead of taking consecutive pitches from the scale, we’ll look at other grouping of pitches to move up and down. The first grouping we’ll look at are diatonic 3rds.

Here’s the video of me showing what I mean by that.

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Here’s a pdf showcasing some of the ideas I talk about in the video. You need to be a member of playbass.com to see it, so be sure and sign up!

You might notice that this list (and what I cover in the video) is hardly exhaustive as far as what rhythmic concepts are available to us for phrasing these patterns. Here are just some of the parameters we can control and mix/match…

* Pattern direction (ascending, descending)
* Note duration (sixteenth note, triplet, etc)
* Rests, and rest duration
* Repeating 1 or more (or all) notes
* Interpolating other rhythms (throwing in a sixteenth triplet in a sixteenth note pattern, for example
* Doubling note values
* Starting patterns on different syncopations
* etc, etc

You can imagine, there’s a lot to go through! My intention with this isn’t to be exhaustive, however, rather it’s to get you all thinking about new and interesting ways to use the pentatonic scale beyond the clichéd licks that you already might know.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me on YouTube PM. Happy sequencing!

-Adam

Exploring the Minor Pentatonic Scale – Linear Sequences

Adam Neely — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:42:07 +0000

So for a lot of people, the minor pentatonic scale is the “default” sound for improvisation over a wide range of genres. It’s easy to understand, easy to implement, and if the situation calls for that sound, it’s impossible to play a wrong-sounding note if you stick to notes in the scale. No wonder rock guitarists love it so much!

In fact, it’s too perfect. Intermediate improvisers will often just let there fingers fly up and down the scale without much thought into how to get the most intervallic and rhythmic interest out of those five notes, and then assume that there isn’t anything else to the scale.

One way we can remedy this is by creating patterned material from the scale that doesn’t rely wholly on ascending and descending the scale at your fingers whim (I know I’ve been guilty of this a LOT). The first of these techniques we’ll talk about is called linear sequencing.

Check out what I’m talking about with this YouTube lesson.

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Hope you enjoy it! Here’s a pdf full of the sorts of ideas that were covered in the video so you can see how these rhythmic concepts are notated. You need to be a member of playbass.com to see it…so be sure and sign up!

Remember to practice the physical pattern all up and down the neck, and be sure to be familiar with as many different ways to shift positions as possible (you don’t want to get locked into one position and then run out of room). This will take a while to get fluid, but it’s worth it. Then try experimenting with the rhythmic displacements and odd phrases, first slowly and “out of time,” then sped up. Remember to practice these displacements both ascending and descending. I’ve found that starting at quarter note equals 60 is a good benchmark for starting out with a new concept. Don’t feel like you need to practice things as fast as I played them in the video at first – I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the shed, ha. Practicing things slowly is the key to getting them under your fingers and really into your playing.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me on YouTube PM. Happy sequencing!

-Adam

Kenny Kirkland solo on Bass

Gigu Neutsch — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:45:46 +0000

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To improve your own soloing it´s helpful not to listen only to other bass players, but to good solos on any kind of instrument. One of my personal favorites is this piano solo from Kenny Kirkland on „La belle dame sans regrets“ from Sting (Mercury falling). Extraordinary choice of notes and rhythm. In some notes i am not sure. Sorry, no transcription (am to bad in that, at that level…). But this example is only meant to encourage you, to not only check out bass-solos…..

Guajira groove between 2 chords

Gigu Neutsch — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:45:23 +0000

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„Guajira“ is a cuban rhythm quite similar to the rumba. Its origin is from the canarian islands (Spain), and so „white music“. Mixing with the black influences from african slaves in Cuba the rythm developed to the so called „son“. Guillermo Portabales is a typical composer of guajira songs (just check them out on youtube, f.e. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dat8FA6z45Y&feature=related )

Housegroove with fill

Gigu Neutsch — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:01:07 +0000

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This is a fast house groove moving between Esus+F#7, will keep your right hand busy…

L306 Disco’ish bassline in D

MarloweDK — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:49:41 +0000

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Emulating a P-bass only using neck pickup on the Sandberg California jj bass.

I now give online One on one lessons at: www.ashburymusichall.com

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L305 Simple blues shuffle bassline with fill

MarloweDK — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:48:09 +0000

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A more beginner friendly shuffle blues bassline with fill. The third in this series of quickly recorded licks i did one morning.

Just recorded straight into Quicktime player with macbook webcam from Sandberg bass California JJ to Tc electronic rh450 amp to Apogee soundcard.

New Fender Nickel-plated steel roundwound strings, gauge 45 -105.

Its a mono recording but unfortunately saved as stereo recording, so you will only hear one side, i told you its was quick.

I will from time to time do these “low quality” recordings when i dont have patience or time for HD, audio and videoediting.

