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Originally Posted by daedalus  Well im 'fairly' new at bass still and want to just keep getting better. What are some good exercises to practice every day, things to work on to get better? Lately i feel ive been starting to plateau, but i want to keep moving forward.
Im looking for some good exercises to work on to improve my playing, i know all of you know some good ones! Ive been working on scales and arpegios, but i was looking for some more fun exercises.
I do some slap/pop but not a lot of it, more of a rock player.
Thanks guys  |
Depending on how strong your technique is, this one can be quite challenging. I've been doing this one lately, it helps you get your fingers in shape and forces you to learn the fingerboard:
Pick a key (say C major), and play it up and down in each position. So, play C Ionian, then D dorian, then E phrygian, etc. If you don't know your modes, then just figure out what the notes in C major are starting with open strings, first fret, third fret, etc.
When you get comfortable with this, play up the first mode, down the second mode, up the third, etc.
Now try doing it just on the E and A strings, then just on the A and D, then on D and G. Leaving out two strings makes it a lot harder than you would think.
Do this every day and you will know your fingerboard incredibly well. When I started this I actually spent two weeks on C major before moving on the F. Eventually, you should be able to think of a key and immediately see and feel the notes all over the fingerboard.
