devinebass Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi guys, Just thought i'd show you an exercise I get my students to do... Soloing in one position only using chord tones. Try it out... It's tougher than it looks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzfC1hzARSY Easy. Scott. http://www.scottsbasslessons.com http://www.scottdevinemusic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucatus Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Really nice, Scott, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nice one, as always, Scott... But, hey,man, you're using this 4string way too much where's your 5er, have you sold it or somethin'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 [quote name='Faithless' timestamp='1318069534' post='1397761'] Nice one, as always, Scott... But, hey,man, you're using this 4string way too much where's your 5er, have you sold it or somethin'? [/quote] I wonder if Scott is using the four so it makes his lessons more accessible - he had a few complaints on TB from people about the fact that he was using the C string on his 5 in his early tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Thank you Scott. This is exactly the stuff i am looking for and your lessons are really my style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hey guys... Don't worry I haven't sold the 5 string lol! But yeah... the reason i'm using the 4 string is to make it less confusing for players out there.... man, all this stuff can be confusing enough without having me playing a 5 string strung E - C. Over and out. Scott http://www.scottsbasslessons.com http://www.scottdevinemusic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Yeah, I dig this completely- in fact, I really fancy a nice 4er Jazz myself.... easy Laimis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmig Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Scott, unlurking to thank you for these videos. THANKS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Question: is the point also to stick to chord tones from the chord that is currently being played on the backing track OR are you saying use any chord tone as long as it is from a chord in the sequence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I've been checking out this lil' exercise for my "Improv" part of practice, and, before that, I thought I know a thing or two about chord- tones... But this was bloody challenging! If you're having a hard time coming with ideas over this (or any other tune, for that matter), assuming that you know chord-tones in all positions, you might want to 'improvise' out of time, and write out a few choruses of ideas, and woodshed them outta time too before you dip into playing that in time.. Oh, and another cool drill is this - take the "guide tones" (which is 3rd and 7th) of each chord, and try improvising using ONLY using those guide tones (you'll have two notes for one chord) - you'll be burned out, guys, believe me! PS if you're having hard time with guide tones, practice them out of time first of all too.. easy laimis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwood Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Brilliant lesson, thanks for this. I've just tried it on Giant Steps - OUCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 BottomE... Yeah you have to stick to the chord tones of which ever chord your playing at that moment. Faithless... I love the guide tone exercises, I used them a lot in the past. Philwood... Giant Steps... BOOM! Keep at it man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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