BASS

[Micah]

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Bass Licks :mrgreen: try it :mrgreen:



For this lick we'll be taking a look at how to analyze
which scale was used to create this very famous Bass Riff,
which is from the song "Electric Funeral" created by the
famous bassist Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath. Shown be-
low is the actual intro riff to the song.

Bass Lick 1

G :------------------------------------------------------
D :----------------9--10--9------------------------------
A :------------7-7------------7---9--10--9---------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
Notes E E B C B E F# G F#

Shown in Tablature below, is the scale, E minor diatonic,
natural or pure.
The diatonic scale, is a scale that consist of 8 notes.

Dia=8 * Tonic=notes

The 8 notes played in this scale are as shown below. You
can clearly see how this famous riff was developed from
this scale.


G :------------------7-9---------------------------------
D :-----------7-9-10-------------------------------------
A :---7-9-10---------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
Notes E F# G A B C D E
__________________________________________________ ______

Bass Lick 2

This lick is from the famous bass solo by Cliff Burton
titled "Anesthesia, Pulling Teeth". This entire beginning
of this solo was based on arpeggios.An arpeggio is a chord
that is played in single notes, rather than strummed.
D minor chord is actually derived from D major diatonic
scale, by using the chord )formula 1, flat3, and 5.
Which means the first, flatted third, and 5th interval
from D major scale.

D major diatonic scale

G :---------------------------4--6--7--------------------
D :------------------4--5--7-----------------------------
A :------------5--7--------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
notes D E F# G A B C# D
intervals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


D Minor Chord

G :------------------------------------------------------
D :---------------------3-----------7--------------------
A :-------------5----------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
notes D F A
intervals 1, flatted 3rd, 5


D Minor Chord D Minor Chord played as as
strummed arpeggio octave

G :--2-----------------------------------------10--14----
D :--3-------------------------3---7--------12-----------
A :--5----------------------5----------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------

Here's the actual lick, beginning with open D string, foll-
owed by a slide to the 12th fret

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G :-----------------10-14----10-14----10-14---10-14------
D :-0--(1)--12---12-------12-------12-------12-----------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------

G :-----10--14-------------------------------------------
D :-12---------12----------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
__________________________________________________ ______

Bass Lick 3

Continued from Cliff Burtons famous solo "Anethsesia,
Pulling Teeth". During the last lick of the day, I showed
you how to play a D minor arpeggio, by using intervals taken
from the major scale. So, make sure to review the previuos
lesson, which will make this quick lick easier to understand.

The second lick you'll hear in this famous bass solo, is C
major arpeggio. Shown below is C major diatonic scale.

Remember , an arpeggio is a chord played insingle notes,
rather than strummed.

The chord formula is shown right, which is 1, 3, 5,, or
the first, third and fifth intervals taken from the major
scale.

C major scale C major chord formula

G :-----------------2-4-5--------------------------------
D :------------2-3-5----------------2-5------------------
A :---------3-5--------------------3---------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
notes C D E F G A B C C E G
intervals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 3 5


C major chord strummed Played as an arpeggio


G :-------0----------------------------------------------
D :-------2-----------------------2--5-------------------
A :-------3---------------------3------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
(notes, C, E, G )

Arpeggio Played in Octaves

G :-----------------9---12------------------------------
D :-----------10-----------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------

notes C E G
intervals 1 3 5

Here's the actual arpeggio lick from the solo


G :-----9-12---9--12---9--12---9--12----9-12-------------
D :--10------10------10------10------10------10----------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
__________________________________________________ ______

Bass Lick 4

Continued from the famous Bass solo by Cliff Burton titled
"Anethesia, Pulling Teeth".
Continuing from last lesson, today we will continue with
learning F major apreggio. Remember an arpeggio is a chord
played in single notes rather than strummed.Here's the for-
mula for F major Arpeggio.

