| Playing bass is plain and simple, just play the music | | | | ear hanging in anticipation and then satisfying them |
| from the heart, feel the piece and let the listeners | | | | just a few beats later. |
| enjoy the melody. Here are a few basic tips that | | | | Avoid making bass melodies that can cause |
| could help beginners. | | | | difficulties when playing and playing will not be as |
| Make a decision about the bass sound to be | | | | enjoyable. Some parts of the bass can be very |
| played. Will it be like a real smooth bass player or | | | | attention grabbing especially if the rhythm is |
| just a machine going wild over the sound? It will | | | | extremely fast. The trick is keeping the frets |
| depend on the rhythm you want to use. | | | | static until the melody changes. Like playing |
| It's not against the rule to do some personal | | | | drums, bass can be recurring as well, so manage |
| experiments. Move the track forwards or | | | | to break lines and chords for some variety. It is |
| backwards to see which sounds better. A 2 or 3 | | | | not bad to go back to the first simple bass |
| millisecond in increments can be used in audio. | | | | chords just to avoid having a "wreck" with the |
| When the bass is ahead, the drums can sound far | | | | sound at the end. |
| behind but if the bass is left behind, the drums | | | | The inspiration for playing to suit the bass chords |
| may sound "burning". | | | | depends on the way the song is played. Sounds |
| Shorter notes sound better than the long ones if | | | | with more bass melodies are best heard when |
| a bass part of the audio is "pitched". Edit some | | | | the notes are kept higher. Never hesitate to edit |
| notes taken from other parts of the song to fit | | | | notes so that they are comfortable to play. The |
| them into a totally different phrase. The melody is | | | | best advice is to listen to the edited bass chords |
| still familiar but with a different cut because it was | | | | and be decisive on the good and/or the bad |
| inserted on a different line. | | | | timing. Remember that too much of a good thing |
| Leave some space in the bass part of the song. | | | | can turn out badly, the same with playing bass, |
| Notice that famous bass players put emphasis on | | | | when exaggerated, it could ruin the whole piece. A |
| holes when they try to emphasize a feeling of | | | | little highlighting on the initial beat of a song's |
| pressure into the sound. It leaves the listener's | | | | phrase can do the trick. Enjoy playing! |