Syncopation
The following example contains another rhythm figure using dotted quarter notes. This time the eighth note is played first and the dotted quarter note is played off the beat.
This creates an effect known as syncopation, which means displacing the normal flow of accents, usually from on the beat to off the beat. Practice it slowly at first and count carefully as you play, tapping your foot on each beat. It is important to practice all new rhythms with a metronome or drum machine until you are totally comfortable with them.
Class Sessions
1- Left Hand Techniques
2- The Eighth Note
3- Popping Technique (F)
4- Articulation
5- Sixteenth Note Rhythms
6- Scales
7- Thumb Slapping Technique (T)
8- The Triplet
9- Understanding Chords
10- Working With a Drummer
11- INTRODUCTION
12- Approach to Practice
13- Swing Rhythms
14- Common Sixteenth Note Figures
15- Arpeggios
16- Finishing Touches
17- Extending Scale Patterns
18- The Blues Scale
19- Using The Left Hand
20- Syncopation
21- Playing in all Keys
22- Bass Guitars
23- Minor Chords
24- Rhythm Studies
25- Movable Fingering Patterns
26- Analyzing Sixteenth Note Rhythms
27- Seventh Chords
28- Amplifiers
29- Learning the Notes
30- Strings
31- Understanding The Fretboard
32- Notes on the Bass Fretboard
33- Tuning Your Bass
34- Five Patterns For Arpeggios
35- How to Read Music
36- Applying Scale and Chord Formulas
37- Music Notation
38- Playing Position