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The bass guitar is the foundation of our music. Without it, our music wouldn’t work. At the same time, it is enormously diverse: it can grumble, snarl, sound creamy sweet, rock out with distortion, or supply a funky slap groove. But let’s tune the thing first and look at suitable picks. Let’s go:
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The basics of bass playing will be presented in the following clips. As usual, you don’t have to watch them all, you can skip ahead and take a peek at other categories. The curriculum is a recommendation, not a set rule. But now, enjoy the bass basics:
I still find slapping is the coolest part of bass playing. It’s not only its percussive and wiry sound, it’s the huge diversity of possibilities slapping gives you.
By stressing rhythmic playing you get even closer to the drums’ sound and become a rhythm instrument yourself. In combination with many other techniques, which you will find further down in the corresponding sections, you will push open the door to unlimited possibilites of sound and expression. Let’s get started with the thumb.
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Let’s continue with the above mentioned techniques: vibrato, pull off, bending, hammer on, trills, and many more. All new to you? No problem! They just sound complicated, but they’re easy to learn. I’ll show you how!
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Sometimes, a playing idea is the same as a playing technique; that’s just the way it is. But here you will mainly find inspirations for your own experiments, which share a tonal or rhythmic common ground rather than a technical one.
But of course, it’s even more fun to practice using your own ideas or to have a technique lead you to an idea. One way or the other – it’s in your hands.
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If you’re an advanced learner and interested in the song Hell Freezes Over, I’ll show you its basics and teach you how to play it yourself. Of course you can download it anytime for free at download my music.
But don’t forget: Concentrate mainly on recording your own things. Discover your own way and just use Hell Freezes Over as an example of how it could be done, not how it must be done. Believe in yourself (Be yourself), in nothing but yourself. But let yourself be inspired.
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