| The bass guitar is very much like a slightly larger | | | | There are some interesting techniques for the |
| version of an electric guitar, but it usually only has | | | | bass guitar which also have interesting names. ' |
| four strings and also has a longer neck and a | | | | Slapping' is a technique where the guitar player |
| slightly wider body. Anyone learning to play the | | | | strikes the E string (usually) with their thumb |
| bass (or planning to) needs to first understand the | | | | before quickly pulling away their thumb. The E |
| instrument's place in a band - IE - what it's main | | | | string is the ' fattest' string-the one that plays the |
| purpose is, and secondly to understand the | | | | lowest note. You can hear this technique being |
| different techniques employed for the different | | | | used extensively in funk music. |
| genres of music played by the band. | | | | |