I now give online One on one lessons at: www.ashburymusichall.com

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L304 Bluesy bass lick w chords

MarloweDK — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:33:53 +0000

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Quick and dirty Bluesy lick with chords tutorial.
Three bars of D7 then one bar of C7
Just recorded straight into Quicktime player with macbook webcam from Sandberg bass California JJ to Tc electronic rh450 amp to Apogee soundcard.
New Fender Nickel-plated steel roundwound strings, gauge 45 -105
Its a mono recording but unfortunately saved as stereo recording, so you will only hear one side, i told you its was quick.
I will from time to time do these “low quality” recordings when i dont have patience or time for HD, audio and videoediting.

I now give online One on one lessons at:

http://www.ashburymusichall.com/offerings/funk-rock-bass-marlowedk

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Alternative doublethumb

Gigu Neutsch — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:36:52 +0000

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Here i am using a alternative technique for doublethumb lines. In principle ist the same purpose: to slap sixteenth notes on one string. The only difference is, that you play the upcoming movement of you hand with your index finger and not again with the thumb. For additional pops you use the middle finger.

For my taste the sound of the upcoming index finger notes is more satisfying than playing all notes with the thumb. Check it out and let me know your opinion.

At the end of the video you will see that the king of pop still lives on in the heart of so many children….

L303 Slapbass with doublethumbing

MarloweDK — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:51:34 +0000

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Quick and dirty slap and doublethumb lick tutorial.
Notes are strictly from the E minor pentatonic scale (E, G , A, B, D ), but im actually only using E, B and G in the lick (but in different octaves)

Just straight into Quicktime player with macbook webcam from Sandberg bass California JJ to Tc electronic rh450 amp to Apogee soundcard.
New Fender Nickel-plated steel roundwound strings, gauge 45 -105
Its a mono recording but unfortunately saved as stereo recording, so you will only hear one side, i told you its was quick.
I will from time to time do these “low quality” recordings when i dont have patience or time for HD, audio and videoediting.

I now give online One on one lessons at:
http://www.ashburymusichall.com/offerings/funk-rock-bass-marlowedk

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Step bass groove – right hand slide

Sebu — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:02:27 +0000

ok, here is the step bass technique in a groove context.

This one concentrates on the right hand technique, but you can also hear the left hand percussions as well as the strumming right hand on the 2nd part of the groove.
Strumming consists in sweeping a string with all the fingers of the right hand, begginning with the small finger (the 4th), then the 3rd, 2d and 1st.
Right hand slide tries to imitate a out of tune drum.

Voici un groove qui emploie le glissé main droite ainsi que du strumming. La première partie est purement “step”, la deuxième est plutôt “slap”. On m’a demandé du step en contexte de groove, le voici, même si toutes les techniques ne sont pas employées dans ce dernier, ça donne quand même une idée non?

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L302 Slap, tap and more;-)

MarloweDK — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:49:38 +0000

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A combination of Victor Wooten style left hand slap, John Entwhistle style “typewriter” tapping and Jaco Pastorius style percussive fretboard slide slaps. Talk about (con)fusion:-D

Im playing a Sandberg California JM bass “Masterpiece editon” im trying out.

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L301 Hammeron slap and strum bass in A

MarloweDK — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:08 +0000

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The hammeron slap technique (Laboriel, Wooten…) im working on. Some compression is used to even out the volume between normal thumb slap and hammer on slap.
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Mambo Independence

Gigu Neutsch — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:39 +0000

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Independence or independency? I have no idea, sorry for my lousy english, but you ´ll understand what i mean….

Sorry also for some distortion in the low notes.

#8 Fingerstyle bass groove

miha — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:17 +0000

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Fingerstyle groove with lefthand muting, rake, open strings, slides, blues notes (3b, 3 )…Key of E-minor. Tempo 120 bmp. I used minor pentatonic with adding 3b, 3, 6 (G, G#, C#)

#7 Thumb rake funk groove with right hand muting

miha — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:37:39 +0000

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During the groove i use palm muting on all strings - I put my righthand on strings in between bridge and bridge pick-up and play only with my thumb. Then i rake with thumb on A and D- strings and add some left hand muting to it. Tempo 110 bpm. Key of D-minor.

L300 C7 bluesy lick

MarloweDK — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:21:40 +0000

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This lick is a mixture of major pentatonic, mixolydian and blues scale – in other words just a bluesy lick;-)

But most important its number 300!

That also means that there is a “videospack_201-300 ” in the making;-)

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#6 Bass groove with muted notes

miha — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:42:21 +0000

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Funky bass groove with muted (dead) notes in Am. It used thumb, index and middle fingers, vibrato on 7b (note G on d string)

Walking bass #02

Bruno Tauzin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:37:52 +0000

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In this second lesson, we have the roots, fifth and octave.

The chords are Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G7

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Walking bass #01

Bruno Tauzin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:19:29 +0000

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A simple walking bass with root and fifth.

The chords are Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G7

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Gigu´s Slaplick in Em

Gigu Neutsch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:13:00 +0000

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Dorian Slaplick with doublethumb and Miller style tab….

