Why DELAYING THE ROOT NOTE Makes Your Bass Lines Sound WAY Funkier

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• KY

  @KYLETEACHESBASSYT · 2 weeks ago · pinned

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• GA

  @garybates7021 · 12 days ago

  I’m a guitar player not having fun anymore, and decided to actually learn how to play my bass. &nbsp;You have no idea how much you helped me in a few minutes.

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• G6

  @G60syncro · 3 weeks ago

  I&apos;m a drummer and that&apos;s the kind of funky shit that gets my kick foot going!! When I&apos;m jamming to that kind of playing, it feels like my foot is going on it&apos;s own and locks in with the bass and I play the top of the kit comping with the vocals/guitar. I&apos;m big on having the lyrics sheet when coming up with parts for any originals I do because those bits of tension and release go with what the song is about. If the bass goes along with that concept, you get a wicked rythm section going on in the band!!

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• SY

  @Syncop8rNZ · 4 weeks ago

  Express Yourself is a good example of playing the octave on beat 1. And he does it every time.

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• JD

  @jdjk7 · 9 days ago

  I discovered this writing the bassline for a song for one of my bands. I was having trouble because the verse is just one chord, which we don&apos;t normally do. Then I played around with a 2-measure phrase where I only play the root note on beat 4 of the 1st measure. The rest is just melodically dancing around the root in order to get melodic interest. It was quite a cool idea to play around with.

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• ED

  @EddieG1888 · 13 days ago

  A great example of doing stuff like this is Anthony Jackson&apos;s work on the Steely Dan track &quot;Glamour Profession&quot;. He very rarely (if ever) plays the root note on the one of a bar, but still does enough to sketch out the key of the chord for the listener.

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• PA

  @patricktbarrett9028 · 4 weeks ago

  Kyle you are an amazing teacher… you make bass playing easy ❤😊

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• GR

  @gregorixo · 12 days ago (edited)

  I don&apos;t see many youtube musicians actually smiling and having fun while they&apos;re teaching. Great video!

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• 33

  @3315nostrand · 3 days ago

  Nice to know that ,Will try this approach.

• BR

  @bryanvickers · 2 weeks ago

  I like to come at the root from a half step below it and land the root on the &nbsp;&quot;e&quot; of 1-e-&amp;-a&quot;

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• DA

  @Darwinknows · 1 month ago

  Very informative and explicit tips to spice up bass grooves. And i&apos;ve been a professional drummer for 30 years and that&apos;s the kind of bass knowledge that really makes a difference in a real life musical setting and one that immediately makes me identify a very seasoned player vs a &quot;good&quot; one. 👍👍

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• PH

  @philhughes3143 · 1 month ago

  An excellent lesson. I will be working this into my playing 👍

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