Recent content by Valentina P

It seems like it should be easy, but I’ve always had such a hard time with them. I think it might be because of problems with muting the string appropriately. Maybe I rely too much on muting with my left hand? Does anyone else have this issue? Any idea how to solve/handle this?

I was able to get through All Of Me in C major (probably as simple as you can get) just using the root of the chords straight through, and even though it sounded a little jumpy sometimes (probably why I need to work on chord progressions/transitions later on) I feel like I have a better...

Great tips and resources from everyone so far! I can’t respond to everybody, but I am reading all the replies. I do have some questions bas(s)ed on these replies, but I’ll have those answered when I get there so as to not overcomplicate. First I’ll try to focus on my grasp on the essentials.

I’ve been playing bass since I was around 12-13 and I can physically play my bass okay, though my technique is far from perfect (but that’s something I’ve really made strides in recently). I can read tabs/staff alright. The issue that I’m having is that, especially when it comes to jazz songs...