L299 Hip Cm7 pattern using the Bb Major pentatonic scale

MarloweDK — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:43:26 +0000

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An example of getting out of the root note box when improvising fills and solos.

Our trusted pentatonic scale – the Major pentatonic (1, 2, 3, 5, 6) is used for more advanced sinister purposes:

Even if you are playing over a Cm7 chord, STOP thinking dorian and minor pentatonic from the root C, but think MAJOR and major pentatonic starting on Bb (the b7 of Cm7).

And another way of looking at it :

Cm7 is the second (llm) step/mode of the Bb major scale (l) – so the notes are the same , we just emphasize other scale steps – most important we DONT emphasize the root C

For this fill im using only notes from the Bb Major pentatonic scale to make it even simpler and most bassplayers have that scale in their fingers allready

Totally different patterns will appear on your fretboard , when you think in other scale degrees than the root, and you will make up new hipper lines

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Fretless Lesson: Juan Alderete Lines

Vince Di Francesco — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:11:53 +0000

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Here are some bass lines from a few Big Sir songs. If you are unfamiliar with Big Sir, you may recognize the bass player as Juan Alderete from The Mars Volta. If that still doesn’t ring a bell, I urge you to check out both groups and buy all their music.

I’ve selected four great bass lines that display Juan’s great facility on the fretless bass (I hope I’m doing him justice!). His lines are lyrical and very groovy. You can dance to and sing these bass lines easily. They support the tune, the vocals, and are quite catchy. That is melodicism my friends.

If you are just starting on the fretless, these lines are simple enough for you grasp and to help you develop some of your own ideas, while being melodic. I’ve always felt that the fretless has to be somewhat melodic in order to showcase its distinct tone, otherwise, you might as well use a fretted.

Seeing as these are all fretless bass lines, the hardest part is going to be the intonation. You may want to practice these on fretted first to get the fingerings and proper tuning in your head. This way you won’t develop any bad habits if you attempt the fretless right away. That being said, if you feel confident or if you are already experienced on the fretless, then by all means, go for it.

L297 EMaj9 chord, lick and false harmonics

MarloweDK — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:34:34 +0000

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First an Emaj9 voicing i shamelessly stole from a Bobby Vega youtube video, followed by a B major pentatonic lick (fits EMaj7) – The B Major pentatonic scale consists of the notes B C# D# F# G# which translates to the 5th, 6th, Maj7th, 9th and 3rd step in the E major scale, a nice jazzy/lyric note selection. So when playing over any Major7 chord (EMaj7 in this example), try and play a major pentatonic scale starting on the 5th step (B major pentatonic scale in this example). Lastly im trying to play the chord with “false” harmonics, by using my left hand thumb to lightly touch the string an octave above the last fretted notes and pich the harmonic with a finger (phew, thats hard to put in words, better just look how its done)

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Gigu´s Salsabreak

Gigu Neutsch — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:34:12 +0000

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In a nice typical Salsa tune you will never miss a break part, where a very rhythmical theme is played by the piano and/or the brass section. To give them more power, the bass often doubles them like in this example.

Check out the scale at the end, which is called harmonic minor and very often used in Latin+Salsa music.

In this case in F#:

(F#-G#-A-B-C#-D-F-F#). Half tone steps between II-III, V-VI, and VII-VIII, and one and a half tone (!) between VI-VII.

#5 Fast DoubleThumb groove

miha — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:07:57 +0000

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Fast doublethumb groove in G# based on minor pentatonic with 3th added.

6 string bass – lesson #02

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:50:55 +0000

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In this second lesson on 6 string bass, we will explore the highs with a little melody in A major.

The chords are: A / D / A / E7

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6 string bass – lesson #01

Bruno Tauzin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:28:11 +0000

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In this first lesson, a groove with chords in F major.

You will notice that the groove is dampen by the palm of the right hand.

The chords are: F maj7 / Bb maj7 / F maj7 / C7

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#4 Fingerstyle funk bass line

miha — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:54:09 +0000

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Bass groove in G#. There are many muted notes and rake. It is used minor pentatonic with added 3, 6, 5b.

#3 Bass groove

miha — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:02:11 +0000

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Funky shuffled bassline

(bass tuned to D – played as in E)

Step Bass ex01

Sebu — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:06:40 +0000

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Step bass!!

This term was invented by a French bass player, Jean-Luc Gastaldello.
The step technique includes the main techniques of slap with different percussive techniques.
These movements are used by masters such as Abraham Laboriel or Victor Wooten.
Step Bass includes about ten different movements for right hand/left hand.

This video is just an example, lessons will follow soon!!

L296 C bluesy bass lick with diminished chord run

MarloweDK — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:19:29 +0000

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Can be played over Cm, Cm7, Cm6 . First part is mostly C blues scale (with the 6th added )and second part uses the C diminished chord arpeggiated (contains the 1, b3 , b5 and 6 – all the cool blues notes)

On the tuner display of the RH450 amp you can see the note names – very convenient
Tempo is 111 bpm

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Gigu´s Latin-funk theme in F#

Gigu Neutsch — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:09:32 +0000

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Since Jaco brought the bass from the last into the first row here and then we have the possibility to play the theme of a song with our bass, or at least to double it together with another instrument.

