Unlock the Secret to Faster Fingerpicking & Incredible Stamina
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2023
- In this video we're going to unlock the secret to much faster fingerpicking and incredible stamina on bass guitar with a single, simple tip that you can all put into practice TODAY!
We're going to test your current speed and stamina on bass and apply one simple principle to your fingerpicking at a comfortable speed. We can then progressively raise the tempo while focusing on good technique and the principles outlined.
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Relaxing my hands and arms has always been a challenge.
Got me it’s my shoulder. I periodically have the presence of mind to scan my body and look for areas of tension and then relax them. Usually it’s the shoulder hunching up.
Hi Mark! i took your other video on the same subject "where the streets have no name" and gave it a serious effort to build up speed. Nobody speaks about "how long it takes". When I started it was a bit like "swimming in an ocean" never know when if i will arrive at my goal. I started at 80bpm 16th notes and it took me about 50 hours net practicing (fingers on the board, pauses not included) to get up at 128bpm. I keep doing the exercise, actually, I am at 150bpm, i will stop at 200bpm if this is possible.
Pure speed alone is nothing, the upside is that everything under 130bpm is now easy, stamina is available and most important the ability to accentuate the notes also comes. Just wanted to share and say thank you for the great videos and teachings.
I have more issues with fretting hand keeping up, personally. Plucking hand I do ok at, but fretting hand feels like it gets left behind sometimes
Mark, you and Talking Bass are an absolute Godsend!!
Watched this video nodding in agreement to every problem Mark's mentionning, as I do have exactly this kind of issues when trying to play fast. 😄 I know I need to relax, but that's always easier said than done, especially when I'm recording myself, as the stress kicks in and makes me all tense - the classic syndrome, "as soon as I hit the 'record' button, I can no more play anything I used to be able to play without problems before" 😅
If you record, how do you limit the clicking and string slides? It's doing me head in.
@@dentoncrimescene For the clicking, it depends on what it comes from. If it's the strings hitting the frets, raising the strings a bit can help. Same if they hits the pickups, or lower the pickups. If you play with your fingers and not with a pick, attacking the strings more "across" than "down" can help too: I know I have a tendency to hit them down, i.e towards the body. This can cause a lot of clicking. But if I raise my right hand a bit and have my fingers move parallel to the body, the string will vibrate this way too, and it does limit the clicking. For the string slides, if they're unintentional, the only way I know is to work on lifting your fingers while moving up or down the strings...
But all in all, if you're playing with other instruments, always check your bass line in context, i.e with all the other instruments. You may find out that what is driving you crazy when listening to the bass alone is actually almost unnoticeable with everything else.
Thank you for the great tips!
Great advice as always thank you Mark!
Thankyou Mark, great workout tips 👍
nice lesson!
hello, i have a question. Can you please do video on explaining and breaking down in the simplest form how to create passing notes between each chord progression. I saw your 2 videos on approach notes which was very helpful and informative. So i was wondering if u can do a tutorial strictky on passing notes
good lesson...
Cheers Mark
nice video Mark
Nice one mark, ive been playing 32 year, buf dan if your channel 😁👊
Sometime the String stuck my nail, Could you show the short of Index and middle finger nail, ty
Timely advice.
I’ve been working on this speed for weeks. I’m trying to play a song with all 8th notes at 210 bpm. I can’t seem to get it even faster than 180bpm.
Thank you for the useful exercise. It’s exactly the help I need.
Relaxation is the key. If you tense up you’ll reach your limit very quickly.
Is it possible the original version used a pick?
I have such a problem with this. I learned poorly, so I have a huge skill wall. I naturally strike very hard a-la Steve di giorgio or geddy lee, so I burn out quickly. THANK YOU!
I have had problems with string tension, not hand tension limiting my speed for years. It boils down to the fact that I started off playing bass with a pick and figured out that I was limiting my finger picking speed becuase I was trying to replicate the pick action with my fingers. I was hoping you would say something about the trajectory of the plucking fingers and what quartile segment of the string to aim to graze through, but as expected, along with many others you don't. Only recently I started to think about the mechanics of fast plucking and by trial and error I am getting some progress. I found I could get more speed by using the forefinger and third finger instead of the little finger. That told me you have to move the fingers in different trajectories because they are different lengths. I can see you are doing that in your video. But nobody seems to point that out.
Question... I seem to be able to play faster on the higher strings (pitch wise). Is this common or something I'm doing wrong?
pure guess. maybe because they are thinner strings?
@@zxccxz164 That's my theory too... just curious
Jeff Beck Group - Going Down. This will test the best players!!!!
My speed is shit... Can't keep up all the way (half notes) through a song of BPM 164...
One thing I really like about this exercise: there isn't anything to memorize!
Yes! It's like learning to run long distance. Nothin much to it, just a few little techniques done diligently will get you there
Unlock the secret to faster fingerpicking to build their momentum how to slapped funkiest bass with major pentatonic scale .
I don't feel like 120bpm is achievable at 16ths for long. Dean town is 114bpm and it's taking years to get close for me. Your 110bpm+ isn't perfect either!
Programmed music is deceptive. Honestly I'm in despair trying to play 303 type lines above 110
It just takes practice but most of all relaxation. Remember, this was only playing a pedal bass line on one note. There are many players that play a lot faster than that across all strings. Just start out slow and relaxed then increase speed and relax. Relaxation and effortless playing is the key.
Ballroom blitz?
i am a blind subscriber.
i have a question: do you think a blind person can play bass guitar?
Of course it's possible !!! Give it a go and Enjoy the touch of the bass strings, the sound of depth and the feeling of groove !! 🤘
i dont have a bass guitar for my selfi started lurning the 5 string.@@guillaumebatail8244
Absolutely, totally, 100%. Once you get basic comfort with the instrument you wouldn't be looking at your hands anyway. I would start on a 4-string, but there's no reason why you can't start on a 5-string.
100% brother ! Proud of you go for it and enjoy !
I didn't know I was deformed until I started playing the bass.
What about the looking glass?
It seems my ringfinger is actually limiting my middlefinger. Anyone have the same problem? Solutions?
Play Alot. Muscle memory is the only way. How you build that memory Varies. And play multiple times a day. Don't let your hands stiffen up again keep em loose. Also. Close your eyes. And visualize it while playing. Focus too hard it's over engineering it. Think about sasquatch while u play not theory. ~Berklee Alumni~
I thought the 80 bpm backing track was supposed to be doable... 🥲