Bass & Creativity: Spicing Up the Chords

Today we will explore simple ways to discretely modify the harmony while maintaining the bass movement. Once again, experimenting with the piano will help underline those modifications, but we will also cover ways to express it on the bass.

Here’s a breakdown of the topics covered in the video:

1. 00:07: Discrete chord modifications
2. 00:50: Original chords: FM7 | G7
3. 01:41: Modified: FM7 | GM7
4. 03:05: Bass solo: patterns intervallic shapes
5. 04:28: Original: A7sus | GM7
6. 04:59: Modified: A7sus | G7sus
7. 06:00: Bass solo
8. 07:00: Original BbM | Gm7
9. 07:30: Modified BbM | G7#11
10. 08:28: Original Ebm | Bb/D | Ebm/Db | Ab/C
11. 09:29: Modified Ebm7 | Dm7 | Ebm/Db | Cm7
12. 10:55: Bonus surprise B section…back to A
13. 11:21: Wrap up & conclusion