stressed!

[0175westwood29]

just had the most annoying hour of my life!

trying to learn with fingers again and tried to learn a walking blues lines and was getting so stressed cos i could not get my fingering correct on my right hand! 1212121212121212! fine apart from when i have to change strings.

[mambo4]

if you can't do it steadily, slow down. Accuracy will bring you speed, never the other way round.

[Pacman]

Just

[meev992]

listen to some ginger sling to relax

[Stumpy]

Start slow and steady. As you get comfortable at a certain pace, then speed the metronome up a click.

You will get there.

[0175westwood29]

yeh i thought that just very stressed at not being able to do it! when it seems so easy! and i dnt want to rake, my bass teacher wants me to learn properly. and it not the speed i have a prob with it the changing of strings and keeping using both fingers.

[PrimusNut]

Gotta agree with Pacman on this one... Just rake...

[Pacman]

Originally Posted by 0175westwood29

and i dnt want to rake, my bass teacher wants me to learn properly.

I really object to the idea that raking isn't proper. Bass players have been raking for a long time, and they sound good doing it. Upright players (I'm also one of those) live raking! Guess what'll sound more authentic when you're walking a line?

[elpelotero]

it took me a while because I used to rake, but you eventually get it. Your teacher can not expect you to learn alternation in a span of a week. It's impossible...it took me a few months.

If you want to learn alternation, do that. If you want to learn raking, do that. Many threads have tried to find which is superior, but the pros and cons go for and against each. So, there is no real perfect method. Just pick the one you like or learn to use both.

One of the best exercises that helps is this: http://www.warwickbass.com/basssurvi...n_9fingers.htm Check exercise 4

[0175westwood29]

Originally Posted by elpelotero

it took me a while because I used to rake, but you eventually get it. Your teacher can not expect you to learn alternation in a span of a week. It's impossible...it took me a few months.

If you want to learn alternation, do that. If you want to learn raking, do that. Many threads have tried to find which is superior, but the pros and cons go for and against each. So, there is no real perfect method. Just pick the one you like or learn to use both.

One of the best exercises that helps is this: http://www.warwickbass.com/basssurvi...n_9fingers.htm Check exercise 4

yeh i figure that it easier to learn alternation first then i can choose

[0175westwood29]

just had a very successful 2 hrs and am feeling it will just taken time,

and properly was the wrong word pacman i ment this way rather than the other