Players like Dominique DiPiazza, Matthew Garrison, and Hadrien Feraud have taken fingerstyle bass guitar technique to different levels. Fingerstyle can be used in all sorts of ways and this lesson highlights a few of the more straight-ahead styles. Used to play songs, fills, and lines, this technique is a great one to incorporate into your playing.
Chords and Shapes from E Major
This lesson focuses on E major but you can use any key you like. Here are some shapes that sound great.
Root Note On The A String
Root Note On The A String - 10ths
The notes to play are connected by the dotted line. Tenths sound great on the bass.
Root Note On The A String - 7th Chords
Sus2 Shapes
The below shape also works on F#, A and B.
Fingerstyle technique is a fantastic thing to learn for any bass player. The more techniques you know the better, as you can express yourself in more ways.
This course is terrific.So complete in every facet.I wish this was around when I was starting out but I still find valuable lessons to improve my skills.And it’s free! You have nothing to lose but bad playing habits.
Thanks! Glad you’re getting something from the lessons. It’s never too late to learn something new.
Dan, I find you very interesting, very unique, understanding a clear, clean and precise do you know how to teach with understanding? Do you know how to put things together to make it easy for a bass player? I want to thank you for all you have done and what you are doing it’s very helpful educating good and great.
Thank you very much, Lionel.
Great lesson. The screen show root notes on the A string but demonstrates the E string. The printout is correct. Thanks Dan for these great lessons.
Thanks Rick, and…my bad!