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If the Bach Cello Suite opening string crossing wildness gives you trouble... try this drill (great for your theory chops, too!)
Ariane "Ari" Cap
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PDF available for download here: arisbassblog.kit.com/37cdb9485f
If the Bach Cello Suite opening string crossing wildness gives you trouble... try this drill (great for your theory chops, too!)
Ariane "Ari" Cap
Bassist β’ Educator β’ Author
Welcome to the captivating world of bass & learning! I am Ari, AKA Ariane Cap and I am thrilled to welcome you!
β€οΈ Subscribe to my youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LearnBassWit...
π Instagram: instagram.com/arisbassblog
πΈ Blog: https://capcat-music-media.ck.page/83...
π Like my FB Page: facebook.com/CapCatBass
π₯ Join my FB Group: facebook.com/groups/aribass
π Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arianecap
π¦ twitter.com/ArianeOnBass
ββ Join a small course:
arisbassblog.com/courses/core-principles-a-foundational-music-theory-course-for-bass-players
π Music Theory for the Bass Player (book): amzn.to/3NtiiaR
π The Pattern System for the Bass Player (book): amzn.to/3r8lbpG
π© Theory Chart: amzn.to/3qZgJtn
π§ Pattern Chart: amzn.to/3r3Sdri
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![Stuck in the Middle Bass Study
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Stealers Wheels Stuck in the Middle has a great bass groove. Here I go beyond just playing it but make a fun and challenging drill out of it!
00:00 Breaking down the Stuck in the Middle Groove
00:18 The scales its based on
00:29 The Drill
Transcription
This is an awesome Groove!
[π΅π΅π΅ Ari playing the groove π΅π΅π΅ ]
What does this groove do? 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 -1- 1 - 7 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 5.
It goes back and forth between the regular major pentatonic and the dominant pentatonic [ π΅π΅π΅ ]. You can also look at it as a dominant seven chord plus the 2 [ π΅π΅π΅ ].
Play this groove from the song through the cycle of fifths to the left trying to stay in one area:
[π΅π΅π΅ Ari playing the groove through the cycle π΅π΅π΅ ]
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![Ear Training w Ari: Context is everything: Turning Happy into Sad!
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Hearing major as happy and minor as sad is a great first step to learn ear training, but dont forget that music happens in contect... Also: how to change happy into sad with one note and vice versa...
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Context Added - Minor to Major
00:43 Major to Minor
Transcription
Have you ever heard somebody say that major sounds happy and minor sounds sad? Okay, I can get on board with that somewhat. If you hear it back to back, minor... major yeah, I hear that this is a minor chord - sounds a bit sad. And this is a major chord - sounds happier.
Okay fine. so far so good. Now gets a bit trickier if I mess with the context. For example, if you hear [π΅] right after this you probably say oh yeah yeah, thats minor, right? Because I made your ear recognize that E as the root. Okay, but listen now... [π΅]
Oooh, now its turned into major. I can turn major into minor just the same. Major [π΅] ... turns minor. All of a sudden that E to the G sharp turned into a C sharp minor triad.
πΆ πΆ
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Welcome to the captivating world of bass & learning! I am Ari, AKA Ariane Cap and I am thrilled to welcome you!
Whether youre a beginner looking to learn the fundamentals or an experienced player seeking to expand your skills, come on in and tune up!
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