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Slapping & Dead Notes
Dead notes can be combined remarkably well with slapping: they reinforce the percussive and energizing effect of this technique. They can be achieved either by releasing finger pressure on the ...
Sliding Technique
This articulation technique consists in moving your left hand finger along the string from one note to another. The first note is played normally, but the second is obtained exclusively through ...
Two Finger Rest Stroke
This traditional bass technique consists in alternately plucking the strings with the index and middle finger of the right hand. When you play low strings the thumb should rest on the pickup, but ...
My First Basslines #2
These basslines are aimed first and foremost at beginners. They are very easily accessible because they use only two rhythmic values: the whole and the half note. The whole note lasts for four ...
Alternate Picking with a Plectrum (Pick)
The alternate picking technique consists in alternating downstrokes (from low to high strings) with upstrokes (from high to low strings). This technique guarantees rapid execution and increased ...
Playing with Off-Beat Rhythms
In off-beat rhythms notes are attacked on weak beats, so-called off-beats, (the second and fourth beats in 4/4 meter) or on the weak subdivisions of the beats (second eighth note or second and ...