How to Play Every Breath You Take on Bass Guitar

[@grietpecceu4934]

Thank you!

[@ebassguitar]

You're welcome Griet!

[@naniwijayanasution1752]

Thank you! 🙏

[@ebassguitar]

My pleasure!

[@David-uq2uk]

Never knew Jimmy Carr could play bass

[@ebassguitar]

Haha!

[@klx400sr69]

marcus miller!! nice

[@ebassguitar]

Yeah!

[@zinhuilucan]

no se si mirar el marcus miller bass o tus cejas...gracias por el video

[@scottkretsch4887]

Hey James. I’ve gotta disagree with you on your recommendation to apply alternate picking on this song. I almost exclusively use alternate picking on all songs, BUT, this is one song where I believe all down strokes are needed to replicate the sound and effect of the bass. And the tempo of the song makes it pretty easy to do so. In this case, alternate picking just doesn’t get the job done.

[@ebassguitar]

Cool… that’s fair enough :-) I agree for a more consistent tone downs would be better… as each stroke sounds a little different.

[@markebner3832]

Good intro to muting and picking while holding down the bottom of a great song.

[@ebassguitar]

Glad you like it! Cheers!

[@101gavink]

WHERE IS THE PDF??

[@ebassguitar]

The link is in the description below the video :-) If you need any help you can contact our support team on [e-mail]

[@hc9987]

So I'm a newbie so pardon the ignorance, but you refer to chords yet you are only playing a single note. Your hands look as if they are almost playing an actual cord, like a guitar while strumming only one note. What do I misunderstand here?

[@ebassguitar]

All cool. As bass players out job primarily is to play the bottom or root note of the chord. Our bass lines can contain other notes from the chords that guitar player and piano player may be playing. The chords provide the framework we construct our bass lines around Make sense?

[@hc9987]

@@ebassguitar ok, thanks for the quick reply!

[@scottkretsch4887]

Actually, that’s a very good and valid question. As bass players, we need to know what chord is being played at each juncture in the song; this is vital to be able to outline the “chord tones” (the triads that give each chord their distinctive sound). This allows us to move away from the root note and become more advanced in our playing. It’s also the means to come up with riffs, fills, and transitional notes between chord changes. Again, good question.

[@svenblau]

Damn by starting the vid I thought Morrissey is talking to me

[@Aleksandr-oz8pd]

Suposed sound faster

[@zazezi9191]

SORRY, I DONT GIVE. FLIYING FLEA FOR THE PICK NOR THE FINGER.. I PLASY AS I WANT.. ;._9

[@macisback9059]

Sorry man but this is not correct.. Not sure how to even explain how much you have this wrong..

[@ebassguitar]

Sure, please let me know where I’ve gone wrong… :-)

[@scottkretsch4887]

@@ebassguitarnotice he never did reply...

[@ebassguitar]

@@scottkretsch4887 Yeah I wonder where I've gone wrong.

[@paolomauro2620]

Ahhh Talk less ! Boring talkin' Could not stand the much talkin´. ACT !

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for the feedback. Why don’t you use the fast forward control?

[@scottkretsch4887]

No; I like the talking. That means you’re explaining things which helps in learning. Too many people on KZbin record a video of them playing a song (no talking) and title it, “How to play....” when in fact it’s just them showing off.