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How To Play Mustang Sally (The Commitments)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:56:24 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for the Commitments version of Mustang Sally.

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Sexy Slides & Growls

Danny Stewart — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:54:10 +0000

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How To Play Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)

Paul Wolfe — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:06 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for the original version of Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett.

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Bartolini CJBS 1 Deep Tone pickup demo

rajoe — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:10:12 +0000

A pickup comparison between Squier Standard Jazz Bass stock pickups and a set of Bartolini Classic Bass CJBS 1 Deep Tone pair!

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How To Play Born Under A Bad Sign (cream)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:21:11 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial to born under a bad sign by Cream.

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Intro to Upright for Electric Players 2

Blyss — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:52:28 +0000

In this mini lesson we’ll build a simple walking bass line using diatonic triads over a ii V I vi chord progression.

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Groove Academy: Lessons, Tips and Random bits for Bass

I am a bassist and music teacher originally from New Orleans. In addition to a busy as a sideman in various projects I am the local bassist for the legendary co-founder of the Original Meters, Zigaboo Modeliste.

I have been blessed to have shared stages with Outkast, the Black Eyed Peas, Evanescence, Maroon 5, The Donnas, the Dave Mathews Band, the Roots, Longview, Crossfade, Better than Ezra, Collective Soul, the Dresdon Dolls and Raphael Saadiq .

I have also played and recorded with members of Smashmouth and members of Michael Bolton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson & David Bowie’s backing bands.

I am a proud endorser of:
Aguilar Amplification
MXR Bass Innovations, Jim Dunlop
Mono Cases
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Gruv Gear

Easy Slap Bass Lick #03 (TAB/Guitar Pro/Playalong)

Michael Maier — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:13:36 +0000

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Easy Slap Bass Lick with Octaves (“A Minor Pentatonic”, works over “A7″ or “Am7″).

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Super speedy lick in G major.

Danny Stewart — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:12:32 +0000

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How To Play Bass To Red Red Wine (UB40)

Paul Wolfe — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:11:36 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial to Red Red Wine.

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Easy Slap Bass Lick #02 (TAB/Guitar Pro)

Michael Maier — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:44:16 +0000

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Easy Slap Bass Lick with Octaves (“A7″ or “Am7 Dorian”).

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Advanced Chordal Tapping: Danny M’s Inno-bass-ion Summertime Intro pt2.

Danny Stewart — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:43:21 +0000

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How To Play Oh Pretty Woman (Albert King)

Paul Wolfe — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:42:35 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Albert King’s classic blues track Oh Pretty Woman.

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Advanced Chordal Playing; Using Minor / Major 9ths

Danny Stewart — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:32:39 +0000

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Intro to Upright for Electric Bassists 1

Blyss — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:31:23 +0000

One of the most frustrating things about my journey into the world of upright bass was something pretty simple…where the heck to put my fingers! Yup. “Simple” . The fingering, especially in 1st position is NOT the same as electric bass.

In this lesson I’m showing F & Bb Major along with their diatonic triads.

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Groove Academy: Lessons, Tips and Random bits for Bass

I have also played and recorded with members of Smashmouth and members of Michael Bolton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson & David Bowie’s backing bands.

I am a proud endorser of:
Aguilar Amplification
MXR Bass Innovations, Jim Dunlop
Mono Cases
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Gruv Gear

Bass Tip: Getting friendly with the piano/keyboard

Blyss — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:29:46 +0000

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Here’s a super quick video about something that I think every bassist or, non pianist for that matter should do – get friendly with the piano/Keyboard.

Even tinkering chords on the piano will allow you to see chords and harmony in a way that you just can’t on bass or even guitar.

Groove Academy: Lessons, Tips and Random bits for Bass

I have also played and recorded with members of Smashmouth and members of Michael Bolton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson & David Bowie’s backing bands.

I am a proud endorser of:
Aguilar Amplification
MXR Bass Innovations, Jim Dunlop
Mono Cases
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Gruv Gear

Stand by me – Bassline Variation with Fingerstyle Deadnotes

Michael Maier — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:21:48 +0000

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Just a short Teaser for upcoming Videos about different Variations of the Stand by me Bassline. If you like the idea let me know, rate and/or comment, then more Variations, Tabs/Guitar Pro and Videos with playing the Stuff slowly are coming soon.

Beginner Bassics; Three essential ways to play an arpeggio,

Danny Stewart — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:21:13 +0000

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How To Play Bass To I’m A Believer (Monkees)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:20:34 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for I’m A Believer.

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How To Play Rocking Down The Highway (Doobie Brothers)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:24:09 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Rocking Down The Highway.

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Deadnote Bass Lick #04

Michael Maier — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:55:44 +0000

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Fingerstyle Bass Lick with Deadnotes over A minor (Dorian).

Slap Style Bass Lick #07

Michael Maier — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:43:02 +0000

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Slapstyle Bass Lick with „Standard Thumb/Pluck Deadnotes” and a Double Thumbing Ending (E7).

Funk Essentials: Double Stops & Chromatics In Funk Fills

Danny Stewart — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:00:40 +0000

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How To Play Got To Get You Into My Life (The Beatles)

Paul Wolfe — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:54:19 +0000

Here’s a quick how to play bass lesson – ideal for beginners – on the Beatles version of Get To Get You Into My Life.

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How To Play Walk This Way (Aerosmith)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:55:27 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial to Walk This Way (original version) by Aerosmith.

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Easy Slap Bass Lick #01

Michael Maier — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:54:31 +0000

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Easy Slap Lick with Octaves (“A7″ or “Am7 Dorian”).

Bassistik trailer – Detroit theme (Marcus Miller)

Bassistik — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:52:24 +0000

here is my new design video, hope you’ll like it!!

More free lessons at bassistik.com

Thanks to Marlowe for support!!

