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Summary: Use forms to play through a song in a jazz bass E major scale on a bass guitar; learn how from our professional bass guitar player and composer in this free music instruction video.

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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to ... read more

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How to Play Jazz Bass in E: Forms

RYAN LARSON: So now we've gone through our whole form and remember what we're going to through, remember when it I, IV, I, V-I, IV, sharp iv, I, iii-vi, ii, V, iii-vi, ii-V. So now we're going to go through on the bass and show you that again and then I'm going to walk it right? So you went I right here open string IV, I, V-I, IV, sharp iv, I, iii-vi, ii, V, and then again ii-vi, ii-V, I. So now I'm going to walk through it and actually count it out or yell out the root as I play it. So I'll start right here I, IV, I, V-I, IV, sharp iv, I, iii-vi, ii, V, iii-vi, ii-V, I, IV, I, V-I, IV, sharp iv, I, iii-vi, ii, V, iii-vi, ii-V-- [SOUNDS LIKE] faggot--iii-vi, ii-v [PLAYS THE REST OF THE PIECE]. And that's the basic run through through our bebop blues utilizing our E major scale.

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