In Latin music this happens often that the bass plays the same line along with the piano or the brass section.

This example mixes up latin feel with funky style….

One of my own Funk lines #1

Dmanlamius — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:27:46 +0000

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(There is a drum track at the end of the lesson for you to jam along to.)

Learning Bass made easy!

#1 Funk bass groove

miha — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:27:03 +0000

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Bass groove over chord progression Bm-Em or B7-E7 (I-IV, Im-IVm).

Bass tuned in D (1-F, 2-C, 3-G, 4-D) !!!

#2 Funk slap bass groove

miha — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:51:54 +0000

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Slap groove in B.

Latin Bass variations

Gigu Neutsch — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:20:43 +0000

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L295 D7 groovy lick

MarloweDK — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:39:34 +0000

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A D7 chord (1,3,5,b7) note based lick with emphasis on the 3rd (F#) in both octaves. You can also look at it as playing selected notes from the D mixolydian scale (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7).

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L294 Jazzy bluesy lick in A

MarloweDK — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:49:23 +0000

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A bluesy jazzy bass lick using mostly the mixolydian scale with chromatic passing notes
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Playing Bass with a pick: Intro & exercise one.

Dmanlamius — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:51:32 +0000

Hello! Ok, here is a vid from me that covers playing with a pick, but with an exercise in there as well. I hope you benefit from it!

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L293 Am bass lick

MarloweDK — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:50:50 +0000

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A little vacation lick in A minor, with my cheap SX bass, wiring gone bad during travel, so its only the bridge pickup that is functioning, but masking it with Korg px4d autowah;-) The fast run is just an descending blues scale

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Afro cuban grooves in the different modes – pt7- Bm7/b5 locrian scale

Gigu Neutsch — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:06:07 +0000

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The Locrian mode has the formula 1, b2, b3, 4, b5, b6, b7. Its tonic chord is a m7b5.(Bm7b5 in the Key of C).

F# Dorian slap bass (double thumb/pluck) SL04

casimer — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:41:45 +0000

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Slap bass piece based around specific slap techniques. The double thumb/pluck is the hardest technique for the right hand. This is where you strike through the the A string with your thumb, pluck back up through the string, like a pick, and then in quick succession pluck the G string with your index and middle finger. There’s a slowed down, close-up of the right hand at the end of the video. Happy Slapping!

L292 16ths galore in G

MarloweDK — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:58:56 +0000

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Another exercise for building right hand stamina – aaand left hand stamina too for that matter:-D

Keep those 16ths pumpin’!

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The BassLab – Ep1 – “Surfin’ with Log Drums”

Guido Ponzini — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:00:35 +0000

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The aim of “BassLab” is helping the bassplayer in the creative process of a bass line.

“BassLab” features a complete exercise played with real instruments (not MIDI or VST). The first part shows an example of bass line, then you will have only the other instruments for creating your own riff.

You can download the track without the main bass line on:

http://www.guidoponzini.eu/basslab/lab1nobasscompressed.mp3
Hope this will be usefull. I plan to create more BassLab episodes.

Please, vote and comment.

Thank you
Guido Ponzini
http://www.youtube.com/ghigo85
http://www.guidoponzini.eu

……….

BassLab Ep.1 – “Surfin with Log Drums”
Written by Guido Ponzini

Guido Ponzini:
. fretless bass (main line)
. 8strings bass (melody and rhythmic fills)
. log drums

L291 Bouncy disco bass line

MarloweDK — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:04:59 +0000

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This kind of bouncy bassline can be quite tricky with the pattern of an 8th note (root) followed by two 16ths (octave)

You can hear that kind of ” umdidi, umdidi, umdidi “ on the Rod Stewart classic “Do you think im sexy”, bassline played by Phil Chen

RH450 settings are the same as on L290, but ive added some chorus to the track in Garageband

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Afro cuban grooves in the different modes- pt6 – Am7 aeolian

Gigu Neutsch — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:38:26 +0000

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Happy new year!

L290 Em pentatonic bassline

MarloweDK — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:56:53 +0000

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A relatively simple bassline using only notes from the E minor pentatonic scale – E G A B D.

Im experimenting with my new audio and video setup:

A Creative Vado HD 3rd generation pocket dv cam for video. Not enough light in this shoot, will be better in next video:)

And for audio; a TC electronic RH450 amp direct output into a Apogee Duet soundcard into Garage band (mac)

On the Jazz Bass Im favoring the bridge pickup and rolling back on the tone control (Jaco style setting)

RH450 amp settings for this lick:

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Tal Wilkenfeld – Serendipity Intro Lesson

Vince Di Francesco — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:26:43 +0000

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I’m just playing through this intro for you.

