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Vanishing Tutorial – Mama’s Pearl

 

1.Intro

 

 

2.Verse

 

 

3. Chorus

 

 

4.  Break

 

 

5.  Bridge

 

6. Bridge/Outro Cycle (no vid)

 

 

 

FIVE WAYS I CAN HELP YOU

1. Three Things A Bass Line Has to Do   A short series of articles on the important functions that a bass line has to do.

2. Learning From James Jamerson Vol 1. My best selling book on Amazon – it’s the start of a 4 volume dive into incorporating the ideas that Jamerson brought to the bass guitar into YOUR playing.

3. Learning From Paul McCartney Vol 1 . My newest book….great one for those on the cusp of being an intermediate level player!

4. How To Play Blues Rock Vol 1 My second best selling book – a three volume series that will take you through the idiomatic devices and rhythms needed to play blues and blues rock.

5. If you’re a beginner – read the sequence of articles starting with The Only 6 Things Bass Beginners Should Practice

 

 

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The Only 6 Things Bass Beginners Should Practice…

If you’re a bass beginner….check out the only 6 things you should be practicing: https://how-to-play-bass.com/htpb50-6-things-practice

How Paul McCartney Learned To Play Bass…

….and how you can too!

More here: https://how-to-play-bass.com/mccartney-bass

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