Learn these 4 scale patterns and you’ll be able to rip melodic bass runs with minimal effort. Use them to create killer bass solos and walking bass lines. Recently, I transcribed several of John Patitucci’s bass solos and noticed a strong frequency of a specific scale pattern. These scale patterns are easy to learn. They keep [...] Read more »
Exotic Chord Substitution For An A Minor Chord
This concept offers a simple method for creating tension and release during your bass solos or while walking bass. It also creates a logical structure for adding chromaticism to your bass playing. This concept is really easy to grasp and will get you playing outside notes quickly. It requires minimal thinking and you’ll sound awesome every [...] Read more »
Make Ordinary Bass Guitar Scales Sound Awesome
Playing scales on the bass guitar may not be your top priority. However, if you do any kind of soloing or walking on the bass guitar, you can’t help but come across a scale or two. The problem is, if you just play scales up and down your fretboard during a solo or while walking [...] Read more »
Think Less When Soloing Over Giant Steps
Spectrum, Metro, and Illusion devise a plan to free themselves, and the others, from the enslavement of the officials. During that time, the Mutant Bass Players decide The Rock Climbing Method as their way out! The Rock Climbing Method (similar to the target note approach) is a specific approach to playing chord changes that allows [...] Read more »
Put Your Ear To The Test
You’re at a jam session with musicians that you’ve never played with before. One of the musicians begins to play a chord progression and everyone else seems to follow along effortlessly—except you. Apparently, this chord progression is a standard chord progression that everyone ought to know. This bass lesson introduces a top-notch resource that can [...] Read more »
