Our latest version includes dynamic, enhanced, multitrack audio playback of hit. Songs using the alternating bass style or travis style picking. Remember, the more you practice and the more theory you know, the better youll sound and the better able youll be to play what you hear. For example, c major will typically be played with c in the bass. Farewell blues for dobro using alternating bass travis picking. How to use alternating bass patterns on acoustic guitar. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. In this lesson orville johnson demonstrates the alternating bass technique using a classic blues tune called railroad bill. Jan 18, 2018 alternating bass guitar lessons theguitarnick. Hal leonard the art of contemporary travis picking learn.
This is almost the same exerciseas the other lessons, but we are alternating the bass notes. Fingerpicking lessons 357358, alternating bass guitar method by theguitarnick. Bass guitar lessons with bass tabs, notes, scales and easy. Home chords alternate bass using alternate bass in guitar chords open slash chords chords are mostly played with the root in the bass, the lowest sounding note in the chord. Today i will show you two more beautiful patterns that will really uplift your playing. Next and very importantly, we will concentrate on doing alternating bass notes, and combining them with chords. Since were dealing with lowpitched bass notes, this technique is usually played on the three lower strings. Alternating bass is when the bass part cycles back and forth between two notes usually on separate strings. For all the songs in the book there is videos on youtube. Jul 10, 20 excerpted from the acoustic guitar method in previous lessons, we played country backup parts by hitting a bass note on the first beat and following up with three downstroke strums or two downstroke strums for a waltz. Complete and progressive method for fingerpicking guitar mandorino, nicola.
Nicola mandorino author of alternating bass guitar. Again follow the tips below when practicing these patterns. Nicola mandorino author of alternating bass guitar method. Complete and progressive method for fingerpicking guitar by nicola mandorino paperback. Videos on all things guitar including acoustic, electric, bass, pedals and amps. This is a forum where guitarists, from novice to experienced, can explore the world of guitar through a variety of media and discussion. You can learn guitar from orville, and 30 other great teachers, at. Alternating bass in four easy steps guitar alliance. Many of these songs are also in emedia guitar method, so bass and guitar students can jam along with each other as they learn. Fingerpicking lessons 14, alternating bass guitar method youtube. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
In this one you move the index finger, to alternate the bass notes. May 31, 2016 alternating bass is when the bass part cycles back and forth between two notes usually on separate strings. A chord with alternating bass no left hand movement is required when an alternating bass line is applied to an a chord. Nov 18, 2017 this new method for guitar is a collection of progressive arpeggios written with a contemporary sound. Try this if you struggle with alternating bass youtube. You want your picking hand where you can pull up on the 3rd, and 4th strings with the middle and ring finger. For the rest of the post im going to take a look at the fingerpicking techniques of two great blues men lightnin hopkins, who used the monotonic bass technique, and blind boy fuller, who was a piedmont ragtime guitar player who used the alternating bass technique. Welcome to r guitar, a community devoted to the exchange of guitar related information and entertainment. Hal leonard the art of contemporary travis picking learn the alternating bass fingerpicking style bookaudio online learn how to play in the style of contemporary travis picking great guitar players like paul simon, james taylor, dan fogelberg, leo kottke, john renbourn and michael hedges. Guitar tutorials project was created by matt bidoglia and paul audia. Complete and progressive method for fingerpicking guitar. Nicola mandorino is the author of alternating bass guitar method. You play the two notes in turn, or alternate between them in other words, hence the name of this style.
