Quick Picks: Tips for Playing Afro-Cuban Bass Guitar
 
Sign In Sign Up — It's Free!

Tips for Playing Afro-Cuban Bass Guitar

Viewing videos requires the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Get the latest Flash player.
Showing 1-5

Part of the video series: Advanced Bass Guitar Techniques

left_arrow right_arrow
Add to My Playlist What is a playlist?

Summary: Play on off beats when playing Afro-Cuban bass lines as an advanced bass guitar playing technique; learn how from a professional bass player and teacher in this free music instruction video.

Views: 708 | Tags: bass, guitar, scales, advanced, key, bass lessons, music theory

Get the latest Flash player.
Email Video Add to Favorites
About the Expert

Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his twelve-key technique... read more

Hide Comments

Conversations About This Video

  • Comments
    (0 comments)
  • Questions & Answers
    (0 questions) (0 answers)
Be the first to comment on this video.
Have a question about this video topic? Ask our community members and let them share their knowledge with you!
Ask A Question

Video Transcript

Tips for Playing Afro-Cuban Bass Guitar

CASEY CORMIER: Third, 5th, the 1st is an octave, 7th, and then you are basically outlining a D dorian. I like to drop down to open. Even though we try to minimize our hand movements in this, just the sound of this [PLAYS BASS LINE] to me is a little more clear than [PLAYS BASS LINE] but the important thing is if you noticed on the "ands" here [SINGS BASS LINE] we are playing on the offbeats. One-and, two-and, three-and--two, three, four [PLAYS BASS LINE]. Notice that if we put that on a loop, that is where funk element comes in. Remember, we always try to turn ourselves around. [PLAYS AND SINGS BASS LINE]. So, making your own Afro-Cuban line, you can use that [PLAYS AND SINGS BASS LINE]. Afro-Cuban rhythms are really usually very involved too [PLAYS BASS LINE]. So, that is just your typical Afro-Cuban rhythm, and hopefully you can see the elements of the Latin feel as well as the funk feel they created.

Watch these related videos

Bass Ads

Community Members who...

  • Favorited this Video
  • Rated This Video
Read these related articles
See more articles

Top Tags

acoustic advanced arpeggios band bass bass guitar bass lessons basslines bowed chords classical contrabass dominant double fender folk guitar guitarlessons guitars instruction instrument instruments jazz key music theory musical musiclessons notes online orchestra play playing practice read rock rockabilly roll scale scales slap solo string strings swing symphony technique techniques theory upright upright bass
Check out what people are watching now
left_arrow right_arrow