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Free worksheet for this lesson: https://www.tedtalksbass.com/pl/2148817344
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Part of the 30-Day New Orleans Funk Workshop over at Groove School. Triads, inversions, and how to use them to build smoother New Orleans-style bass lines over the I and V chords in G major. Includes the Neville Brothers' Jazz Fest medley of Brother John, Iko Iko, and Jambalaya as a real-world example.
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⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 The G major scale and the one and five chords
1:04 Root position triad
2:17 First and second inversion
3:16 Adding the groove
5:18 Smoother voice leading with inverted triads
6:31 The Neville Brothers' "Brother John" example
9:09 Building your own line with Song Master Pro
10:26 The 5-of-5 passing tone
12:21 Adding fills
16:02 Wrap-up and Groove School
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