Tips When Playing The Electric Bass Guitar

These days, the greatness of an electric bass player would depend on the styles and techniques that he or she uses when playing the instrument. This greatness is a result of years of arduous practice to be able to master the craft they love the most.
By: LearnToPlayGuitar
 
May 22, 2010 - PRLog -- For beginners, it can be hard to play the electric bass guitar like a pro especially if they don't spend enough time practicing. Although it is hard to pose like a pro, it does not mean that one cannot do it.

Xaviera Arata Editor of the  Learn To Play The Guitar  website -- http://www.LearnToPlayTheGuitar.tv -- pointed out;

“…All one needs to do is to understand fully the job of the electric bass guitar player and practice as much as he or she can…” Added Xaviera Arata

Basically, the job of the electric bass guitar player in anchoring the drum beat with the guitar's melody. It serves as a powerful musical instrument which binds almost all the instruments together including the vocals. Here are some tips that can make you play like a pro when you hold the electric bass in your hands:

1. Pay attention to the "A-B Parts." These parts are where one plays a particular groove during the first half and then comes back. If you can master this technique, you can play like a pro because it will help you maintain basic groove while making the illusion that you are playing on one lick.

2. Try to connect the licks. By doing this, you are transitioning a piece from one part of the song to another part. Here, you are just playing only one note but you are actually creating the impression that you are playing in progression.

3. Stick on locking in the root note. If you do this, you are playing straight beats in all kinds of notes whether it is quarter notes, half notes and whole notes.

4. Create more time for pedaling. This is the process where the electric bass player is using one note to keep a groove going on. And this particular note will "pedal" by bouncing back and forth, running all through the rest of the notes.

5. Taking a breath. This is one of the best tips there is when playing an electric bass guitar because the player allows the instrument create line breaths that are pleasant to the ears and blends well with the sound of the rest of the instruments.

“…Experts say that understanding the job of the bass player is very crucial in being an effective player because he or she will know what to do to make the music sound better…” Added Xaviera Arata

Further information, resources and reviews of the best learn to play the guitar guides you can get online by visiting: http://www.LearnToPlayTheGuitar.tv
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