I start by playing it up to speed,
then slowly,
then just the chord shapes (in sequence, this the first step, i just wanted you to hear it first),
then at a medium tempo,
then up to speed.

Coordinate those left hand fingers into getting the chord shapes before adding the melodies in between the changes.

For the right hand, I’m switching between a traditional two finger picking technique and a more guitar player like finger picking, utilizing the thumb, index and middle fingers. I’m not sure if Tal uses that fingerpicking, but it came instinctually to me.

\This is a great sounding bass part; gorgeous line.
Take your time with it, take it real slow.

Its fun to play when you’ve got it up to speed. Hope you find this helpful. If you need any clarification, just leave a comment!

Simlarily, I looked at some of Tal’s fingerings for this intro from her performance on Australian TV, which is floating around YouTube for sure. After figuring out the other chords using a Tascam, I watched the video again and verified that these are the shapes she uses.

Afro Cuban Grooves in the different modes – pt 5 – Mixolydian scale G7

Gigu Neutsch — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:09:07 +0000

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Mixolydian scale G7: G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G (Merry mixolydian christmas to all the bass-freaks out there….)

L289 Stamina building 16th note exercise

MarloweDK — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:19:40 +0000

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Continuing with the theme from L288, we play 16th notes with muted notes in the same manner a funk rhythm guitarist would do it; playing all 16ths but muting some. Listen to bassist TM Stevens, he is a master of this style.
Right hand picks 1212 1212 1212 etc

Key is C, notes used are C, Bb, F , F#, G

Play without stop for a few minutes;-)

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Afro-cuban grooves in the different modes – pt 4 – Fmaj7 lydian scale (african)

Gigu Neutsch — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:08:11 +0000

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Lydian scale in F(maj7): F-G-A-B-C-D-E-F. The only difference to a ionian scale is the raised forth. So you can play lydian over

any maj7 or maj7/+11 chord.

And the beat goes on – The Whispers – playalong with breakdown

MarloweDK — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:14:33 +0000

For those of you who still havent visited YouPlayAlong.com

One of my playalongs with a short breakdown of the different sections.

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This Place Hotel – The Jacksons – playalong with breakdown

Blyss — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:44:44 +0000

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L287 Gm pentatonic fill in 4ths over a Csus13 chord

MarloweDK — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:02:15 +0000

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A subscriber asked me about a fill i did in the adlib section of L283 Bassline to Csus13 chord, its at the 4:45 mark
The chord is a Csus13, but i play Gm pentatonic over it. This fill takes all the 4th intervals in the scale starting on the root G. Sounds more advanced that it actually is. But be prepared for a blister on your first left hand finger, between 1st and 2nd joint – due to the barring of notes.
Note! I forgot to turn on my preamp, so your hear the boring sound of a clean bass going directly into the soundcard:-)

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L286 Funky “happy” 8-note groove

MarloweDK — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:58:14 +0000

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Not much to be said about this one, apart it has this walkin’, cruisin’, positive feel to it:-)

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Afro-cuban grooves in the different modes – pt 3 – Em7 phrygian

Gigu Neutsch — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:56:51 +0000

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Phrygian scale Em7: E-F-G-A-B-C-D-E (1, b2, b3, 4, 5, b6, b7). Used often in flamenco+oriental music, but works also on

calypso grooves like this one…..

Style Hadrien Feraud (III)

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:09:46 +0000

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This fast lick in E (tempo 145), mostly sixteenth notes, combines chromaticism, dead notes and repetead notes.

Afro-cuban grooves in the different modes – pt 2 – Dm7 Dorian

Gigu Neutsch — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:48:23 +0000

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Dm7 dorian scale: D-E-F-G-A-B-C

Try to transpose this lick to all different keys….

Afro-cuban grooves in the different modes – pt 1 – CMaj7 Ionian

Gigu Neutsch — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:58:02 +0000

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Cmaj7 ionian scale (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C) First practice the scale in different positions, learn my example, develope your own….

Cameo: Shake Your Pants (P.A.L and H2)

Blyss — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:36:28 +0000

Cameo’s “Shake Your Pants” from 1980.

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L283 Bassline to Csus13 chord

MarloweDK — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:02:55 +0000

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When constructing a bass line to a Suspended chord (the 4th “suspended” interval replaces the 3rd ), its a good idea to use another scale than the obvious choice C mixolydian, to avoid emphasizing the major third because when Im playing the mixolydian scale the positions and scale patterns I use are so – root, major third, fifth, seventh based – because im a bassplayer. So to avoid that very “root position thinking” and at the same time getting fresh ideas i use a “scale sibling” * - another diatonic scale based on the same notes.

The Csus13, Csus9, Csus7.. is normally a substitution for the dominant C7, C9, C13… chord.

