How To Comp for Bass Solos

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🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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It's another live edition of You'll Hear It where Peter and Adam take your questions. On this episode, Peter and Adam discuss a tricky subject for many pianists: what do I play during a bass solo?Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.Thursday's Open Studio Live Events:1:00 PM - Adam's Daily Guided Practice Session (for Members Only)For the rest of this week's calendar, follow this linkLet us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Here we go.
0:14.3	Peter, what is the time signature and count me out?
0:19.8	I don't even remember.
0:21.3	What is that?
0:22.4	Is that, um,
0:24.6	I'm thinking, I think that's a Josh tune.
0:32.6	Josh Redmond's song from like the 90.
0:34.1	How am I going to remember that?
0:34.9	That was 30 years ago.
0:36.5	But if it's that tune, it's in four. Four, four, actually. It doesn't seem like it. The whole thing's in four. If it's another tune, you got to, I don't know, sing it for me or tell me what it is. Does that make sense, Adam? I'm not paying attention, buddy. Say that again. No.
0:55.8	So David has a great question here. I've been jamming on jazz jazza Kazam lately, which has been
1:02.3	fantastic. Jam Kazam, sorry. We've got to check that out, Peter, by the way. Side note.
1:07.1	The bass player I play with asks that I get out of the way when he solos and not outlining chords.
1:13.3	What to play.
1:14.2	Sounds like a typical bass player.
1:16.0	For sure.
1:16.5	Attitude adjustment needed.
1:18.8	Just kidding.
1:19.4	Big shout out to Christian McGrath.
1:21.6	Other bass players.
1:22.8	No, I mean, this happens sometimes, but there might be some things you could do David to help the situation
1:29.3	along a little bit and we talk about comping for bass players quite a bit sort of the level
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