[Dixielandjazz] bass(tuba) line for slow tunes

[Steve Marcus]

--- On Tue, 7/7/09, Jim Franz <jfranz at triad.rr.com> wrote:


 I wanted to ask how a tuba player learns to play a slow interesting bass line.

  

Once you know the chord, start by playing notes from the scale of that
chord.  Those notes don't have to be neighbor tones, BTW.  Eventually,
you can add an occasional appogiatura (leaning tone) off the beat to
anticipate a note in the scale ON the beat.

  

Others will certainly have suggestions for you.  Good luck!

  

  Steve Marcus 
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