playing short (staccato) notes on bass
Its important to be able to shorten your notes (also called staccato notes) and muting unwanted strings from ringing especially when playing more syncopated styles (funk/fusion) I use the right hand in a walking motion to do that 1st finger pluck G string and immediately rest on a string lower , muting unwanted ringing, while the 2′nd finger stops the G string for the preferred length of note difficult to explain, easier to see in action I use a basic alternating 2 finger technique 1212 1212 1212 1212
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@ThemOtherPuppies Austra – Beat and the Pulse
@ThemOtherPuppies well the title says it all: Staccato. Not all players play short nots with rythm…one note lnger than the other…so it’s just a suggestion of exercise.
wtf is this???
great breakdown
Great video, I like your vids
Do you also have tips and exercises to learn to play very fast or with 3 fingers? 
Well, I found it useful. Thanks again, Thomas.
your slow is my fast….
kidding nice video
I don’t think that’s a problem. You know, I’m becoming a studio sound engineer, and this isn’t exactly what shines through a mix…Live it’s probably even less audible…
Yeah, it kind of bugs me. I’m also a little worried about how big a deal they might make of it at auditions for rock academies and the like.
Just the fact that the two fingers are not the same size makes it sound different anyway. For me, if I’m playing with the same attack with both fingers, the transients are still a bit more punchy from the index finger. Physics I guess.
Yes, but thats on purpose, the attack on downbeats should always be a little stronger IMO
Mr Marlowe, the attack on your index is slightly stronger than your middle finger. Maybe you should do more attack/control excercises!
Steller.
how the fuck 5:19 ??
Weird seeing him with two tom’s
@UncleRuben1 Definitely one of the most underrated
@UncleRuben1 You mean EVER!?
@UncleRuben1 its unfortunate that Rolling Stone doesn’t agree with you
Chad should have more recognition, Imo my favorite drum line of chads is in The Greeting Song. It just meshes with the bass and Guitar sooo friggin well, as soon as they kick in my head starts bobbing uncontrollably lol.
All this time I never noticed the drums are very similar to Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression”. Long Live RHCP!
3:16 – before fills
3:42 – with tom fills
4:07 – with track
Haha my mom does the same thing too with flicking on the light when my guitar or bass is too loud.
@UncleRuben1 Amen lordy lordy
@thisisshavez totally true dude.
I play guitar and bass, but I can tell you, drums are an absolutely beautiful instrument. When someone is playing drums, it’s like watching someone almost become one with the instrument. There is so much going on. I love it. I could watch a great drummer for hours with no other instruments.
wow I never really noticed that the drums on that song where like that, thats why they’re so good, because it just grooves with the song! briliant!!
I wish one day I can become atleast half as good as Chad… One of the most underrated drummers EVER. Same goes with Jeremiah Green from Modest Mouse
@trumpetking11 I am sure that was supposed to be a spin off of a joke Will Ferrel or John C Reilly used? Because that other person didn’t get it if so.
seriously my favorite song ever!
wow this is like the first time i see chat without a hat
seems to be a hard song
@trumpetking11 It’s Chad Smith dickhead…
I can’t tell if it’s Will Ferrell or Jesus playing drums!
sounds like drum line from take five!
someone else said this si refreshing but i’ll say it again and add that its really great to go back to the basics sometimes and really cue into what sounds good
@Ugot2WhyMe
absoluty !
the guitar part of the song ist really nice too, but chad is more present on the track… and hes making the song really wow
when you ask yoursself why the chili peppers are so friggen good, remember they have chad smith on drums, so dont worry
This is exactly what MTV needs to get back to showing
Chad is fucking bad-ass.