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I like this lesson. Shows how much coordination between left and right hand is really important. Good set of exercises to develop flexibility and strength.
Alex, here are a couple things I will recommend you try:
1. First, whenever you need to learn the bass parts for a song, start by familiarizing the notes. You need not play to a drum track at this point. Just go as slow
as you want, and progressively get to a moderate tempo. The idea for this first part of the practice regime is to let your hands 'memorize' the notes. I
really don't recommend looking at the tabs while you play, because it will develop a bad habit of not trying to remember what to play. Just have the tabs
beside you if you need to recall certain progressions to play. Otherwise, you need to try to let your hands familiarize the playing like its second nature.
It will be good if you are playing this while watching a video, movie, maybe, because it will take attention of your head trying to recall notes, and forces
you to 'remember' with your hands instead.
2. After you have more or less familiarize, start practising with a drum track. This is very important because when we play together as a band, your coordination
with the drummer will set the whole tempo and rhythm, and it is the first building block to the song feeling 'tight'. Also, as guitarists we usually reference mostly
the drummer timing and then your basslines for the general feel of the song. Hence, work closely with Yuchao.
3. Make sure you are developing dexterity in both hands. Try out the exercises to get a feel. Never mind if you cant reach this standard yet. The idea is
just to get into the swing of things, and later on you can hone your speed.
4. After the familiarizing, get into the swing of playing without looking too much at the fretboard. I find looking at freboard throughout the whole song
very distracting to the mind, and it usually takes the feeling from really 'playing' a song. Just try look briefly for reference, and time to time shift your eyes away
from the fretboard. Don't worry. It's all a matter of habits.
5. Watch closely your fretting. Really avoid hitting on the metal pieces of the frets.
6. Make sure you train all your fingers. Keep into the habit of using all of them. First, you may wanna consider buying a Gripmaster, which is a tool
used for training finger muscles.
7. We will go through your technique one of these times, and offer some alternatives and solutions.
Cheers mate.
2 comments:
alexis is teaching alex how to play bass. but this is good stuff, bass use right thumb to create the abrupt thud from the bass. sexy
hmm. have been using my fingers for others things. but not this. HA
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