Strumming
To produce a full sound on the bass guitar you can strum two or more strings with your right hand. When you do this you will be actually playing a chord.
When you strum downwards (t) use the fingers of your right hand.
When strumming upwards (y) use the back of your thumb.
Downward strum (t) Use the back of your fingers.
Up stroke (y) Use the back of your thumb.
In Lick 25 the down stroke is used over all four strings.
In Lick 26 use an alternating downstroke up strum. To obtain the rest on the last beat of the bar place your right hand across all four strings to stop them sounding (see photo).
You can also use a pick for strumming.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Symbols and Abbreviations
3- Tablature
4- The Slide (Marked Sand/or <span class="symbolB">G</span>)
5- Pull-offs (PO)
6- Hammer-on and Pull-offs Combination
7- Hammer-on and Pull-offs Tremolo
8- Vibrato(indicated <span class="symbolA"></span>)
9- Ghost Notes
10- Combining Hammer-on and Ghost Notes
11- Dampening
12- Single Finger Flicking Technique
13- Strumming
14- Finger-Picking Style
15- Arpeggio Style
16- Double Stops
17- Harmonics
18- Alternating Harmonics Between Different Frets
19- Picking with the Thumb
20- Fingerstyle Playing with Dampened Strings
21- Open String/Hammer-on Combination
22- Raking Technique
23- Barring Technique
24- The Slap Technique
25- The Popping Effect(indicated P)
26- Popping Effect with the Thumb
27- Hammer-on Combination with the Slapping Technique
28- Crosshammer
29- Left Hand Hammer-ons with Double-Stops
30- Slapping Wood Technique (indicated <span class="symbolA">d</span>)
31- The Hammer-Attack (indicated by HA)
32- The Tapping Technique (right hand) (indicated <span class="symbolB">L</span>)
33- Tapping with Octaves
34- Right Hand Double-Stop Playing
35- Block Chords
36- Left Hand Double-Stop Playing
37- Double Octave Tapping
38- Chord Tapping
39- Cross Tapping
40- Tuning with Harmonics