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Make Your Bass Solos Legendary With the Byzantine Scale

November 16, 2009 | Language | No Comments

The Byzantine Scale is a strikingly colorful scale that is useful for creating devastating melodies on your bass!

Learn how to play the Byzantine Scale.

Make your bass solos and your bass grooves legendary by using a scale that has the ability to sound both open and dense.

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If… Then… Approach to Dominant 7 Chords

July 13, 2009 | Language | No Comments

The If / Then approach to chords is a highly effective method for walking bass lines and bass solos.

When the notes are already taken care of for you, you can shift your focus on the aspects of music that really matter (rhythm, articulation, space, phrasing, etc…).

This chart outlines the scales and modes that work really well over these particular dominant 7 chord types: C 7, C 9, C 7 (b9),  C 7 (#9),  C 7 (#5), C 9 (#11), C 7 (#9, b9), C Altered 7, C Sus 7, C Diminished 7.

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If… Then… Approach to Minor Chords

July 6, 2009 | Language | No Comments

The If / Then approach to chords is a highly effective method for walking bass lines and bass solos.

When the notes are already taken care of for you, you can shift your focus on the aspects of music that really matter (rhythm, articulation, space, phrasing, etc…).

This chart outlines the scales and modes that work really well over these particular minor chord types: C minor 7, C minor (major 7), C minor 6/9, C minor 7 (b5).

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Resolution Point Matrix

January 2, 2010

Resolution Point Matrix

Instantly execute powerful rhythmic propulsion.
Intensify your bass grooves and bass solos without relying on playing fast.
Do you know which resolution points matter most with the style of music that you play?