What are you struggling with?

For quarter note triplets another good track to check out is Seven Nation Army. For most of the song the kick drum is just hitting on every beat which might make it easier to get that 3 note to 2 beat feel of the triplets. Josh had another video with a breakdown on it here (Starts around 8min):

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Learn and practice Fleetwood Mac’s Man of the World. That’s the old bluesey Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green. It’s a fairly simple line but with a lot of slides, though the absence of drums for much of it can make timing an issue!

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Yeah, that’s great. Totally different Fleetwood Mac sound. Just thinking of “I loved another woman”.

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That’s a great one. I’ve always been a huge fan of the early Fleetwood Mac. Tracks like Man of the World, Albatross, Oh Well, Black Magic Woman (the original!)…. I could go on a for a long time!

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The original Fleetwood Mac is one of my faves. Never could stand the second iteration of the band.

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I had a couple of discussions in the past with people who simply wouldn’t believe me that it was not a Santana original. :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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They have their moments, f. ex. “Tusk” is great. I like Mick Fleetwood’s drumming a lot. But of course, the 2nd iteration is a completely different thing, not much resemblance with Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.

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I realize that the 2nd-gen FM put out some highly-regarded tunes, but overall the band’s stuff is just too much sappy pop for my taste. YMMV

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For me it’s Rhiannon, most of Rumors, and that’s it. Dislike the rest, I get exactly where you’re coming from. It’s more I intensely dislike the entire soft rock genre though.

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You say that like it’s a bad thing.

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Indeed, to my sensibilities.

But Sappy Pop was briefly my dancer name back in college.

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Well played, sir. :clap:

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Thank you for this recommendation! So far it’s been a good fit and, honestly, I hadn’t taken the time to listen to any of their music on my own. Really good rabbit hole to be going down :smiley:

Heard Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” yesterday and wanted to play it. Generally that band’s bass lines are super basic, but I’m having fun learning this one! The intro is full of slides and even a few bends. I’m supposed to be working on Module 4 of the B2B course but I got distracted, again :grin: Such a fun and pretty song

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Cowboy Junkies - “Sweet Jane”

Stupidly fun to play and simple. Basically all slides until the bridge. Really a great opportunity to play with the tonal qualities of all the different ways you can move between a couple notes on one string.

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Just came across a great list of YT bass education channels put together by @markjsmith from Talking Bass (BassBuzz is of course also part of the list :smiling_face:). I really adore that Mark supports the bass community and not only promotes his own channel. Hats off!:+1:

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This is really awesome! Mark is such a great guy!

Thanks for the link! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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My fretting hand, or more precisely the amount of pressure I put on the neck through my thumb. I also find my thumb tends to rest more along the neck (away from my fingers) than across it (in line with my middle fingers).

I’ve tried the “no thumb” test a few times, to try and reset my thumb and fretting hand, but it still seems to keep finding its way into a fairly firm grip on the neck. Are there any other useful tips to try and loosen my grip on the neck?

Phil

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I’ve been there and still overwork it sometimes with challenging songs, especially new to me songs.

The only answer I found was more practice, smooth with a softer grip as practice time accumulates. Its about incremental gains, small percentages…

Bank those hours.

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My pinky is weak AF. That’s all I got. Well, that and a shit ton of buzzing when I fret with my pinky.