YouTube
Lessons
Walking Bass
Wanna learn how to improvise a walking bass line over the changes of a Jazz tune? This set of videos will get you started on the road to becoming a creative and confident improviser in the world of walking bass. Clicking this link will take you to a page which has each video in a player for you to watch and the pdf file directly below if for you to download.
I’ve listed the pdf files here, all in one place if you just want to download them and work from Youtube.
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 01.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 02.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 03.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 04.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 05.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 06.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 07.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 08.pdf
Dave Marks Walking Bass Lesson 09.pdf
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I decided to do lessons on some classic basslines that are quite simple, easy to digest and ideal for those of you who are new to the instrument. Newbies click here!
Dave Marks Beginners Bass With Or Without You.pdf
Dave Marks Beginners Bass Stir it Up.pdf
Dave Marks Beginners Bass So Lonely.pdf
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Bad Habits for Bass
I am constantly stunned and at times a little depressed by the widespread use of nonsense technique, bullshit ideas and general armchair experts opinion-spouting. I felt complelled to make some videos to attack this kind of stupidity.
Style files
Interactive style file, lesson #1: Get your ska chops together with this set of tutorials.
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Interactive style file, lesson #2: Get your Brit funk happening. Disco octaves, tight 16ths and a funky little bass solo. Click here for a lesson on that solo break…
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Ghetto Upgrade
Coming soon….
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Performance
Here’s a list of pages where I’ve organised all of my Youtube videos for you to watch here, on the site. If you’re looking for pdf files to accompany my Youtube lessons, simply click on the series title (e.g. Walking Bass) and below each video you should find a link (e.g. walking bas 01.pdf) just right click on it and choose ‘save file as’ or save target as’ to download it to your computer.
Guitar Idol 2009 was a blast. Ed Broad and I got to lay down some serious groove and bust our chops, backing 12 of the best young guitarists in the world. I’ve posted videos from all of the finalists, as well as a little Guitar Idol diary of my own…
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Guitar Idol 2008 was my first ever experience with the competition. It was heavy duty and high pressure. We met all 12 finalists on a Friday and rehearsed for 10 hours straight!! Next morning we were at the L.I.M.S. show bright and early and got to rock hard wth an amazing range of talented young musicians.
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Country Guitar Legend appeared at the Ernie Ball aftershow party at the 2009 London International Music Show. Dario Cortese, Darren Ashford and I were invited to play with him. This was a real blast and a great opportunity to play with a master musician that I’ve admired for many years.
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Dario is an incredible guitar player and one of my best friends in London. The ICMP had a music night at the Powers bar in Kilburn on 26.11.2008. The band features Dario Cortese (gtr) me, (bs) Holger Skepeneit (keys) Darren Ashford (dr) and musically was a mix of blues, country and funk.
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Rom D is fantastic Jazz funk drummer from France and every year I travel over to stay with his family while we play arounf Nice, Monaco and various gigs in the South of France. The band is different every year that we go, but it’s always awesome fun. Sometimes we have very special guest musicians (some of the best musicians in Europe) jump up to jam with us. It’s always wicked.
The Dirty Hands is my very own band. If you like monsterous XXL sized rock riffs, but you like your songs to have catchy hooks and harmony rich vocals, look no further…
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Boo is one of the world’s most under-rated singer songwriters. Half of the gigs I did with him, I’d pretend I couldn’t remember the bass parts. So I’d get to just sit 2 feet away and listen to him perform. Magical.
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Rosalie is a wonderful singer songwriter from Holland, via Barsley. She has the voice of an angel and writes extremely beautiful songs. When we gigged together we had a right line in banter between songs too…
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This is a collection of my favourite performances in the world of youtube. They are all quite varied, but every single one of them is filled with incredible beauty and artistry. If you’ve been finding it hard to get inspired recently, take 10 minutes out of your day and watch a few of these. If they don’t move you, check your pulse, you may be dead….
Talks
Everyone likes a good rant now and again. Check these if you’d like to see a grown man lose his rag over idiots and the chore it is to work in the midst of them…..
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Gear Demos/Reviews
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Video Interviews
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Oli Rockberger
Coming soon…
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Janek Gwizdala
Coming soon
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