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Jamerson's Stupidly Simple Exercise (for Killer Bass Lines)

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👉 My full beginner bass course: https://yeah.bassbuzz.com/jamerson James Jamerson used THIS exercise as a cheat code to create hit after hit bass line - lemme show you how to use it to write your own bangin’ bass lines in ANY style of music. Free PDF with the exercise in every key - https://www.bassbuzz.com/go/jamerson-exercise Bonus video with full exercise playthrough - https://youtu.be/LD-C0PRfTdA Learn more about roots and fifths - https://youtu.be/Z6TCexKJpAQ YOU have heard James Jamerson whether you know it or not - he was a legendary bassist who played on nearly every Motown record, and influenced every modern electric bassist who came later, from Paul McCartney to Robert DeLeo to Geddy Lee. But Jamerson wasn’t flying blind - he developed an exercise to help him practice his “chromatic approach to bass playing”. In this lesson, I’ll explain what the hell that means, and the three critical ingredients you need to take this from plain old finger workout to being a cheat code for legit bass lines in any style. You’ll learn how to: - Make roots and fifths non-boring - Use notes outside of the scale without creating chaos and destruction - Play rhythms that sound more funky - Identify which songs Jamerson played drunk You read all the way through this video description… you must really like bass lessons. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next one - https://yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe #JamesJamerson #BassBuzz



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