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“Transform Your Open Strings into Killer Bass Grooves! 🎵⚡”
In this video, we explore how to build effective grooves using open strings, focusing on creating exercises to feel more comfortable with them. We talk about playing in keys like E minor and A, using open strings to add depth and groove to our bass lines. Along the way, we experiment with changing time signatures—like 3/4, 6/8, and 4/4—to keep things interesting and challenging.
We also break down how grouping notes helps with memory and execution, especially when dealing with repetitive patterns like eighths, quarters, or sixteenth notes. We show how incorporating different styles—such as palm muting, slapping, and fingerpicking—can give a new dimension to the same groove. By mixing in hammer-ons, pull-offs, and varying rhythms, we demonstrate how to turn simple phrases into dynamic bass exercises.
The goal here is to develop speed and precision, and at one point, we even play nine notes with just two motions! This is all about mastering the foundation so we can improvise, tweak, and groove effortlessly in the future.
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Hey Daric how you doing Bro, this Mike B from the D, Great lesson ! Could you do a breakdown of What your right hand is Doing ?
Hey Mike, sure thing. My apologies for not including in the video. I’ll get that to you soon 🤟🏾
https://player.vimeo.com/video/1033122881