Learn five 1/16th note ghost note patterns plus a cool bass line in this bass tutorial.
Used sparingly, ghost notes add a percussive flair to your playing. In this lesson, I'll show you how to play them cleanly, in time, and in the context of great-sounding bass lines.
Scroll down for the free drum loop and TAB/notation.
Ghost Note Bass TAB/Notation and Drum Loop
The loop for this lesson is 100 BPM, which is quite rapid.
If ghost notes are new or a bit of a struggle for you, start with no time source, then introduce a metronome at a manageable tempo. Work up to this drum loop:
Ghost notes can be used in most styles provided the context is right. Avoid them in slow ballads, whip them out in your next funk bass jam!
Speaking of which, I go further into this technique and many others in my Funk Bass course:
