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Worship Bass Masterclass: 10000 Reasons

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Notes from a Bass Guitar Masterclass presented by Andy Chamberlain in Autumn 2016. Sections include: - Ideas for going beyond the root note - Notes on the next - Major scale for transposing - Octave slides - Passing notes - Using low 5ths - Ghost notes - Tips on riffs Get over 40 free lessons from Musicademy http://bit.ly/1pQDyUF More from Musicademy for bass guitarists http://www.musicademy.com/info/worship-bass/

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Bass Seminar Ideas for TASTEFULLY going beyond the root note Based around 10,000 Reasons All material taken from the Musicademy DVD video lessons also available via our streaming site
Bass Seminar All material taken from the Musicademy DVD video lessons
10,000 Reasons: Verse 2 Beyond marking chords Use 8th notes to add tension and release Divide the bar length half low half high
10,000 Reasons: Chorus 3 Kick Drum Clap the kick drum with track then in isolation with drums Clap the groove - which beats are the bass groove on? 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
10,000 Reasons: The Groove 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a / / / / / (/ /)
10,000 Reasons: Chorus chords |A E |B/D# C#m |A E |B riff | |A C#m |A B C#m |A B |E | Tasteful Additions Ghost Notes Passing Notes step wise (7ths and 2nds) chromatic between 4th and 5th Using the 5th v important! Riffs
10,000 Reasons: Riffs - Note choice Riffs should be based around chords not scales recommended riff notes - 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 7th 8th (octave) Major chords - note choice order = 5th below, 5th above, octave, 7th 2nd p3rd in that order
10,000 Reasons: Chorus 3 Riffs Riff 1 (B chord) 5th and octave power chord shape Use 2nd (9th to add colour) Riff 2 (B chord) - pull riff using 6th 2nd 1st (then passing note to new A chord)
10,000 Reasons: Chorus 4 8th notes in from verse 3 Ghost and passing notes Riff 1 (B chord) as per chorus 3 Riff 2 (E chord) chord tones = 3 4 3 2 1 5 1 Riff 3 (B chord) chord tones = 3 4 3 2 1 6 5 Which sounds better - Riff 2 or 3?
10,000 Reasons: Chorus 4 turnaround Minor chord riffs - Feature b7th and b3rd Chord tones 1 1 7 1 3 1
E scale for understanding notes to use Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Notes E F# G# A B C# D# Chord maj min min maj maj min dim 7th maj min min min dom min 遜 dim (b7) basic chord (triad) makeup 1 E F# G# A B C# D# 3 G# A B C# D# E F# 5 B C# D# E F# G# A 7th D# E F# G# A B C# name maj7 min7 min7 maj7 dom7 min7 遜 dim (b7)
10,000 Reasons: Outro Playing in a higher register Works with a more delicate dynamic Gives room for more melodic phrasing Still always focus on chord tones Works well when the drums have stopped
For Further Bass Lessons www.musicademy.com Sign up on our mailing list at the Musicademy booth to receive these teaching notes by email Plus lots of DVD courses (Advanced Bass is via Streaming/Subscription site)

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Worship Bass Masterclass: 10000 Reasons

  • 1. Bass Seminar Ideas for TASTEFULLY going beyond the root note Based around 10,000 Reasons All material taken from the Musicademy DVD video lessons also available via our streaming site
  • 2. Bass Seminar All material taken from the Musicademy DVD video lessons
  • 3. 10,000 Reasons: Verse 2 Beyond marking chords Use 8th notes to add tension and release Divide the bar length half low half high
  • 4. 10,000 Reasons: Chorus 3 Kick Drum Clap the kick drum with track then in isolation with drums Clap the groove - which beats are the bass groove on? 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
  • 5. 10,000 Reasons: The Groove 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a / / / / / (/ /)
  • 6. 10,000 Reasons: Chorus chords |A E |B/D# C#m |A E |B riff | |A C#m |A B C#m |A B |E | Tasteful Additions Ghost Notes Passing Notes step wise (7ths and 2nds) chromatic between 4th and 5th Using the 5th v important! Riffs
  • 7. 10,000 Reasons: Riffs - Note choice Riffs should be based around chords not scales recommended riff notes - 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 7th 8th (octave) Major chords - note choice order = 5th below, 5th above, octave, 7th 2nd p3rd in that order
  • 8. 10,000 Reasons: Chorus 3 Riffs Riff 1 (B chord) 5th and octave power chord shape Use 2nd (9th to add colour) Riff 2 (B chord) - pull riff using 6th 2nd 1st (then passing note to new A chord)
  • 9. 10,000 Reasons: Chorus 4 8th notes in from verse 3 Ghost and passing notes Riff 1 (B chord) as per chorus 3 Riff 2 (E chord) chord tones = 3 4 3 2 1 5 1 Riff 3 (B chord) chord tones = 3 4 3 2 1 6 5 Which sounds better - Riff 2 or 3?
  • 10. 10,000 Reasons: Chorus 4 turnaround Minor chord riffs - Feature b7th and b3rd Chord tones 1 1 7 1 3 1
  • 11. E scale for understanding notes to use Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Notes E F# G# A B C# D# Chord maj min min maj maj min dim 7th maj min min min dom min 遜 dim (b7) basic chord (triad) makeup 1 E F# G# A B C# D# 3 G# A B C# D# E F# 5 B C# D# E F# G# A 7th D# E F# G# A B C# name maj7 min7 min7 maj7 dom7 min7 遜 dim (b7)
  • 12. 10,000 Reasons: Outro Playing in a higher register Works with a more delicate dynamic Gives room for more melodic phrasing Still always focus on chord tones Works well when the drums have stopped
  • 13. For Further Bass Lessons www.musicademy.com Sign up on our mailing list at the Musicademy booth to receive these teaching notes by email Plus lots of DVD courses (Advanced Bass is via Streaming/Subscription site)
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