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Summary: In a D major scale, memorize the root notes to play a latin bass for advanced bass guitar play; learn how from a 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
"So now that we have all our roots down, we can go through and play these roots with our Latin bass and get through the whole piece. So we start right on one to flat three to three again. So again we got one, to flat three, to three, to five, one, five, one, to four, one, to flat two, to flat five, to five, and then you're at the top of the form again. So by utilizing these different routes, we can already go and play a Latin or bossa nova style bass. The entire piece. But now we're going to take it a step further and show you how to watch some scales through these chord changes so you can get your walking bass groove on."
eHow Article: Latin Bass Using Root Notes in Advanced Bass Guitar