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then please know, it isn’t you!
This is simply incomplete advice!
And here is what you need instead….
Finally a Music Theory Book specifically for bass players!
This book has sold thousands of copies, has garnered over 1000 four and five star reviews on Amazon and changed the game on how to truly understand Theory on the bass fretboard:
Theory taught that way becomes relevant to you and the music you want to play! And the most exciting part is that this indeed helps you “feel the music” and “deepens the magic”.
is either looking for an excuse – OR that person is advanced and has forgotten how they mastered the magic they do! And that is often because they learned from a very very young age.
If there is something capable musicians have that you don’t have it’s simply this:
Read my book and follow along with my online course and you’ll see…
The Ari Way requires a bit of patience, but the payoffs are huge;
with the right tools you can unlock that mind-blowing creativity that is – indeed – already within you!
Learning theory the Ari Way does take a bit of practice, but it is hands down the fastest way to true improvement you (and others!) can hear and feel!
Whether you have
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Learning hundreds of songs with TAB will not make you a better player somehow/maybe/hopefully!
In reality, all it does is turn you into a walking, breathing karaoke bassist – only able to play the songs verbatim, and only in the key the TAB was in. Originality, agency, or real musical skills will rarely emerge on their own like that.
The way to get better is to get competent. To understand how music is put together. And it does not need to be hard or boring.
Do my fun theory drills that use improvisation and get the competence by creating theory with grooves to help you understand how you can make it all work.
The way to get your fingers to cooperate is to learn to play with relaxation and feel, just like we practice it in my Finger Kung Fu sections in this course!
Find your creative self in the many groove and fill drills in this course that not only put skill at your fingertips, but a confident smile on your face.
Real confidence requires real proof – and it comes from finally knowing what you are doing.
Done the Ari Way, theory deepens the magic giving you more options, new insights, better ears and an enormous amount of understanding!
Theory creates true competence, confidence, and ability!
No matter where you are in your bass journey – my 20-Unit course teaches you all you need to know about music theory as a bass player and how to use the knowledge so you can start to sound musical right away!
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you likely already intuit this! 
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This will not happen overnight… or a weekend or two! However, if you are willing to invest in yourself with a bit of discipline, courage, and an open mind… it will happen for you!
Here we set the tone – so to speak – for the week!
You get:
Finger Kung Fu is next and it’s all about technique.
I’ll give you practice regimens to get your fingers in shape and prepare you to conquer any foe: arpeggios, tricky grooves, fills or solos!
There are usually two to four videos in this section, including some that you just pop in and practice along with – I call them “Practice with me” videos!
We progress from easy to pretty tough. This section is very popular because it is so satisfying to sense your progress each week!
Theory Practice is the third section – this is where we marry the theory knowledge of the Intro to the fretboard!
And we do it in a way that makes practical sense by emphasizing shapes and patterns.
Now new:
Mindbending and challenging interactive quizzes! They are such a great way to double check yourself! Some are tongue in cheek, some make you think, some will make you laugh out loud. You can do them often, we have a large question bank so each time you do it, it varies!
This section gets the most thumbs up from our participants for fun factor!
Bass Line Lab follows the good grounding in theory. Here, you’ll be creating your own bass lines using the theory material we covered previously. Each week builds on the previous one, and we will do this in lots of variation
Jamtracks, descriptions and PDFs to help you out and make it super enjoyable! 1 to 3 videos each unit!
Combo Class is where you get a double bang for your practicing buck!
In particular, a series I call “Creative Notefinder” takes you through all 21 notes (Yes, twenty-one! That’s not a typo). All over the fretboard! In a systematic fashion!
Students say Combo Class doesn’t feel like practicing at all, but more like jamming with a friend, and that’s exactly what it is!
We switch it up each unit by using different time signatures and adding additional, progressively harder assignments. Wolf created a unique jam track for each note name, including wicked variations and rhythmic twists!
In later units, Combo Class turns into Styles Lab and that is all about various styles of grooves: we tackle pop, rock, reggae, funk, jazz, blues and more.
Descriptions, PDFs, jam tracks! 1 to 3 videos each unit!
Jamtracks, descriptions and PDFs to help you out and make it super enjoyable! 1 to 3 videos each unit!
The Hip Bit section is packed with cool stuff, fun stuff, the unexpected, sample licks, name-that-bassline drills, fills, grooves, songs… it is the icing on the cake!
PDFs, descriptions, jam tracks. You know the drill. Usually one video, sometimes more.
The Wiz Bit contains valuable practice tips and tricks! Read them, use them, and turbo-charge your practice time!
It’s short, and sweet, and very useful!
