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“The SECRET to Muffling Strings on a 5-String Bass – No More Unwanted Ringing!”

“Master Chord Progressions: Dexterity Exercise for Better Voice Leading”

“Struggling with a Lick? Here’s How I Solved It (Real-Time)

How to transcribe – Funk Bass Lick (Song example)

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Outro

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Locrian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Aeolian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Mixolydian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Lydian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Phrygian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Dorian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Ionian

Modes Course – Arpeggios – Intro

Modes Course – Triads – Outro

Modes Course – Triads – Locrian

Modes Course – Triads – Aeolian

Modes Course – Triads – Mixolydian

Modes Course – Triads – Lydian

Modes Course – Triads – Phrygian

Modes Course – Triads – Dorian

Modes Course – Triads – Ionian

Modes Course – Triads – Intro

Modes Course – Scales – Outro

Modes Course – Scales – Locrian

Modes Course – Scales – Aeolian

Modes Course – Scales – Mixolydian

Modes Course – Scales – Lydian

Modes Course – Scales – Phrygian

Modes Course – Scales – Dorian

Modes Course – Scales – Ionian

Modes Course – Scales – Intro

Groove Theology (the 1st steps)

Chord Extensions Course Pt 6 – suspended

Chord Extensions Course Pt 5 – Dominant Chords

Chord Extensions Course Pt 4 – 11 & 13 Chords

Chord Extensions Course Pt 3 – 9s

Chord Extensions Course Pt 2 – MajMin7

Chord Extensions Course Pt 1

Intro To Chords Extension Course

Pentatonic Forearm Blaster

What is the Bebop Dominant Scale?

Simple Chord Progressions – How to embellish your bass lines & chords

Hammer on-Pull Off Combined Exercise

Classical Bass! Bach inspired exercise ~Joy of a Man’s Desire

How Triads Work…

Hammer on Exercise & Groove

Fretboard Pressure ( How much is enough)

Bass Strap Positioning (How high or How Low?)

“Chord Extensions” Listening Exercise (Suspended Chords)

Alternate Positioning Concept + Pinky Strength

Song Comprehension Exercise + Creating Bass Lines

Wholetone Madness! – Scale for dexterity

Major Bass Lick Breakdown – (Member request)

Fret Mapping – How to visualize concepts

Creating Licks & Combining Concepts – song “Yellow Jackets”

“Chord Extensions” Crash course pt6 Suspended Chords

“Chord Extensions” Crash course pt5 Dominant Chords

“Chord Extensions” Crash course pt4 11-13 Chords

“Chord Extensions” Crash course pt3 9th Chords

“Chord Extensions” Crash course pt2 7th Chords

“Chord Extensions” Crash course pt1 Triads + 6th Chords

Introduction to Chord Extensions!

Exploring Eq Frequencies – Control your sound

How to Tune With Harmonics

Slap Styles & Influences

Arpeggiated Diminished Lick

Why does the band drop out for the Bass Solo?! Bass Nation Podcast Episode #6

Avoid the “Finger Rock” – Gaining Finger Independence Exercise

Songs in the Key of “Mode”??(ex: The Chicken -Jaco Pastorious

2 Octave MINOR Scale- (2 positions)

Navigate a Walking Bass Line Part#2

Navigate a Walking Bass Line – (How to read and create)

Strengthening and Dexterity Exercise for Fretting Hand – E Major Hanon

How to play a Major 13 Chord on the bass – (course teaser)

Bass Recording Tips

Playing Chords & Appropriate “Hand size”

Gospel Bass Lick! (🔴Live play breakdown) 🎶 Our God Reignss (Sectioning Ideas)

Most Important Scale ~ Using #’s to your advantage (for beginners)

The Importance of “Patterns”

Pentatonic Dos & Don’ts (Don’t be THAT guy!)

PINO Breakdown! “Bass Line Simplicity”

2 Octave Major Scale

Palm Muting Madness! Technique and style tips

Bass String Height & Adjustment – Member Response

Implement Chords in your Slap Bass Playing

Live Song Transcribing & Analysis PT1

Bass Psychology – Practice Goals

Funky Gospel? Funk Gospel Song ~The genre of many~ Feat. Joel Smith

Fretboard Accuracy and Visualization *Please Watch

5 Tips For Beginners (Breaking Habits)

String Skipping Ex. “River People” ~ Weather Report Jaco Bass line

Pentatonic Placement – Matching the Chord with the Scale

“Donna Lee” inspired Exercise for Chromaticism

SMOKE & MIRRORS???