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Piccolo bass jam in the dorian minor mode

MarloweDK — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:36:39 +0000

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More fun with my 1988 Tune Bass Maniac strung with piccolo bass strings.
The loop is from George Benson’s The Thinker from the album That’s Right.
Its a Gm7 C7 vamp – and is mostly the Gm dorian mode – i give some scale tips in the end of the video
Ive learned a lot about improvising over the Dorian minor mode by listening to George Benson and in particular this album.
Great thing about playing the thinner strings is that you get blazing speed compared to normal bass, its good for the confidence

Scales possible are more or less all the diatonic modes of the Major scale (actually its just the different steps of the same F Major scale)

1 F Major ionian , F Major pentatonic
2 Gm dorian (the “root” mode of this tune), Gm pentatonic, G minor blues scale
3 Am phrygian, Am pentatonic
4 Bb Major lydian, Bb Major pentatonic
5 C Mixolydian (C dominant 7), C Major pentatonic
6 Dm Aolian, Dm pentatonic
7 Emb5 locrian

Slap Bass Essentials: Fast Oscillating Slide

Danny Stewart — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:05:24 +0000

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Slap Style Bass Lick #06

Michael Maier — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:24:19 +0000

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Slap Bass Lick with “Left Hand Hammer On Octave Patterns”.

L356 Disco bass groove in Gm

MarloweDK — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:11:10 +0000

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Slap Bass: Heavy Rock Pedal Riff

Danny Stewart — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:22:59 +0000

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L355 Slap bass in Gm

MarloweDK — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:01:23 +0000

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How To Play Walk Don’t Run (the Ventures)

Paul Wolfe — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:52:59 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for The Ventures’ tune Walk Don’t Run.

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L354 Funky Finger Funk with pentatonic fill

MarloweDK — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:44:06 +0000

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1964 Fender Jazz bass (favoring the bridge pickup with the tone control rolled a bit back)
Dunlop nickel strings, gauge 45-105
Korg pandora px5 headphone amp with drum pattern, tempo 95 bpm
recorded line in to a Zoom Q3 hd

L353 Offbeat double thumb slap bass lesson

MarloweDK — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:29:53 +0000

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A new concept im working on is to doublethumb “in reverse” – downthumb on the the offbeats and upthumb on the downbeats, gives a whole other feeling and ideas.

Im playing my Fbass VF5 through a Korg px5d (with built-in drumpatterns) lin in to a Zoom Q3 hd recorder/camera.
Bass is strung with Dunlop nickel strings gauge 45-105.

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L352 Funky bass groove and fills with open strings

MarloweDK — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:39:51 +0000

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Use of the open strings for cool fast passages and note doubling
Eminor groove with fills, you could use as inspiration to your own lines or fills

1966 Fender Precision bass (i dont use the j bass bridge pickup)
Dunlop nickel strings, gauge 45-105
Korg pandora px5 headphone amp with drum pattern, tempo 105 bpm
recorded line in to a Zoom Q3 hd
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Jazz Bass Essentials: Inflections in walking bass

Danny Stewart — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:14:59 +0000

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Slap Essentials: Sliding Octaves

Danny Stewart — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:47:43 +0000

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How To Play Proud Mary (CCR)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:46:54 +0000

Here’s a learn how to play bass tutorial for Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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Bass Talk: Action and String Gauge

Danny Stewart — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:34:35 +0000

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How To Play Bad Moon Rising (CCR)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:33:32 +0000

Here’s a learn how to play bass tutorial for Bad Moon Rising by CCR.

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How to practice scales, positions and patterns

MarloweDK — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:18:26 +0000

If you have half an hour , spend it with me and maybe pick up a thing or two about how i practice scales, intervals and patterns:-)

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Weekly Bass Tip – Practicing Articulation

Adam Neely — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:18:27 +0000

Focus on a very simple idea, and see how many different ways you can play it! Challenge yourself!

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Jazzy Bass Riff in G

pudsy440 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:30:54 +0000

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How To Play Staying Alive (Bee Gees)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:30:24 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass lesson on Staying Alive.

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How To Play Lady Marmalade (Labelle)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:23:32 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial to Lady Marmalade by Labelle.

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How To Play Jessica (Allman Brothers) Part 1

Paul Wolfe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:12:11 +0000

Here’s Part 1 of a 4 part how to play bass tutorial looking at the Allman Brothers song Jessica.

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SLAP STYLE BASS GROOVE # 05

Michael Maier — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:19:45 +0000

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Slap Style Bass Lick with Left Hand Hammer Ons and a lot of Double Stops.

How To Play Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:19:02 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass lesson for the bass line to the Roy Orbison tune Pretty Woman.

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Hi-Life / Afro-Pop style groove and picking method

Danny Stewart — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:40:08 +0000

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Weekly Bass Tip – Playing with a Capo!

Adam Neely — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:38:10 +0000

Playing with a Capo isn’t normally part of our repertoire as bassists, but if you approach it a certain way, it can unlock some interesting possibilities for the creative bass player.

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Like somebody said in the YouTube comments, you can also experiment with short scale bass timbres and feel. Simply detune your bass a whole step to D standard (DGCF) and put a capo on the 2nd fret – voila! Short scale bass. Make it as short as you’d like by detuning the bass lower and lower and raising the fret higher and higher.

-Adam

How To Play Spirits In The Material World (The Police)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:56:24 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Spirits In The Material World by The Police.

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Scale substitutions for bass improvising

MarloweDK — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:02:12 +0000

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Im playing my great Fbass BN5 bass
The looper / delay is the tc electronics Flashback delay
To compensate for my less than perfect speaking volume ive added some subtitles:-)

Guitar style finger picking technique on bass

Danny Stewart — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:38:02 +0000

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Weekly Bass Tip – Crash studies in Reading

Adam Neely — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:35:03 +0000

Ever panic because you are going to be required to sight-read on an audition? Here are a few ideas about doing crash studies in reading. Enjoy!

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-Adam

Slap and Tap Bass Mania with Danny M’s Duality Live!

Danny Stewart — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:25:57 +0000

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Some Finger Funk in A

pudsy440 — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:26:11 +0000

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How To Play Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:00:27 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf.

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How To Play Get Off My Cloud (Rolling Stones)

Paul Wolfe — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:50:10 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Get Off my Cloud by The Rolling Stones.

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Weekly Bass Tip – Playing with a…sock?

Adam Neely — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:52:18 +0000

Ever wonder how to use a sock to get a good bass work-out? No need to wonder anymore!

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-Adam

How To Play Synth Bass Line to Jive talking (Bee Gees)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:23:13 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial on the synth bass line to Jive Talking.

