Posts Tagged ‘Marks’

Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 08

Monday, January 12th, 2009

This week we’re going to continue looking at our chord progression based on the Jazz Standard ‘Autumn Leaves’ We will play with a ‘2 in the bar’ feel using the root note and the 3rd or 5th for each chord.

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Dave Marks Walking Bass lesson 05

Monday, December 29th, 2008

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.

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Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 06

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

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 www.davemarks.com. Just click on the lessons page..

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Dave Marks Walking Bass lesson 04

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

This week we’re starting to look at 2nd and 3rd inversions of our four note chords. You can get a pdf to accompany this lesson from www.davemarks.com. Just click on the lessons page..

Duration : 0:5:39

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Dave Marks Walking Bass lesson 03

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

This week we’re looking at the 3 different chord types used in a II V I progression and dealing with root position and first inversion shapes. There are notes available on pdf files that you can download for free to help with the lessons. Just click on www.davemarks.com and check out the lessons page.

Duration : 0:3:59

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Dave Marks Walking Bass lesson 02

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

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This week we are looking at ascending and descending our 4 note chord shapes. You can get a pdf to accompany this lesson from www.davemarks.com. Just click on the lessons page..

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With Or Without you (Pro Bass Lesson)

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

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Here’s a quick lesson showing the Bassline from the U2 classic ‘With or Without You.’ It’s a great bassline that everyone will recognise and it’s nice and simple, so an ideal 1st song for beginners. Pdf available from the lessons page at davemarks.com

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

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

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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

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Dave Marks Walking Bass lesson 01

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

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!
Hey all – welcome to my first lesson on the topic of walking basslines. We’re going to start off by exploring arpeggios – one of the most basic building blocks of music. You can get a pdf to accompany this lesson from www.davemarks.com. Just click on the lessons page..

Duration : 0:4:30

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