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Most bass players jump around the fingerboard and reach for root notes the moment they need to solo. This course teaches you to flow smoothly through non-related chord progressions — connected, step-wise, and in full control.
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These are the exact patterns Tony sees in students every day — and every single one is fixable.
Lack of Flow & Connectivity
You move from chord to chord but the melodic line keeps breaking. Phrases appear and disappear without a through-line, feeling like a series of disconnected moments rather than a musical statement.
Root note dependency
The moment a new chord appears, your hand goes to the root. It's a reflex — and it's limiting every solo you play.
Single-key thinking
You can solo when everything stays in one key. Throw in a non-related chord and the wheels come off.
Lower register thinking
Soloists think in upper-structures — the colourful, melodic notes above the chord. You're still thinking like a bassist even when it's time to solo.
Exercises that stay academic
The step-wise concept makes sense on paper. When the backing track starts, you can't access it freely.
Dense progression freeze
When chord progressions move quickly or go through multiple keys, the thinking shuts down and the playing becomes reactive.
This course transforms you from a bassist who jumps around the fingerboard and depends on root notes into a linear melodic soloist who flows smoothly through non-related chord progressions, thinks in upper-structures, and creates connected, intentional melodic phrases — ready to take the spotlight in the modern bass role.
Course content
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I learned about your Bass Academy a couple of weeks ago, by a Facebook message from Mike Stern. I followed one free lesson and was immediately impressed by the way you give your classes. It is innovative and the balance between study and creativity is very good. Bass players at any level can learn from the Bass Academy. Tony Grey Bass Academy is already planned in my daily routine playing!!
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Bassist-to-soloist evolution
The linear approach that connects every chord change into one musical statement.
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