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	<title>Gregori Hofmann</title>
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		<title>Improving Your Swing And Practicing Changes Without Accompaniment</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/improving-your-swing-and-practicing-changes-without-accompaniment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Soloing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I look at ways to improve your time feel when playing swing and ways to practice arpeggios while working on common rhythmic subdivisions. I then let you into how I practice these ideas as well as all the ideas I have spoken about in my videos by playing through the A Section of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Pentatonics: The 5 Shapes</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/introduction-to-pentatonics-the-5-shapes/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/introduction-to-pentatonics-the-5-shapes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beginner Soloing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an introduction to the Pentatonic Scale. Once you have these shapes under your fingers check out lesson 2 for ways to use Pentatonics to create Bass lines and Solos]]></description>
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		<title>James Brown: One Tune A Day Challenge. Day 2: Bewildered</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/james-brown-one-tune-a-day-challenge-day-2-bewildered/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/james-brown-one-tune-a-day-challenge-day-2-bewildered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bass guitar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bernard odum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 2 of the JB Challenge. 1 tune a day! Today we check out Bewildered. (Bernard Odum on the Bass!) (Wear headphones for best results!) Heres the Spotify Playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/dilek21/playlist/5SChw8T4t46OwWVZIwn1Bb Working through the tunes in alphabetical order. Time to get funky. This is where Funk&#8217;s roots are so if you want to play bass then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The James Brown One Tune A Day Challenge. Day 1: Ain&#8217;t It Funky Now</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/the-james-brown-one-tune-a-day-challenge-day-1-aint-it-funky-now/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/the-james-brown-one-tune-a-day-challenge-day-1-aint-it-funky-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[aint it funky now]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 1 of the JB Challenge. 1 tune a day! Today we check out Aint it Funky Now. (Wear headphones for best results!) Heres the Spotify Playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/dilek21/playlist/5SChw8T4t46OwWVZIwn1Bb Working through the tunes in alphabetical order. Time to get funky. This is where Funk&#8217;s roots are so if you want to play bass then you got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Jam with my new bass from Schecter! The Diamond P Custom 5 String</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/first-jam-with-my-new-bass-from-schecter-the-diamond-p-custom-5-string/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/first-jam-with-my-new-bass-from-schecter-the-diamond-p-custom-5-string/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heres a warts and all first jam on my new Schecter Diamond P 5 string bass.Still getting used to it! So grateful to the guys at Schecter for helping me out after I fell in love with this bass. Was so stoked about it so I thought I would share my first few moments with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ghost Notes and Raking</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/ghost-notes-and-raking/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/ghost-notes-and-raking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beginner Soloing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beginner Technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bass guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bass lessons]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[jaco pastorius]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I look at ways to add percussion and bounce to your lines by using ghost notes and raking. Both these techniques were used extensively by Jaco Pastorious so I suggest you check out the tunes &#8216;Come on Come Over&#8217; off his album Jaco Pastorius and check out the track &#8216;Havona&#8217; by Weather Report.]]></description>
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		<title>Solo Ideas for Unrelated Major 7 Chords:  Bb Major7  /  Db Major7</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/solo-ideas-for-unrelated-major-7-chords-bb-major7-db-major7/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/solo-ideas-for-unrelated-major-7-chords-bb-major7-db-major7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Soloing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we look at ways to solo over two unrelated chords and different ways of creating phrases that develop and progress through the chords in a constantly evolving and logical way.]]></description>
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		<title>Chord Application: Grooves and Solos</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/chord-application-grooves-and-solos/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/chord-application-grooves-and-solos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Soloing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beginner Soloing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I discuss applying chords to grooves as well as some thoughts on a chordal approach when soloing.]]></description>
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		<title>Bass Chords Part 2: New Voicings for Major and Minor chords PLUS we look at 7th Chords</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/bass-chords-part-2-new-voicings-for-major-and-minor-chords-plus-we-look-at-7th-chords/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/bass-chords-part-2-new-voicings-for-major-and-minor-chords-plus-we-look-at-7th-chords/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Technique]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We continue Expanding our knowledge and voicings of Diatonic chords found in the key of G Major.As well as that we look at ways to play 7th chords using 3 note voicings on the bass.]]></description>
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		<title>Playing Chords Part 1: Harmonising the Major Scale with Triads</title>
		<link>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/playing-chords-part-1-harmonising-the-major-scale-with-triads/</link>
		<comments>http://gregorihofmann.com/2012/02/playing-chords-part-1-harmonising-the-major-scale-with-triads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gregorihofmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we look at 3 note chords found diatonically in the major scale. These chords are called triads and the chord formula for all Major Scales is the same 1 Major 2 Minor 3 Minor 4 Major 5 Major 6 Minor 7 Diminished Therefore in C Major we have: C Major D Minor E Minor [...]]]></description>
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