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Rainy day here so no work for me

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- reading
- blues play along
- The Cult “The Cult” album
- some standards
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You Tube
Paul Thompson - pdbass

Excellent stuff. I’ve watched maybe 5 now. Highly recommended
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Any recommendations for a bass teacher in Christchurch?

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Mattress5 wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:41 pm Any recommendations for a bass teacher in Christchurch?
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I’d recommend buying a keyboard and learning chords. Bass is essentials a harmony instrument, once you’ve got you’re harmony concepts tight that changes everything.
I’d also buy a good sampler/ drum machine or learn to play some basic drum patterns, developing that drummer/bass player rhythmic telepathy is crucial.
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Stormy Thursday but Stormy Monday 12/8 time signature practice here

Slow Bass is tougher than Fast Bass

Been doing 6/4 Jazz lines as well. I very seldom use a metronome but have been today
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This part time seasonal holiday I’m going to put some work into the PD Bass YouTube channel. I’ve seen a few of his episodes and enjoyed them all.

No flash, just solid musical education.
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PD Bass channel
Jerry Jemmott book
James Jamerson Book
Aebersold standards
Finish transcriptions of STP Tiny Music and The Cult “Sheep”
Learn more melodies

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Certainly played some Smiths the last few days.

“Strangeways” is a better album than I remember

Great band with a top bassplayer. R.I.P. Andy Rourke
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