The SNEAKY Trick Every Pro Bassist Uses
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CORRECTION: At the 6:57 mark, the top graphic should say that you should approach major chords from BELOW, not above. Thanks to @swagner89 for pointing it out.
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The ‘Instant Bass Line Formula’ that guarantees the ‘core’ ideas for your bass lines will sound great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM0KRf_gOzs
See how Paul McCartney uses the 3-fret rule throughout his career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMtf7PtqIlw
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There’s a ‘trick’ that just about every bassist uses that takes their bass lines from ‘OK’ (or even ‘meh’) to extraordinary.
And the best part?
You don’t need an encyclopaedic knowledge of music theory or even to know your fretboard that well.
To use this ‘trick’, you only need 3 frets, but those 3 frets can make a MASSIVE change to your bass lines.
In fact, this technique isn’t truly a ‘trick’; it’s more like an essential component of the language of playing bass.
It’s just that this particular piece of the language is super easy to start using, and it can make a huge difference to how your bass lines sound.
The 7 lines in today’s video from artists like Paul McCartney, Nate Watts and Metallica show just how common it is.
You may even start using this trick yourself and notice it in tons of other bass lines as well. As soon as you know what it is, it’ll start jumping out at you.
Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
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Originally posted by UCxX8-X5XeOTSlXQZERNWrog at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fyg1NIBntg
The 3-Fret Rule is something I cover on day 19 of my 21-Day Beginner Bass Challenge, so if you want to check out the rest of the challenge, the link is right here: https://becomeabassist.com/products/beginner-bass-challenge/
EDIT – Quick correction! At the 6:57 mark, the top graphic should say that you should approach major chords from BELOW, not above. Thanks to @swagner89 for pointing it out.
It’s just the double chromatic approach notes concept. Standard stuff.
Thump, thumppity, bumb, bump, bomp!
Pretty BASSic stuff. Harbar har ????
There is only one rule… "THE POWER OF THE ONE" – George Clinton 🙂
I hate to tell you- l have been using it for ages
I Want You (She's so Heavy) from Eddie Hazel…..thats the Bassline I hear
lol i prefer the 5 fret method
Great lesson man ????
I’ve been using this method on my guitar improvisation since I first started. It’s never let me down.
I didn’t know it was a rule. If I knew that….i would have never done it because I hate rules!!!!
Tom
6:576
Basic trick: the ear will hear a series consecutive half steps as "right" even if one of them would be wrong played on its own. Simply because the brain interprets it as a logical progression. Which means that you can always use a series of halfsteps to go from one note to another (up or down), as long as you play them as a progression, and it will sound good… Which is of course very handy if you are looking for a bassline and at the moment have no inspiration or you are not sure which the chords are, etc.
I like that you are recording your bass sound with a very high fidelity in this video, kind of raw. I can hear the subtle changes in how the strings are plucked or picked.
GAMECHANGER!!!!!! ty
Thanks for sharing this Luke, very helpful as I use it in most improvisations and for playing song cover versions ♥
Brilliant!
It's called a key, holy crap I'm sick of click bait
Thanks!
02:40 — Wait, you can fall BACK into the root note?!?! WHAT!?!
All these years I've been calling it the spanking.
Get a real teacher, this some bullshit content creator shit.
chromatic approach to the root?
Chromatic runs / fills are fun
Hey dude! Great stuff! But can you slow down a bit?