How To Play Bass Guitar – Lessons for Beginners – Funk Jam

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There are lots of ways to strike the strings on your bass to get different sound. Pulling with your fingers, using a pick, and using your thump to slap the bass and pulling your fingers up from underneath the strings to pop them. The slap and pop techniques are a fun way to get that unique sound, so in this segment Ill show you the basic techniques needed to play in this style. When slapping, the idea is to hit the string from the top/side and with your thumb and then to get it away so that the strings can freely vibrate. When popping, youve got to learn to use your wrist to open up your hand, and by doing so have your fingers pop the strings to get that sounds. We end with a couple of exercises using octaves in an E minor pentatonic scale and introduce the bounce technique to get a double hit with your thumb.

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25 Responses to How To Play Bass Guitar – Lessons for Beginners – Funk Jam

  1. RoofFiddler says:

    Best beginners bass …
    Best beginners bass video on youtube by a mile.
    Thanks for posting it.

  2. guitcrzy says:

    lol look at the …
    lol look at the angle of his thumb its nearly bent to 90 degrees!!! :D

  3. Imaginashun says:

    takes a bit of …
    takes a bit of practice? ;~; looks hard Dx like tapping 3;

  4. 08obamafan08 says:

    LMAO!!! =p
    LMAO!!! =p

  5. KelleeFlores says:

    This video is …
    This video is really brilliant, I am just a bit concerned it might still be a bit too difficult for beginners. If you really want to learn to play the guitar within 7 days then my advice would be to watch some of the videos on MYGUITARMASTER (dot) INFO

  6. Krenation says:

    that sounds kewl, …
    that sounds kewl, but i have trouble playin it, lol. i just cant hit a string with my thumb. i like to pluck…

  7. Braulioiscool says:

    yap
    yap

  8. mikesta99 says:

    You just said you …
    You just said you use your finger on a g string :D

  9. varulv234 says:

    That’s true, it’s …
    That’s true, it’s an octave lower than on a guitar, so that is standard tuning they go with eachother when playing together.

  10. smockme says:

    do you have any …
    do you have any video that teach you reggae notes ?

  11. 20rebeka08 says:

    cant get that into …
    cant get that into my thick skull i fail :/

  12. Jordancarriere19 says:

    @cobr4corps3 Yes it …
    @cobr4corps3 Yes it is

  13. Silks says:

    he totally flipped …
    he totally flipped us all off 3:26 ;)

  14. saphiraeagon says:

    im about to have …
    im about to have bass lessons, and well, im watching it! :P

  15. djkillah215 says:

    yea the four string …
    yea the four string bass is E A D G

  16. cobr4corps3 says:

    so i know E A D G B …
    so i know E A D G B E is on a regular 6 stringed guitar. is the bass E A D G for a four stringed one?

  17. ChicagoClout says:

    Funky and Clean, I …
    Funky and Clean, I would love to have you as a Clout Meister. Thanks for the rock’n bass. Do you play upright?

  18. MrRokNRoll says:

    I just got my base …
    I just got my base for christmas, and I don’t know what the I’m doing I’ve hardly touched a guitar, so I don’t know about the notes, but I do know how to position my hand though. So whats the easiest, and quickest way to learn the notes so I can start learning songs, also how the do read guitar tabs? Your video helped a little, I now know how to pluck.

  19. METALLMAN1000 says:

    VERY TRUE CJ295… …
    VERY TRUE CJ295…IM LAZY AS HELL

  20. m0eDr3adzz says:

    @savatorh agreed.. …
    @savatorh agreed..without bass the band has no rythm

  21. dablacksolja says:

    long time no hear …
    long time no hear funny like that lol!!
    I mean it has different significations hehe

  22. scottyraw13 says:

    yeeeee pop that g …
    yeeeee pop that g string

  23. savatorh says:

    how are bass …
    how are bass players lazy least they not glory hoggs like lead guitarists

  24. TKay2307 says:

    “middle finger on …
    “middle finger on the G-string” hahahahahaha

  25. dhctwo says:

    Best introduction …
    Best introduction to slap basics I have found so far.
    Thanks for posting!

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