Latest from Ryan:
Make Your Walking Bass Lines Flow with Triplets (Blues Bass Lesson)
Learn how to use triplets to add movement and smooth transitions to your walking bass lines. This blues bass lesson breaks down how to connect chords, improve groove, and make your lines sound more musical.
Build Better Bass Lines With This Root–Fifth–Octave Pinky Exercise
Learn how to build better bass lines using a root–fifth–octave exercise that improves pinky strength, string crossing, and groove development over a minor chord progression.
Three-Note Sequence Bass Exercise to Sync Your Fretting and Plucking Hands
Ryan Madora shares a three-note sequence bass exercise that improves fretting and plucking hand synchronization while building technique and fretboard control.
Switching to 5-String Bass: Technique Changes, Low B Strategy & Rethinking the Fretboard
Thinking about switching to a 5-string bass? This lesson breaks down right- and left-hand technique changes, low B strategy, smarter root–fifth positioning, and how to reset your fretboard reference points.
Grooving Over the i–♭III–♭VI–V Minor Progression in Pop & Rock (Triads + Scale Tones)
Learn how to groove over the i–♭III–♭VI–V minor progression using triads, scale tones, and a dominant V chord. Build stronger bass lines in pop and rock.
3 Fretting Hand Habits That Hold Bass Players Back (And How to Fix Them)
Learn the three most common fretting hand problems bass players face and how to fix them. Improve comfort, control, and efficiency with better technique.
Country Bass Lesson: How to Use Transitions and Dead Notes to Connect a 1-4-5 Groove
Learn how to connect a 1-4-5 country bass groove using walk-ups, walk-downs, and dead notes for smoother transitions and stronger voice leading.
Why Your Slap Bass Sounds Bad and How to Make It Groove
Why does your slap bass sound clunky? Learn how thumb technique, fretting-hand control, and timing work together to create clean, funky grooves.
Learn Descending Triads on Bass With a Groove-Based Chord Tone Exercise
Learn how to practice descending triads on bass using chord tones, fretboard shapes, and a groove-based exercise in the key of D.
How to Add Soulful R&B Feel to Your Bass Lines with Slides and Grace Notes
Learn how to add soulful R&B feel to your bass lines using slides, grace notes, and major pentatonic moves. A simple way to bring life and expression to your groove.
Walking Bass Made Simple: Chromatic 1–6–2–5 Exercise and Upright-Style Tone on Electric Bass
Learn a smooth chromatic 1–6–2–5 walking bass line and get an upright-style tone on electric bass using palm muting, dead notes, and solid left-hand technique.
Mixolydian Mode for Bass: How to Build Classic Blues and Dominant 7 Grooves
Learn how to use the Mixolydian mode to create authentic blues bass lines and dominant 7 grooves. Understand the theory and apply it directly to your playing.