by You probably know that playing bass is about MORE than just playing the right notes with the right rhythms. You can play everything ‘correctly’ and it can still sound wrong.
HOW you play something is often just as important as what you’re playing.
When it comes to playing slow blues songs (or just about any music), the length of your notes has a massive effect on how the song sounds and feels.
If you know when to shorten your notes up and when to stretch those suckers out, you can play bass lines with more impact, no matter what is happening in the song.
That’s why today, I want to share with you a quick trick you can use to give a more authentic feel to your slow blues lines (Seriously, it’s very quick – less than 5 minutes).
You’ll learn how changing the length of your notes affects the groove, but you’ll also learn how to know when to use short notes vs. long ones.
Check out the lesson here:
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Of course, for every ‘rule’ in music, there are tons of exceptions – almost to the point that you can’t even call it a ‘rule’ anymore, so let’s call the trick in this video a guideline instead.
Like I say in the lesson, keep your ears open and listen to everything going on around you and make the best choice for the music! If you’re always putting the music first, you can’t go wrong.
Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!
Cheers,
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