The top three notes give us the b9th (Eb), the 3rd (F#) and the 13th (B). This Gmaj9 gives a nice finishing chord, meaning ...

Three-note-per-string scales are also a great way to improve this. Exaggerate the hammer-on/pull-off motion to isolate and train the finger muscles. Intricate legato passages and vast positional ...

But there are many different ways to play chords on the bass guitar – and they’re not ... fret the B with the ring finger (14th fret of the A string) and barre the D and G on the 12th fret ...

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