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Summary: In a D flat scale, memorize the root notes to play a latin bass for advanced bass guitar play; learn how from a 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 twelve-key technique... read more
So now that we have all the roots down, as they compare to our D flat major scale. We can go through and just play some simple Latin tune. Our simple Latin baseline for the whole piece. So I'm going to count out the rue as I go. So we start out at one minor, up to sharp two, to sharp four, to sharp five, to one, four, one, to sharp one, sharp four, to five, and you're at one again, that's the top. Sharp two, sharp four, five, one, four, one, sharp one, sharp four, to five, to one. So by going through and locating all these different roots, we can already play through the whole piece utilizing a simple Latin baseline.