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Beginner Lesson
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Closed Boogie Woogie Riff
This is the fourth lesson in the Boogie Woogie series. As I’ve mentioned in the previous lessons, the Boogie Woogie pattern is one of the most pervasive bass lines in Blues and Rock and Roll. It’s the foundation for literally thousands of lines. So, it’s pretty important if you want to play Rock or Blues. ... |
Blues Lesson
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A few weeks ago I attended a local Blues jam for the first time. The house bassist, Paul, had great feel, and a very deep pocket. During the opening set, the band played an old shuffle with a new feel. Paul used a modified ping-pong concept to propel the song like a freight train. And ... |
Intermediate Lesson
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Bass of the Hills Turtorial
The Mixolydian scale is one of the most-used scales in modern music. Basically, it’s a major scale with a dominant (or flat) seventh. This tutorial looks at how I use the Mixolydian scale in my solo piece, Bass of the Hills. I wrote this song in 1997, while in the Texas Hill Country just a ... |
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Latest from Joe Sanchez
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The Melodic Minor Modes
The Melodic Minor scale is one of my favorite scales. It’s also one of the most important scales on which to learn to improvise, because some of the most important chords in Jazz come directly from the modes of the Melodic Minor scale. In this lesson we’ll break down the Melodic Minor modes and their ... |
Music Business
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The World’s Greatest Bass Solo
It wasn’t about chops. It only had one note. But it was the best solo I’ve ever heard. Everyone knows a version of the old joke: When drums stop, bass solo begins. The bass solo could well be the Slim Jim™ of the music world: people either love listening to them or they hate them ... |
Gear
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LM Products Straps
I think the strap is one of the most overlooked pieces of gear we have in our arsenal. Most of the time, bassists choose a strap bases solely on looks. And, sure, looks are important. But not nearly as important as comfort on stage.Four years ago, I found the answer – very comfortable, well constructed ... |
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