How To Improvise On The Spot Like James Jamerson

James Jamerson remains one of the greatest bass players of all time. In this bass tutorial, I show you how to instantly make up some Jamerson bass lines.

00:34 James Jamerson bass tone
00:57 Harmony, chord tones, and key
01:33 Chord progressions
02:07 Rhythm
04:55 Chromaticism
06:13 Improvising
09:03 Technique - The Hook, raking
10:18 Timekeeping tip
11:08 Soul influence
12:06 Using different registers
13:30 Incredible pattern!

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