How To Improvise A Bass Solo! - Beginners Guide

This week we're continuing our look at jazz standard practice by looking at improvising a bass solo through the Charlie Parker jazz blues 'Billie's Bounce'.

Learning to solo requires practice and development of vocabulary. There are no 'hacks' or easy solutions but in this lesson we'll be looking at some simple tips for getting started on the journey. We'll look at chord tone practice and touch on the other aspects of soloing such as vocabulary development.

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Other Billie's Bounce Lessons (from Talkingbass):
Learning The Melody:    • Getting Started With Jazz Standards -...  
Harmony Breakdown:    • Jazz Harmony Breakdown: Billie's Bounce  
Learning The Chords:    • How To Play Bass Chords Through A Jaz...  
Walking Bass:    • Walking Bass Through A Jazz Blues Cla...  

0:00 Intro
1:11 Why Bassists Can't Solo
1:42 What You Should Practice
3:34 Basics Of Soloing
5:31 Arpeggio Exercise
8:24 The Chord Tone Framework
9:25 Reverse Arpeggios
12:50 Half Step Approach
17:45 Chord Tone Pairs
23:20 Half Step Approach To Pairs
26:07 Billie's Bounce Solo
26:47 Solo Breakdown
31:53 Solo Slow Tempo
32:52 Melody and Solo

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