Bass Music Theory & Technique

In this lesson, MarloweDK introduces music theory basics for bass players, starting with scales and intervals, then covering some basic concepts of harmony.

This lesson from bassist MarloweDK finishes up the chords of the major scale and also provides a bit of an intro analyzing music using a popular Bob Dylan tune.

Bassist MarloweDK wraps up this intro to basic music theory, illustrating how knowing a scale's chords leads to interesting bass lines and quick transpositions.

In this lesson, bassist MarloweDK demonstrates tips for becoming familiar with the layout of notes on the bass fretboard by playing octaves and intervals.

In this lesson, bassist MarloweDK discusses different strategies for learning arpeggios on the bass in order to become familiar with the notes on the fretboard.