4 REASONS WHY YOU MUST LEARN THE BLUES #blues #jazzblues

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Hope you're all well and safe. In this lesson, we take a brief look at why the blues lays down the perfect foundation for you to better understand and study Jazz Improvisation or Improv as a whole. Stay in the shed and stay hydrated!

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Gear Used

Bass - Squier Classic Vibe 60s Reissue
Ebony Fingerboard. Stock pick ups. Original Badass Bridge

Strings - DR Sunbeams 40-95
Nickel - Plated/Round core

Recorded and edited on Logic Pro X & Final Cut Pro X

[slep]

Man, do you know how great this video is?

[williamlewis]

Anthony great video once again
I completely agree with the quarter note philosophy we get so stuck on hitting two and four especially in a rock format
I'm a player who has one foot in jazz and one foot in metal as I love both formats equally I want to make three positive points to your video

First you need to be able to switch between major and minor pentatonic every great blues guitar player has the ability to do it and is a bass player You need to have that ability also chromatic runs of any nature also are key to the format

Second you have to make it swing if it doesn't swing it sounds terrible my best advice to people to learn playing blues is play along with the records pick who you want to Freddie King Eric Clapton etc

Third another alternative is to use the natural minor scale to walk in again it gives you more possibilities than just playing a straight minor pentatonic

[ajadrew]

This opened a door in my mind re something I do but wasn't fully aware of. With that opening I suddenly 'hear' so much more & will be able to develope in my 'shed' - Thank you!!

[edgardorodriguezcardozo]

Thanks Anthony. Gracias Antonio. Muy bueno.

[deafprof]

Love your little improvs at the start of your videos. Hope you're disinfecting your bass at least twice a day! :) Stay well man.

[aldebaran.carrasco.martinez]

Muchas gracias por el video.
Saludos desde México.

[gabrielcassaro]

man, just wanted to say that you're one of my favorite youtube content creators. You play really well and teach really well too. And what's more impressive is that you said that bass isn't even your main instrument (if i remember that correctly). Your sound is so clean and well articulated.

[feIixbosch]

You could make a lesson with tips/exercises to improve walking.

[arturtamborski]

It always amuses me how you sing while you play, and not like some gibberish but an actual consistent, synchronized in-key singing.
Does that ability allow you to *think* with music? Like, can you think of a lick just by singing it to yourself and then replicate it on bass?
Does it have other advantages? You seem to use it mostly while soloing/improvising, so I guess it boosts your creativity a bit?
Would love to hear your opinion on that. Thanks for your work on these tutorials, your yt chanel is a goldmine

[flashygrey]

Is it best to learn scales up and down the fret board or from side to side

[arulrozariomusic]

Show us tat small white board . what do u write on tat? Is tat ur practice log

[bassplaya]

Hey Anthony what kind of strings are you using?? Flats or rounds??

[kahwigulum]

Bootsy Collins' method for playing the funk is just make sure you play on the down beat of one. Everything that comes after that is the funk.