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Groove Academy| Funky Friday #9 – Sir Duke Tutti Line

Blyss — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:33:02 +0000

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In this 9th installment of the Groove Academy’s Funky Friday series you will learn how to play the bass portion of the famous tutti line in “Sir Duke” by Stevie Wonder.

“Tutti” – is an Italian music term that means “all together”. Play this lick “wrong” and you might not get a call back . Enjoy!
Groove Academy: Lessons, Tips and Random bits for Bass

I have also played and recorded with members of Smashmouth and members of Michael Bolton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson & David Bowie’s backing bands.

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MXR Bass Innovations, Jim Dunlop
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Weekly Bass Tip – Counting To Improve Internal Rhythm

Adam Neely — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:30:43 +0000

By simply counting to 4, you can drastically improve your internal rhythm without the aid of a metronome by tapping into the sound of your speaking voice and the innate rhythmic impulse of language.

Sweet!

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Enjoy!

-Adam

How To Play On Broadway (George Benson)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:28:42 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for On Broadway:

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How To Play Walk on The Wild Side (Lou Reed)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:29:50 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Walk on the Wild Side:

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Rajoe’s DigThatBass Lesson#1 /// Victor Bailey – Kid Logic

rajoe — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:29:10 +0000

NEW channel, NEW HD stuff, NEW lessons from Rajoe

DigThatBass!

There is a new series of lessons coming from me. I will be focusing on small pieces of well-known artists playing and try to do concise videobasslessons on them. TABs and NOTATION will be included. Watch the video and if you liked it please share and tell others! If you did not like it, tell me and give any comments, wishes, or pieces of advice for further improvement!

If you subscribe on YouTube and join me on Facebook, you won’t miss any of the new exciting stuff coming!

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Website is coming soon…er.. or later

FIRST lesson is Victor Bailey’s Kid Logic!

Have Fun!

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Funky Friday #8 – Sexy MF guitar solo

Blyss — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:52:56 +0000

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In this 8th installment of the Groove Academy’s Funky Friday series I will show you a note for note break down of Levi Seacer’s guitar solo from Prince’s song “Sexy MF”

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About me:
I am a bassist and music teacher originally from New Orleans. In addition to a busy as a sideman in various projects I am the local bassist for the legendary co-founder of the Original Meters, Zigaboo Modeliste.

I have also played and recorded with members of Smashmouth and members of Michael Bolton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson & David Bowie’s backing bands.

I am a proud endorser of:
Aguilar Amplification
MXR Bass Innovations, Jim Dunlop
Mono Cases
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Gruv Gear

“Sexy MF” is a single released on June 30, 1992, by Prince and The New Power Generation, from the Love Symbol album.[1] The B-side was “Strollin’”, from the previous year’s Diamonds and Pearls. The UK CD single had a third track, “Daddy Pop”, also from Diamonds and Pearls. The song (named after the chorus line “You sexy motherfucker”) caused some controversy,[2] and an edited version, “Sexy Mutha,” was created for radio and the music video, as well as the “clean version” of the U.S. album.

“Sexy MF” is a merger of “old school” funk with modern R&B music. The song is built around the drums and bass, though the bass-line is somewhat subdued. Added to this is a consistent electric rhythm guitar undertone and horn stabs from the NPG Hornz. Throughout the song, the horns are given the chance to shine, along with a sax solo from Brian Gallagher. Musical solos are also provided by Levi Seacer, Jr. (guitar) and Tommy Barbarella (organ). The music and most of the lyrics were composed by Prince, while Seacer came up with the chorus and the song’s title. Tony M. delivers a rap which he wrote. Recently, it has been covered by the Dave Matthews Band as a segue into their hit “Jimi Thing.”

The song was recorded in Paisley Park Studios’ Studio A. The title line was recited into a Shure SM57 by Levi Seacer, Jr.

Bass Chords and Drone Tones

pudsy440 — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:35:31 +0000

Some ideas I came up with for using simple 2 note bass chords with some drone tones (strings) mixed in. Hopefully, there might be something in these videos, a bass player might find interesting or useful. Or amusing even. Thanks for viewing my vids. Both videos in the wonderful key of A.

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Knowing Your Bass: Practicing blind

Danny Stewart — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:40:03 +0000

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Bass Soloing; The importance of vocalization (Advanced players)

Danny Stewart — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:31:31 +0000

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Groove Academy Bass Tips #1 – Tuning…the old fashioned way

Blyss — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:35:13 +0000

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In this 1st installment of the Groove Academy’s Bass Tips series I talk about the importance of NOT relying on a tuner. ESPECIALLY when playing with an real piano.

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I have also played and recorded with members of Smashmouth and members of Michael Bolton, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson & David Bowie’s backing bands.

I am a proud endorser of:
Aguilar Amplification
MXR Bass Innovations, Jim Dunlop
Mono Cases
Mike Lull Custom Guitars
Gruv Gear

How To Play Gimme 3 Steps Part 1 (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:10:07 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for the Lynyrd Skynyrd tune Gimme 3 Steps.

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L351 Fast sliding pentatonic bass run

MarloweDK — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:54:44 +0000

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A cool exercise for getting up the neck fast, using hammerons and slides on the two top strings – notice how little i pick with the right hand.

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L350 Funky Bass groove in Em w harmonics and cool fill

MarloweDK — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:12:23 +0000

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Ive been listening a lot to the great gospel bass player Sharay Reed lately, his use of hammerons, slides and pulloffs in his awesome fills and general playing is very inspiring.
The fill mostly uses notes from the E Dorian minor scale (E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D)

Im playing a 1978 Music Man Stingray bass, with one of the best necks ive ever had the pleasure to play.

Strings are Dunlop nickel gauge 45-105

Amp is my trusty tc electronic RH450
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Download Guitar pro 5 file here
Download backing rhythm track as mp3 (93bpm)

Funky Friday #6 | Beyonce | DejaVu

Blyss — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:26:32 +0000

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The Groove Academy is an electric bass guitar resource which include live performance, reviews and tutorials covering various bass-related topics.

