I believe it’s time for another behind the scenes look at my cartooning process. This will be my third behind the scenes look. Click here and here for other “behind the scenes” posts. Poor musicianship is always something I always stumble into when meeting other musicians. It’s like its contagious. Musicianship is both mindset and …
Last tutorial was a great start to get you grooving, and if you missed it click here. If you’re a green horn and just stumbled into this tutorial then click here to get you started. I have for you three cool bass slides that you can use as fillers in between bass grooves or turnarounds. …
Bass Lessons 101: Part 5: Cool Slides and Exercises Read More »
Groove! Is the basis of today’s popular music. Without groove you won’t dance, tap your foot or bob your head. What provides the groove? You guessed it, the BASS! I have for you five great bass lines, all different styles ranging from jazz to funk. Enjoy them and practice smarter not harder. If you’re a …
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For those lazy folks who don’t like to read, Click on the audio below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/218628456″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Ugh! I hate to practice! That’s what I use to say, but when I realized the greats like Parker and Coltrane practiced their ass off, I had to make a decision whether I would …
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This is a small gag I created for a blog I wrote a few months ago. It’s called the “44 Music Careers to Choose from.” These characters are Jumbo (the fat one) and Toe (the skinny one). Two alien musicians from outer space landing on Earth in the search for the ultimate gig. Turns out …
I hope you’ve enjoyed the last bass tutorial. If you haven’t check out part one then click here to get a step ahead. Let’s move on to the second part Hammer-Ons: This technique can give your tons of advantages in your playing. It’s widely used even with guitar players. Click on the audio. Index Ring …
Bass Lessons 101: Part 2: Hammer Ons Pull Offs and a Groove Read More »
In the past I’ve written guitar tutorials, now it’s time for my favorite instrument, “The Bass!” I’ve been a professional working bassist and instructor for almost 15 years as of this date of this tutorial. Now it’s time to share my knowledge with you guys. Shall we begin. How to hold the bass There are …
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I love the pentatonics. No, they’re not a new cheezy pop group. There’re the most widely used scales. “Penta” means five and “Tonic” means note. Thus a five note scale, the most commonly used of all pentatonics scales are the major and minor pentatonics. note: If this is your first time reading this lesson, then …
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