And that chord – the dominant 7th chord / mixolydian scale is derived from the 5th step of the F major scale (ionian)
So if we look at the diatonic scale/chord steps of the F major scale we get:
FMaj7 chord and the F ionian scale (steps 1, 2, 3 ,4, 5, 6, 7)

Gm7 chord and the G dorian scale (steps 1, 2, b3 ,4, 5, 6, b7) The scale I choose in the creation of this bassline

Am7 chord and the A phrygrian scale (steps 1, b2, b3 , 4, 5, b6, b7)

BbMaj7 chord and the Bb lydian scale (steps 1, 2, 3 ,#4, 5, 6, 7)

C7 chord and the C mixolydian scale (steps 1, 2, 3 , 4, 5, 6, b7)

Dm7 chord and the D aolian/natural minor scale (steps 1, 2, b3 , 4, 5, b6, b7)

Em7b5 chord and the E locrianscale (steps 1, b2, b3 , 4, b5, b6, b7)

The thing to notice that all 7 scales contain the same 7 notes (F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E) – its just the F major scale starting on the 7 different steps and they have these funny “greek” names Ionian, dorian etc

But you should actually just think of it as just a Major scale starting on different steps and since most of us have practiced the Major scale a lot ( i personally never got around to the locrian scale;-)), the thing is to recognize the different Major scale steps.

So here we have it

Csus13 substituting C13, see as 5 step of F major, so then when you improvise you can use all the before mentioned scales derived frm th F major scale

Here im playing ogf the Gm7 dorian scale, the 2nd step of the F major scale – im still emphasizing the root note C but otherwise looking at as a G minor dorian scale

That forces me to invent new fresh patterns since i see the same notes in a new fashion.

Heres soem of the scale choices i frequently use could use when playing over dominant sus 7:

The root scale of course – C mixolydian
G dorian minor, G minor pentatonic, D aolian minor , D minor pentatonic, Bb Major lydian, Bb major pentatonic,,,,

The pentatonic scale are interesting because you allready know that scale so well – try and take one of your blues pentatonic licks and play over this backing track – look above for hints of which you could try

AND REMEMBER ITS THE SAME 7 SCALE NOTES (F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E ), you just view it from different “angles of the fretboard” and trick your brain into playing new awesome licks;-)

* “Scale sibling” is my own expression for a scale derived from the “Mother” of all scales on the western hemisphere – the Major scale)

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L282 Picked octave groove in D

MarloweDK — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:00:23 +0000

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Still using the same funky backing track as in the previous LOTD videos, this time with an b7th – root – octave pick groove.

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E Funk (with Boss Auto Wah)

Blyss — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:03:35 +0000

Inspired by some old school Cameo and Prince

Drum loop programmed in Reason 4.

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Style Hadrien Feraud (II)

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:49:34 +0000

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This second lick, in 7/4, must be played very quickly, to 145 in sixteenths. Based on the pentatonic minor, this unusual pattern requires large space from the left hand, but the result is rather interesting. Work as long as possible, you will work your endurance.

L281 Pentatonic bluesy riff in D

MarloweDK — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:34:39 +0000

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Again we use the funky D backing track from L279 and L280 for more evil doings;-)
Getting ideas from other band instruments – Im dubbing one of the rhythm guitars and adding something extra – the lick at the end.
Actually a LOT of my Lick ideas come from guitar players (well, in instance i also played the guitar, so i inspired myself, ha ha)

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L280 Alternative octave patterns

MarloweDK — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:29:21 +0000

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By using other ways of right hand picking you can come up with new ideas for – in this instance octaves, and then transfer the idea to standard picking if you wish (as in this example)

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Bass lick Geddy Lee style

Johan Volman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:41:58 +0000

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Bass riff in A minor on 2 strings using the A on the D string as pedal note, inspired by Geddy Lee from Rush. The thumb of my right hand rests on the A string.

L279 JB style funky groove in D9

MarloweDK — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:51:58 +0000

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A “James Brown style” funk groove with anticipated notes and the good old 3 note chromatic walk up from the 9th up to the Major third. The bass line starts on the 8th note before the downbeat 1 Ive recorded the backing track in Garageband (Mac), playing the 2 rhythm guitar parts myself and using a premade drumloop from the program.

The bass is fairly simple notewise and technique-wise, but the challenge is locking with the groove and hitting that D right on the 8th note before 1, especially after visiting the high register.

You can of course play the D on the open string, but the sound of the D on the 5th fret of the A string is so much thicker

Im emulating a P-bass by only using the neck pickup and rolling a bit back on the tonecontrol

Style Hadrien Feraud

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:50 +0000

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This lick is particularly challenging!

The sound a little strange is obtained through many chromatism.

The basic groove used the A minor pentatonic.

The signature is 4/4 and 5/4. The solo passage in sextuplets requires a great coordination between right and left hand.

You should work very very slowly!!