One of the bass notes will almost always be the root note of the chord. In this installment, youll learn how to play alternating bass patterns in the key using open g, c, d, and em chords on acoustic guitar. Fingerstyle guitar lesson alternating bass youtube. If you have guitar related questions, use the search field or ask the community. Alternating bass guitar method fingerpicking lessons. Explore how to add accents on the downbeat, backbeat, and upbeat of alternating bass patterns. It is devoted to beginners who want to approach the world of acoustic fingerstyle guitar with enjoyable learning, thus avoiding boredom in the study of old classical guitar methods. Now add some notes as pinches and alternates on the top three strings, more or less at random, as quavers, so that some coincide with the bass and. This is also the same exercise, and were still alternating the bass notes. Acoustic guitar method with tablature, musical notation and youtube video. Alternating bass fingerpicking patterns part i guitarhabits. Download something like tuxguitar freeware for writing tab, then choose a chord, say open e, 022100, and write a few bars of the alternating bass line on 6th and 4th strings as crotchets, 0202. Download all fingerstyle blues roots video guitar lessons with tab, notation, jams, slomo, looping, and more.
The 5 lesson bass guitar method the lessons in this bass guitar interactive booklet download are designed to familiarize you with 5 very important aspects of playing the bass guitar. The bass line simply alternates back and forth between the a note on the fifth string and the open e note on the low sixth string. Easy and progressive acoustic guitar method with tablature by nicola mandorino paperback. This guitar lesson focuses on playing with a pick using an alternating bass technique. Dec 05, 2019 a series of videos dedicated to music theory and related to the bass fingerboard. Complete and progressive method for fingerpicking guitar mandorino, nicola on. Alternating bass guitar method fingerpicking lessons complete with youtube video. View the lesson video download tab how to add notes to chords so that you can marry both the bass line and melody line of a tune. A strap can be attached to the strap buttons to play the bass standing up.
Play the 5th string in the 2nd fret with the pick, and play the double stop with your fingers. New acoustic blues guitar lesson posted every single tuesday. In the following example in the c major chord c is located on the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alternating bass guitar method fingerpicking lessons complete with youtube video. Generally, when you see a chord such as g,the name of the chord is also the root note. Lots of progressive lessons and songs with free tabs and videos. Click to hear the audio for this alternating bass fingerstyle pattern. Danny grady walks you through the basics of alternating bass countrystyle strumming. The alternating bass enhancing the alternating bass more patterns. Alternating bass guitar method fingerpicking lessons complete with video examples book. Learn how to add in notes with your pickinghand fingers while playing a steady bass pattern with your thumb. The biggest challenge when attempting alternating bass for the first time is changing chords. Improve your alternating bass with a few exercises. Fingerstyle blues guitar pdf west coast blues by blind blake.
This can be a bit more challenging for you than just strumming away on guitar chords, as you will find out. May 14, 2019 last week we started with alternating bass fingerpicking patterns part i. Using alternate bass in guitar chords open slash chords. Alternating bass fingerpicking patterns part ii guitarhabits. It s a beautiful audio and video experience to get to know the guitar and the great performers who have made the history of this magnificent instrument. I hope you practiced well and are ready for a new challenge. A cable is plugged into the basss input jack to send the signal into the amp. Fingerpicking lessons 14, alternating bass guitar method. Jan 28, 2016 if you got the basics down and youre ready to step up, check out the alternating bass fingerpicking patterns in this post. With the alternating bass fingerpicking technique the thumb of your fingerpicking hand is constantly alternating between two or more bass notes while in between your fingers are playing the higher notes. Most bass guitars will also have a pickup selector switch along with volume and tone knobs. Bass guitar theory, check out our handouts teaching basic music theory, key signatures, and information on relative keys for bass guitar.
Nicola mandorino is the author of alternating bass guitar method fingerpicking lessons complete with video examples 4. Learning the names of the notes, reading tablature, basic walks runs fills, root notes, picking exercises, scale patterns, final notes on. Then play the open 6th string with the pick, and pull up on the 3rd, and 4th string with your fingers. The alternation between the root note and the fifth scale degree below it creates the characteristic sound of the alternate bass.
In the alternating bass style you play two different bass notes along with your chord strums. Bass guitar theory, information and handouts teaching the. Play the open 5th string using the pick, and play the double stop with your fingers. The metal bars that go across the neck are called frets. On the guitar and bass guitar this is accomplished with the right hand alternating between two or more strings, often the bottom two on the guitar. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the.
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