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MAJOR Difference between the Major and Minor Scales

Advertisements The major and minor scales are the foundation of all music whether you are using both scales or one at a time. But there are major differences in them that will make it easy to differentiate between the two. The 3rd, 6th and 7th notes are different between the two scales. When we talk…
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Spider Walk Technique: Easy Bass Guitar Exercise!
Advertisements This exercise is perfect for any level. It is a fun and easy way to get your fingers moving across the strings and learning your fretboard. I first discovered the spider walk as an exercise when an electric guitar video was suggested in YouTube. Now this was a number of years ago so I…
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Bored with Your Bass Playing? 5 Tips To Have Fun Playing Bass!
Advertisements What’s going on Basschicks and Bassdudes! I hope everyone is out there staying safe during this time. With everything going on the world it can be scary and crazy to think about the sudden changes that have come into our lives. This is a time now more than ever, to learn and improve upon…
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Playing with Octaves! (Examples Included)
Advertisements What’s going on Basschicks and Bassdudes! I wanted to come on and do a lesson about octaves! Octaves are two of same notes one played higher and one played lower. If you are including sharps and flats, they are 12 notes apart. If you are excluding sharps and flats, they are 8 notes apart.…
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Enharmonic Equivalents Lesson 3: Minor Scale
Advertisements In the final enharmonic equivalents lesson, we are going to look at the minor scale. If you haven’t checked out the previous two lessons, you can check out lesson one here and lesson two here. Believe it or not there are different notes in the minor scale that are enharmonic equivalents than the major…
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Create Amazing Basslines and Progressions with Modes – Lesson 2
Advertisements Hello Basschicks and Bassdudes! New post is live on Bass Musician Magazine talking about modes! https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2020/02/create-amazing-basslines-and-progressions-with-modes-lesson-2/ In the second modes lesson I am going to be showing you the modes across 1, 2 and 3 strings utilizing the C Major scale.
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Enharmonic Equivalents Lesson 2: Major Scale
Advertisements Enharmonic equivalents are a relatively easy thing to comprehend but I wanted to dig a bit deeper because there is more to it than just the same tones but different note names. Enharmonic equivalents affect the way that you write and read music. We are going to be taking a look at the major…