1/3 Bass improvising in a minor key / chord progression

Part 1 of 3, Info and the remaing 2 parts tomorrow
Download the backing track at
http://playbassnow.com/theory/improvising-in-a-minor-key-13/
Chords are

| Am7 | G7 | FMaj7 | FMaj7 Bm7b5 |

You can play the A minor aolian/A minor pentatonic scale

or see it as

C Major ionian / C Major pentatonic

Favorites also inlude E minor pentatonic (great sound)
I now give online "One on one" electric bass lessons at:
http://www.ashburymusichall.com/offerings/funk-rock-bass-marlowedk
You need to register to download, but it doesnt hurt or cost anything;-)

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• bass lesson
• marlowedk
• minor key
• minor chord progression

[diguptv]

Hi! Please write how did you make a musical undercoats.

Greetings! You're BIG!!!

[MarloweDK]

@diguptv Thx: I used the Band in a Box software

[tambzki]

does the Boss loop pedal come with the drum loops?

[MarloweDK]

@tambzki No, it only comes with 2 or 3 demo loops, nothing usable

[derrav]

What pedal are you using?

[MarloweDK]

@derrav A Boss loop pedal, recording the BIAB backing track on that

[jcbass]

nice hat

[MarloweDK]

@zacebbflo Sounds like you got a classical teacher, not a musican who improvises. In classcal music you only interpret existing music (the sheet), you dont not create yourself

[dianfu]

Hi Marlowe, I really like your lessons. You wrote back there that the backing track was available at that page but I couldn't find it. Is it somewhere else to download it?

[bmccomic314]

Thanks Marlowe.....I appreciate the time you take with putting these videos together. Very good information! I learn something new with every video! Thank you sir.

[MrGuidowido]

@vzsozs ur really fucking gay

[vzsozs]

wow the backing track is reallly gay...

[thomasoring]

Just wanted to say that your videos really inspire me. Thanks for uploading!

[whiteshirtable]

great solo marlowe!!!!

[x1te]

How would you improvise over a song where you don't know the key? Or is there a quick way of identifying what key a song is in, or just play it by ear?

I watched a workshop with Victor Wooten and he just improvises by ear but I don't think I have the skills or technique to do that yet. :x

I'd like to just work it out and stick to some basic formulas first.

[73fenderjazz]

You got that Rodney "Skeet" Curtis thing going on. Nice!!!