Free tool from Cole Davis · Better Bass Lessons
Hear the Subdivision
Most time problems are subdivision problems. Set a pulse, pick what fills the gaps, then take the subdivision away and see whether your hands kept it.
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Why this works
- Play a line against quarters first, then switch to eighths without changing what you play.
- Move to triplets. If your line suddenly feels rushed, you were leaning on the eighths.
- Turn on drop out. The subdivision vanishes for a bar and you keep going.
- When it returns, either it lines up or it doesn't. That's the whole diagnostic.
Your next step
Hearing the subdivision is how you stop leaning on the click. The Locked-In Bassist takes that onto the bandstand, with a drummer who pushes, drags and throws fills.
The Locked-In Bassist Swing With Any Drummer
Cole Davis, with Aaron Seeber on drumsSwing with any drummer. Even the one who throws a fill across the bar line.
- The 2-minute test that tells you whether your time is really yours, or borrowed.
- What to do in the very next bar when the drummer throws a fill across the bar line.
- What to do the moment the drummer starts to drag.
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