So im a metalhead and i've been playing bass for 15 months, having fun with thrash metal songs, even getting to cover some things from AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Coroner or Cannibal Corpse.
Until yesterday i thought i had everything pretty much figured out with bass playing because i've been told that i'm a pretty good player (obviously this was by friends and family so they are not going to tell me that i suck), wich made me think i was doing things right, but while listening some funky tunes a drummer friend sent me last week (jamiroquai and a few funk bands from my country Chile), I found that the genre was a pretty cool thing so the first thing i try to do is to make a cover of ''love foolosophy'' by jamiroquai.
When I have pretty much all the notes figured out by ear i proceed to play along to the song and record it to listen if notes are wrong, etc. and I suddenly realize that my timing and rythmic sense is absolute horsecrap, so I tried again a few more times recording my attempts and i still couldn't get into the feeling of the song, I got to realize my playing is inconsistent and has an absolute lack of feeling and groove.
So what i'm planning to do now is to develop a strong sense of rythm and i don't know exactly how to ask for it but i desesperately need your advice
Too Long; Didnt Read: My rythmic sense sucks and i want to fix it, please help me.
Funk has lots of syncopations, so try to get familiar with all the 16th notes in a bar. Here's a great video on it:
