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Scott Giambusso: Scott the bass doctor here with some more of bass information to help you play and have more fun with your music. Id like to discuss now some of the traditional boogie-woogie left hand piano bass lines that could be real helpful for you to know. One was the Bumble Boogie. It is a minor pattern that Id like to play for you, it can also be major and you can use it and lets find a good tempo for this so it wont hurt anybody. Now, what I do, Id like to use the click on two and four, but I think yes, thats a good, I have it about 66 and I am going to go to lets see, I am going to the key of C right here on the third fret and I am going to play this line on, Ill explain to you after I play. It goes. Okay, so what I did, I played C and then I played its octave then I went to its third and went chromatically every note in the row up to the fifth. Then I dropped down to the octave, lower octave of the fifth and then I came up back up to the fifth and all it was that, but its a real traditional bass line and that is the boogie-woogie in the major.
Expert: Scott Giambusso
Scott, a native Washingtonian, has been performing for audiences since 1968. A self taught musician, he mainly freelances as an acoustic bassist. Scott also plays guitar, electric bass, and tuba as well as singing in the styles of Nat King Cole, Mel Torme and Jack Bruce. He has worked with The Glenn Miller Orchestra and The Modernaires; The Peter Duchin Orchestra; The Ink Spots; The Tokens; Rory (Disney More »
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Is about understanding how to logically get around on the bass. Each lesson will deal with one aspect of musicianship. As the students take on each concept they will acquire a musical vocabulary and learn to More »
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