Bass Lessons - Golden Tip ! bass tab

You can be as free on the bass as you want, by keeping in mind that

there are 4 degrees in playing to chord: 1 = Roots - 1

2 = Chord notes - 1,3,5,7

3 = Scale notes - 2,4,6

4 = Remaining notes

Sooo you're only a halve tone off when you make a mistake. OKEY ;-)

A good way to learn how to solo is by starting to learn (Pentatonic

Scales) FIRST!!

Pentatonic in Major = 1 2 3 5 6 8 - Don't play 4 and 7

Pentatonic in Minor = 1 3 4 5 7 8 - Don't play 2 and 8

If you want to expand you knowledge, then you should practise

(Church Scales).

it sound stupid, but learn this and you can play/solo over most

pop,rock music

Let me start by explaining how it works! (m=minor)

1 = Ionic = Major - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 = Doric = Minor - 1 2 m3 4 5 6 m7 8

3 = Phrygian = Minor - 1 m2 m3 4 5 m6 m7 8

4 = Lydian = Major - 1 2 3 m4 5 6 7 8

5 = Mixolydian = Dominant - 1 2 3 4 5 6 m7 8

6 = Aolic = Naturel Minor - 1 2 m3 4 5 m6 m7 8

7 = Lockrian = Minor - 1 m2 m3 4 m5 m6 m7 8

8 = same as 1

So now you know how it works! Don't think you're there cos it's

a long road.

FEW tips for soloing and Improvisation are..

- Use Dynamics!! play something softer and HARDER

- Use Hammer on's and Pull off's ,slides and Bend's etc.....

- Make a theme, that means when u are improvising and u play a sequence

play that part a few times more in other modes for example.

- Start really lazy when starting to improvise, build up the

tension! WHAAAAA

- And don't forget you're always a halve step from a good note!!!!!!!!!!

bye RTBM