The "Upbeat Groove Exercise" (L#159)

Great rhythm is absolutely vital to us as bass players and musicians. It's the one fundamental factor of everything we play.

It doesn't matter if you can slap a thousand notes a minute. It doesn't matter if you can solo around a complex jazz tune at 300bpm.

It ALL comes down to rhythm. And if you your rhythmical internalisation is off - everything you play will be off.

Now, many people believe that great rhythmical sensibility is something you're born with and that it can't be learned and developed. Well, I say that's absolute rubbish!

Rhythm can be developed. Groove can be developed. And, your overall sense of time can be developed.

Just like when learning any skill - you just need to be given the right information, at the right time, and then apply it.

In this lesson I'm going to show you a great groove exercise to strengthen your rhythmical internalisation.

As always, see you in the shed...

Scott :)