Have you ever wondered how some bass players solo’s just seem to flow so smoothly from one note to the next? I certainly did, particularly with players such as Jeff Berlin & John Patitucci who have an effortless command of the instrument. In the previous lesson, we looked at soloing using chord tones starting on the root and avoiding starting on the root. The next step of … [Read more...] about Soloing on Bass Guitar: Soloing Using ‘Continuous Chord Tones’
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Jazz Bass Soloing Pt. 4: Soloing Using Chord Tones
So far in this Jazz Bass series, we have looked at constructing bass lines and soloing using a number of ideas including major 2-5-1 progressions & minor 2-5-1 lines and diminished scale patterns. If there is one thing we need to have a firm grasp of when playing a solo, it’s using chord tones. If you have played jazz gigs in the past, you’ll be familiar with the situation … [Read more...] about Jazz Bass Soloing Pt. 4: Soloing Using Chord Tones
One Big Tip on Making Your Walking Bass Lines Move
If you’re anything like what I was, whenever I tried to make a walking bass line, the number one problem I encountered was that I would “run out of notes” or not have any idea really where to go or what to do. As the chords continued to wiz past me, I would fall farther and farther behind and my urge to give up would grow and grow. For years I avoided walking bass lines … [Read more...] about One Big Tip on Making Your Walking Bass Lines Move