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“Déjà Vu” is a song by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles, featuring vocals by rapper Jay-Z. It was produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and Knowles for her second solo album, B’Day (2006). “Déjà Vu” is an R&B song, which incorporates elements of the 1970s funk and soul music. Its music is largely based on live instrumentation, including bass guitar, hi-hat, horns, except Roland TR-808 drum machine, which is a non-live instrument. The song’s title and lyrics refer to a woman being constantly reminded of a past lover.

“Déjà Vu” was released as the album’s lead single to US radios on June 24, 2006. The song received generally mixed to positive critical reviews. Many critics noted the similarities of “Déjà Vu” with Knowles’ own 2003 song “Crazy in Love”. Critics commended the assertiveness and the sensuality with which Knowles sings the lyrics and compared her vocal delivery to that of Tina Turner in the late 1980s. “Déjà Vu” and its Freemasons club remix version received three nominations at Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 2007 Grammy Awards. It was recognized as the Best Song of 2006 at the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards.

Commercially, “Déjà Vu” peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It topped the Hot Dance Club Play chart, the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart, and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Déjà Vu peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and generally reached the top 20 in Europe. The song’s accompanying music video was directed by Sophie Muller. About 5,000 fans petitioned online for a re-shoot of the video, complaining among others, the lack of theme, the wardrobe choice, and the seemingly sexual interactions between Knowles and Jay-Z.

How To Play Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)

Paul Wolfe — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:20:45 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial looking at some of the basic parts from Stevie’s great keyboard bass line.

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How To Play Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran)

Paul Wolfe — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:07:32 +0000

Here’s a quick how to play bass tutorial for the Eddie Cochran version of Summertime Blues

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Bass jam with 80s Yamaha BB3000A

MarloweDK — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:25:35 +0000

A short jam over a E Major chord, im mostly using the E Major scale and the E Major pentatonic scale with slides and slurs:-)
Recently Ive been tryin to follow a more legato playing approach with slides, hammerons and pulloffs, inspired by listening to gospel bass players
Look at my previous pentatonic scale lessons to get ideas for use of the pentatonic scale

Im playing a 80s Yamaha BB3000A bass strung with Dunlop nickel strings gauge 45-105
Amp is tc electronic RH450

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Funky Friday # 5 Ohio Players Sweet Sticky Thing

Blyss — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:19:30 +0000

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The Ohio Players were an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their double #1 hit songs “Fire” and “Love Rollercoaster”.

Gold certifications, records selling at least one million copies, were awarded to the singles “Funky Worm,” “Skin Tight,” “Fire,” and “Love Rollercoaster;” plus to their albums Skin Tight, Fire, and Honey.[1]

The band formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1959[2] as the Ohio Untouchables, and initially included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall “Rock” Jones (bass), Clarence “Satch” Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone). They were best known at the time as a backing group for Detroit’s The Falcons.[2]

The Ohio Untouchables broke up in 1963 with Ward leaving for a solo career, but the core members of the group returned to Dayton and the following year added Gregory Webster (drums) along with Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner (guitar), who would become the group’s front man.[2] The group added two more singers, Bobby Lee Fears and Dutch Robinson, and became the house band for the New York based Compass Records for Vocalist Helena Ferguson Kilpatrick in 1967 who had just returned from Gershwin’s European Tour of Porgy and Bess.

The group disbanded again in 1970. After again reforming with a line-up including Bonner, Satchell, Middlebrooks, Jones, Webster, trumpeter Bruce Napier, vocalist Charles Dale Allen, trombonist Marvin Pierce and keyboardist Walter “Junie” Morrison, the Players had a minor hit on the Detroit-based Westbound label in 1971 with “Pain,” which reached the Top 40 of the Billboard R&B Chart. Dale Allen shared co-lead vocals on some of the early Westbound material, although he was not credited on their albums Pain and Pleasure.

The band’s first big hit single was “Funky Worm”, which reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and made the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1973. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in May of that year.[1] The band signed with Mercury Records in 1974. By this time, their line-up had changed again, with keyboardist Billy Beck instead of Morrison and Jimmy “Diamond” Williams on drums instead of Webster. On later album releases, they added second guitarist/vocalist Clarence ‘Chet’ Willis and conga player Robert “Rumba” Jones.

The band had seven Top 40 hits between 1973 and 1976. These included “Fire” (#1 on both the R&B and pop chart for two weeks and one week respectively in February 1975 and another million seller) and “Love Rollercoaster” (#1 on both the R&B and pop charts for one week in January 1976; another gold disc recipient).[1] The group’s last big hit was “Who’d She Coo?” a #1 R&B hit in August 1976. It was their only success in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at #43 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1976.[3]

Clarence Satchell (born April 15, 1940) died December 30, 1995 after suffering a brain aneurysm,[4] Ralph Middlebrooks (born August 20, 1939) died in November 1997,[5] and Robert Ward (born October 15, 1938) died at home December 25, 2008.[6] Cornelius Johnson (born July 12, 1937) died February 1, 2009.[7] Leroy Bonner (born March 14, 1943, Hamilton, Ohio, USA) died January 26, 2013 at age 69.[8] Marshall Jones resides in Jamestown, Ohio.[2]
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Slap Essentials: Advanced; Hammered & Popped tenths

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L349 A minor pentatonic groove with fill

MarloweDK — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:35:20 +0000

Groove and fill in A minor using the A minor pentatonic scale, a cocktail of hammerons, pullofs and slides.
Try the fill when playing in C major too
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How To Play Uptight (Stevie Wonder)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:40:09 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Uptight by Stevie Wonder.

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Funky Friday #4 – Lettuce “Do it like You Do”

Blyss — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:33:18 +0000

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Lettuce is a funk band that originated in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992. Its members consist of guitarists Eric Krasno and Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff, Neal Evans (Keyboards, Hammond B-3 Organ, Piano), Adam Deitch (Drums/Percussion), Erick “E.D.” Coomes (Bass), Sam Kininger (Saxophone), Ryan Zoidis (Saxophone), Nigel Hall (Vocals), and partial-member Rashawn Ross (Trumpet). They are known for their energetic live shows.

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Soloing Essentials: GM7 linked Arpeggio Lick over D7

Danny Stewart — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:38:17 +0000

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Groove Essentials 2: Chromatic Fills In G7

Danny Stewart — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:02:47 +0000

How To Play Locked Out Of Heaven

Paul Wolfe — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:46:27 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Locked Out Of Heaven by Bruno Mars.

