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How to Play Jazz Bass in A
Scale Visuals of an A Major Scale on a Bass Guitar
Pitch Names of an A Major Scale on a Bass Guitar
Roman Numerals Notating Bass Guitar Chords on an A Major Scale
Analyze Chord Changes in an A Major Scale on Bass Guitar
Walking Through Section A Measures to Play an A Major Scale
Walking Through Section B Measures to Play an A Major Scale
Bebop Blues Chord Changes to Play a Bass in A
Measure 1 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
Measure 2 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
Measures 3-4 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
Measures 5-6 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
Measures 7-8 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
Measures 9-10 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
Measures 11-12 in a Jazz Bass A Major Scale
How to Play Jazz Bass in A: Forms
Summary: Walk through the eight measures of the A major scale on a bass guitar to ensure playing accuracy; learn how from our professional bass guitar player and composer in this free music instruction video.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"RYAN LARSON: So now for our B section, we start on our vi minor, and we'll walk for two measures. So we're going to start with vi minor as a root and then we start with ii minor as a root and we walk for two measures. And then we do our 2-5 which goes to this 1-6-2-5, and each of those only gets two beats so that will go by pretty quick. And we'll show you how to walk that standard jazz turnaround, which is called again a 1-6-2-5, where you go from the 1 chord to the 6 chord to the 2 to the 5. So now, we gotta start on 6 and walk eight measures, right? So I just stay in the scale: 2-2-5-1-6-2-5. Again, we'll start on the A and go slow: A-2-2-5-1 slide to 6 slide to 2 slide to 5. And what I'm doing with that sliding action is a chromatic approach where I use notes out of the scale to slide into the scale. And since it's a half step away it sounds good. So 3 or 1 and the 6 and the 2 and the 5 and the 1. So that's walking through the second half of "Mack the Knife" on the bass."
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