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Dave Marks Walking Bass lesson 05

This week, we’re mixing up all of the concepts we’ve learned so far. We have ascending and descending arpeggios and root position, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions. Mix them up… You can get a pdf to accompany this lesson from www.davemarks.com. Duration : 0:3:31 Technorati Tags: bass, bassist, Bassline, Dave, jazz, lesson, Marks, Walking

Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 06

This week we are looking at all of the mathematical possibilities with a II V I progresion using Root position, 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions. It’s like maths.. but hold tight, work through it and we’ll be back to the more musical stuff next week! You can get a pdf to accompany this lesson from … Continue reading

Francis Rocco Prestia – Fingerstyle Funk (Bass Lesson)

Tower of Power bassist Francis Rocco Prestia demonstrating some fingerstyle funk. Duration : 0:1:37 Technorati Tags: bass, bassist, fingerstyle, Francis, funk, funky, instructional, lesson, of, power, Prestia, Rocco, tower

smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) (pro bass lesson)

NOTE: I’M REDESIGNING MY WEBSITE AT THE MO – TO GET PDFS FOR THIESE LESSONS, REGISTER ON MY SITE AND THE LESSONS PAGE WILL APPEAR! Here’s a quick lesson on the bassline to Nirvana’s ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’. Pdf available to accompany this lesson at www.davemarks.com on the lessons page. Duration : 0:4:40 Technorati Tags: … Continue reading