And finally, I send you off for the week with an Outro section which is much more than an outro:
All these goodies come in handy zip files so you can download them with one click
Intro:
Beginner’s Crash Course: [24.47]
Welcome Video: [3.12]
Finger Kung Fu:
Basic Set Up [3.07]
Permutation 5th fret [7.10]
Practice with me [3.10]
Theory Practice:
Note Name Drills with Visualization [3.13]
Note Name Drills on the Bass [1.49]
String of the Week: E string [3.49]
Bass Line Lab:
Groove and Fill Minor Pentatonic [8.24]
Groove and Fill w Call and Response easier [5.30]
Groove and Fill w Call and Response harder [4.11]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder E [3.52]
Hip Bit:
Blindfolded Notefinder [3.11]
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Finger Fitness [8.45]
Permutation 1243 4312 [2.49]
Practice with me [15.12]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: A string [2.02]
Note Name Drill: Dots [6.06]
Rock the Prime [7.03]
Bass Line Lab:
Rockin’ Primes over Chords with a Twist [5.19]
Combo Class:
Notefinder C, F [1.44]
Hip Bit:
Rock this 6-bar Chord Progression [4.09]
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Spatial Orientation [5.31]
Permutation 1432 4123 [5.25]
Practice with me [17.24]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: D string [2.36]
Note Name Drill: Top Down [3.28]
Practice Chromatic Scale on one String with Eartraining [4.47]
Bass Line Lab:
Chromatic Approaches Over a Blues Progression [9.48]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder w/Seconds G [4.41]
Creative Notefinder w/Seconds D [5.53]
Hip Bit:
Guess these Classics! [2.14]
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Spatial Orientation [7.06]
Permutation 1324 4231 [4.45]
Practice with me (easier version) [20.40]
Practice with me (harder version) Permutation the whole note scale [7.32]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: G string [3.48]
Beautiful Theory Practice Using Whole Tone Scale [3.44]
Bass Line Lab:
Grooves on Dots with Seconds [5.23]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder Bb [6.08]
Creative Notefinder Eb [1.42]
Hip Bit:
Grooves with Minor Thirds [5.35]
Grooves with Major Thirds [3.46]
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Right Hand Spatial Orientation [7.06]
Permutation 1324 4231 [4.45]
Practice with me (easier version) [20.40]
Practice with me (harder version) Permutation the whole note scale [7.32]
Theory Practice:
String of the Week: G string [3.48]
Beautiful Theory Practice Using Whole Tone Scale [3.44]
Bass Line Lab:
Grooves on Dots with Seconds [5.23]
Combo Class:
Creative Notefinder Bb [6.08]
Creative Notefinder Eb [1.42]
Hip Bit:
Grooves with Minor Thirds [5.35]
Grooves with Major Thirds [3.46]
[50 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 5 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Open Strings Practice [5.45]
Permutation 1342 4231 [2.49]
Theory Practice:
Creating Grooves using 6ths, 7ths 8ths & Pedaling 5th [9.14]
Bass Line Lab:
Going Disco [5.11]
Combo Class:
Notefinder in Ab [5.49]
Notefinder in C#m [3.19]
Hip Bit:
Chromatic Approaches [3.40]
[1 hour 12 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 7 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation 4132 2314 [37.47]
Right Hand – Left Hand Coordination [4.48]
Theory Practice:
Whole Tone Jam: Tritones and Major Thirds [4.41]
Bass Line Lab:
Groove and Fill: Call and Response Minor Blues Scale [7.03]
Advanced Version Groove and Fill: Call and Response Minor Blues Scale [4.07]
Combo Class:
Groove and Fill with Slides [3.56]
Creative Notefinder C-Flat in 3/4 [4.18]
Creative Notefinder in D# in 3/4 [2.54]
Hip Bit:
“Flat5 versus Perfect5” [3.20]
[1 hour 14 minutes] of VIDEO • 5 PDFs • 7 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation 3124 4213 Diagonally Practice with me! [33.58]
Coordination Exercises RH-LH: Legato Notes with Open Strings [4.17]
Theory Practice:
Inversions: What they are and Double Stops [7.50]
Bass Line Lab:
Grooves with Compound Intervals [11.36]
Grooves with 1-5-8-10 [3.42]
Combo Class:
Groove and Fill Slides [2.04]
Creative Notefinder E# Minor [2.41]
Creative Notefinder Db [3.53]
Hip Bit:
These are the Days of our Shining Stars [4.20]
[1 hour 34 minutes] of VIDEO • 4 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Scales with Root Pedal [14.52]
Permutation 2143 3412 Descending with Mirror Image Practice with me! [34.17]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales Groups of Three C. G [6.53]
Bass Line Lab:
Call and Response: Scale Fragments [10.20]
Combo Class:
Scales Through the Cycle with Improv [17.01]
Creative Notefinder in Fb in 6/8 [5.34]
Creative Notefinder in G# in 6/8 [3.38]
Hip Bit:
Major Scale Songs [1.21]
[1 hour 13 minutes] of VIDEO • No PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Intro:
Welcome to Review Week [4.34]
Mind Gym “Say and Play” [9.36]
Ear Training Primer [19.08]
Finger Kung Fu:
Mystery Permutation Exercises [6.08]
