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How to Play Jazz Bass in E
Scale Visuals of an E Major Scale on a Bass Guitar
Pitch Names of an E Major Scale on a Bass Guitar
Roma Numerals Notating Bass Guitar Chords on an E Major Scale
Analyze Chord Changes in an E Major Scale on Bass Guitar
Walking Through Section A Measures to Play an E Major Scale
Walking Through Section B Measures to Play an E Major Scale
Bebop Blues Chord Changes to Play a Bass in E Major
Measure 1 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
Measure 2 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
Measures 3-4 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
Measures 5-6 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
Measures 7-8 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
Measures 9-10 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
Measures 11-12 in a Jazz Bass E Major Scale
How to Play Jazz Bass in E: Forms
Summary: Read and play jazz bass in E major on a bass guitar; 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
The electric bass guitar belongs to the string family of instruments and is similar to other guitars in structure. The bass has a slightly larger body than the regular electric guitar and is played an octave lower in pitch. This instrument is a popular replacement instrument for the double bass and is featured in all genres of music. The body of the bass guitar is usually made of wood such as maple and rosewood. It is played by plucking the four strings that are stretched from base to the neck of the instrument. The bass produces a bass line in tunes, but can also be featured in a solo.
In this free video series, expert jazz musician Ryan Larson will teach you how to read and play jazz bass in the key of E major. Learn the different scales and techniques in this step by step bass guitar lesson. Improve your ability to groove with other musicians and move freely along the neck of the bass.
"RYAN LARSON: So today we're going to take an in-depth look on how to walk some basic chord changes in the key of E and we took some basic chord changes that you will see in fake books. We took a "Bebop Blues" and we took some rhythm changes that were in way back in the day. And we're going to walk you through them and show you how the notes derived and the different chords all come out of the same scale. Now, this isn't typical for every tune. A lot of tunes go in between different keys, but this will give you a good basis to start reading through, and then as you go on to more advanced pieces, you can go back and reference the other different keys, and find out how to walk through everything. So, we're just going to give you a basic outline of how everything falls on your fingers and how every scale is numbered. So you have your numbers here, that's your major scale, and it's numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 1. And each one of these different notes in the scale can be used as a basis for a different chord, so we're going to go through and find those different chords and we're going to find those different bass notes and we'll be walking in no time."
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