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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 is a specific approach to playing chord changes that allows you to think less and hear more while playing solos on your bass.

This method has immediate application when learning to solo over difficult chord progressions, such as Giant Steps.

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Make Your Bass Solos Legendary With the Byzantine Scale

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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Bass Branding 101

After questioning, Linear is taken away, and the remaining Mutant Bass Players that were captured are left with many unanswered questions.

Dance and Charmon talk quietly.

During this conversation, Dance articulates the foundation for developing an undeniable brand of bass playing!

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The Shotgun Method

Eliminate acute angles on your fret-hand wrist to avoid pain from carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and thoracic outlet syndrome!

Symptoms may include numbness and tingling of the fingers (thumb, pointer, middle, and sometimes the ring finger), a weak grip, and even pain while playing the bass.

This bass lesson teaches you how to avoid creating acute angles on the fret-hand wrist, allowing you to play comfortably while playing the bass.

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The Floating / Hovering Thumb Technique

Avoid injury such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and thoracic outlet syndrome!

Symptoms may include numbness and tingling of the fingers (thumb, pointer, middle, and sometimes the ring finger), a weak grip, and even pain while playing the bass.

Watch this video to learn my approach to The Floating/Hovering Thumb Technique and eliminate acute angles on your plucking hand wrist.

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All bass guitar lessons on this website are geared toward teaching you how to free up your musicality and discover your true musical voice on the bass guitar!

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Basic Buddy Relative Pitch Ear Training MP3′s

Basic Buddy Relative Pitch Ear Training MP3′s

Develop and maintain your relative pitch perception just about anywhere! Download these relative pitch MP3′s tracks into your iPod (or any MP3 player) and set your playlist to random for hours of ear training!

Resolution Point Matrix

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?