Basic Jazz Bass Course

ジャズベース講座・基礎編・Part20ではトライアドの練習方法について取り上げます。ベースラインを構築する上でトライアドは最も重要な要素ですが、トライアドは様々な楽器のプレイヤーがアドリブソロでも多用しています。今回は『基礎編』として、ダイアトニック・トライアドの基礎練習方法を紹介します。

Jazz Bass Lecture, Basic, Part 19 is designed to practice major scales and major seventh chords in 12 keys. (Half positions through 7th position are used).

In Part 18 of the Jazz Bass Lecture, we will focus on chord exercises using the half-position to seventh position that we have learned so far. Chord exercises" are used to understand and master harmony, which is an important element of music. The jazz bass line uses all chord tones, not just the root, to build the line. The content is designed to provide not only an understanding of the notes, but also a comprehensive grasp of positions and fingerings. The exercises presented here are designed to help you understand and play chords in three dimensions. This is an essential practice menu for bassists who have the problem of "always playing the same bass line due to a habit of playing the same chords!

In Part 17 of the Jazz Bass Lecture, we will focus on how to practice scales using the half-positions through the 7th position that you have learned so far. Each part of the Jazz Bass Lecture, Basics has included scale exercises, but this Part 17 expands on those exercises, explaining in detail how scale exercises can be used in actual playing (improvisation).

In Part 16 of the Jazz Bass Lecture, the 7th position will be explained. The contents include a fretboard chart for the 7th position, exercises on each string and all strings, Key=A scales and exercises, Key=D scales and exercises, and Anthropology of standard tunes.

In Part 14 of the Jazz Bass Course, we will study the 6th position. The topics will include: checking the fretboard chart for the 6th position, exercises on each string and all strings, Key=G scales and exercises, Key=C scales and exercises, standard exercises / Billie's Bounce, and standard exercises / Ornithology.

In Part 13 of the Jazz Bass Course, Basic, we will study the Between Fifth and Sixth Position. If you have not finished the 5th position lesson, please start from there. The music sheets in this section are available on the page...

In Part 12 of the Jazz Bass Lecture - Basics, we will discuss the 5th position. The course includes a fretboard chart for the 5th position, exercises on each string and all strings, Key=F scales and exercises, and standard tunes exercises on Dexterity and Blues For Alice.