Bass First Steps: Start Jamming Lesson

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- Kristofer Dahl6th April 2010
  Very important topic Bogdan - thanks!
- Dennizzz1196th April 2010
  I think im buying a bassguitar
- Bogdan Radovic6th April 2010
  @Dennizzz119
  
  That is great news! Let me know if you need any help with choosing the bass!
- kaznie_NL6th April 2010
  Keep em up Bole, this is great stuff!!
- Crazy_Diamond6th April 2010
  I really like that lesson Bogdan ... I have been waiting for bass pattern for so long ... Thanks for this it is so useful
- Bogdan Radovic6th April 2010
  @Crazy_Diamond
  
  Thanks a lot! I'm really glad this lesson is useful for you. It does feature the basic jamming patterns you can play on bass when improvising.
- Adrian Figallo6th April 2010
  very good explanations bogdan!
- Wilska6th April 2010
  Very nice spoken lesson Bogdan. A lot of talk helps understanding better. I'm really a guitar player but i'm just starting to play with the bass too and got some nice tips from these videos. Thanks a lot and keep it up!
- Hisham Al-Sanea6th April 2010
  useful lesson Bogdan
- zen7th April 2010
  Awesome work Bogdan .. Great material with fantastic production .. Im sure many bass players will be born with this video
- Bogdan Radovic7th April 2010
  @Wilska - glad you find the material clear and useful for your bass skills (this all can apply to guitar in some way too)...Let me know if you need any help with bass playing!
  
  @Zen - Thank man! I'm really glad you are enjoying the lesson material!
- Marcus Siepen7th April 2010
  Very cool, perfect for anybody that wants to grab a bass and learn how to play
- Santiago Diaz Garces8th April 2010
  It's always good to remind the very basic. Great work!!

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- Tags: Root, 5th, Octave, Jamming, Improvisation, Patterns
Do you want to start playing bass? Need help starting out?

Bass first steps is a series of videos which will lead you through your bass playing journey from the very beginning to mastering advanced bass chops! Videos will guide you step by step and you'll be prepared to tackle all the other bass lessons we have at GMC!

In this lesson you will learn basic and most common patterns that will allow you to instantly jam along your favorite songs or backing tracks. Learn about roots, 5ths, octaves and start jamming now!

CONTENTS:

- Jamming patterns

- Root note

- Roots and 5ths

- Roots, 5ths and octaves

- Jamming with roots exercise

- Jamming with roots and 5ths exercise 1

- Jamming with roots and 5ths exercise 2

- Octaves exercise

- Jamming with roots, 5ths and octaves

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