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How To Play Post-punk Bass

Track 1Bass4
TabSheetNotes
Tuning: E A D G

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    Use anything with P-Bass pickup
    Tone + Volume Full
    Use a pick close to bridge
    Use AMP with decent cleans
    Bonus points for graphic EQ
    Effects:
    Compressor
    Chorus (Optional)
    Light Reverb
    EQ:
    Boost Lows
    Scoop Mids
    Bring Down Highs
    Input:
g|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--3----3----3----3----|3----3----3----3----|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|6----6----6----6----|6----6----6----6----|6----6----6----6----|

                                                                         Strong and Melodic
                                                                         Post-Punk is just Spicy Punk
                                                                         Spice Things Up!
                                                                         LEVEL 1:
                                                                         -ADD UPSTROKES
                                                                         -RHYTHMIC VARIATION
                                                                         SYNCOPATION (OFFBEATS)
g|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|3----|3---------3---------|
E|--6----6----6----6----|4----4----4----4----|4----4----6---------|-----|--------------------|

[ preview ends at bar 10 — the interactive score has the rest ]

                                                    LEVEL 2:
                                                    -ADD CHORD TONES
                                                    -SLIDE INTO NOTES (LEGATO)

                               LEVEL 3:
                               -ADD OCTAVE ABOVE
                               -USE NON-CHORD TONES
                               -CREATE MOTIF/PATTERN

                                                                        That's all! Now go play some bass
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Instruments
Bass4
Genres
Rock
Tracks
1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G
Difficulty
Intermediate
Bars
43
Frets used
Frets 3-12
Techniques
slides
Published 6 Aug 2024

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How To Play Post-punk Bass is a Bass4 score arranged by TwelveNoobLordX and filed under Rock. Read it as tablature or as standard sheet music notation, play it back at any tempo, and practise it a bar at a time.

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