Playing the Bass Guitar

Playing bass is plain and simple, just play the musicear hanging in anticipation and then satisfying them
from the heart, feel the piece and let the listenersjust a few beats later.
enjoy the melody. Here are a few basic tips thatAvoid 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 beenjoyable. Some parts of the bass can be very
played. Will it be like a real smooth bass player orattention grabbing especially if the rhythm is
just a machine going wild over the sound? It willextremely 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 personaldrums, bass can be recurring as well, so manage
experiments. Move the track forwards orto break lines and chords for some variety. It is
backwards to see which sounds better. A 2 or 3not 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 farsound at the end.
behind but if the bass is left behind, the drumsThe 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 ifwith more bass melodies are best heard when
a bass part of the audio is "pitched". Edit somethe notes are kept higher. Never hesitate to edit
notes taken from other parts of the song to fitnotes so that they are comfortable to play. The
them into a totally different phrase. The melody isbest advice is to listen to the edited bass chords
still familiar but with a different cut because it wasand 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 onwhen exaggerated, it could ruin the whole piece. A
holes when they try to emphasize a feeling oflittle highlighting on the initial beat of a song's
pressure into the sound. It leaves the listener'sphrase can do the trick. Enjoy playing!