OT : Bass lessons : RHCP, Jamiroquai...

[mike not fat]

Here is in interesting link for those of you looking for free bass lessons, especially for those of you loving RHCP, Jamiroquai, Marcus Miller...

http://www.poppyto.net/index.php?http://cours.poppyto.net/cours-basse.php?niveau=1

Those pages are done by french bassists. Each section (débutant = beginner, moyen = good player, avancé = experts) contains 4 "lessons" with graduated difficulties. Each lessons contains songs by the RHCP ; some lessons have songs by Jamiroquai and one in the expert section has songs by Marcus Miller (also one by Matt freeman). The songs are played by the guys doing the pages, and they are both really not bad at playing bass !
For each song, you have a short part tabed with an audio and video file (one at normal speed and one at slow speed). The comments are in french but it is not absolutely necessary to read them to get the thing. The same song can have diffrent parts in different sections depending on how hard it is to play. The vids are a bit crappy, but still usefull (in particular the slow ones). You can open the lessons or download them (using the zip icon).

Considering that the guys are doing all this for free, I think they deserve some applause, even if things are perfectible. Note that the link "contribuer" opens on a page where you can download a file allowing you (if you have a digicam) to do your own lessons and send them as and add to the pages. Feel free to !

MNF

 

[JB1]

Merci Beaucoup, Michel non gros!

 

[Bassfraggle]

There's some really useful stuff on there...2006 will be the year Bassfraggle learns to slap properly

I'll be in the woodshed...

 

[TheAntMan]

That is a very cool site - Thanks

 

[pan_of_qld]

Thanks for that one . .those guys make it really clear to see what they play too.
I tried Cosmic Girl - great stuff. Cheers.

 

[nspark]

That's really a great site - if only it could be in English! hehe Actually, it was worth seeing if only for Marcus Miller's "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." Thanks for the link!

-Nick

 

[JB1]

Use this to translate:-

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

i.e.

Ce premier morceau est vraiment très simple à jouer. Il s'agit de la partie de basse durant les couplets de "Under the bridge" (Album Blood Sugar Sex Magic). Soyez vigilants sur vos doigts de la main droite : une fois l'index, une fois le majeur (c'est très important de respecter cela). Quant à votre main gauche, veillez à ne pas appuyer sur les touches avec uniquement le même doigt. Je vous conseille de mettre votre index à la hauteur de la case numéro 2 et de rester comme cela. Ca vous obligera à jouer avec les autres doigts, ce qui n'est en soi pas un mauvais exercice

Becomes....

This first piece is really very simple to play. It acts of the part of low during the verses of "Under the bridge" (Album Blood Sugar Sex Magic). Be vigilant on your fingers of the right hand: once the index, once the major one (it is very important to respect that). As for your left hand, take care not to press on the keys with only the same finger. I advise you to put your index at the height of the box number 2 and to remain like that. Ca will oblige you to play with the other fingers, which is not in oneself not a bad exercise

Not a 100 translation but it helps....

 

[poppyto]

Becomes....e is really very simple to play. It acts of the part of low during the verses of "Under the bridge" (Album Blood Sugar Sex Magic). Be vigilant on your fingers of the right hand: once the index, once the major one (it is very important to respect that). As for your left hand, take care not to press on the keys with only the same finger. I advise you to put your index at the height of the box number 2 and to remain like that. Ca will oblige you to play with the other fingers, which is not in oneself not a bad exercise

Not a 100 translation but it helps....

My translation (scuse me for mistakes I'm frenchy~~)

This first tabt is very easy to play. It is the bass tab during the verses of Under The Bridge (Blood Sugear Sex Magic Album). Be careful with your right hand fingers : once the index, once the major (this is very important to respect this way to play).As for your left hand, do not press with the same finger. I advise you to place your index at case 2 and to let your hand as its. You'll have to play with other fingers, which is not a bad exercice.

poppyto