Category: bass

Bass day (1h 45m)

  • Chord tones + walking bass lines
    • Harmonising A, E and D major scales with all inversions of 7th chords (trying to go without stops)
    • Harmonising A, E and D with 5-X permutations of the root inversion
  • Chords
    • Triads in all inversions (recap)
    • Play along to “All of Me” in G mixing all inversions

Bass day (1h 45m)

  • Chord tones + Walking bass lines
    • Harmonising Eb major scale with:
      • all inversions
      • 1st inversion in all permutations starting on 1
    • Applying inversions to All of Me (not literally though)
      • Whole song in 1st and 2nd
      • Whole song in 1st and 2nd in 1-3 and 1-5 permutations
      • Mixing different permutations
  • Chords
    • Recap all closed and open voicings of 7th chords
    • Recap triads in all inversions
    • Apply to All of Me chord chart

Next time focus: pick (choose a part to practice), permutations on 5 & 7, continue with chords

Bass day (1h 30m)

  • Chord tones + Walking bass lines
    • Harmonising in permutations: Bb major, 12 permutations (6 on 1, 6 on 3)
    • Inversions (run all around the cycle)
    • 1st inversion in 6 permutations over Autumn Leaves
    • Mixing all inversions and permutations of root inversion over Autumn Leaves in 3 keys

Observarions

Permutations (especially permutations of inversions) are the best thing I’ve learned on bass so far. Thank you so much Mr. Mann, sir! :D