Walking with the fingers part one

11Aug2010 Filed under: Bass Lesson, Bass talk, Exercises Author: Kris

Learn how to ‘walk’ with the fingers, when using the bass guitar. Good basic technique, that everyone should know!

Please note that this is not ‘walk’ as in a ‘walking bass line’.

After you have watched this, move onto the beginner bass lessons.

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6 Responses to “Walking with the fingers part one”

MIcah Short
October 19th, 2010 at 7:16 pm

Thank You For Your Lessons. You Are One Of My Biggest Inspirations. I Watched Most Of Your Videos And Read Your Forms. I First Learned About Your Site When Me And My Band Genuine Heroes ( U Can Find Us On FaceBook If You Want) Wanted Me To Learn Stand By Me On Bass For Our Small Gig. I Found Your Video Learning And Inspiring To Me And Others I Hope. But Thank You For Your Time You Must Busy Managing Your Site Have A Nice Day One Of Your Fans Micah Short
Kris
October 20th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Thanks, Micah! Glad to hear you’re doing well
Camille
January 5th, 2011 at 6:39 pm

Hey Kris! My husband bought me a bass for Christmas and I’ve been using your videos to learn but I’m having a slight problem. As I practice this technique I find that my nails are grazing the strings with my fingers. The sound doesn’t seem to be coming out in the amp but I worry I may damage the strings. My nails arent ‘dude’ short but they certainly arent long. I seem to play fine with a pick but I’d prefer to not use it. Any advice or suggestions not including chopping my nails off would be great. Thanks so much!
Kris
January 6th, 2011 at 11:08 am

Hello, Camille!

Ok, don’t panic about this. If there is no sound coming through the amp via your nails, this is fine. You won’t damage the strings (think of what strings have to go through when people use picks!)

However, if it DOES start to come through the amp, or it causes you any pain, then focus on changing your technique slightly, so that you really are only hitting with the pads of your fingers.

But until then, all is fine
Zaahid
May 9th, 2012 at 12:22 am

Hey Kris!

I bought a bass around a month and been trying to learn by myself by learning some basic songs (as I find it more interesting that way), but since I have discovered your website, I am still having fun learning the basics and I want to thank you for that !

Keep on the good job !

(The only bad thing i noticed about the website is its organization, had some issues finding my way around from a video to another, but no big deal)
Kris
May 9th, 2012 at 12:59 pm

Thankyou my friend!

Yes, navigation is an issue. I need to re-think things!