Drop 2 Voicing

Hi,

Want to find more ways to play chords on bass?

Let's try out the drop 2 voicing.

The interval of a major chord is - 1 3 5 7

For drop 2 voicing it will be - 5 1 3 7

So if we are looking at a Cmaj7 chord - C E G B

The drop 2 degree will be - G C E B

This is slightly different from the 2nd inversion - 5 7 1 3 (G B C E)

Hope this helps.

cheers

Improvisation Tips

Hi,

Happy 2012!

Anthony Wellington did a clinic for Aguilar and he was sharing some soloing tips.

First you loop this chord progression: Am7 (A C E G) Bm7 (B D F# A) Em7 (E G B D)

If you do not have a looper maybe can ask your guitar or keyboard friend to play.

Instead of thinking arpeggio or modes for each chord, just try to hear and play within the
G major Scale (G A B C D E F#).

Some notes may not sound that nice over the chords, so shift around and hear.

You can explore more ways but this is something that even a beginner can try.

Have fun!

C Major Scale Slapping Groove

Hi,

Recently I was playing around with my bass and came out with this simple exercise which sounded quite impressive when I slowly increased the tempo.





The notes from the above exercise are all in the C major scale.

Please note that the ghost note(x) is crucial for this exercise.
Make sure that you do not skip it.

(h) is hammered on. This technique will help you play fast when you slap.

Do practice this exercise using finger plucking as well.

Have fun!

Minor ii V i

Hi,

This is part 2 of using Chords to play ii V I

Instead of playing Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 which is ii V I,

for the minor ii V i, try Dm7(b5) G7 Cm7.

This is how a Dm7(b5) looks like on a 4 string bass.

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I love the sound, hope you like it too.

Cheers

Tapping a Minor 9th Chord

Hi,

Bass player can play like a pianist on the fretboard by using the tapping technique.

This exercise will show you the arpeggio of a Gmin9 chord.

The notes are G on the 15th fret (E string), D on the 17th fret (A string), A on the 19th fret (D string) and Bb on the 15th fret (G string).








Use your left hand to tap the G note, followed by your right hand on the D and A note and the Bb with your right hand.

Beautiful sound!

Enjoy.

Using Chords to play ii V I

Hi,

A simple way of playing the ii V I progressions using chords on bass.








You will notice that the 5th is not used and you still get the jazz sound.

Have fun.

Chromatic Approach - Walking bass

Hi,

Chromatic approach note is where you play a note above or below the targeted note.

Here is an example of how we can play a common jazz progression with the chromatic approach.








The note inside the bracket is the chromatic note.

Hope this helps.

Have fun.