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Music Theory for Bass Players: Part 2

Category: Video
Tags: bass, beginner, theory

In our second video on music theory for bass players, Jeff “Mac” McLemore talks about learning scales and understanding chord theory, plus demonstrates the basics of a walking bass line.

Jeff “Mac” McLemore, a CLEF Summer Program faculty member, is known as the “first call” for bass guitar in the Cincinnati area and beyond. He has extensive experience with onstage and studio performance as well as playing bass for liturgical music.

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