Intermediate Bass Concepts

This series is a great next step for anyone coming from Alex's Beginner Bass Concepts series. Really anyone who considers themselves past the beginner phase will benefit. This series will build off of many of the concepts covered and even utilize many of the tracks that Alex used in the beginner series. You're sure to learn something and have fun while you're doing it!

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

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Intermediate Bass Concepts

About this course

This series is a great next step for anyone coming from Alex's Beginner Bass Concepts series. Really anyone who considers themselves past the beginner phase will benefit. This series will build off of many of the concepts covered and even utilize many of the tracks that Alex used in the beginner series. You're sure to learn something and have fun while you're doing it!

What you'll learn

  • Apply 2-5 progressions and circle of fifths concepts to real songs
  • Analyze complete songs using music theory tools
  • Understand how bass lines lead from one chord to another
  • Construct bass lines that create cadence and resolution
  • Understand the difference between diatonic and chromatic approaches to bass line construction
Release date: 03/23/2016 • 2h 47m runtime
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Sample lessons
Modal Madness; Part One
Modal Madness; Part One
Practicing The Modes Over a Backing Track
Circling the Target
Circling the Target
Playing with the Backing Track
Cadence and Resolution
Cadence and Resolution
Playing Over the Chord Loop
Backtrack
Backtrack
Barn Stomper Demo

What's included

36 lessons • 7 charts

Series Introduction
Alex jumps right into the content in this first lesson. Get a sense of what to expect from the series and then he takes some time to review the scales we learned in his Beginner Bass Concepts series.
Scale Review
Alex jumps right into the content in this first lesson. Get a sense of what to expect from the series and then he takes some time to review the scales we learned in his Beginner Bass Concepts series.
Scale Review
Alex jumps right into the content in this first lesson. Get a sense of what to expect from the series and then he takes some time to review the scales we learned in his Beginner Bass Concepts series.
Scale Review
Alex jumps right into the content in this first lesson. Get a sense of what to expect from the series and then he takes some time to review the scales we learned in his Beginner Bass Concepts series.
Modal Madness; Part One
Using the scale ground work established in the Beginner Bass Concepts series and reviewed in the first lesson of this series, Alex dives head first into modes in a fun and practical way.
Modal Madness; Part One
Using the scale ground work established in the Beginner Bass Concepts series and reviewed in the first lesson of this series, Alex dives head first into modes in a fun and practical way.
Modal Madness; Part One
Using the scale ground work established in the Beginner Bass Concepts series and reviewed in the first lesson of this series, Alex dives head first into modes in a fun and practical way.

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