Bass & Creativity: Melodic Phrasing & Swing Feel
In this lesson, we’ll cover the topic of phrasing and using swing feel as an expressive tool. We’ll accomplish this by having a clear view of the rhythm feels and how to dial in more or less flexibility in the melodic phrasing.
There’s plenty to cover, so let’s dive in!
Timestamps for this lesson:
- 00:08 – Intro & Overall
- 00:23 – Basis of Subdivision
- 00:47 – Cm Binary Rate (Even 8ths Subdivision)
- 02:03 – Cm Ternary Rate (Triplet Subdivision)
- 02:25 – From Triplets to Swing Eights
- 03:00 – Cm Swing 8ths
- 03:20 – Styles & Rhythm Subdivision
- 04:44 – Bass Playing vs Melodic Playing, Switching 8ths Style
- 05:43 – Switching Phrasing from Even 8ths to Swing 8ths
- 06:34 – Bm, Switching from Even 8ths to Swing Feel
- 07:43 – Am, Switching from Swing to Even 8ths
- 09:03 – Shorter Rhythmic Switches
- 10:44 – Importance of Tempos & Role (Accompaniment vs Melodic)
- 11:54 – Am, Dial in & out of Swing Feel
- 13:45 – Dm
- 14:41 – Cm Dial in & out of Even8ths
- 16:00 – Dm / G7 / CM7, Upper Tempo
- 17:31 – Options & Conclusion
