#97 - How To Improvise Solos Over Chords (Patreon)

My fellow bassists,

Have you ever been jamming or playing live on stage and suddenly the band leader asks you to play a bass solo?

This can be a pretty daunting moment as a bassist. We've already had to spend so many hours getting good at all the "normal basslines stuff", and now we have to improvise a solo on the spot?!

The good news is it doesn't have to be so complicated. A lot of the complexity comes from our own perceptions of what a solo should be - fast, impressive, flashy, and better than whoever played the last solo.

It's often better - especially when you're new to this - to keep things simple and follow the 7-step blueprint in this video. You don't need to become Jaco Pastorius overnight, and that's totally fine - if you can play a simple but musical solo with a lot of feel, everyone will love it!

As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments at all and I'll make sure to respond ASAP!

Have a great day and I'll see you in the next lesson!

Charles