The ‘Hidden’ Mistake Legit Country Bassists NEVER Make

Today I have a super quick lesson that you can implement in your playing immediately – especially if you play any amount of country music.

You probably know about the ‘country 2-feel’ bass line, right? Playing alternating roots and 5ths – it’s a country staple.

However, you may not know, there is a ‘mistake’ baked into this kind of country bass line, that’s just waiting to be made.

To the audience, this may not even register as a ‘mistake’. You could play a whole gig worth of country songs and do this on every song and the audience may not even notice.

The musicians you’re playing with though – that’s another story. The musicians that have been around the block a few times, they’ll definitely notice.

If you’re lucky, they might quietly and politely suggest you change your approach. If you’re unlucky, you could end up getting yelled at on stage. (This isn’t very likely though – in my experience, the best musicians are almost always the most kind and most gracious).

Check out the lesson here to find out this ‘hidden’ mistake and 3 ways to fix it:

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The next time you’re listening to country music, listen to the bass part. Does it suffer from ‘premature articulation’? My guess is that it won’t! There are always exceptions to the rules though.

Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!

Cheers,