A practice trick that makes bass scales practice… practical! We use Bb lydian as our example scale, but the concept works for all scales. Practice
1 Minute Scale Practice This trick will immediately open up a chord into a scale for you! Example scale: Eb mixolydian! Practice with me! #A2
Oddly enough this trick will make feeling an odd meter like a 7/8 rhythm much less difficult. …and yes, Sting inspired this! #A3 Video Transcript:
Position Shift: One-minute bass fretboard tip with Ari #A19 Animal inspires Position Shift on the Bass Fretboard An elegant and powerful position shift on the
You can find this musically effective scenario in many songs – but it’s important to get the fingering right to nail it! Root-5-8 Fingering –
“Ari, I know shedding permutations is great for my technique, but they sound kinda rough!” Well then, let’s package them into a cool groove! Check
Who would have thunk that just by using two main concepts, octaves and chromaticism, could open up so many fresh ideas… and they certainly can!
Anyone who knows me knows I love little critters. Shorties of any kind. And yes that includes short scale basses. I say no such thing
Scale shedding (this is Pattern VI in the key of A major for those of you have my Pattern System book!) is on tap here.
To Alternate or to Rake? With your plucking hand, do you alternate, rake, or just wing it? I am pretty well known for my stance
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