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The
Method
Table of Contents |
Lesson
#1 DEXTERITY and COORDINATION
Deep
study of coordination between left & right hands. Finger
combinations, Double stops, Open strings, String skipping, Endurance,
Phrasing, Staccato, Shifting, and much more... |
Lesson
#2 SLAP
The
art of thumping, plucking and muting. Octave exercises, String
skipping and coordination, Hammer-on and Pull-offs, Percussive notes,
Double stops, vibrato, and much more... |
Lesson
#3 TAPPING
Complete
exploration of the tapping technique. One, two and three finger
tapping, Tap, Pull-off and Hammer-ons combinations, Tapping intervals,
Hammer-ons from nowhere, Incorporating tapping patterns into finger
style and slap technique, and much more... |
Lesson
#4 HARMONICS
Harmonic
map, Location and relationship of the natural harmonics, Scales
constructed out of harmonics, False harmonics, Incorporating harmonics
into finger style and slap technique, Building melodies with
harmonics, and much more... |
Lesson
#5 SCALES
Major, Harmonic & Melodic Minor modes, Symmetrical Altered scales:
Whole Tone, Diminished, Augmented, Pentatonic, Blues, Spanish
Phrygian, Chromatic. Scale-chord relation is described on each example. |
Lesson
#6 CHORDS
Major,
Minor, Diminished & Augmented triads and inversions, Bare chords,
Chords implied, Augmented, Diminished, Dim7, Dim9, Incorporating
chords to finger style, slap and tapping technique, Arpeggiating
chords. |
Lesson
#7 ODD TIME ANSWERS
Exploring
time signatures, Polyrhythms, Triplets, Quintuplets, Sextuplets,
Septuplets, Neutuplets, Mathematical formulas to Play polyrhythms,
Quarter note triplets, Eighth note quintuplets, Eighth note
septuplets. |
Lesson
#8 RAKING TECHNIQUE
Play
faster by minimizing your right hand technique. Mechanics of the
raking technique, Raking construction chart, Raking over one, two,
three and four strings, Thumb raking, Incorporating raking technique
to slap and tapping technique, lots more... |
Lesson
#9 TOTAL FRETBOARD KNOWLEDGE
Sergio
divulges the secret art of playing scales and patterns by explaining
how they can be transposed to any position. Learn how to achieve a
total fretboard knowledge. A must for players into improvisation. |
Lesson
#10 MUSIC THEORY
Music
theory is a necessity for those bass players who want to communicate
with other musicians. Intervals, Major scale played in thirds,
fourths, fifths, sixths and sevenths, Major modes, Open strings,
Rhythm, Notes location, Notes & rests, Time & key signatures,
and much more... |
Lesson
#11 ROCK / METAL
California
rock, Useful rock rhythms, Eighth notes, Triplets, Muted notes,
Galloping style, Sixteenth note rhythms, Useful scales for rock
playing, Speed metal, Steve Harris and Billy Sheehan style,
Incorporating
rock style to tapping, slapping and raking technique. |
Lesson
#12 FUNK
Thumb
and muted notes, Pluck and muted notes, Percussive notes, Hammer-on
after a thumb, pluck, and a finger played note, Pull-off after a
thumb, pluck, and a finger played note, Plucking double stops,
Incorporating tapping and raking technique to the funk style. |
Lesson
#13 JAZZ / BLUES
Walking
bass, 12-bar blues, Playing over chord changes, Major scale, Major,
Minor and Dominant arpeggios, Chromatic and blue notes, Mixolydian and
Dorian modes, -II/V7/IMaj7 chord progression, Swing, Ron Carter, Eddie
Gomez and Carol Kaye styles, “Blues For Alice” by Charlie Parker. |
Lesson
#14 FUSION
Stepping
into fusion, Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke style, Latin style,
Altered scales, Chromatic scale, Odd time, Free improvisation: free
playing over steady tempo and free playing over free tempo. |
Lesson
#15 CLASSICAL
Multitrack
bass melodies and bass lines of classical piano
pieces. Very original practicing material! Bach, Haydn, Czerny, Sevcik,
Beethoven, Violin techniques and lots more... |
Lesson
#16 GROOVE IT
Learn
to appreciate some of the finer qualities of the pro players. Includes
excerpts from Aerosmith, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, Yngwie
Malmsteen, Jaco Pastorius, Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Sheehan, Iron
Maiden, Kiss, James Jamerson, Metallica, Hendrix, Stanley Clarke and
much more... |
Lesson #17 LATIN
A fabulous blend of rhythms from around the globe! Bossa-nova, Cha-cha, Samba,
Mambo, Sabor Latino: Harmonic minor and Major scale practice. Incorporating tapping and
chords to Latin music. Muy caliente! |
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