StudyBass Fundamentals Three

With StudyBass Fundamentals One and StudyBass Fundamentals Two under your belt, you already know more than a lot of musicians! Knowing, however, is not doing. Hopefully you're out there playing with some real, live musicians. If not, get out there! Believe me you will learn twice as fast.

In StudyBass Fundamentals Three we'll take care of some technique problems you're likely experiencing at this point as well as learn some classic exercises that will improve your ear and coordination at the same time.

Then we dive in deep into major and minor scale harmony. These will be some of the most important lessons you ever learn.

We discuss some common bass techniques beyond plucking and fretting.

I'm still adding to this curriculum. Stay tuned for more lessons and exercises...

In this StudyBass curriculum you will learn:

Muting open strings
Controlling your disobedient fingers
Several great musical finger exercises
Major and minor scale harmony.
Bass articulations like hammer-ons and pull-offs
Harmony outside of the key
Still more lesson blocks on the way...

Lesson Blocks

Slops or Chops
The word 'chops' is musical slang for a person's technical facility on an instrument. In this lesson block I'm going to give you some exercises to address some common technical issues and start building your chops.Technique isn't everything. In fact, it's nothing if you have nothing to express. But, a writer needs to keep his or her pencils sharp for when there's something to say.
Diatonic Chords of the Major Scale
In every major key there are 7 basic chords around which most songs revolve. Your understanding of harmony theory will always be linked to these 7 basic chords. Since bass is a harmony instrument, the better you know these essential chords, the better you will play bass.
The StudyBass Note Choice Pyramid
In this lesson block I will give you an understanding of how all 12 notes work in a bassline. You will learn there are 3 types of notes: Chord Tones, Scale Tones, and Chromatic Tones. Then you will learn when to apply which ones.

The lessons in this block are a huge missing link in most bass teachings. Often you are told: "just play this scale." That's only part of the story. These lessons should help you demystify why some notes work in a bassline and others don't.

Note: This is the most important lesson block on StudyBass. I urge you to study it well. Come back to it as often as it takes for it to sink in.
Bass Articulations Part 1
Going beyond basic bass technique we will learn common bass articulations such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, trills, slides and more.
Diatonic Chords of the Minor Scale
In this lesson block we will learn the diatonic chords of the minor scale. Much of this you know without realizing it. But, there are a few special topics regarding chords in minor keys we will also explore.
Extending Diatonic
Music is not always purely diatonic. This block introduces you to common chords often mixed in among diatonic chords
More on Meter
Although 4/4 time is very common, there are many other meters and there is much more to understand about meter and time signatures. In this lesson block I will teach you what creates meter, common terms, distinctions and how various meters work.
End of StudyBass Fundamentals Three

There are still several more lesson blocks to come for this curriculum.

Where to after SB F3? You'll have to wait and see. I'll give you a hint: We haven't done anything interesting yet!

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StudyBass Fundamentals Three

In this StudyBass curriculum you will learn:

Lesson Blocks

Slops or Chops

Diatonic Chords of the Major Scale

The StudyBass Note Choice Pyramid

Bass Articulations Part 1

Diatonic Chords of the Minor Scale

Extending Diatonic

More on Meter

End of StudyBass Fundamentals Three

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