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Bass of the Hills Turtorial

Published July 6, 2012 | By Lane

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

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Posted in Intermediate Lessons, Intermediate Theory | Tagged Bass of the Hills, lessons, Mixolydian Mode, modes, scales, soloing, video | 1 Comment

The Most Important Songs for Bassists to Learn

Published February 7, 2012 | By Lane

You see them all the time: The Top Ten Thousand Love Songs of All Time. The Top 100 Hits of the Last Three Hours. Boxcar Willie’s Top 500 Hits Box(car) Set. The Top One Hundred Top Songs for Bassists to Learn.

In fact, this column is supposed to be about that last list. That’s why you’re reading it – because you want the names of one hundred songs to learn to help make you the world’s coolest bass player – or at least one who can get in a band. Continue reading →

Posted in Intermediate Lessons, Intermediate Theory | Tagged Bad Company, bass lines, Beatles, Bob Babbitt, Boz Burrell, Carol Kaye, Duck Dunn, George Harrison, James Jamerson, John Lennon, John Paul Jones, lessons, Motown, Paul McCartney, Police, Ringo Starr, songs, Stax-Volt, Sting, Wings, Wrecking Crew | Leave a comment

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