Bass
Nathan East: Creating a Bass Solo
Watch ArtistWorks electric bass master Nathan East’s guide to creating a bass solo, part of his online bass guitar lessons series! Read More
Nathan East: Creating a Bass Solo
Watch ArtistWorks electric bass master Nathan East’s guide to creating a bass solo, part of his online bass guitar lessons series! Read More
How to Play the Baiao Rhythm on Upright Bass
Brazil has rightfully earned its reputation as one of the premiere cultural hotspots of South America. Between its iconic architecture, the yearly Carnival festival and its diverse music scene, it’s no wonder why millions flock to the country annually. One of Brazil’s most popular musical exports is the Baiao rhythm, and ArtistWorks jazz bass master John Patitucci demonstrates how to play this legendary rhythm in the video below.
How to Play the Baiao Rhythm on Upright Bass
Brazil has rightfully earned its reputation as one of the premiere cultural hotspots of South America. Between its iconic architecture, the yearly Carnival festival and its diverse music scene, it’s no wonder why millions flock to the country annually. One of Brazil’s most popular musical exports is the Baiao rhythm, and ArtistWorks jazz bass master John Patitucci demonstrates how to play this legendary rhythm in the video below.
Darlin Pal(s) of Mine Bass Challenge – Part 1
Dear Pals,
Thank you for hanging with me here! If you just joined us recently allow me enthusiastically welcome you!! I think you'll find it to be a pretty awesome place. Take a look at my latest welcome message video. I'm excited because I'm offering a little Bass Challenge here to get you geared up for the winter season! I've chosen my version of Darlin Pal(s) of Mine, a cut off my latest cd that features Alison Brown and Todd Phillips and Mike Bub. So I've started here with the chord changes to the tune and then I've broken down my 1st slap solo. This is the 1st part of the challenge. If the slap technique is new to you, I mean REALLY new, take a little time with my lessons on slapping and then tackle this. If you've been slapping a while then I hope you find a this worth your time! It's super fun and you can change it up and make it your own.
Now don't forget, we have the rest of the song (as recorded) to learn, so STAY TUNED for the NEXT lesson, Part 2, coming up in a short while. Thanks for watching, listening and learning! Take Care, Missy
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Dive Into Nathan East’s Astonishing Bass Credits
Nathan East, the master musician who teaches bass guitar lessons at ArtistWorks, has clocked in an astonishing number of hours in the studio. In fact, he’s considered to be one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music, with an impressive 2,000+ recordings under his belt. But don’t mistake his large quantity of recordings for a lack of quality.
This Spotify playlist, "Nathan East: People's Choice," showcase some of his finest work. Below we discuss a few songs of the many featured in the playlist.
Dive Into Nathan East’s Astonishing Bass Credits
Nathan East, the master musician who teaches bass guitar lessons at ArtistWorks has clocked in an astonishing number of hours in the studio. In fact, he’s considered to be one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music, with an impressive 2,000+ recordings under his belt. But don’t mistake his large quantity of recordings for a lack of quality.
This Spotify playlist, "Nathan East: People's Choice," showcase some of his finest work. Below we discuss a few songs of the many featured in the playlist.
Bluegrass Guitar: “Walking” Bass Between Chords
Some of the most famous bluegrass tunes consist of catchy licks that connect common chords together. These transitions are often referred to as ‘walking’ between the chords, or ‘walk ups’ and ‘walk downs,’ since they sound like you are stepping up or down to the next chord in the progression. This technique connects the two chords in a rhythmic pattern and usually goes in one direction.
So what's the secret? Lucky for us, we have Bryan Sutton's excellent lesson on the topic to help guide us on the art of walking bass.
ArtistWorks Live: Talking Bass with Nathan East
Did you know Nathan East got his start playing cello before he moved on to bass? That he likes to warm up his fingers by playing the theme from “Popeye"? You would if you tuned in to our latest edition of ArtistWorks Live!
We do these once a month with one of our amazing teachers, and this month we were Talking Bass with Nathan East. As per usual, 12 month members of all our schools are notified in advance of any upcoming ArtistWorks Live episodes so they can tune in live to ask questions on whatever they want. It’s always different, but always a good time!