Staccato
All the licks you have played so far have been played smoothly (called legato). Another way of playing notes is called staccato. In staccato playing the notes are played short and separate. This is indicated by a dot placed above or below the note e.g.
In the lick below to make the notes staccato, release the pressure on the fretted note (to stop it sounding) immediately after playing it.
The left hand maintains contact with the string at all times.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Tuning
3- Symbols and Abbreviations
4- Use and Function of Tape and Metronome
5- Notation
6- The Bass Guitar
7- Fretboard Diagram
8- Strings
9- Open String Notes
10- The Bass Amp System
11- Heavy Metal Bass Technique
12- Sounds and Effects
13- Playing in a Band
14- The Right Hand
15- Anchoring of the Thumb
16- Playing with the Fingers
17- Single Finger Stroke
18- Playing with the Pick
19- Playing with Alternating Fingers
20- The Left Hand
21- Notes on the Second Fret
22- Notes on the Third Fret
23- Dotted Half Notes
24- Eighth Notes
25- New Notes on the G string (B, C)
26- New Notes on the E string (F)
27- The Major Scale
28- The Octave
29- Chromatic Scale, Sharps and Flats
30- Staccato
31- Chords and Arpeggios
32- Arpeggio Patterns
33- Shifting Between Chords
34- Riffs
35- The Dotted Quarter Note
36- The Tie
37- Eighth Note Rest
38- Lead-In
39- Syncopation
40- Eighth Note Triplets
41- Shuffle Rhythm
42- The Quarter Note Triplet
43- Sixteenth Notes
44- The Hammer-on (H)