I like how he helps to count it out. It’s easier to play stuff by feel, but developing the count will help in long run. Sometimes I can play a groove but cannot count out stuff like this. I know I need to work on it…And certainly important to play different styles to developed your over all skills , groove and feel. Good stuff.
Longtime drummer here and starting to play bass i can tell you it's an invaluable advantage when you can count 1e&a2e&a etc and play your grooves over that grid. You will develop rock solid time and hear the grooves of the other instruments much clearer when you match your groove to them. As thundercat puts it: when your feel sucks everything sucks.
I started on drums in November , and always been lazy on the counting. 1/4 and 1/8 sure … faster syncopated 16th stuff I have always been lazy. One of those areas I need to go back and reinforce the habit. I started messing with bass so I could play some root notes along with my wife strumming on the uke and I’m enjoying the bass and not spending as much time on the drums. Plus drumeo had a hiccup in play list situation and pulled a bunch of songs off the list. A lot of of which were n my playlist . 👍
I really appreciate the rhythmic and harmonic breakdown! It significantly fills the gaps in my playing (especially with those sixteenth notes) and makes the song much easier to remember. Please continue! 🔥
Thank you, that was / is fun! Different dampening / muting techniques to practice here and need to to keep counting all the time while doing it .. not really an easy thing ..
I was in high school during the disco peak. I secretly loved it mostly for the bass lines but I kept it to myself because I'd be called "gay". One of my favorites: Loving is really my game by Brainstorm. Fretless!
Mark, can you do a full lesson on Billy Sheehan's approach to four-finger picking? There is hardly any lesson on that on RU-vid. I am looking for a full-length video on that everywhere. Unfortunately, I couldn't find one as it seems to be one of the less-ventured areas on bass. I have been a sincere follower of yours for a long time. I hope you do a lesson in future. It will be profoundly beneficial to me.
A bit niche for a lesson, I would have thought. It's just Billy doing Billy things. Plus it would be about 2 minutes long. There's nothing to teach but a hell of a lot of practice getting attack and timing consistent across all four fingers.
@@mrbungle7586 I have seen that video. He only spent a few minutes on four-finger picking. I agree that he is known for three-finger picking, but whenever he does four-finger picking, he seems to be on a different level.
Love your videos, appreciate what you do, Mark. At 6:03 did you say play the octave with your first finger on the east string and second finger on the D string? I’ve never heard of playing with first and second fingers I want to make sure I’m hearing that right.I will have to try that.
Yeah, the Whispers are Badass, No Doubt. But Weather Report’s “River People”, epitomizes those Cliche’ Disco Octave jump styles.. it’s Non-Stop Relentless.. ..and I need a nap after every time I play it.
At the time, this style of music was called "Soul Music." Disco had just died out. And bands like Rick James, Teena Marie, The Dazz Band, Brass Construction, Slave, etc were popular among the black population. Now all people enjoy this style. DIsco basslines were mostly fast octaves but definitely an endurance challenge. Like "Born To Be Alive". ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9UaJAnnipkY.htmlsi=GOFd3qwjVFbVsxGB
Obviously either way is correct but i find an easier way to play it at least for me is instead of the open d playing that same note on the fifth fret a string.
