Baskytarová posilovna 101 cvičení v lichých taktech

Playing in odd bars can be very difficult to understand and even uncomfortable for newcomers. All those weird rhythms and nothing in the familiar good four-quarter meter. In short, there's nothing to get hold of.

In this episode of Bass Guitar Gym 101, we'll explain and demonstrate how to learn how to count and feel odd beats in 5/4, 7/8 or even a crazy meter like 13/8 or 15/16.

The biggest challenge at first is understanding rhythmic phrases and finding landmarks.

In this book you will try playing in all the possible variations of odd bars in divisions of fourths, eighths or sixteenths (5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15) and also their combinations with each other or with the familiar 4/4, 6/8 or 2/4 and 3/4 bars.

As always, when writing grooves and exercises, I emphasized musical practice and real-world applicability. Odd bars really challenge your creativity in the sense that it's not easy to create natural-sounding musical phrases.

In our culture, we are most accustomed to four-beat, two-beat, and three (six) beats, which is the format in which most folk, classical, and popular music is composed. Odd bars are natural to the cultures of the Balkans or India, where there is also a very strong connection between musical meter and dance steps.

Each exercise is written in standard notation with tablature and recommended fingering for four-string bass in standard tunings of E, A, D and G. Above the notation, you will also find chord markings for some exercises for a better understanding of the harmonic connections, as well as a brief description of the exercise referring to the tonal material or musical style used.

You will practice playing in all fingerboard positions and also in all twelve keys.

All exercises are available for download as mp3 files.

Let's keep you playing, and I wish you lots of patience and fun as you explore the wonderful world of odd bars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC1ht7uerVs&feature=youtu.be