TurvyTopsy Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hey guys, just found this forum in my quest for further knowledge, looks good, so just thought I'd Hi! I've really only just started learning to play Bass, although I got my Bass in January and toyed with it on and off. It's an Ibanez AGB200. I'm in my final year of Uni, and living with my 2 best friends who used to be in a band....you can see where ths is going! So now the pressure is on for me to get to a decent standard. I've so far mastered the dizzying heights of Help! by The Beatles and Time is Running out by Muse. I've learnt using a pick, although my picking is sub par tbh, any tips and places you can point me for basic finger picking technique? I'm also incredibly musically challenged, with barely any knowledge of scales and that sort of thing, so again, anywhere I should look for learning scales and the such, apart from obviously browsing the forum? Any help greatly appreciated, looking forward to being a member! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Welcome to the forum I'm in a band and I know naff-all about scales. I'm not advocating that (in fact I would like to remedy my shockingly low grasp of music theory), but merely pointing out that it's not a pre-requisite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hi Chris. You might like to take a look at [url="http://www.studybass.com/lessons/basics/"]http://www.studybass.com/lessons/basics/[/url] It's a great site for those starting out and easily understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hi Chris and welcome Scales, theory etc., is definitely useful, but to get started quickly, you can just play the root note of whatever chord the guitarist is playing - e.g., whether chord is A or Amin or Amin7 or A5 or A7 - just play an A. It won't necessarily sound like the record, but it won't sound too horrible either. This also opens up pretty much the entire Ramones songbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurvyTopsy Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thanks for the welcome guys, great link Musky, thanks And thanks for the tip Delvar, I'm sure I'll pick it up eventually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hey Chris Welcome to Basschat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe_BillySheehan Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Hey Welcome to basschat! oo might have a look at that website myself Z x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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