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Summary: Improvisation and chord changes tips for bass guitar are discussed by a professional bass guitar player and teacher 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

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Improvisation & Chord Changes Tips

So, now we're back. The D seven led to a G major seven, remember? The G major scale. And then the melody here went...so we can go...kind of create something with it. So, then, we end up on the F, right? So we need to kind of end on the right chords. Basically, the best thing to do would be maybe to listen to something, they have Abrasol books and things like that. And with the recordings...but find your key, essentially find your key around what chord changes are going on, and then find that - what notes work and intervals work around what's going on in the melody. Then you can really start to build and understand how to build solos. And then you could take it out of the box a little. So, the knowledge of the scales and the melody is what it's going to take to really start you on your way to improvising.

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