Ghost Note tips for a starting out

Bassline Workout ~ How to spell out each chord (6415)

What’s your RETENTION level?(Open-note Groove)

Think Like a DRUMMER 🥁 – Slap Bass Tips

Quick Lick Lesson: Daric’s Bebop Style Lick

4th Position Scale ~ Shifting tips (in 3rds)

Pentatonic Right Hand Focused Exercise for Efficiency

Speed Series pt4 – Arpeggio Stretching (dexterty focused)

Speed Series pt3 – Fretting Hand Chromaticism

Speed Series pt2 – Right Hand Pattern for Efficiency

Speed Series – Right Hand Single Note Exercise

Skipping String Exercise – 6th Intervals

Inverted Funk Chords- Alternative Chording

How To Analyze and READ Chord Charts

Bass Line Creation & Experimentation (Live clips included)

Percussive Technique to Add to Your Grooves

“Them Changes” by Thundercat Chord Breakdown

Improvisation Strategy | Creating Grooves using theoretical knowledge

Fix Your “Plucking” Technique | Plucking vs Pulling

Classical Bass Exercise | Bach Inspired

Tracking Your Progress | Tips to help along the way

Improv Ideas | Over Funk Grooves

16th Note Triplet Slap Bass Pattern

Bass EQ Course pt1 Analyzing Frequencies

2 Exercises to Prevent Wrist Pain | Physical Therapy

LIVE Adjusting EQ to Different Genres | Bass Tones

3rd & 4th Finger Isolation Exercise w/Jacob Smith

3 Tips to Learn Songs Quicker

Run for Cover – Marcus Miller Slap Groove

Fretboard Navigation – Never lose your place when playing a lick

Classical Warm Up with Alan “Snoop” Evans

Paradiddle Slap Bass – Beginner Rhythm Techniques

The Burner – Right (plucking) Hand Exercise

How Jacob Smith gets his “Raspy Tone”!

Pinky Strength Exercise!

“I Gotcha” Breakdown – Active Listening Series

The Upstroke Pattern – Double Thumb Tips

Funk Slap Lick Breakdown

Using Octaves – Plucking Hand Exercise

Beginner Funk Slap – Fight the Power

Double Thumb with Ghost Notes

Best Bass Guitar Stands

Classical Thump Breakdown w/ Notation

Briggs Blues Fest

Extreme Ghost Notes with Double Thumb

Classical Thump Doublethumb Technique Exercise

The Need for SPEED Exercise

Come On Come Over – Quick Lick

Bend it Like This

16th Note Exercise

“The Process” Learning a Song

First Gig Experience w/Tips

Ghost Note Exercise

3 Slap Bass Tips

Relative Major Minor Lick Lesson

Chromatic Crisscross Exercise

Play Smarter AND Harder

Playing What You Hear

Bass Vs. Treble Clef

SlapTips – Bass Hangout Answers

Basic Rhythms for Beginners

Master Finger Independence – Beginners

6 Levels of Slap

Pentatonic Slap Exercise and Groove

Bass Nation TV Episode #4 – Robert “Bubby” Lewis

Bass Intonation Crash Course

Interview With “tiffsbass” Tiffany Lloyd

Improvising Concepts – How To Solo Over Funk

Mystery of Gospel Bass with Justin Raines

Mastering the Double Thumb Technique

Pop Song Bass Lick Challenge

Open String Groove

4 Elements to Enhance Your Groove “The Payback” breakdown – James Brown

6 Different Exercises to help with RH & LH Technique w/ Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith Interview

Secret Trick To Learning Gospel Lines

Justin Raines Lesson – Funky Thumping

Frank Brunot Interview – The Process

Transcribing Iconic Bass Lines – “Do I Do”

Bebop Style Bass Lick from “Soul”

Chromatic Dexterity Exercise

Learning Your Fretboard for Beginners

Bass Line Creativity – Sir Duke

Gospel Fill Lesson

Creating Exercises Using Chords

What’s My Practice Routine?