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Fun Rock Bass Lick in E

pudsy440 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:46:06 +0000

Well I thought it was fun. Someone might find it a bit different or challenging to learn. I think it will get your left hand working in perhaps a new and different way. I hope you give it a shot!

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Soloing Essentials: Melodic 5ths lick in G7

Danny Stewart — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:06:07 +0000

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2. Bass fretboard fitness with the pentatonic scale

MarloweDK — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:34:58 +0000

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Groove Essentials: Sexy Sliding 5ths Fill

Danny Stewart — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:05:13 +0000

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How To Play Birthday (The Beatles)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:55:38 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Birthday by the Beatles:

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1. Bass fretboard fitness with the pentatonic scale

MarloweDK — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:01:59 +0000

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The 5 positions of the A minor / C Major pentatonic scale
Since the pentatonic scale contains 5 notes, you can play it from 5 different positions, learn those patterns and your fretboard knowledge will gain significantly.
Remember that after the 5 position / pattern , the sequence will start over an octave above
Looking at the minor pentatonic scale with the root A as in this example from the lowest note E on the 4 string bass, we get
4th position E (open string)
5th position G (3rd fret)
1st position A (5th fret, root position, in the video i start here)
2nd position C (8th fret)
3rd position D (10th fret)
4th position (E, 12th fret)
5th position (G, 15th fret)
1st position (A, 17th fret)
and then i run out of fretboard on a standard 4 stringer.

And if we look at it as the C Major pentatonic scale

3rd position E (open string)
4th position G (3rd fret)
5th position A (5th fret)
1st position C (8th fret, root position)
2nd position D (10th fret)
3rd position (E, 12th fret)
4th position (G, 15th fret)
5th position (A, 17th fret)

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10. Reading charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Rasmus Seebach)

MarloweDK — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:15:13 +0000

Ive been allowed to provide you with the actual written bass parts, done by my musical director Jan Glæsel for the danish talk show Meyerheim, where i have the basschair in the houseband.
We typically play 2 songs by either a international or local danish artist in each show.

But its not always written out bass parts you get, sometimes the whole band gets a rhythm section “leadshet” – a roadmap with the form, chords and important breaks/kicks.
This time it was a leadsheet

A song we did with danish artist Rasmus Seebahk – Falder
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)

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How To Play Annie Wants A Baby (Flea – Chili Peppers)

Paul Wolfe — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:42:59 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass lesson for Annie Wants A Baby by The Chili Peppers.

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Funky Friday #3 – Pleasure | “Glide”

Blyss — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:50:06 +0000

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Pleasure was formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1972 as a merger of two Portland outfits: Franchise and The Soul Masters which included guitarist Marlon “The Magician” McClain, bassist Nathaniel Phillips, and drummer Bruce Carter, keyboardist Donald Hepburn, saxophonist Dennis Springer, trombonist Dan Brewster and lead singer Sherman Davis. In 1974 The Crusaders’s Wayne Henderson saw them performing in a Portland club. Impressed with what he heard, his enthusiasm led them to a deal with Fantasy Records. This was the beginning of a six year relationship with the label and a four year relationship with Wayne Henderson who through his own production company “At Home Productions”, was the band’s producer and mentor. Along the way, members of the band did session work with artists like Side Effect, Gabor Szabo, Ronnie Laws and Willie Bobo to name a few. In 1979, Pleasure would have their best success with the Top Ten R&B hit “Glide” By 1982 after a one off album for RCA the band called it quits.

How To Play The Joker (Steve Miller)

Paul Wolfe — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:49:00 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for The Joker by Steve Miller.

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How To Play The Lazy Song (Bruno Mars)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:56:32 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for the Lazy Song by Bruno Mars.

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Funky Friday #2 – Ojay’s | For the Love of Money

Blyss — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:53:50 +0000

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“For the Love of Money” is a soul/funk song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; and recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O’Jays for the album Ship Ahoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, “For the Love of Money” was issued as a single in late 1973 (see 1973 in music), with “People Keep Tellin’ Me” as its b-side. The single peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and at #9 on Billboard’s Pop Singles chart in spring 1974. Though the album version of the song was over seven minutes long, it received substantial radio airplay. The song’s title comes from a well-known Bible verse, 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” (King James Version).

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Slap Essentials 2; introducing popping (beginners)

Danny Stewart — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:53:29 +0000

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Funky Friday #1 – Cameo | Candy

Blyss — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:54:26 +0000

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Candy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/word-up!/id81175

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From wiki -

“Candy” is a song by funk group Cameo, released as the second single from their 1986 album Word Up!. It reached number twenty-one on the Hot 100 and number one on the R&B charts in 1987.[1] The song has recently been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and can be heard on the Bounce FM radio station in the game.

The song has been sampled by various artists, including 2Pac (“All Bout U”, featured on his album All Eyez on Me), Will Smith (“Candy”, on his album Big Willie Style), and Mariah Carey (“Loverboy”, on the soundtrack to the film Glitter); the latter song would reach #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001. The Black Eyed Peas sampled it for the song “Ba Bump” from their album Monkey Business.

Cameo tried to capitalize on the song’s success by re-using the melody on the song “Honey” from their next album, Machismo.

The music video, shot in HD, was directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński.

Latin patterns 2. Funky IIV alternative.

Danny Stewart — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:25:34 +0000

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How To Play Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:33:03 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial to Three Little Birds by Bob Marley.

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Slap Essentials 1; Thumbing the bass (beginners)

Danny Stewart — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:32:16 +0000

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How To Play Another Brick in The Wall (Pink Floyd)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:48:55 +0000

Here’s a quick lesson on how to play the bass line to Adele’s Rolling In The Deep. Please leave any questions or comments at my how to play bass website.

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How To Play Rolling In The Deep (Adele)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:45:20 +0000

Here’s a quick lesson on how to play the bass line to Adele’s Rolling In The Deep. Please leave any questions or comments at my how to play bass website.

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Smooth Jazz Solo

Bruno Tauzin — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:56:16 +0000

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Intervallic Mastery – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:49:46 +0000

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Samba Pattern Variations

Danny Stewart — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:00 +0000

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“Languir me fais” – Bass Solo

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:49:18 +0000

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Bowing exercises for beginners on double bass.

