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just3boyz
Posts: 180
Hey everybody!

I started this thread to try to help you all become better bassists!
I have a degree in jazz performance and i've played many styles of music including:
Rock, Blues, Funk, Metal, Soul, R n' B, Pop, Folk, and much more!
I also know alot of the “tricks” that you guys might be looking for!
If you have any technical, stylistic questions,
this is the place to ask em!
Marko1960
Posts: 3143
Bosh!!
Leiria
Posts: 330
Can you recommend some good jazz/blues bass lines? With few exceptions the ones I listen to are walking basslines.
Any tips on learning to solo would be helpful
MannyIII
Posts: 109
“Tricks”???
just3boyz
Posts: 180
Cheekychuck:

First thing you want to do is become very familiar with ALL the notes on the bass.
You're gonna wanna use multiple octave scales and arpeggios so you're not stuck in one spot.
You're also gonna wanna know how to use intervals to mix up the scales.
(this will make them sound less like scales)
here are a couple tabs:

http://www.bigbasstabs.com/bass_lessons_bass_tabs/2_octave_scales.html
http://www.bigbasstabs.com/bass_lessons_bass_tabs/2_octave_arpeggios.html
http://www.bigbasstabs.com/bass_lessons_bass_tabs/1_scale_becomes_10000_ideas.html

when i get some time i'll work on something more specific.
(dealing with target notes, melodic cells and phrasing)

for now…
check this guy out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X9tna9ITe4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Q3fxoKDko

really really great player!
every video of his that i've watched are all very very good!
on the off chance he can't answer any of your questions,
just lemme know!

just3boyz
Posts: 180
Leiria:

A while back I made a tab dealing with walking bass lines:

http://www.bigbasstabs.com/chick_corea_bass_tabs/got_a_match_changes.html

I also made a tab on playing over a blues:

http://www.bigbasstabs.com/bass_lesson_bass_tabs/a_chromatic_based_blues_bassline.html

If either of these don't do it for ya,
just lemme know!

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