Ear Training Tips For Beginners

3 Tips To Get That “Jaco” Sound!

Simple Exercise For Dexterity

More Fretting Hand Control

Create Your Own Riffs For Beginners

Understanding Chord Symbols

Quick Lick – Gospel Triplet

Frank Brunot Bass Tips | Funky Slap Groove Techniques

Fix Weak Fingers Exercise

Justin Raines w/ Daric Bass Lesson (concepts)

Odd Time Signature Exercise

Funk Challenge Breakdown Part 3

Funk Challenge Breakdown Part 2

How to Memorize Bass Lines

Kanye West Breakdown Lick Part 2

Kanye West Breakdown Lick Part 1

5 Exercises to JUMP START your Slap Technique

The Upstroke ~ Double Thumb Slap Technique

Stevie Wonder – “Do I Do” Lesson

Focus Group 2

Play Portrait of Tracy with 1 Chord!

CRAZY Gospel Double Thumb “Snoop” Lick

Hammer Ons & Pull Offs

Chromatic Criss Cross Exercise

Building Bass Lines with Chromaticism

Quick Gospel Lick – F Minor Triad

Applying Theory To Grooves – Bass Soloing Tips

Right & Left Hand Exercise for Stamina & Dexterity

How to get rid of the DREADED “String Ring”

Optimize Practice w/ Exercise Variations

Quick Lick – Latin Style Groove

Develop Deeper Groove With Octaves!

Be Your Own Drummer – BeatBuddy (Drum Machine) Pedal Demo

Good Technique vs Comfortability

Take Control of Your Tone

Mixolydian Concept & Exercise – Jaco Style!

How To Get Rid of Fret Buzz

Creating Your Own Exercises – Master The Fretboard

Step Up Your Bass Fill Game!!

Crazy Lick and Groove Lesson in D Minor

SLAP COURSE – Part 2 – Slapping and picking transition

HOW TO PROPERLY PALM MUTE

Quick Lick Breakdown – Blues Lick

Livestream “Transcribing Super Fast Piano Lick” 2/2/2018

Bass Guitar Fretting Hand Technique ~ Nail The Note Every Time!

Bass Technique Custom Feedback ~ Video Q&A Sample

Optimize Your Practice Routine With This Tool

Useful String Skipping Exercise

What To Think While Soloing

Bass Guitar Grooving Techniques

How To Create Basslines With Triads

Ultimate Warm Up Exercise – Alternating Arpeggios

How To Play Theoretical Funk

ULTIMATE SHIFTING EXERCISE – 2 OCTAVE MAJOR SCALE

The “Spider” Exercise

SLAP COURSE – Part 7 – Super fast slap bass technique (16th note triplets)

SLAP COURSE – Part 6 – Hammer ons and pull offs

The “Moonwalk” Exercise

Funk Challenge – Slap Groove Breakdown!

Quick Lick – Dorian Lesson

SLAP COURSE – Part 5 – Hammer on technique

The Speed Demon! “Bubby Lewis” Exercise

SLAP COURSE – Part 4 – Double thumb slap technique

Quick Lick – E Major Pentatonic Lick

The Best Melodic Excercise Lesson

Mixolydian Continued: What was that lick?

MODES COURSE – Part 8 – Understanding Aeolian

Mixolydian Groove Breakdown

MODES COURSE – Part 7 – Understanding Mixolydian

MODES COURSE – Part 6 – Understanding Lydian

Funky A Minor Groove

MODES COURSE – Part 5 – Understanding Phrygian

MODES COURSE – Part 4 – Understanding Dorian

MODES COURSE – Part 3 – Understanding Ionian

MODES COURSE – Part 2 – The Last Three

MODES COURSE – Part 1 – The First Four

Shuffle Groove Breakdown Part 3

Shuffle Groove Breakdown Part 2

Shuffle Groove Breakdown Part 1

Rockin’ Bassline Groove Lesson

Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” Bass Line Groove Lesson

Jaco Inspired Groove

Minor 3rds & 6ths Exercise

Killer Triplet Exercise

Right Hand Technique & Groove

Major 3rds & 6ths Exercise

Minor Pentatonic Groove

Ascending Arpeggios Lesson