Danny Stewart — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:10:33 +0000

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Bourrée – Bass Solo

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Gary Willis – “Anthem”

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:33:46 +0000

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Slapping, Tapping Bass Power Duo,Duality, plus guest Trumpet.

Danny Stewart — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:56:37 +0000

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Jingle Bells

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 05:32:32 +0000

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KILLER bass soloing exercise – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:13:44 +0000

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L348 Two bar bass run in E minor

MarloweDK — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:24:53 +0000

A two bar bass fill/run in Eminor, using first the B minor pentatonic, then the Eminor Dorian scale with chromatic notes thrown in.
Use just part of it for one bar fills or solo snippets.
Im playing a 1975 Fender Jazz bass strung with Dunlop nickel strings gauge 45-105, using just the bridge pickup for a Jaco like sound.
The amp is a tiny Roland Bass cube

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Beginners Bass Lesson – Green Onions

Paul Wolfe — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:45:28 +0000

Here’s a beginners bass lesson – it’s Green Onions from Booker T and the MGs. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me via my How To Play Bass website.

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How To Play The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:10:45 +0000

Here’s a simple lesson on How To Play the Power Of Love by Huey Lewis. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me via my How To Play Bass website.

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How To Play Your Love Is King (Sade)

Paul Wolfe — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:08:04 +0000

Here’s a tutorial on the main parts of Your Love Is King by Sade – bass by Paul Denman. Any questions, hit me up via the contact form at my how to play bass website.

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Soloing Concepts: 4 Note Pull-off Slurs

Danny Stewart — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:23:37 +0000

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Practice Log: Using a click-Halving and Quartering to improve accuracy

Danny Stewart — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:23:06 +0000

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Riff in A with Open Strings

pudsy440 — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:49:22 +0000

A quick little riff I was playing with today that incorporates open strings. I think the open strings help create a unique rhythmic pattern. Kind of fun to play around with open string riffs like this.

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How To Play Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:16:37 +0000

Here’s a video tutorial for Just The Two Of Us – this covers the basic parts that you need to play through the song.

Any questions – use the contact form on my how to play bass website.

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Awesome subdivision exercise – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:20:09 +0000

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How To Play Smooth Operator Part 2 (Sade)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:19:44 +0000

Here’s the second part of the Smooth Operator tutorial – this covers the bass solo, and what the bass plays under the sax solo.

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How To Play Smooth Operator (Sade)

Paul Wolfe — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:44:54 +0000

Here’s the first part of a two parter looking at the bass line to Smooth Operator by Sade. If you’ve got any questions, don’t hesitate to use the contact form at my how to play bass website.

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How To Play Maneater (Hall and Oates)

Paul Wolfe — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:36:49 +0000

Here’s a very simple bass line to learn….it’s Maneater by Hall and Oates. If you’ve got any questions head over to my how to play bass website and use the contact form.

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‘Donna Lee’ Lesson with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:58:55 +0000

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How To Play Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:52:44 +0000

Here’s a quick look at the main 4 parts to get you through Ghostbusters. Any questions, head over to my how to play bass website and use the contact form.

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L347 Alternate fingering for bluesy bass groove in A

MarloweDK — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:07:41 +0000

Sometimes its good to figure alternative ways of fingering a particular lick, it expands the phrasing possibilities – the different string crossing changes the hammerons, pulloffs and slides. Try and take a lick of your own and find a different way of fingering it.
Im playing a 1966 Fender Precision bass modded with a jazzbass bridge pickup (not used here)

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groove workshop #2

Bassistik — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:16:44 +0000

hi, you can download the tab of this groove for free at bassistik.com !!

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9. Reading charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist På Slaget 12)

MarloweDK — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:16:30 +0000

A song we did with danish artist På Slaget 12 – Som en komet
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)

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Ibanez GVB1006 – Improvisation

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:35:00 +0000

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Bass Solo – “La Tourneuse”

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:17:31 +0000

Marin Marais – “La Tourneuse”

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Constructing walking bass lines; All The Things You Are

Danny Stewart — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:15:49 +0000

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Super Slap Bass Solo

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:28:34 +0000

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Crazy multi part bass! Danny M’s Duality live excerpts

Danny Stewart — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:39:44 +0000

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Jazz Improv. Soloing on standards: All the things you are. Major 7 lick

Danny Stewart — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:49:36 +0000

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8. Reading charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Jacob Sveistrup)

MarloweDK — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:13:36 +0000

A song we did with danish artist Jacob Sveistrup – Billy Joel’s A song for You
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)

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How To Play Feeling Good (Muse)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:09:14 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial to Feeling Good by Muse.

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KILLER Slap Bass Exercises!!! with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:36:09 +0000

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Super Slap Bass Solo

Bruno Tauzin — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:09:23 +0000

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Funky Bass

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:57:10 +0000

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7. Reading charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist På Slaget 12)

MarloweDK — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:08:15 +0000

A song we did with danish artist På Slaget 12 – Hjem til Aarhus
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)

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How To Play Night Fever (The Bee Gees)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:14:42 +0000

Here’s a tutorial on playing through the bass line to Night Fever by The Bee Gees.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to shout up via the contact form on my how to play bass website.

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6. Reading charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Maria Montell)

MarloweDK — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:54:42 +0000

A song we did with danish artist Maria Montell – Kys mig op til Himlen (Kiss me up to heaven)
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How to Play Bass | The Meters | Cissy Strut

Blyss — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:50:12 +0000

In this Bass Lesson you will learn how to play George Porter’s bass part the iconic groove from “Cissy Strut” by New Orleans Funk Music Pioneers, The Meters. This will be the first of five lessons covering George’s iconic bass parts.

