"Disco Doubles" - ESSENTIAL Funk/Pop Bass Technique

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Whether you're diving into classic disco tracks or looking to spice up your funk or pop playing, mastering disco doubles will give your bass lines that infectious, danceable feel. When you use them with octaves, the magic happens.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:34 YMCA Bass Rhythm
00:49 Disco Octave Technique
02:16 String Skipping
03:57 Basic Fingering Pattern
04:54 AWESOME song-learning tip!
07:56 Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic/Bernard Edwards
09:47 River People - Weather Report/Jaco Pastorius
12:55 Right on Time - Red Hot Chili Peppers/Flea
14:09 Making octave grooves up on the spot

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