Category: Music Theory
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Quick Guide to Drop Tuning and Downtuning
This article explores the differences between downtuning and drop tuning, two popular techniques bassists and guitarists use to alter the standard tuning. Understanding these techniques can help you achieve different sounds and playing styles.
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12 Reasons Why You Should Learn Two-Octave Scales!
Two-octave scales are musical scales that span two octaves. This can be any scale including major, minor, pentatonic, blues, exotic, etc.. These scales are commonly used on various musical instruments, including the piano, guitar, violin, and wind and brass instruments.
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How to Play Two-Octave Scales on Bass!
Learning your bass guitar fretboard is extremely important to be a great musician. Learning your scales and notes in two octaves will help with that. BUT FIRST, WHAT ARE OCTAVES? Octaves refer to two notes that are eight steps or intervals apart. These steps apart do not include any sharps or flats. In the example…
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Spooky Bass Exercises!
What’s going on basschicks and bassdudes! I discovered this cool little bass exercise by accident. It is a lot of fun to just noddle around. It has a similar sound to the spider walk technique. It also sounds similar to the Halloween theme song. There are different ways that you can play these exercises to…
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Create Basslines Episode 2: Scales!
One of the reasons I love playing bass is because of how versatile and funky you can get with it. But one misconception that I think people get wrong with bass is that it’s a boring instrument. Playing the root is very important but it does not have to be the only thing you play.…
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Halloween Theme Song – Bass Play Through
What’s going on bass chicks and bass dudes! The Halloween movie franchise is my favorite of all time! I have definitely wanted to learn the theme song for a very long time. I became inspired to after I taught myself to play Outside by Staind as a solo bass song. This gave me the confidence…
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Power Chords: The Easiest Chord to Learn
Power chords are quite possibly the easiest chord to learn and play. They are also used throughout so many popular songs in rock music. They are a three note chord composed of the root, fifth and octave. That’s it! You can incorporate these easily as arpeggios throughout a lot of songs. The power chords above…
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6 EASY Songs for Bass Guitar
So you’ve been playing bass for awhile and you are ready to learn some songs. It is important to remember that not every song is the same. I picked six songs that note wise are very simple but some may be faster than others. Chop Suey is played very fast so take your time! Practice…
