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BASS
Jason Raso is a professional bassist from Guelph, ON. His latest album, Live at The Jazz Room, is available now at
www.jasonrasomusic.com. Jason proudly endorses Fodera basses, Aguilar amplification, and D’Addario strings.
By Jason Raso
Improvising on
Electric Bass
I
’d like to introduce my new book,
Improvising on Electric Bass: A
Chord Tone Approach, with this
quick lesson.
The primary goal of the book is to
help improve your chord spelling
and fingerboard knowledge. Master-
ing chord tones will help you build
more interesting bass lines. In addi-
tion, greater harmonic awareness will
help you become a stronger writer,
improviser, and soloist.
“Music for Mercer” is an étude that
combines all of the elements covered
in Improvising on Electric Bass. Play it
at different tempos and feel free to
change up the rhythms. Make the
piece your own. Even better, write
your own étude based on the chord
changes. I would love to hear what
you come up with!
Jason’s new book, Improvising on Electric Bass: A Chord Tone Approach, is available now from Mel Bay Publications.
Visit www.musicbooksplus.com to grab your copy today.
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