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Huw Foster

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  1. Jaco Pastorius - 'Come On, Come Over'
  2. Quick Lick 13 - Vamp Vocab Getting up at the jam and running out of ideas? This should give you some tips! PDFs & audio in a separate post on Patreon. For the entire month of January I’m offering 15% off for new Patreon subscribers with the code ‘BASS15’. If your New Years Resolution is to improve your bass playing, check it out! 0:00 Demo 0:35 Intro 1:38 Breakdown 13:05 Outro
  3. Merry Christmas! All tabs, tracks and playalongs available in a separate post on Patreon. As a festive treat, this is available for all Patreon members – you just need to sign up for free if you’re not already! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Bassline 1: What Christmas Means To Me – Stevie Wonder 4:33 Bassline 2: This Christmas – Donny Hathaway 11:54 Bassline 3: Step Into Christmas – Elton John 17:26 Bassline 4: Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses 26:18 Bassline 5: Christmas In L.A. – Vulfpeck 34:39 Outro
  4. Earth, Wind & Fire - 'Boogie Wonderland'
  5. No worries! It’s hard to find the actual credits online. I had to double check on my PPL account!
  6. By the way, this one was also me!
  7. Well then. This is an unexpected honour!
  8. New Basslines video! This one is all about 16th-note syncopation, “spicy” chords, and reharmonisation. In essence, it’s a crash course in some of the fundamentals of jazz fusion! Let me know if you have any questions about this one. In order to keep the video length down, I did brush past some concepts, so if anything needs clarifying, leave a comment! Chapters: 0:00 Demo 0:18 Intro 1:08 Main sequence 3:23 Harmony 7:10 Variation A 10:58 Variation B 14:05 When to reharmonise 15:21 Outro Downloadable content available on Patreon.
  9. Gwen McCrae - 'Keep The Fire Burning'
  10. In case you needed a niche video about two brands of strings on a converted fretless Schecter Stiletto Custom 5. Gear used: Schecter Stilleto Custom 5 converted to fretless by Varcoe Guitars https://www.instagram.com/varcoeguitars/ Ernie Ball Custom Gauge Electric Bass Strings - 5 String 45-130 Flatwound Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flat Wound Super Long Scale (JF 365) Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Bass Noble preamp Tabs & tracks available on https://www.patreon.com/huwfoster Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:36 Demos 3:52 Impressions 6:01 Isolated clips 10:17 Final thoughts
  11. Archie Bell & The Drells - 'We've Got Something' TAB / NOTATION Original bass: James Williams
  12. Chappell Roan - 'After Midnight'
  13. Jalen Ngonda - 'That's All I Wanted From You' Another one from Jalen's debut album! Original bass by Vincent Chiarito.
  14. Now with a playalong video!
  15. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl) [7" Version] NOTATION / TAB Original bass: Raymond Earl
  16. Jalen Ngonda - 'Come Around and Love Me' NOTATION / TAB Original bass: Vincent Chiarito
  17. Sylvester - 'Grateful' Original bass: Bob Kingson
  18. Tabs, tracks and isolated bass available on my Patreon. 0:00 Intro 3:15 Bassline 1: Reach Out I’ll Be There 8:11 Bassline 2: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 13:27 Bassline 3: What’s Going On 22:10 Bassline 4: Darling Dear 30:31 Bassline 5: For Once In My Life 37:00 Outro
  19. The Whispers - 'It's a Love Thing' Original bass: Leon Sylvers III
  20. Jamiroquai - 'Love Foolosophy' Original bass: Nick Fyffe
  21. BewhY (비와이) - 'Celebration' Original bass: Boik Jung (정보익) TRANSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE
  22. Albert King - 'Born Under a Bad Sign' NOTATION / TAB Original bass: Donald "Duck" Dunn Another student request, but I can't say no to a Duck Dunn bassline. Straight to the point, no frills, but groovy as hell. TRANSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE
  23. Love Unlimited - 'If You Want Me, Say It' NOTATION / TAB Original bass: Nathan East (probably - Barry White was terrible at crediting musicians!) Requested by Ethan on Patreon. TRANSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE
  24. The Songs That Taught Me Bass Ep4: Take The Power Back Slap bass! Drop D! Awesome pentatonic riffs! This song opened up multiple possibilities for 13-year-old Huw. What was the first bit of slap bass (or thumpin’ & pluckin’) that you learned? PDF, track, full playthrough and isolated bass available on Patreon. 0:00 Introduction 1:11 What did I learn from this? 3:27 Intro riff 7:14 Verse 10:07 Chorus 12:04 Breakdown 12:56 Guitar solo (bass fills) 17:54 Bridge 19:25 Outro pt 1 21:46 Outro pt 2 24:36 Final thoughts & signal chain
  25. Quick Lick 12 - II-V-Fun Because jazz harmony doesn’t need to be boring? I don’t know. Coming up with titles is hard. Anyway, enjoy this G minor neo-soul groove with a 16th note II-V-I lick. PDFs & track available on Patreon. 0:00 Demo & Intro 1:04 Context & Theory 6:00 Breakdown 12:24 Technique 13:51 Applying elsewhere 14:57 Outro
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