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carreon0517

carreon0517

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Jun 17, 2018
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Hello, I'm Gabe. I got myself a Yamaha TRBX last week and I'm a beginner bass guitar player. Not really that confident with my skills and not even sure if I have a solid foundation in playing since it's a shift from playing ukulele and acoustic for me. Looking forward to learn more from the experts here.
 
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carreon0517 said:
Hello, I'm Gabe. I got myself a Yamaha TRBX last week and I'm a beginner bass guitar player. Not really that confident with my skills and not even sure if I have a solid foundation in playing since it's a shift from playing ukulele and acoustic for me. Looking forward to learn more from the experts here.
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Welcome.

I only started 2 years ago never having played any musical instrument. Been in lessons and working through the Hal Leonard Bass Method book. I would now describe myself as competent...

I too started with a Yamaha TRBX174. A very solid instrument and much better than it should be at the price!
 
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Welcome to the low end!
Check out my mega-link thread in my sig. Lots of great TB info!
Good luck.
Since you've already played some string instruments, just keep working at bass. It'll come to ya!
 
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carreon0517 said:
Hello, I'm Gabe. I got myself a Yamaha TRBX last week and I'm a beginner bass guitar player. Not really that confident with my skills and not even sure if I have a solid foundation in playing since it's a shift from playing ukulele and acoustic for me. Looking forward to learn more from the experts here.
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As has been said; the uke and guitar will flow right into your bass lines. We no longer strum but use that same beat to play notes of the chord. One note at a time.

So scale degree numbers will become a friend. Chord Formulas You will see that the Cmaj7 chord is made of the 1-3-5-7 notes of the C major scale. In the real world I live in when I see a Cmaj7 chord I know the 1-3-5-7 are safe notes, however, I may only play the 1 and 5. The song and our skill level dictates how much goes into our bass lines

Good luck and welcome.
 
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