Guide to Bass Guitar – Two different ways to play Bass

you can play bass with your your fingers

you can play bass with your your fingers using a rest stroke which sort of works

using a rest stroke which sort of works

using a rest stroke which sort of works like this

like this

like this [Music]

[Music]

[Music] or you can like I do and play with a pic

or you can like I do and play with a pic

or you can like I do and play with a pic so you would essentially just

or if you wanted to play a funk you

or if you wanted to play a funk you could use what’s called the slap

could use what’s called the slap

could use what’s called the slap technique where as you sort of hit the

technique where as you sort of hit the

technique where as you sort of hit the string with your thumb

string with your thumb

string with your thumb and then you find your octave which

and then you find your octave which

and then you find your octave which would be essentially the same note which

would be essentially the same note which

would be essentially the same note which would be in your sort of box formation

would be in your sort of box formation

would be in your sort of box formation right here so here I’d be playing an a

right here so here I’d be playing an a

right here so here I’d be playing an a and then I would pick up my other a

and then I would pick up my other a

and then I would pick up my other a using my finger so you can see it’s the

using my finger so you can see it’s the

using my finger so you can see it’s the same note but just on a different

same note but just on a different

same note but just on a different octaves so you can essentially do things

octaves so you can essentially do things

octaves so you can essentially do things like this like and that’s how a lot of

like this like and that’s how a lot of

like this like and that’s how a lot of those guys play a lot of those fancy

those guys play a lot of those fancy

those guys play a lot of those fancy licks