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How to Play Bass Guitar in Bb Major Position

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Learn how to play bass guitar in Bb major position with expert tips and advice on guitar lessons and chords in this free video series.

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Tags: bass, guitar, scales

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Summary: The guitar has been around for nearly 5,000 years. Developed from even more ancient instruments akin to the sitar, it has been inspiring audiences since its first chord was strummed. It is the primary instrument involved with many genres of music including country, blues, flamenco, rock, and pop, and has been celebrated as one of the most expressive instruments in the world. Whether blending acoustic harmonies on a classical guitar or shredding solos on an electric guitar, the importance of the guitar to 20th century music cannot be ignored.

In this free video series, our expert Ryan Larson will give you an introduction to playing the bass guitar in Bb major including how to play the scale on the bass fretboard, intervals and roots. He will also show you some walking bass lines including progressions and tritone substitutions. By the end of this video series, you'll be playing bass guitar in Bb major with Ryan in a full jam session, so grab your axe and get started!

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Expert: Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his twelve-key technique to understanding the logic behind reading and improvising over the harmonic series, students can learn every basic chord just by running one song through all twelve keys.

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