This week’s groove comes courtesy of Stuart Zender on Jamiroquai’s ‘Whatever It Is, I Just Can’t Stop’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Kenrick (@tommykrizzle) The verse hook sits in an E7 tonality and features a number of funk bass staples including semiquaver syncopation, chromatic approaches into chord tones, grace notes…
For the fifth and final installment of my ‘Unorthodox Instructionals’ series it’s time to deal with the number one thing that bass players seem to be bothered about. The Holy Grail Every bass magazine I read is full of it, every bass forum I visit has hundreds of threads debating what to do about it…
Anthony Jackson’s plectrum and phaser part on the O’Jay’s classic hit ‘For The Love Of Money’ is one of the most recognisable funk lines in history, and provides undeniable proof that you can use a pick and still groove. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Kenrick (@tommykrizzle) “Should I use pick…
This groove easily makes it into my top 10 bass lines of all time. If you’re a bassist who wants to groove and you haven’t checked out Me’shell’s records then you’re missing out. In fact, stop reading this right now and treat yourself to Plantation Lullabies and Peace Beyond Passion. You can thank me later….
So far we’ve looked at unorthodox methods for bass players to sharpen their grasp of harmony, develop a more secure technique and master written rhythms. This post deals with an aspect of playing (and practising) that many bass players often neglect: ear training. Whereas previous posts in this series have focused on a single book,…
Regular readers of this blog will have gathered that I’m something of a D’Angelo fanboy, so imagine my excitement when he suddenly reappeared with Black Messiah, his first studio album in 14 years. I’d got hooked by the grooves on Voodoo, mainly because they were anchored by one of my favourite bassists, the great Pino…
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