This Pentatonics Bass Guitar Lesson is titled “Pentatonics Playground”. It’s taught by professional bass instructor Ariane Cap. She teaches how to use pentatonics to build powerful bass guitar groves, fills, solos, and melodies. You can take what you learn and apply it to any style of music – rock, funk, blues, jazz, pop, country, Latin, funk – any genre of music. You’ll learn the 5 versatile pentatonic shapes and a systematic approach to applying those shapes all over the fretboard. The course is structured into three sections. The first section you’ll explore and become familiar with the basics of major and minor pentatonics. In section two you’ll learn the five penatonic patterns. In the third section, everything you learned in the previous sections will be put to work as you play your way through 12 Application Studies.
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- Pentatonic Playground For Bass – Introduction
- SECTION 1: Gimme Five! -Overview
- Let’s Play! – Warm-up Jam
- Five Notes, Two Sounds – Demonstration
- SECTION 2: The Five Patterns – Overview
- Pattern 1: The Hexagon – Overview
- Features & Applications – Pattern 1: The Hexagon
- Technical Exercises – Pattern 1: The Hexagon
- Groove & Fill Demo – Pattern 1: The Hexagon
- Trashcan Groove – Pattern 1: The Hexagon
- Pattern 2: The Boot – Overview
- Features & Applications – Pattern 2: The Boot
- Technical Exercises – Pattern 2: The Boot
- Groove & Fill Demo – Pattern 2: The Boot
- Jilly Bean Groove – Pattern 2: The Boot
- Pattern 3: Big Box, Little Box – Overview
- Features & Applications – Pattern 3: Big Box/Little Box
- Technical Exercises – Pattern 3: Big Box/Little Box
- Groove & Fill Demo – Pattern 3: Big Box/Little Box
- Donna Disco Groove – Pattern 3: Big Box/Little Box
- Pattern 5: Little Box, Big Box – Overview
- Features & Applications – Pattern 5: Little Box/Big Box
- Technical Exercises – Pattern 5: Little Box/Big Box
- Groove & Fill Demo – Pattern 5: Little Box/Big Box
- Take You There Groove – Pattern 5: Little Box/Big Box
- Pattern 6: Upside Down Boot – Overview
- Features & Applications – Pattern 6: Upside Down Boot
- Technical Exercises – Pattern 6: Upside Down Boot
- Groove & Fill Demo – Pattern 6: Upside Down Boot
- Gold Rush Groove – Pattern 6: Upside Down Boot
- SECTION 3: Applications – Overview
- 5 Patterns Workout: Major – Demonstration
- 5 Patterns Workout: Minor – Demonstration
- Horizontal Connections – Demonstration
- Diagonal Connections – Demonstration
- Fills with Fourths and Fifths – Demonstration
- Single String Fingerings – Demonstration
- Transposing Into All 12 Keys – Demonstration
- Chord Qualities & Pentatonics – Demonstration
- Pentatonics & The Blues – Demonstration
- Soloing: Minor Pentatonics – Demonstration
- Soloing: Major Pentatonics – Demonstration
- Playing Progressions – Demonstration
- Gear Talk – Overview
- Pentatonic Playground For Bass – Conclusion
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Pentatonics Bass Guitar Lesson