Don’t be the person only talking about himself and shouting random shit nobody want to hear. Making music together is like having a good conversation.
BEST JAM SESSION SONGS HOW TO
Be sure you know how to play a blues in different keys. Pro tip: At a lot of jam sessions you will play some version of a twelve bar blues. Then spend some time at home figuring out how to play them. Take note of what songs are being played regularly at your local session.
Luckily most singers have a set repertoire that they like to sing every time they get on stage. Of course it’s impossible to know every song ever written. This requires us to learn the harmony and know a lot of different songs by heart. While the first requires you to solely trust on your ears and communicative skills, the latter requires something totally different.īass players are expected to be there on the first beat of every bar outlining the chords for the rest of the band. At most jam sessions however, the same popular tunes are played on a weekly or monthly basis. At some of them, the players just improvise freely and the music is created on the spot. There are different kinds of jam sessions. You should train this skill by transcribing lots of different music, but also by using apps and software that focus on recognizing progressions.Ĭheck out my article “ Complete Bass Player: Why you should stop using tabs” listing many reasons why having a good ear is essential for every serious bass player.
Train your ears and hearing changes on the flyīeing able to recognize a chord progression on the fly is an essential skill for any bass player. This article contains everything you need to know to go into your next jam session with confidence. There are a lot of things (besides knowing the notes on your neck) you can do to make your jam session a success. Jam sessions are a great place to meet new musicians, but they can also be pretty scary.
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