L278 E bluesy fills

MarloweDK — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:21:42 +0000

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First part is mainly dorian scale with added major thirds, secon part is minor pentatonic / blues scale

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L277 Am dorian fill with fast chromatic notes

MarloweDK — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:32:32 +0000

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A dorian minor lick inspired by Levi Saucers guitar solo from Princes “Sexy MF”.
The chromatic descending line is major thirds starting on D on D str to F# on G str, goin down to C# to F, to C to E.
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Slap precision exercise # 3

Dmanlamius — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:33:36 +0000

Here we have a slap exercise that has a consistent and constant rhythm throughout. The mutes and nature of the slap are creating a rhythmic feel about the line.

This exercise will give you a good sense of timing if you play it along to a beat or a metronome.

Try and keep everything as tight as possible! Remember, be strict with yourselves…:)

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L275 Dm7 dorian fill with chromatic notes

MarloweDK — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:55:55 +0000

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Funk bass – style Gary Willis (II)

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:01:03 +0000

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This second lick inspired by Gary Willis, in E minor, combines dead notes, palm mute and chords.

L273 G swing groove with diminished chord run

MarloweDK — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:43 +0000

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A swinged groove in G using open strings, a double stop (6th, b3) and the G diminished chord notes for the fill.
This scale consist solely of minor thirds and as in the example in G contains the 1 , b3, b5 and 6. You can look at it as selected notes from the bluesscale (1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7) with the 6th added and can be applied to all bluesy settings when using chords like Gm7, G7#9.

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F# Pentatonic fingerstyle groove FP01

casimer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:41:12 +0000

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F# Pentatonic groove, using hammerons and muted notes.

L272 G Bluesy open strings bass lick

MarloweDK — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:55:46 +0000

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Using the open D and E string for for smooth guitarlike runs
The bass and drumpattern are separated in the left and right stereo channel so you can adjust the bass/drum volume with your stereos or mixers balance knob. (Yes i know the bass is a bit low in the recording)
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L271 D9 bass groove w open string

MarloweDK — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:11:41 +0000

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When playing in D, E, A and G, remember to sometimes use the open strings, makes certain lines easier to play and more smooth sounding

The fender Pbass is strung with flatwound strings

As an experiment the ipod version has the drumpattern in one channel and the bassline in the other

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Funk bass – Style Gary Willis

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:59:58 +0000

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A funk lick inspired by Gary Willis.

For 5 strings, this lick is in C minor pentatonic (C Eb F G Bb). If you do not have 5 strings, you can transpose in F minor pentatonic.

Be careful for the dead notes and rhythm. Inspire you to the video to see the work of right hand technique.

E Fingerstyle Groove

casimer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:42:18 +0000

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I constructed this Jaco inspired line by thinking in a modal way around an initial E Dorian mode. The first part of the line is basically Em pentatonic, it shifts down to the Db where I then use Db Locrian mode, which contains all the same notes as E Dorian this in turn implies the E Dorian overall tonality.

I also use some passing notes, which aren’t strictly part of the scale, in the chromatic walk up from Db to the root E.

E Dorian Slap Groove EDS01

casimer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:42:53 +0000

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This slap groove uses hammer-ons, pull-offs, 10th chords, harmonics and the funk peel-off. There’s a slow version and a close up of the right hand technique for the funk peel-off.

Finger Funk exercise # 3

Dmanlamius — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:50:14 +0000

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Slap bass – Alain Caron’style

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:27:38 +0000

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A slap lick in the style of the great Alain Caron.

Composed mostly of sixteenth notes, playing a tempo of 120, this plan uses two techniques, double thumb and double popping.

This plan was written for 5 string, but for 4 strings owners, you just have to transpose the lick. Instead of being in C, it will be in Fa.

Jazz theme “Chipie”

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:48:25 +0000

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Here is a transcription of chipie from great saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1930 -).

This theme is very melodic, and sounds beautiful on fretless bass.

The tone of this song is F major.

L268 Groovy octaver bass in F

MarloweDK — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:42:22 +0000

With Boss OC-2 octaver -Maybe its time to buy a new octaver… or clean up my technique;-)

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Pack slap 1 – #08

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:01:52 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #08

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Pack slap 1 – #07

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:01:22 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #07

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Pack slap 1 – #06

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:01:07 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #06

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Finger Funk exercise #1

Dmanlamius — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:28:30 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #05

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:28:00 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #05

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Let’s Work

Blyss — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:36:05 +0000

I was 10 years old when this record came out and I’m still trying to “get it right” . This is one of the nastiest bass grooves ever.

Old video with a 15 second delay in between parts.

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Pack slap 1 – #04

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:27:30 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #04

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L266 Metal bass in E “gallop” style

MarloweDK — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:36:41 +0000

Picked this technique up after seeing a demonstration video on youtube with the great and versatile bass player Bryan Beller. Its basically a hybrid between 2 and 3 finger right hand plucking, the basic pattern is 1 32 1 2, 1 32 1 2…

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Pack slap 1 – #03

Bruno Tauzin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:42:21 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #02

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Pack slap 1 – #02

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:42:09 +0000

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Pack slap 1 – #02

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Using 5ths on the bass

Damian Erskine — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:59:32 +0000

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Here some tips about using 5ths on the bass to get around the neck. (My deepest apologies for calling the A an 11th in CMajor… it’s the 13th !! Trying to think and play at the same time never works for me!