F major diatonic scale

G :-----------------------------7--9--10-----------------
D :-------------------7--8--10---------------------------
A :-------------8--10------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
notes F G A A# C D E F
intervals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


F major chord formula Fmajor chord

G :--------------------------------5---------------------
D :--------------7--10-------------7---------------------
A :-----------8--------------------8---------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
notes F A C
intervals 1 3 5


F major arpeggio played in octave

G :--------------------------------14-17-----------------
D :-----7--10-------------------15-----------------------
A :---8--------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------

Note that during this solo exercise that E minor arpeggio
is played before F major. E minor arpeggio uses the first,
flatted third, and fifth of E major scale. Shown below is
the formula for E minor arpeggio.

E major diatonic scale E minor chord formula

G :------------------------6--8--9-----------------------
D :---------------6--7--9------------------5--------9----
A :----------7--9-----------------------7----------------
E :------------------------------------------------------
notes E F# G# A B C# D# E E G B
intervals 1 flat 3 5


E minor arpeggio in octave

G :-----------12----16-----------------------------------
D :-----14-----------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------

E G B
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Bass Lick 5 / Crazy Train by Ozzy

This lesson we'll analyze how this lick was written by
using the F# minor diatonic scale.

F# minor diatonic scale
G :------------------------------------------------------
D :-------------------------2--4-------------------------
A :-----------------2--4--5------------------------------
E :--------2--4--5---------------------------------------
Notes F# G# A B C# D E F#

Here's the actual Bass Lick which is the intro to the song.


G :------------------------------------------------------
D :------------------------------------------------------
A :---------------------------5-5------------------------
E :--2-2---5-5----0-0----2-2--------0-0------------------
F# F# A A E E F# F# D D E E

This demonstrates how the notes F#, A, E (in a lower oct-
ave) and the note D were taken from this scale to create
this famous bass lick.

[sinsiyo]

wow! kdaghan ani...
as for my level bro i realy dont know,all i know is ive benn playing for quite sometime now maybe about 4-5 yrs...

very informative post bro...thanks kaayo ani...
pun-i pa ug daghan pra mcompile ni nko...

[DuBciTY]

i've been playing for the past 7 years....hehehe influences nako is jazz and bossa nova...mao na diha...di ko kahibaw kayo mo bass, i learned all my skills thru notes,tuotorials and some advices from friends lang pud..pero before i started sa bass i played the guitar..kung unsa akong nakat-onan ako ra pud dayon e apply sa bass...self study ra pud ko ani nga instrumento..hehehe mao ra na..

[Micah]

mas effective gyud kung magstart ka ug guitar before going bass as your instruments. i have students who wants to learn bass but i told him to learn the 6string guitar first. mass foundational for bass.

here's few exersice for funky bass:

thumb, tap, slap, pull

1.thumb-hit the string with your thumb
2.tap- tap your left hand on the fretboard, like slightly muting the string.
3. slap- slap your right hand on the string
4.pull- use your pointer finger or the middle finger to pull the string.

much better kung naa mo instructional

practice 6 hrs a day.

[sinsiyo]

bro teacher dy ka?tudloi sad mi bro...

[Micah]

i used to teach but i stop.

how is your playing na guys?

[yarniwre]

kuya Micah

nsay simple na jazz songs seprahon?
kna rhythm ra ang bass... hehehe,, hinay pko ug speed pra mg solo2...

[Micah]

if you can sepra any song, you can also sepra jazz songs.

try to work out with your fingres, gripping

dont worry about speed kay it would just flow naturaly

[yarniwre]

nsay mga jazz songs na nindot i start?

kna lng instrumentals,, ms gnahan ko ug instrumental na jazz songs...
chill au

[mad_scientist77]

kuya Micah

nsay simple na jazz songs seprahon?
kna rhythm ra ang bass... hehehe,, hinay pko ug speed pra mg solo2...

Try Acoustic Alchemy.. ang bass medyo intermediate ang skill.. Kaya ra man but you have to play the whole music all over again hantod ma perfect