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Ep. 21 : Ear Training - How To Hear Chord Progressions Using Bass Lines(Part 2)

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🎧 Episode 21 : Ear Training - How To Hear Chord Progressions Using Bass Lines (Part 2)

In this powerful continuation of our bass line breakdown series, we dive even deeper into the essential skill of hearing chord progressions by analyzing bass movement. Whether you're a musician, music student, or music theory enthusiast, this episode is packed with practical insights to sharpen your ear training and harmonic awareness.

Learn how to identify diatonic and non-diatonic bass patterns, decode functional harmony, and recognize chord movement in real musical contexts. We also explore how bass lines provide harmonic clues that can unlock a deeper understanding of tonal structure across genres—especially in classical, jazz, pop, and gospel music.

If you're passionate about music theory, ear training, and improving your musical intuition, this episode is a must-listen. Perfect for self-taught musicians, formal music students, and anyone who wants to internalize harmony through bass line analysis.

🎼 Take your musicianship to the next level by learning how bass lines can guide your understanding of chords, voice leading, and harmonic function.

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Chapters

1. Musical Introduction : ‘Landslide’ by Fleetwood Mac (00:00:00)

2. Welcome to Episode 21 (00:00:34)

3. Audio Example 1 : Remembering I, IV, V and Intervals (00:02:47)

4. Don’t get Swamped! (00:04:27)

5. AUDIO EXAMPLE : Breaking Down The Bass Line for ‘Landslide’ (00:04:52)

6. AUDIO EXAMPLE : Bring Out The Bass Line (00:06:14)

7. The Fundamental Theory Concepts For This Song (00:07:00)

8. AUDIO EXAMPLE : The Chords and What Comes With That (00:08:41)

9. DEFINITION : The DESCENDING INTERVAL w/ Audio Examples (00:12:07)

10. Review of INVERSIONS (00:13:50)

11. Continuing the Bass Line w/ AUDIO EXAMPLES (00:14:55)

12. DEFINITION : The Descending Minor 2nd w/ AUDIO EXAMPLES (00:16:02)

13. Finishing the Bass Line for ‘Landslide’ (00:16:57)

14. The Entire Bass Line w/ AUDIO EXAMPLES (00:19:35)

15. Breakdown/Summary (00:26:21)

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