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Fingerstyle Study #2

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This is a jazz-funk composition that is based around some heavily syncopated bass grooves that are challenging to both read and play. It also makes use of sliding octave figures and unison licks and features some slippery bass fills.

When learning this piece, you might find the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) useful:

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only). The transcription is available with TAB and without, for those who wish to give their reading skills a workout.

This course is 48 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Intermediate Level - Fingerstyle Study #2

This video is a demonstration of the piece, performed on a Fender Custom Shop ’67 Precision bass strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Course Overview

This video gives an overview of the main challenges in this study piece. It also offers some advice for finding the right instrument and tone for lines like this.

3. A Section

This video covers the intro, which is built on a syncopated bass groove featuring some sliding octave figures. This lesson covers bars 1-11 in the accompanying transcription.

4. B Section

The B section of this piece features the main melody, which is played over a simplified version of the groove from the A section. This lesson covers bars 12-23.

5. C Section

The bassline that underpins this section is a heavily syncopated line that is a real workout for the picking hand. This lesson covers bars 24-39 in the transcription.

6. D Section

This section is the organ solo, and the bassline played here is a simplified version of the main groove from letter A. This lesson covers bars 40-41.

7. E Section

The guitar solo is played over the chord sequence from letter C. The bassline here is less intrusive, so as not to interfere with the solo. This lesson covers bars 42-57.

8. F Section

In this final section of the piece, the bass returns to the groove that was established back at letter A. This lesson covers bars 58-66 in the accompanying transcription.