Rhythm fundamentals

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Roy Vogt Lesson time: (58min 52sec)

As we discussed in the last lesson, the bass guitar has a prominent rhythmic role as well as a harmonic one in contemporary music. We'll start by looking at the rhythmic aspects of eighth notes and rests. In this lesson, you'll cover: All about picks, Eight notes and rests, Ties and dotted rhythms Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented triads, Syncopation, Improvisation.

About the instructor

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How many people can lay claim to a career so varied that it includes appearances on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, the London Palladium, the Grand Ole Opry and the Kremlin? From Punk to Funk, the simplicity of Country and Blues to the complexity of HyperJazz and World Beat? Not many. Yet premier bassist and educator Roy Vogt has done all that and more.

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