Theory Practice:
Interval Review [17.39]
Combo Class:
Interval Grooving with Eartraining [15.59]
[58 minutes] of VIDEO • 8 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs [15.04]
RH String Finding Exercises with LH Chord Strengthener [5.41]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Groups of Threes Reversed and Groups of Fours Eb F [8.24]
Triads Through the Cycle in Major (2 fingerings) [11.21]
Triads Through the Cycle in Minor [6.30]
Bass Line Lab:
Cycle Triad Improv in Major [5.49]
Combo Class:
Notefinder in G-Flat in 5/4 [2.50]
Notefinder in A# in 5/4 [1.52]
Hip Bit:
Songs from Triads [1.10]
[1 hour 14 minutes] of VIDEO • 5 PDFs • 7 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation 1234 4321 with Hammer-ons and Pull-offs Practice with me [19.08]
RH String Finding Exercises with LH Chord Strengthener [4.49]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Triads in Order of the Scale [7.32]
Diatonic Triads in Order of the Cycle in Major [6.35]
Bass Line Lab:
Diatonic Triads in one Position [10.54]
Improvising through the Cycle in Minor [4.26]
Combo Class:
Notefinder in B# in 7/8 [6.10]
Hip Bit:
Cycle Tip [3.10]
[51 minutes] of VIDEO • 8 PDFs • 9 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutation with Fixed 1 [14.38]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener, Inversions [5.27]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Triad Cycle in A [5.44]
Diatonic Triad Cycle in C with Variations [4.52]
Skills for Scales Groups of Twos in C [7.22]
Bass Line Lab:
Sus Chords and Slash Chords [6.02]
Styles Lab:
Reggae Triads [5.28]
Hip Bit:
Mister Blister [2.04]
[1 hour 3 minutes] of VIDEO • 12 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with Fixed 4 [6.56]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener, Inversions 2 [6.35]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Triad Cycle in D [9.14]
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Triads in G [10.35]
Skills for Scales Groups of Twos with Phrasing Bb [3.27]
Bass Line Lab:
Tritone Double Stops [10.37]
Styles Lab:
Funk [9.49]
Hip Bit:
Terrific Tritone [5.53]
[1 hour 1 minute] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 5 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with Fixed 2 [16.14]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener, Inversions 3 [2.49]
Theory Practice:
Diatonic Cycle in Bb [4.19]
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Thirds Reversed in Eb [3.57]
Skills for Scales Diatonic Fourths in D [2.39]
Bass Line Lab:
Diminished Triads Through the Cycle [8.32]
Styles Lab:
Pop [5.23]
Hip Bit:
Tritone Substitution Applied [6.48]
[1 hour 11 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 5 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with Fixed 32 [12.37]
RH String Finder with LH Chord Strengthener 4-Note Chords [6.05]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Fourths in F Reversed [9.25]
Skills for Scales Diatonic Fifths in Bb [3.02]
Minor Differences [18.29]
Bass Line Lab:
Minor Call and Response [4.26]
Minor Differences: Grooves [3.20]
Styles Lab:
Minor Pop [9.47]
Hip Bit:
Harmonic Major [3.57]
[31 minutes] of VIDEO • 6 PDFs • 8 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Pedaling for Cool Effect [8.02]
Permutations with 2 Fingers Fixed: 1324 [8.11]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Fifths Reversed in G [3.49]
Skills for Scales Diatonic Sixths in D [3.21]
Bass Line Lab:
Cycle Walk [16.48]
Cycle Tune in Minor: Let’s Disco [5.43]
Styles Lab:
Jazz (Walking Bass 1) [14.42]
Hip Bit:
Find the Key & Name the Minor [13.31]
[1 hour 14 minutes] of VIDEO • 7 PDFs • 6 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with 2 Fingers Fixed 1423 [10.19]
Permutations Hammer-ons/Pull-offs 1342 2431 [5.18]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Sixths Reversed in C [3.28]
Skills for Scales: Diatonic Sevenths in A [3.27]
Modes in a Minute [14.22]
Bass Line Lab:
Lydian Fantasy [16.35]
Funk Dorian [5.14]
Shortcut for Improv [10.13]
Styles Lab:
Jazz (Walking Bass 2) [4.25]
Hip Bit:
The Man Who Sold the Mode (D Bowie) [1.30]
[1 hour 29 minutes] of VIDEO • 10 PDFs • 8 Jamtracks
Finger Kung Fu:
Permutations with 2 Fingers Fixed 1234 [17.41]
Permutations Hammer-ons/Pull-offs 3142 2413 [2.49]
Theory Practice:
Skills for Scales: Sevenths Reversed in B-Flat [3.06]
Skills for Scales Octaves in E-Flat [5.44]
Bass Line Lab:
Blues Overview [13.25]
Rockin’ Mixolydian [10.23]
Dark and Heavy Phrygian [10.02]
Styles Lab:
The Blues [11.02]
Hip Bit:
[59 minutes] of VIDEO • 5 PDFs • 15 Jamtracks
Intro:
Motivational Boost
Review and Preview Where to From Here: Tips [14.12]
Finger Kung Fu:
How to Create your Own – Tips [6.48]
Bach Bass [7.30]
Theory Practice:
Two Octave Arpeggios [6.47]
Bass Line Lab:
Modes Review [14.51]
Styles Lab:
Motown [5.04]
Hip Bit:
Stevie Wonderland 2 [4.29]
And that is still not all: We sprinkle motivational videos throughout the course to help you stay on track and energized.
