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Finger Funk precision exercise # 3 (two got lost in the post)

Kris — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:55:00 +0000

And here we have another exercise created by me to perfect your finger funkiness.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Playing funk with the fingers is all about a quick and snappy attack, and hitting those notes true and with precision. You have to be on the beat, and in the pocket.

At the moment I’m telling people that these exercises are for intermediate players. Now, the newer guys don’t understand this, because the lines themselves are quite easy to play.

But it’s not the line that makes it for intermediate. You have to ask yourself (and be strict) “can I play this line, in time, perfectly with no timing errors, technique errors, or anything else that sounds bad?” Be honest. If you can play these lines perfectly, then yes, I would say you are well on your way to becoming intermediate.

That’s the difference!

Enjoy…

G||—-5—————–5—————–
D||—4–0-7-5———4–0-7————-
A||————0-3-4-5———————
E||–5—————–5——————-

As an alternative, try muting those open strings:

G||—-5—————–5—————–
D||—4–x-7-5———4–x-7————-
A||————x-3-4-5———————
E||–5—————–5——————-

Learn simple bass riffs-Michael Jackson: Beat it

Kris — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:30:00 +0000

And here we have the great Bass line to Micheal Jackson’s song “beat it”.

Learn simple bass riffs: Daytripper by the Beatles

Kris — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:28:00 +0000

Here you go, oh and don’t forget that “Come together” is here.

Hope you enjoy this one! It can be tricky!

My Forum members’ Bass guitar lessons:

Kris — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:10:00 +0000

There are some great bass song lessons being taught by the members on my forums right now. All hard work and original content from those guys. Defiantly worth a check out! I’ve learnt loads there, myself!

Clicky

Learning bass made simple: Lesson tree!

Kris — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:16:00 +0000

Hiya guys, I’ve made a few alterations to my main site. A couple of members in my forums mentioned that navigation could do with being a little more simple, as to not confuse beginner students…

So I created a Lesson tree. This is an order of learning that I would recommend all beginner students should follow.

The Lesson tree is available right HERE!

Enjoy…!

Beginners evolved (cheap premium lesson)

Kris — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:12:00 +0000

The Evolution of our Beginners youtube riff! In this lesson we will add fills to our riff and some other cool ideas. In this lesson we briefly cover:

Hammer-ons.
Slides.
Economy of motion/finger placement.
String bends.
Slapping and popping the riff.

We also cover alternative notes to play around the board.

Beginners Bass lesson Part 1

Kris — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:40:00 +0000

Learn Bass guitar easily, with my simple to follow lessons!

For the guys and gals that are starting from the start. What the different parts of the bass are, walking finger technique, and a simple riff.

And here is the second part:

Beginners bass lesson part two.