I started to play bass on my own too, and the first song I could play was In my place. You should start with that I think! :)

 

This.

 

"IMP" is most certainly the easiest, but honestly, I suggest trying just a few lessons to get you started.

Thanks! but what do you think would be better, to learn all the notes in the bass and in partiture, or just learn by tabs, and positions?? or both of them....

 

I have a pack, a ESP LTD B-10...

http://www.drumza.com/images/ESPLTDB10BassPackBlack.jpg

Thanks! but what do you think would be better, to learn all the notes in the bass and in partiture, or just learn by tabs, and positions?? or both of them....

 

I have a pack, a ESP LTD B-10...

http://www.drumza.com/images/ESPLTDB10BassPackBlack.jpg

None of them, start to find the notes by ear, if you get stuck pick up the sheetmusic, don't try to use tabs.

 

That's a nice pack! ESP basses are not bad! :)

BY EAR!!! how?? impossible

BY EAR!!! how?? impossible

Be sure that your bass is tuned, start the song(slow it down a bit) and find the note on the bass.

Even when it takes 5 minutes for one note.. it doesn't matter, how more you do it how faster you can play by ear!

but for example, how can I play In my Place, the song that nearly everybody has suggested by ear, if I can't nearly hear the bass? I'm still not very used to it sound... would it be better to look for a bass cover to hear "more" each note? but if it's not correct...

thanks anyway!:kiss:

I don't get why people keep thinking that bass is the same as playing guitar? :wtf: It's totaly different..

 

I didn't say that. It's clearly different, but it's easier to learn the bass, if you can play the guitar. At least it was easier for me, because I already knew a lot about the tuning, strings, chords, I knew how to read tabs, etc.

Yes I also thinks it would be easier... but I've decided to star with the bass, maybe I would do the other way round, I will learn guitar then! XD

but for example, how can I play In my Place, the song that nearly everybody has suggested by ear, if I can't nearly hear the bass? I'm still not very used to it sound... would it be better to look for a bass cover to hear "more" each note? but if it's not correct...

thanks anyway!:kiss:

Use an Equalizer to boost the basses.

And just start the song, use an headphone and try to focus on the bassguitar, try to mute the other instruments in your head.

Don't use any cover, they can be wrong.

 

Find the beat and tab with your foot on it, so bassdrum - snaredrum - bassdrum - snaredrum.

Every bassdrum and snaredrum hit is one beat.

In My Place contains 4 beats in one messure.

For one note two beats.

So every bassdrum changes the note

 

Try to split every beat to two faster beats in your head and let it be there for the whole song, it will help you play better on the beat.

Also called an metrome, but now more 'clicks' and in your head.

 

If you can find where the beat is, it's easier to find the notes.

 

See this:

In My Place

4 beats per messure (also called 4/4, 4 quarter notes per messure)

 

|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|

|N---N---|N---N---|

|----B---|----A---|

 

 

Every N is an new note, but some notes in In My Place are just before the beat and another one just after, see above: B = Before and A = After.

To show you the exact place I have to make it longer, see here:

 

|1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|

|N-------N-------|N-------N-------|

 

Now I fill the B and A in again, now on the place where it should be played.

 

|1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|

|N-------N-------|N-------N-------|

|-------B--------|---------A------|

 

See? This is the harder part of the song!

As you see, I made it 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

In your head you have to count the 1234 and the &&&&!

OH! I love bass :heart:

That is really hard! But thank you, I must strudy it and the song...

I love when you realise the sound of the bass, is as if you've just heard the whole song, and once you hear it it sounds really hard!

thank you

The Bass! :surprised: :wacko:

 

As it been easy? I'm thinking of trying to learn the bass this short term of holidays.

The Bass! :surprised: :wacko:

 

As it been easy? I'm thinking of trying to learn the bass this short term of holidays.

 

Well, I can't tell you yet... but I think it's not "very" hard if you make an efford, but of course you must be patient and really like the sound of it... if not I think you could get tired, because, well you know, nearly in all the songs, you get the guitar sound, so to get the bass it's more difficult (depends on the song of course)

I don't think you can learn to play any instrument in a short period but you can start! and well if you know about music it will be easier.... I'm a completely dump I'm just starting so I'm just giving an unexpert opinion!!:embarrassed: But I think you could try it... it's great!

sorry for my english!:P

The Bass! :surprised: :wacko:

 

As it been easy? I'm thinking of trying to learn the bass this short term of holidays.

 

Learning bass is not easy.

You also can't compare it to any other instrument, because it's completely different.

Yeah you might going to say now: It's same as guitar, it has strings and it looks the same.

I hate when people keep saying that, also if you keep that way of thinking you'll never be a good bassist, so don't try to think that way! :)

 

So for who thinks that bass playing is the same as guitar, and only hitting the root notes.. try to play this song note by note and on the good way.....

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWh8HzCxtOg]YouTube- Jaco Pastorius "Come On, Come Over"[/ame]

 

To be able to play that will take a lot of study time.. I'm playing bass for about 6 years now and this is still pretty hard...

i'm a pianist, i cant even play the F chord on the guitar because i cant reach. :dozey:

 

thanks for the advice! :awesome:

 

@Koala : don't worry about your English; i know a 13 year old student in my country who writes worse than you could imagine. besides, you wrote well. :wacko:

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This looks like, advertising for the WRONG way to learn playing bass.

Even the site isn't very good for learning guitar.

Learning rhythm and warm up BEFORE the basic techniques? RIIIIGHT :wtf:

That's like learning to drive a car and learning how to brake before starting the car..

 

Best way is to learn the basics in real bass lessons..

 

Start with the basics and after that you can start leaning scales, timing and others.

 

The most important things:

- Don't hit the bass with your right arm, never!

- Keep the wrists as straight as possible.

- Keep your back straight.

- Practice with click.

- Watch other bassists playing and ask them for any tips.

- Find a band.

- Don't practice for one hour, spread it over twice or more per day for about 20 - 30 minutes.

- Start with reading sheetmusic before learning tabs.

- First try to find the notes by ear before any chords or sheet music or tabs.

- Record everything and listen carefully to it.

Thanks for all this!

First I want to say that now I'm not going to have a tutor.

What I'm donig is trying to keep in mind all this things you all have told me, about wrists, back, listen carefull the songs and try to make out the sound in the bass... and I know I'm not doing iy right, because I'm with tabs, and I'm trying to learn songs and I still don't know some other important things, but at the same time I think that that's what I like the most and it makes me feel more interest. Now that I'm more used to the instrument I'm gonna go through sheermusic, I know I'm not doing the best!!!

And I'm not prepared to get inside a band yet!! I'd love but in a future... THANKS!

Hii! One more question there!

 

 

I don't know if that is "normal" usual, but I can NOT play with pick.. I try but it's imposible... I'm not very keen on it but I just want to know if that's normal at the beginig and what should I do, just keep with fingers or try more and more with pick?

Thanks!!

I started with pick, but if I can give you a tip: keep on the fingers for now.. it's harder to learn fingers then pick! :)

Hii! Thanks again! The truth is that for me it's easyer to play with fingers (I can't find th string with the finger!).

One more question (can I ask questions in here I mean do not open a new threat for everything??) What is play in offbeat or something like that? How do I do it??