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Click Here to Download The FREE Resources for This Lesson Hey Groove Masters, let’s talk about how to play scales in thirds on the bass guitar.I was 18 years old, excited, raring to go. I’d just scored a place at the prestigious Trinity College Of Music in London, studying bass on their brand new jazz degree. When I was at …
Click Here To Download The FREE Resources from this lesson Hey Groove Masters – it’s time to talk about how to play jazz standards on the bass guitar! Learning to play jazz can be one of the keys to unlocking the bass guitar once and for all for many players. It’s a massively exciting form of music with huge amounts of …
Hey Groove Masters!Let’s talk about how to create a killer left hand technique… In this lesson I’m going to share one of the most important exercises I ever learnt. This idea is key to creating strength, finger dexterity and fretting hand control. Ladies and gentleman… I give you ‘The Spider’! In this video you’ll discover:A simple idea that creates amazing left hand strength.How …
Hey Groove Masters,Are you looking for that little trick that could kick your bass fills up a gear or two?Today’s lesson comes from a great suggestion from Patrick Foreman who asked me to show some of the bass lines I use in the intro music to the YouTube lessons. Rather than just showing you note for note what I played, …
Hey Groove Masters,Quick Question – Do you call them half steps or semi tones?Well, whatever you call them… this lesson is for anyone who wants to delve into the wonderful world of walking bass. In this lesson I take an old 50s classic and show you how to easily transform it into a fantastically credible walking bass line. What’s even better… …
Hey Groove Masters,Welcome to part 3!Many musicians are looking for that ‘one thing’ that will take their playing to the next level.Finding that thing can be elusive. Here I share 5 secrets that made a huge impact on my playing. There’s one in particular that I feel made all the difference. But, before you go… I just want to say a …
Hey Groove Masters,I just had to share some of the comments I’ve received from hundreds of students who took the ‘Getting Your Hands Moving’ Course…It’s been awesome to hear the progress guys, just like you, have made … and what a great effect it’s had on their confidence! Here are some of the comments: Good technique is the one foundation all …
Click here to Download the FREE Rock Blues PDF & Backing Track Hey Groove Masters, Todays lesson is something a little bit special. It’s actually lesson 1 of a 3 part video series called ‘Getting You Fingers Moving Like A Bass Pro’. Fingers speed is something many bass players struggle with. The great news is it’s really easy to take this to …
Hey Groove Masters,It all started on a gig about a month ago…Well actually it probably all happened about 15 years ago!But… the ideas for this lesson came from a wedding gig in a county called Suffolk, a couple of hours outside London. The band leader called one of THE all time classics. Something all bass players need to know. This left …
Hey Groove Masters,Remember the town you grew up in? The chances are you knew every back street, every cut through and every back alley there was. I grew up in a town called Berkhamsted (about 45 mins outside London if you want to Google it!). Traffic was always bad, especially around rush hour. However, I rarely got caught in it. Why am …
