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I’ve been playing in a Western Swing band lately, and it’s rewiring something in my ear.
On paper it’s familiar: rhythm changes lookalikes, 12-bar blues, 8-bar blues, strong ii–V–I bones.
But here’s where it gets interesting — a few things that make it genuinely its own world:
1. Two-feel drop under the vocals. Open it up durin...
Sunday afternoon, I played bass behind a roomful of violin students at a Nashville spot called the Fiddle and Pick. Aptly named.
This is one of my favorite kinds of gigs. No ego, no setlist rehearsed to death. Just show up, support the students, serve the music.
In Nashville, that means something specific: e...
I got an Amazon review that criticized me for warning against short-scale basses in my Pattern System book. Fair enough to push back, but I think the reviewer misread what I actually said. So let me clarify.
I don’t knock short-scale basses. I love mine, including my U-Basses. But what I do warn against is switching back a...
My marketing team reviewed my Starting Point Quiz this week.
Their feedback?
“It’s too academic.”
“Lead with pain points.”
“Make it lighter.”
They’re not wrong.
I could write you a quiz about:
your frustration with tabsyour YouTube rabbit holesthat feeling of “I know the notes… but I can...