Keep Walking
Yeah, that’s right, keep walking! Even when you play melody or chords, if you choose to play bass, in this case walking bass, it is essential that you keep that steady pulse. Continue building your walking skills by adding some simple melody and some hard-ish chords. This is also a great way to check how well you learned your roots and fifths.
Check out the Chapters 2 and 3 in the Walking Your Bass side course.
Also we’ve added this cool new exercise to the OneHandBass page.
the More the Merrier
Bunch of new lessons this month.
Walking Your Bass Side , starts off this month with 4 new videos. Learn to build your walking bass lines from the ground up!
Kūbo voicings, we will look into various Minor shapes to continue the exploration of the art of playing bass and chords in one hand.
OneHandBass Advanced+ , adds bunch of new exercises to try, and to learn the most advanced single hand independence.
Basic 7th Voicings for Kūbo
Unlocking some of the most used chord shapes for the right hand in Kūbo. Playing simple but rich voicings is a great beginning to build your vocabulary. Adding OneHandBass to the mix can also help build your basslines.
Take the lesson here, even if you are in a different tuning, it can give you ideas of how to use your fingers.
10-String Voicings
On popular demand, 10-string voicings are coming! First one, ii-v voicing using both sides to sustain some beautiful minor 9th, as well as a very solid dominant 7.
Take the lesson here and also add some cool harmonics to your vocabulary!
So What
Check out how to get more traditional bassy tone and feel, by using OneHandBass. This time we will explore the possibilities and options this technique gives you by diving into a Jazz Standard, “So What”
Take the lesson now in the Standards Course, 3rd Chapter
Uncrossed Chord Shapes
Expand on uncrossed chord shapes and lines by building rich textures and timbre through combining tapping and strumming
Be Odd! Funka 11
Playing odd time can be a great way to level up your groove and sense of time. Even if you don’t have that in your original music, learning these tricks of how to feel/think/see time in a smaller to larger way can have a positive impact on your playing and help you make massive leaps…..
(UNCROSSED) Arpeggios
Uncrossed! It is really a useful and a great way to your instrument. Learning how to play uncrossed can expand not only the sounds and colors the instrument produces, but also in terms of utilizing the full fretboard.
(THEORY) Modes
Theory can be a very useful way to learn the fretboard and also unlock new understandings and ideas to get around your instrument.
Dec. is arpeggio month!
Step up your melodic vocabulary with arpeggios during the month of December!
NEW HOMEPAGE
We have improved the homepage for members.
Now we suggested collections of the courses we offer so you can easily find and explore the topics you are currently working on!