Bass Crash Course 1
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Hi Everyone,
I know this is a place to learn guitar, but hear me out.
When I started to play a lot of bass about 12 years ago, it changed the way I think about guitar. In this lesson, we're covering some basic concepts about how bass interacts with music theory. From following the kick drum (initially) to how bass interacts with Major and Minor chords - then digging a little deeper on the distinction between Maj7 and Dom7 chords. Even if you don't own a bass, you can practice making basslines on your guitar! Understanding how a bass player approaches writing a bass line can help you think differently about how you might play a rhythm part or write a counter melody, or any number of things!
If you want to get into a discussion about bass or post some of your noodling, tinkering or writing related to this lesson, do so on the community forum!
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Comments
I'm interested in learning bass too! It IS a guitar.
bjackson60
2024-01-09 17:46:11 +0000 UTCSo happy to hear that! Awesome!
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-02-17 20:07:05 +0000 UTCI’ve been playing for years, but right now I’m the designated bass player in my band. This is giving me a ton of focus in what to do to add that color to songs that are otherwise just straight chords with no real distinguished baseline. Thanks!
Jonathan Schafer
2022-02-17 16:59:53 +0000 UTC
