How to Make a Basic Thirds Exercise More Melodic
If you already know your basic thirds shapes on bass, you don’t necessarily need another exercise. Instead, try changing what you do with the shapes you already know. One simple way to…
Guide Tones: Create Melodic Direction Through Chord Changes
You can know every note in the chord and still not know where your line should go next. And that can be one of…
Elevate Your Music With This Diminished Sound Exercise
The diminished sound is a staple in music and holds a unique place in the world of bass guitar and offers a…
Contrary Motion in Music: All 5 Types Explained with Examples
Music is a universal language that everyone can understand, regardless of culture or background. However, music…
4 Melodic Minor Modes You Can Use On V Chords (For Solos)
Jazz musicians often use melodic minor modes to alter their dominant chord in order to create a strong…
What is “Chord Voicing”? Learn 2 Jazz Chord Voicings!
A chord voicing is the way chord tones are stacked on top of one another to create a chord. How you stack the…
How to Solo Over Rhythm Changes Without Chasing Every Chord
Rhythm Changes is one of the most iconic and widely used progressions in jazz. Based on George Gershwin’s “I Got…
Drop 2 Chords (My Favorite Jazz Chord Voicing For The Bass)
Chords on bass? Yep—it’s a thing. And not just for show. More and more modern bassists are using chords to add…
How To Use Triad Pairs To Create Movement In Your Solos
Sometimes you come across a concept that changes the way you think about your instrument, how you approach…
12 Essential Jazz Scales & How To Connect Them
There are many ways to improvise over chords. One way to do it is to use scales. In this article, I’ll show you…