im playin bass and i hav sort of run ou of material to practice and i was just wanderin can anyone think of any decent and good sounding bass riffs or tunes that are reletively easy to play. thanks guys. (thunderbirds kik ***)
2006-10-07 03:12:00 · 9 answers · asked by elliott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
any licks by CLIFF BURTON,that guy in system of a down,Billy Sheenan,Les Claypool and Rob Trujillio...the new guy in metallica...listen to his older stuff in SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and INFECTIOUS GROOVES....try those....good luck
2006-10-07 03:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by hoagie13365 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been playing bass for years and have never run out of material to practice. Don't put something aside until you perfect it. Do you know all of your scales and arpeggios with alternate fingerings? You'll find you can develop a lot of fingering exercises from just the scales. How's your note reading and music theory? Improvising over chord changes? Improvising walking bass lines? Have you memorized enough tunes?
Check out a book, "Serious Electric Bass" by Joel DiBartolo. That should keep you occupied for a while. For reading practice, nothing beats classical etudes, especially from the Simandl books. Keep your eyes and ears open, you'll never run out of new stuff to learn.
2006-10-07 05:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by Lance B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a good look on some of the tab sites that are still active. They'll have your fave bands listed and most of them have bass tab sections.
Try these to start with:
www.guitartabs.cc
www.freshtabs.com
www.harmonycentral.com
Or just type in a search for bass tabs.
Alternatively, try working out the riffs on your favourite CDs: Great for improving your ear.
2006-10-07 10:11:39 · answer #3 · answered by shaunbern2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play around with chord structures and harmonics, using the major note of the chord then minor notes to get a good sound, this will really help your playing and creativity.
2006-10-07 03:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by Mudkips 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Who's John Entwistle,, get Live at Leeds
2006-10-07 03:15:37 · answer #5 · answered by phllipe b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a keyboardist myself--whenever I run out of material, I just start making stuff up. A good way to do that is to start by playing something you know and have fun with and start messing around with it. Good luck!
~Scottie
2006-10-07 03:14:05 · answer #6 · answered by Scott T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
listen to 3 piece bands, doors,hendrix,police,with 1 guitar 1 drummer the bassest has to play more bottom. good luck !
2006-10-07 03:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know how to play bass but i do play the guitar. try taking back sunday
2006-10-07 03:19:56 · answer #8 · answered by cheyenne. thats it. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good luck thanks for the points
2006-10-07 03:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