karlplaysbass Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 hey everyone question for you jazz players out there, im looking into 2 feel jazz bass lines and was just wondering how to go about them and how to practise them, also if theres any online lessons anyone knows about or any good songs to look at that would be cool. cheers in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If you stick to roots, thirds and fifths, you won't go far wrong. Add a few passing notes, semi tones above and below the thrds, fifths and roots and you pretty much have it. And don't be afraid of playing the same note twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Two feel is used a lot in classic standards recordings - the Miles Davis Prestige albums are good examples:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wafFjFdYs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlplaysbass Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Play on beat 1 and beat 3. If you want to propel the sound forward, play a short beat 1, then come in on the + of beat two. Let the others know what you're doing, or they'll all start treating your + as beat two and it'll get draggy. You can't go wrong with roots and fifths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Scott Devine covers this topic in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilh4uMAdss8 Hope this helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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