Many people are fascinated with playing the electric bass guitar because it is easy to learn. If you are one of those who are just starting in playing electric bass guitar, the first thing that you need to learn is the styles and techniques in playing it. It is quite important for you to learn it because this will make things easier for you when you practice.

Many of the bass instruments are usually played upright because bass strings are oftentimes the longest. Since this is the case, the instrument will automatically be much longer than the regular guitar. Although the electric bass has a larger body, longer neck and only has four strings, it is played the exact same way as one would play the regular guitar.

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For fanatics and musical followers of psychedelic soul and funk music, the electric bass guitar surely is the most important musical instrument there is. This is because this guitar type is the only one that could facilitate slapping, a distinct percussive performance technique. Slapping as a musical technique could assume different variations other than simply plucking the strings. Thus, electric bass guitar could be played with more versatility and creativity.

The invention of the slap performance technique using the electric bass guitar could be credited to legendary Sly & the Family Stone funk bassist Larry Graham. The musician developed his original slapping techniques when he tried to emulate a drum sets sound using his electric bass guitar during the time the band was still struggling to find its drummer. The… Continue reading Slapping through the Electric Bass Guitar

There are four primary notes on a electric bass guitar strings. The fattest one is the E note, the second one is the A note, the third one is the G note and the last one is the D note. Along with these notes come other notes as well. These notes are usually located within the range of the first fret and the first two strings. Along the E note are G, A and B notes. They are more or less one fret apart (aside from G which is two frets lower than E) and along the A note string are C, D and E notes. Usually note patterns and tablatures are founded along these basic notes.

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