Basic Bass Line Building Blocks - Minor Triads

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Hello GMC !

In this lesson we are going to learn some essential tools for building strong bass lines. Today we are going to learn minor triads. They are very basic and essential for good bass line construction and today we are going to use them exclusively. You can use minor triads to enhance and compose your own bass lines and in jamming situations.

I composed this little tune with a latin feel to it for you to practice your minor triads. You will play some dead notes in this one too, to build up the percussive feel to the track and also some slides.

I've used minor triads over different minor chords in this one.

Key: Dm
Tempo: 120 bpm
Time signature: 4/4
Tuning: standard
Difficulty: beginner

Equipment I've used for getting this sound was: Peavey Cirrus bass with active soapbar pickups, equal mix of both of them with added bass and treble on onboard eq - then going to the nemesis (eden) amp with a 1x15" and slightly added bass and treble there (at 1 o'clock position).

Feel free to ask me any questions in the lesson feedback and in my instructor board at forum.

Enjoy and I hope you'll have a lot of fun playing this one!

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	27th April 2008
GMC Founder & Rocker	Great topic and examples Bogdan - thanks!

Ivan Milenkovic	27th April 2008
Instructor	Nice passages!

Nick Kellie	27th April 2008
Instructor	very good

kyldeee	27th April 2008
Member	nice lesson mate

at lights end	27th April 2008
Member	awesome

Nemanja Filipovic	27th April 2008
Singing Instructor	Nice lesson Bole!

Danilo Capezzuto	27th April 2008
Instructor	Useful lesson Bogdan!

Carlos Carrillo	27th April 2008
Instructor	very nice lesson Bogdan!!

Slammer	27th April 2008
Member	Hey Thanks Alot Bogdan!!! This is Just what I was asking you for in the Chat!!!!

Joe Kataldo	27th April 2008
Instructor	Nice Stuff Man

Bogdan Radovic	27th April 2008
Bass Instructor	Thank you all guys! @Slammer - And thank you for requesting , I had your req in my mind when constructing these mini series..

Dejan Farkas	27th April 2008
Instructor	Nice lesson

Pablo Vazquez	27th April 2008
Instructor	Cool lesson Bogdan!!

Alejandro Piñero	27th April 2008
Instructor	very good lesson !!

Hisham Al-Sanea	27th April 2008
Instructor	great work and nice lesson Bogdan

kaznie_NL	27th April 2008
Member	Nice bass line Bogdan!

Bogdan Radovic	27th April 2008
Bass Instructor	Thanks people for nice feedback!

Unleash-The-Shred	27th April 2008
Member	Cool bass lesson man!

Muris Varajic	28th April 2008
Instructor	Nice lines Bogdan.

Juan M. Valero	28th April 2008
Instructor	cool lesson mate

Jerry Arcidiacono	30th April 2008
Instructor	Very nice bass lines here!

Alex87	30th April 2008
Member	Nice bass work here

Bogdan Radovic	30th April 2008
Bass Instructor	Thanks guys !!