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02-03-2007, 06:27 PM
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Hey, I've been playing bass for about a month now. I play a Fender Precision. I need some good tips. I've had plenty of music theory. Nine years of it. I play piano and bass clairnet. Tips that are useful are appreciated. |
02-03-2007, 06:30 PM
| | | | oh yeah I'm self-taught |
02-03-2007, 06:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Duncan, Okla. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson93  Hey, I've been playing bass for about a month now. I play a Fender Precision. I need some good tips. I've had plenty of music theory. Nine years of it. I play piano and bass clairnet. Tips that are useful are appreciated. | Take lessons, if you don't want to do that, get some DVD's. It's hard to teach over in a forum. Check out the General Instuction Forum.
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02-03-2007, 06:37 PM
| | | | I don't have money. I forgot to mention that it's a borrowed bass one of my friends dad had but never played. I don't have money for lessons or that sort of stuff I can play better then one guy that's been playing for a year but he's not good at music period. |
02-03-2007, 06:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virginia | | | Put out your music collection and just start learning the bass lines.
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02-03-2007, 06:40 PM
| | I'm a Roland man now. | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | | Just keep practicing. I'm a music guy and I'm completely self-taught as well. I won't say I'm good, but I can play. Just keep playing and keep playing, don't let a day go by without at least 30 minutes of playing. Sooner or later you'll figure out the relationships between the frets and strings and you'll be able to play along with almost anything. |
02-03-2007, 06:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austin, Texas | | | Sounds like you can read. Get a method book that suits what you want to play.
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02-03-2007, 06:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: under a palm tree sippin pepsi | | | eat your vegetables.
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02-03-2007, 06:44 PM
| | | | I can play a couple of songs. I need to get together with a drummer friend and practice with that but I can play some. I wouldn't say it's good. I love playing so that's probably what keeps me going even through the frustrating times. I have a chord book which helps. |
02-03-2007, 06:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Duncan, Okla. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson93 I don't have money. I forgot to mention that it's a borrowed bass one of my friends dad had but never played. I don't have money for lessons or that sort of stuff I can play better then one guy that's been playing for a year but he's not good at music period. | Don't get me wrong the people are great here and will be more than willing to help. It's just tough to do from a keyboard. I can't see your arm position, how your fingering, if your using even pressure. Slap takes a feel.
Do you know your fretboard already? Roots? 5ths?
See what I mean.
DVDs are fairly cheap, though they can't correct you when you are getting into a bad habit, they work pretty good.
Find someone with experience to jam with.
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02-03-2007, 06:46 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | Learn to sing the bass part. Then play it.
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02-03-2007, 06:48 PM
| | | | these things are really helping so thanks. keep posting. I am trying to find some people to practice with. My youth pastor is a big help. and it's hard being a girl bass player because I haven't found very many girls who do |
02-03-2007, 06:52 PM
| | | | Play along with every Who album from "The Who Sings My Generation" to "Who are You". Take breaks for tokes often. |
02-03-2007, 06:55 PM
| | | | don't really enjoy The Who very much
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02-03-2007, 06:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | Start with "My Girl"....
Get a tab....and find the original recording!!!
Learn it as close note for note......Playalong (get into it!!!)
(more songs to follow....stay tuned)
Practice Scales, Triad and Arpeggios, if you have any piano books with scales + "embellishments", MAJOR BONUS!!!, as a pianist you can learn RH or LH parts....just apply them to the Bass
I am a firm believer that Keyboard Players, make excellent Bass Players....because they understand the Bass Clef....
Also ...apply things you know about piano left hand to the Bass fretboard, and explore rhyhymic right hand, similar to RH piano rhythms....
Trust me...if you are a good Pianist, bass will be a breeze.....all you need now is the comfort of the instrument!
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02-03-2007, 06:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: hudson valley | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Munjibunga Learn to sing the bass part. Then play it. | very good advice.
then sing the melodies and play them too.
playing a month? good tip is to be a bit patient (but you know that already from playing other instruments) |
02-03-2007, 06:59 PM
| | | | Introvox, thanks. That's probobaly why I don't have to work so much and connecting left and right hand. people like you make it less frustrating.
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"Never, never give up even if you think you are doing it wrong." Good quote for frustrating practices.
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02-03-2007, 07:04 PM
| | | | i can play to some Relient K and Switchfoot at least the ones that are simple and I love it.
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"Never, never give up even if you think you are doing it wrong." Good quote for frustrating practices.
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02-03-2007, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago, IL | | w00t for clarinet. i play Bb  .
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