L265 A Major pentatonic melody

MarloweDK — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:50:06 +0000

Slides and hammer-on exercise

In the same vein as previous lick (L263)

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L264 Fast Em dorian scale bass fill

MarloweDK — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:35:21 +0000

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Trying something new, using lots of slides and hammerons. This fill is inspired by a great gospel bass player Thaddeus Tribbet i saw on youtube

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Slap precision exercise # 1

Dmanlamius — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:00:39 +0000

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L263 Heavy bluesy bass in D

MarloweDK — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:14:10 +0000

Distortion bass sounds best played with a pick IMO, notes cut through better

Notice the use of the D and A open strings and plenty of pullofs

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Slap Funk

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:38:57 +0000

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Slap funk in E minor, I use E7 chords and E blues scale

One of my own Funk lines #2

Dmanlamius — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:21:49 +0000

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(There is a drum track at the end of the lesson for you to jam along to.)

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L262 Swinged soul groove in C major

MarloweDK — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:13:16 +0000

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L261 Em dorian scale from the 5th

MarloweDK — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:11:31 +0000

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Moving up the neck playing all the different positions of the E minor dorian scale, this starts on the 5th (B) and ends on the 9th (F#) .
Notice the use of chromatic notes between the scale notes

L260 Shuffle bass fill in A

MarloweDK — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:51:33 +0000

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Based on a A13 arpeggio (1, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, 13 ) this fill/lick could be applicable in a shuffle blues setting

L259 Em7 dorian lick from the 4th

MarloweDK — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:47:02 +0000

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Continueing the Em dorian scale in all positions

This position starts on A (the 4th), 5th fret on the G string and ends on the A, 9th fret on the G string.
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L258 Em slap w crosstring hammerons

MarloweDK — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:43:00 +0000

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Hammerons on downbeats are hard i think, and is still not second nature to me (maybe 5th nature ha ha), but if one wants to grasp the “Wooten style” its pretty essential.

Ahh, weekends in the summerhouse….:-)

L257 Em7 dorian lick from the minor 3rd

MarloweDK — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:31:57 +0000

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3rd part of this series of the Em dorian scale study in all positions

In this position you can reach from the G (the b3) on the Estring to the D (the b7) on the G string.

The lick is somewhat inspired by Miles Davis solo on his famous tune “So what”, THE study of the dorian minor mode.
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L256 Em7 dorian lick 1st position #2

MarloweDK — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:27:13 +0000

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Part 2 of this Eminor dorian scale in all positions series

Still in first position but this time not using open strings, making it easier to transpose to other keys – You should be able to use both since open strings gives other melodic ideas because of the fingering, and its sounds really cool when the open string note overlaps a fretted note, see L255.

I also incorporate some chromatic leading notes in this lick, here the notes fall between the octave E and 9th F#, you can view it as walking from E to F# using the note in between:

E –> F –> F#

Same applies in the next similar pattern, where we have the chromatic run from B to C# spelling B –> C –> C# .

Its one of the keys to make scale patterns sound musical and interesting – adding chromatic notes inbetween the scale notes

TIP when ever you have a scale with whole step intervals (2 frets distance), you can add the chromatic note between – the key is to put it rhythmically right.

As a general rule the chord/scale notes should fall on the down beats and the chromatic on the off beats ie when playing the first pattern slow:

Here with 8 notes:

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1
E F F#

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L255 Em7 dorian lick 1st position

MarloweDK — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:16:09 +0000

The first of a series of licks in the 5 different positions of the Em7 dorian scale.

This is the minor scale that is used the most in rock, jax and funk , when playing over minor7 chords.

You can look at it as a mixolydan scale with a lowered third 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

Start with the first position using all the open strings, i play a lick using trills and hammerons

The lick ends with a GMaj9 arppegio (or an Em11 arpeggio starting on the third ),which ever way you want to look at it.

Remember that Em dorian is the 2 step of the D major scale, so you could try and play your D major scale or even better the G lydian scale (major scale with raised 4th)

Spelling out the dorian scale

Em dorian inspiration video (Tal Wilkenfeld)

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L254 3 octave D7 bluesy bass lick

MarloweDK — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:20:35 +0000

Always sounds good to repeat your licks in different octaves

This lick mostly use notes from the mixolodian scale ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7), except for the minor third (b3) used as chromatic leadin to themajor third (3)

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L253 A major bass solo ideas

MarloweDK — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:58 +0000

Bass solo ideas only using notes from the A major pentatonic scale and the major (Ionian) scale
I reuse the pattern from Lick of the day no L229 for many of the ideas

Inspiration video

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bass fill school 03

MarloweDK — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:25:46 +0000

Key of Bb, 2 fills for the price of 1

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