Basslines
Learn various piano techniques for playing left hand bass lines.
Basslines Content
48 Courses
249 Lessons
70 Smartsheets
Left Hand Patterns, Flowing, Arpeggiated, 10ths, Improv
Target Notes, Rhythms, Effects, Bell-Style, Ostinato
The Progression, Chord Inversions, Common Tones, Melody
The Chord Progression & Left Hand
Chord Variations, Tag Ending, Arpeggios, Ending Vamp
The Samba Groove, Chords of the A Section & B Section
Learn one of the most important progressions in jazz, the Turnaround Progression (Rhythm Changes). Explore different chord voicings, bass lines, the outer-inner technique, and how to improvise.
Chord Progression, Bass Lines, Upper & Lower Neighbors
Cool Voicings, Chord Extensions, 2 Rhythm Options
New Chord Voicings, Chord Pops, & Other Bass Lines
2-Hand Voicings, Rhythms, Outer-Inner Play, Improv
Chris's Blues Melody & Chords, Blues Scale Fills + 3 Left Hand Techniques: Shuffle, Broken 10ths, Bass Walkups
6 More Left Hand Techniques: Easy Stride, 5-1 Stride, 7-1 Stride, 1-7 Stride, Broken 10ths Stride, Big & Bold
Chris's Blues Melody & Chords, & 2 Left Hand Techniques: Four-On-The-Floor, Even 8ths
6 More Left Hand Techniques: Syncopated 8ths, Shuffle, Closed Stride, Closed Stride + Pickups, Open Stride, Open Stride + Pickups
Learn a New Orleans Blues Rhumba version of Silent Night with slides, tremolos, rolls, and blues improv. If Dr. John ever got his hands on Silent Night, this is how he might play it!
Rhumba Groove Exercise
Melody, Chords, Rhumba Left Hand
Right Hand Rhumba, Hands Together
Right Hand Harmonies, Slides, Fills, Tremelos
Intro, Outro, & Soloing Techniques: C Bluesy Pentatonic Scale, C Dorian Scale
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