Please vote for the Meters to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here: http://rockhall.com/get-involved/interact/poll/

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5. Reading charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Billy Cross)

MarloweDK — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:52:07 +0000

The bass parts are mostly in written out music with the sample bassline and chord symbols.
Specific fills and bass line variations are up to my own judgement.
We usually get both the mp3 and the score in good time before the shows, so there is plenty of time to dwelve into the original tracks if needed (I like to be as close to the original, but with one or two fills of my own when appropiate)
But its not always written out bass parts you get, sometimes the whole band gets a rhythm section “leadshet” – a roadmap with the form, chords and important breaks/kicks.
This time it is a leadsheet we all played after.
A song we did with danish artist Billy Cross – No One Here Gets Out of This Alive
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
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Bill Evans – “Interplay”

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:44:11 +0000

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First Generation Bacchus Grooveline Circa 2003 Review

Danny Stewart — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:06:41 +0000

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4. Reading bass charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Søs Fenger)

MarloweDK — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:22:44 +0000

This time the second of two songs we did with danish artist Søs Fenger – Er det så forbi
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)

DOWNLOAD Er det så forbi – part HERE

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3. Reading bass charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Søs Fenger)

MarloweDK — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:11:19 +0000

This time the first of two songs we did with danish artist Søs Fenger – Hvor end jeg gaar hen
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
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How To Play Let’s Stick Together (Bryan Ferry)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:56:20 +0000

Here’s a tutorial showing the main parts of the bass line on Let’s Stick Together by Bryan Ferry – and how they are combined and put together in the first three choruses.

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2. Reading bass charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Kim Wilde)

MarloweDK — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:03:01 +0000

This time the second of two songs we did with Kim Wilde – Sleeping Satelite
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)
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How To Play You’re The One That I Want (David Hungate/Grease)

Paul Wolfe — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:03:42 +0000

Here’s a tutorial on David Hungate’s great line on You’re The One That I Want from Grease.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to head over to my how to play bass website and use the contact form.

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1. Reading bass charts – Actual parts from my tv gig (artist Kim Wilde)

MarloweDK — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:08:30 +0000

This time the first of two songs we did with Kim Wilde – TO FRANCE
You can download the pdf, while you play to the youtube video or the original if you have that
(This is the original pdf file, in a few cases small changes have been made to the arrangement prior to performing, but for the most parts are correct)

DOWNLOAD To France – Bass part HERE

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Tune Hot Slapping SWV-5 MIJ Bass review

Danny Stewart — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 07:15:36 +0000

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“Detroit” bass groove – Marcus Miller

Bassistik — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:34:39 +0000

you can find the tabs on my website :
http://www.bassistik.com/etude–marcus-miller.html

Enjoy !!

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AWESOME Chromatic Lick – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:34:05 +0000

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Super Slap Groove

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:39:57 +0000

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Chordal Tapping On Bass #1

Danny Stewart — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:19:06 +0000

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How To Play Going Underground Part 1(The Jam)

Paul Wolfe — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:12:11 +0000

Here’s a tutorial showing the Jam’s tune Going Underground. (This is part 1). Any questions, head to my how to play bass guitar website and use the contact form.

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way cool bass tricks! harmonics-playing major triads

Danny Stewart — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:19:29 +0000

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How To Play Town Called Malice

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:11:32 +0000

HEre’s my latest tutorial – Bruce Foxton’s line on Town Called Malice.

Any questions, jump over to my how to play bass website and use the contact form.

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Getting that James Jamerson ‘vintage tone’ – with Scott Devine.

Scott Devine — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:50:20 +0000

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dominant 7 soloing concepts for bass. #3 wholetone / augmented scales and licks

Danny Stewart — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:48:11 +0000

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Multi-part Bass Madness; Danny M’s Duality: Live snippets

Danny Stewart — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:16:47 +0000

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Bass Solo – “Summertime”

Bruno Tauzin — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:10:32 +0000

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dominant 7 soloing concepts: #2 diminished scales and licks.

Danny Stewart — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:35:41 +0000

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How To Play I Feel Free(Cream)

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:41:26 +0000

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dominant 7 soloing concepts on bass; #1 chromatics / bebop scales

Danny Stewart — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:40:40 +0000

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How to get those ‘SEXY’ notes – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 06:18:32 +0000

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Using simple shapes to create bass lines – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:54:33 +0000

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How To Play Sultans Of Swing (Dire Straits)

Paul Wolfe — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:53:45 +0000

Here’s a tutorial on how to play the bass line to Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits.

If you have any questions, use the contact form on my how to play bass website.

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Super Slap/Tap Groove

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:53:12 +0000

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L346 Tips for fretless bass plus groovy lick

MarloweDK — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:25:33 +0000

A fretless bass lick in Bminor plus a little talk about some of the phrasing possiblities offered by the fretless bass.
Im playing a (Mexican ) Fender Jazz Bass

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L345 Legato minor pentatonic scale bass run

MarloweDK — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:06:57 +0000

Stuff im working on, getting new phrasing ideas for the good old minor pentatonic scale
This one using the A minor pentatonic scale (A, C, D, E, G)
Its a shuffle/triplet feel
Im playing a 1974 Fender Mustang bass

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L344 Slap groove in G and metronome exercise

MarloweDK — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:32:53 +0000

Two lessons in one, of course the usual lick but also a little bit about practicing with a metronome.
Played on a Lace bass, a gift from a friend/fan/subscriber:-)

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Carlos Santana “Europa”

Bruno Tauzin — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:26:36 +0000

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Minor arpeggio exercise

MarloweDK — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:03:21 +0000

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Minor triad with added 9th in two octaves

L343 Slap bass groove in E with breakdown

MarloweDK — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:38:43 +0000

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This time on a 1998 Japanese Fender Jazz Bass (JB-75 neck with JB-72 body, really lightweight) I believe the strings are DR, they were on the bass when i got it.

Ibanez SR1206 Premium – Bass Blues

Bruno Tauzin — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:52:59 +0000

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Bass line construction lesson

MarloweDK — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:13:37 +0000

CORRECTION! I say seventh in the video but MEAN FLATTED SEVENTH
A quick lesson on getting ideas for basslines by paying attention to rhythm and repeating patterns.
Examples are in the key of C

When I say:

Root = C
Octave = Still C in a higher register
minor third = Eb
Fourth = F
Fifth = G
Flatted seventh = Bb

Minor pentatonic scale = C, Eb, F, G, Bb

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Hammer-on Pop and Pull-off bass groove

Danny Stewart — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:12:12 +0000

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L342 Fretless bass groove with fill

MarloweDK — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:08:43 +0000

Fretless bass groove and fill with breakdown in A

Fender Jazz bass Made In Mexico

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How to internalize fingering positions – with Scott Devine

Scott Devine — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:09:10 +0000

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Bass practice routine – G MajorPractice

MarloweDK — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 07:56:27 +0000

An excerpt of my practice routine showing how i practice new licks especially getting hammerons, pullofs and slides right
In this instance mostly using E minor/G Major pentatonic and the G major scale
Im playing a 1977 Music Man Stingray bass with Dunlop nickel wound strings 45-105

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jammin’ with Mike Clark on drums !!

