Power tapping!
14 months ago
This tapping video by Jim Stinnett is very helpful:
clarendonnights has written 6 entries about this goal
would love to be able to tap
15 months ago
Saw this video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0trO59Du8
I would love to learn how to tap a bass like that.
You've had to much to think now you need a wife
16 months ago
Slowly learning the Raconteurs “Steady As She Goes”
Death Cab is awesome
17 months ago
Slowly learning the bass line for Death Cab for Cutie’s “I Will Possess Your Heart”. Its pretty simple:
G|—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-|
D|—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-|
A|—-—-—-—-—-—8-—-8——8-10-12|
E|-8/10-10-10-8-8/10-10-10-8-10-10-—10-——|
I’m coming along with the sliding between 8 and 10. I don’t know how to do the finger work when it switches between A8 and E10 so quickly.
When I get this down my next goal is the Raconteurs “Steady As She Goes”, which might be technically simpler but has a lot more variation between the verses and chorus lines.
my fingertips hurt
17 months ago
Getting a little bitter, I think I figured out one bass riff from Dismemberment Plan’s “The City”
slapping is hard
17 months ago
Progress is coming along, although I can only read tabs not notes. I wish I could get the index finger-pick/thumb-slap technique down; its really sounds impressive.
Once I get a little better and more comfortable with the bass I’ll get start taking in-person lessons. For now I’m just learning from Carl Shepard from expertvillage.com at: http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/406_how-to-play-bass.htm