This course is an amazing journey, guaranteed to take you to new heights in your bass pursuits!
You can if you want to but this is way better: Quality over quantity!
We show you exactly how to practice. Follow our detailed instructions and you can cut practice time dramatically while getting better results. I have met many people who have been moving their fingers mindlessly for years, sometimes decades, without seeing a lot of improvement. If this is you, you owe it to yourself to join this Course and super charge your musical abilities!
Here’s our tried-and-true formula for success with this Course:
45 Minutes Of Practice, 5 Days A Week = RESULTS!
We offer a no-questions-asked money back guarantee so your commitment is risk free for 20 days. Try it on for size and you’re not completely convinced that this Course is right for you, I will promptly refund your money.
Note: most students report taking longer than a week to practice all the material. Two weeks provides a very realistic pace that keeps you on top of the assignments at a terrific pace. Whether you chose the up-front option or the installment plan, once all installments are paid off, you retain lifetime access to the course
Each unit is an hour + of new video, background tracks, PDFs and more.
This course uses the book as a teaching text (and goes far beyond it!).
You can get it anywhere – info here.
My name is Ariane Cap. I have played bass for over 27 years and have been teaching for 20 years. I’ve been featured regularly on Scott’s Bass Lessons, NoTreble, TrueFire and the International Society of Bassists. I’ve been featured in Bass Player Magazine, Bass Musician Magazine, Der Bass Professor, Riff Magazine and Bass Quarterly.
My book, Music Theory for the Bass Player, has sold thousands of copies and is a frequent Amazon #1 Best Seller in the Bass Guitar Songbooks Category with over 1000 4- and 5-star reviews.
I am an enthusiastic teacher, and I have a long string of enthusiastic students who have made real breakthroughs with my methods. I am confident that you will move mountains with this course, too!
I have always been fascinated by the learning process – how it is different for everyone, yet how there are so many parallels and commonalities when learning an instrument. From my 20+ years of teaching bass to private students and my own 27+ years of playing experience, I realized that the “secret” for success is to start with these two vital ingredients:
No need to be able to read! It doesn’t hurt but if not, we got TAB and descriptions for everything!
Learn theory first (shapes! shapes! shapes!)
My course combines that with good technique. After this course, we do the Pattern System, Reading and Rhythm, and then some advanced theory, and you are truly unstoppable! After this course, reading becomes a breeze! Boom! What a shortcut!
Do it this way around, not the other way. Utilize your strengths rather than fight against your weaknesses.
Yes! You will be creating and playing your own Basslines, licks, grooves & fills, and even solos! Usually along with a jam track, and trading off with me! This is really at the core of this course. And mighty fun, too!
Yes!! This course contains lots more information, exercises, and concepts than the book. It refers heavily to it, but it goes way beyond it.
Lots of additional material, videos, and applications that can best be shown in videos. And, the core of it: the step by step approach, with each unit building upon the next, using the material in the book in more and more challenging contexts and applications.
Yes, if you are motivated and enthusiastic. If you are just starting out you will need to pace yourself and go at a slower pace.
A good rule of thumb is to allocate at least two weeks for each unit. I have included a beginner crash course as well and instructions as to how to proceed through the course if you are a novice.
Yes! Intermediate to advanced players who are looking to improve their theory and technique will find a treasure trove of useful exercises here.
Yes, at this time you can start anytime (we are experimenting with cohorts and groups soon however so this may change).
Yes, we offer an unconditional 20-day money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, do not hesitate to email for a full refund.
Buy completely risk-free and you get lifetime access to the material once the tuition is paid in full.
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