Bassistik — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:16:44 +0000

hello

this time here is a fingerstyle funk groove inspired by a drum sample of the great, great Mike Clark !!
Transcription + playback on bassistik.com soon !!

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L341 Slap Groove lesson on Stingray

MarloweDK — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:15:18 +0000

The good old 1977 Music Man Stingray bass is finally back – repaired, set up and with new frets.
This slap line use a lot of open string Ds an Gs, a little bit of double thumbing on the low E string – but you can substitute that with standard thumb and pluck if you like.

And dont forget to check out my new slap dvd too:-)

https://www.trepstar.com/purchase.asp?idprod=107700&mode=itemlist

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Developing a bass groove

MarloweDK — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:13:08 +0000

Sometimes you just need to play the same thing over and over to get the right feel
A little Larry Graham & Sly style played with a pick (could be strummed with fingers as well)
Key of A, left thumb plays the low A.

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L340 Funky Mustang bass groove and fill

MarloweDK — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:38:28 +0000

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Main bassline is roughly over a G7 chord, the fill uses the F Major/D minor pentatonic scale (its the same notes)

Fender Mustang shortscale bass (Made in Japan 2010) mounted with Tomastik flatwound strings (43-106)

Fender Mustang bass funky jam

MarloweDK — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:39:29 +0000

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Random jamming slash Getting ideas from playing different basses.

In this instance its a fairly new Fender Mustang shortscale bass (Made in Japan 2010) mounted with Tomastik flatwound strings (43-100)

Its very easy to play and has a real full bottom end AND a lovely muddy sound when the tone is turned down.

Gary Willis – “Working Blue”

Bruno Tauzin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:37:33 +0000

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Groovin’ with Steve Gadd drum sample

Bassistik — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:36:50 +0000

hello
I was inspired by a Steve Gadd lick, so I played this funky bass line with the master. You can find the pdf and Guitar pro transcription + mp3 playback on my website : bassistik.com (only in french, sorry!!)

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L339 Fretless bass three finger picking groove

MarloweDK — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:17:38 +0000

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Fender Jazz Bass Fretless fun..

MarloweDK — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:10:24 +0000

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A new member of the family, a fretless made in Mexico 2006 Fender Jazz Bass.
Cheap bass with a great sound
Just noodling, getting used to playing fretless again, thank God for the fretlines;-)

When i say fretless again, i had one for a short period in the 80′s , where I played on this track that become a major hit in Denmark

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This was the time where all producers wanted the Pino Palladino fretless sound from his work with Paul Young:-)

How To Play Could You Be Loved (Bob Marley)

Paul Wolfe — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:40:53 +0000

Here’s a how to play bass tutorial for Bob Marley’s Could You Be Loved. If you have any questions, head over to my how to play bass guitar website and use the contact form.

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Tower of Power #6 – “Only so much oil…”

Bruno Tauzin — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:40:22 +0000

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How to play Never Too Much by Luther Vandross

Blyss — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:55:10 +0000

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In this bass lesson you will learn how to play the bass line from the Luther Vandross song “Never Too Much”

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“Never Too Much” is a song by the late R&B singer/songwriter Luther Vandross. The song was released in 1981, as the title track of the album of the same name. The title track hit number one on the soul singles chart and peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] “Never Too Much” also peaked at number four on the dance charts.[2]

The album (Vandross’s first as a solo artist) was popular, although it failed to sell in large numbers initially. Sales were boosted by his other chart successes and, eventually, by his death.[citation needed] A remixed version of the song reached #13 on the UK singles chart in November 1989.

The single is also included on his later album Luther Vandross – The Ultimate, which was released in 2001. The single was released alongside a music video in which he is shown singing in a recording studio.

The song was used in the soundtrack for the Rockstar Games title, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the in-game radio station Emotion 98.3.

The first minute of this song is used in the WKRP In Cincinnati episode “Fire” from Season 4, until it is unceremoniously cut off by Les Nessman when he reports that the Flimm Building is on fire.

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Lettuce | Lettsanity

Blyss — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:26:51 +0000

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In this bass lesson you will learn how to play the bass line from the Lettuce tune “Lettsanity”.

From Wikipedia: Lettuce began in the summer of 1992, when all of its members attended a music program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA as teenagers.[1] Brought together by the influence of various funk bands including Herbie Hancock, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Tower of Power, the band jammed throughout that summer before going their separate ways.

In the fall of 1994, the band reconvened as undergrads at Berklee and attempted to play at various Boston jazz clubs, walking in and asking the club owners and other musicians if they would “let us play”, giving birth to the name Lettuce.[2]

Mainly from word of mouth, Lettuce began developing strong followings in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Tokyo. They released their first CD, “Outta Here” in 2001, followed by their “Live in Tokyo” album recorded at the Blue Note in 2003.

Lettuce released their most recent album, “Rage!” in 2008. Drawing heavily from many of funk’s forefathers, Rage! features covers of Curtis Mayfield’s “Move on Up” and Charles Wright’s “Express Yourself”.

In 2011, Lettuce played on the Royal Family Ball tour with their brother band, Soulive and accompanied on select shows by Rashawn Ross of the Dave Matthews Band. During this tour, they began playing new songs that would be featured on the upcoming Lettuce album coming out in 2012.[3]

Many of Lettuce’s members have had success in other areas of the music industry. Krasno and Evans are members of the jazz/organ trio Soulive along with Kininger and Zoidis who play with Soulive as the Shady Horns. Zoidis is also a member of the Rustic Overtones. Coomes is a studio and touring bass player for such acts like Britney Spears and The Game. Deitch is a producer who has worked with the likes of John Scofield and Wyclef Jean, and Smirnoff tours with Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

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