Funk Bass Mastery: Root Notes and Pentatonic Links

There's a really cool thing you can do on bass that sounds amazing and is actually quite easy. If you're looking for a small win to build momentum and give yourself some confidence in your bass improvisation abilities then this bass tutorial is for you.

It's all about taking simple root notes that outline a chord progression and then linking those up musically using a very simple scale shape; take from the pentatonic scale.

Players like Bernard Edwards used this trick all the time.


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