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Starting Bass

OK OK So this is all just filler until I get round to putting content here soon - stop nagging!  17/6/05 Chris

One of the first things we can do is look at how the bass fits in with the rest of the band.

One note root grooves

two note grooves

Three and four note, chord based grooves

Chords

  • 5ths
    • Old fashioned 5th playing
    • Contemporary 5ths grooves
  • Majors
  • 7ths
  • Minors
  • Minor 7ths
  •  

"Walking" bass lines.

Scales

  • Pentatonic
  • Blues
  • Major
  • Minor
  • Harmonic Minor
  • Melodic Minor