Greetings and Salutations, fellow bassers and welcome to my updated lesson. I hope you will find useful information here! Please send feedback in the form of a rating (see above) and any comments via PM.Before you get started there is something you should know...
Let us begin by defining an arpeggio. For this lesson, all you need to know is that an arpeggio is each note of a chord sounded individually. For instance, a G major arpeggio will be G-B-D. This is in contrast to the chord progressions I use here, which are first, fourth, and fifth; also known as I-IV-V progressions. So remember that the arpeggios are the individual notes of each chord played in succession in the context of the chord progression. I just wanted to clarify that to avoid confusion. Okay, clear as mud, right? Let's begin then...
This lesson is designed to give the curious seeker an idea of how different bass lines can be utilized for different chord structures (i.e.- major, minor, etc.)
The first example is of a
G major arpeggio played in a classic
I-IV-V7 pattern. In other words, it is the
first, fourth, and fifth chords of the
G major scale. This type of chord progression can be found widely used in rock, blues, country, and jazz music.
Remember, when referring to the chords of the scale,
major chords are rendered in capital Roman numerals and
minors are rendered in small letters to differentiate. The qualities (such as 7th, 9th, etc.) are rendered with the corresponding numbers such as 7, 9, etc.
Remember to play this slowly at first and work your way up to speed. I would suggest a tempo setting of 120bpm for starters.
