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    TECHNIQUE OF THE MONTH

    Apr 21, 2020 3 minutes

    Welcome, friends! This month, I would like to start a series of articles that preach, and demonstrate, two of the concepts that are at the core of my teaching. These are hand positions, and using open strings to get smoothly up and down the neck of your bass, while subliminally getting you more familiar with the harmonic layout of the neck of your bass guitar.

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