Bass day (1h 20m)

  • Chord tones (Phil Mann)
    • Major triads in all inversions around the cycle of 4ths
    • At 50bpm calling out all notes while playing
    • At 70bpm without such madness
    • Minor triads in all inversions around the cycle, without click
  • Walking bass line (Scott Devine)
    • Autumn Leaves in D-
    • Chord tones + chromatic notes
    • Adapting G- patterns to the new key

Bass day (1h 20m)

  • Chord tones (Phil Mann): major triads in all inversions around the cycle of 4ths while saying out loud the note names (50bpm—74bpm)
  • Walking bass lines (Scott): static chord vocabulary + recap ii – V — I minor & major patterns over Autumn Leaves in G-
  • Short soloing over Autumn Leaves also in G-

Bass day (1h 30m)

  • Diatonic intervals exercise (1 — 5, 1 — 3, 1 — 8, 1 — 7, 1 — 6, 1 — 9, 1 — 7↓, 1 — 4) in all minor keys over the cycle of 4ths at 50 to 74bpm — work more on minor keys
  • Walking bass line over Autumn Leaves in C- and D- with chromatic notes
  • Recap major & minor figures from Scott’s Jazz Survival Guide
  • Combining major and minor ii — V — I’s