Bass Solo Concepts No. 4 - Guide Tones

A more detailed look at guidetones as applied to playing a solo on bass guitar. I get into some rather heady stuff towards the end, like secondary guidetone lines (my own term), so I apologize in advance. I'm playing a bass tuned EADGC.

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• music
• lesson
• bass
• guitar
• guide
• tones
• solo
• jazz
• bebop

[NJLight16]

where did you get the chord D7?

[alexmaloy]

@AlanSanderson1 You're funny...

[77nathan]

whats your tuning?

[gerrettol]

Nice to hear such clear lessons.

[easeup666]

dude you have touched on some great stuff...keep it up and  Thank you for this! cheers!

[AlanSanderson1]

good call man, fair comment. Most of my stuff online would back up your views and I would agree that I am mainly a "bass player" as you put it, but I am studying at uni and we do a lot of theory and improv too, and I can read, so don't count me out as a bassist either!

But thanks man, I appreciate what you're saying.

[xxshadgutsxx]

This is only my opinion and it's "subject to change at any time". I have always thought of a bass player as someone who playes a rhythmic line(much like a second drummer) based on octaves, maj/min pentatonics, or repetative riffs. BTW I'm a bass player myself. A bassist can play all the above plus is musically trained enough to play with a jazz band or an orchestra. Can you off the top of your head play a solo over Cmaj7 Bm7b5 E7 Am7 D7 Dm7 G7 C C#dim F7 Em7. I bet havic5 could. B happy- ur good

[AlanSanderson1]

interesting comment, I'm intrigued. Would you care to explain the two?

[xxshadgutsxx]

I watched some of your videos, you are technically very sound. You are a very good bass player. havic5 is a bassist. There is a difference.

[treeratrecords]

better than a real music school, and in 10 min...