I personally love to play a short-scale bass. This means that I want to know what basses are available to me in that/those sizes. Their are so many terms tossed around that are used to identify a short-scale bass and I wanted to know what they meant. So I did some research and this is what I came up with. I tried to make it … Continue reading Short Scale Bass Identifiers
“A Call To All Demons” is a very easy jazz bass line to play. The entire song is in “F”. As the song continues, it provides a great opportunity to practice soloing, walking bass lines, and arpeggios or chord tones in different positions. I have included the sheet music and a link to the song below. Have fun with this one. Let me know how … Continue reading Easy Jazz Bass: “A Call To All Demons” by Sun Ra & His Arkestra
Step 1 Learn your arpeggios one at a time and practice them using the Cycle of 4ths. For a better understanding of the Chord Tones and their inversions (intervals), visit: Major 7th Arpeggios for Bass Minor 7th Arpeggios for Bass Dominant 7th Arpeggios for Bass Minor 7th(b5) Arpeggios for Bass Diminished 7th Arpeggios for Bass Step 2 Learn the inversions (intervals) for your arpeggios one … Continue reading Chord Tone Exercise Sheet
Joe Dart From: Harbor Springs, MichiganStarted playing bass at 8 years old.Influences: Flea, Pino Palladino, Rocco Prestia & Verdine White Vulfpeck: “Beastly” Download the bass transcription in both notation and tab for “Beastly” at the No Treble. (Click Here) Vulfpeck: “Lost My Treble Long Ago” Check out the notation for “Lost My Treble Long Ago” in this video from AJ Booker. Vulfpeck: “Dean Town” Download this bass transcription for “Dean Town” … Continue reading 3 Great Bass Lines from Joe Dart
Here is a list of Bossa Nova backing tracks that have no bass. I use these tracks to practice all things bass connected to the Bossa Nova rhythm style. Name: Bossa for BreakfastKey: C MajorTempo: 110 bpmProvider: Elite Backing Tracks Name: Bossa Nova Backing TrackKey: Tempo: 124 bpmProvider: JamTracksChannel Name: Blue BossaKey: CmTempo: 150 bpmProvider: Jazz Tracks Name: Impanema Chillin’Key: DmajTempo: 140 bpmProvider: Elite Backing … Continue reading Bossa Nova Bass Backing Track List
Northwoods Bass Log 