How To Play Bass Guitar To Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

[Calmonay]

got it!

[163K1D]

Man, for some reason I just can't get it. Great video anyway !

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@163K1D Dude....slow it down, half speed if you need, and practice it on slowly. Then when you've got it at half speed, start moving the tempo notch up!

[tlf115]

Is it played by slapping

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@tlf115 Doesn't sound like it to me.

[Yungjakk]

tab?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Yungjakk All in the video. And tab sucks - if you're serious about getting better you should learn to read notation. For some reason people think notation is hard - well my 6 year old kid is learning an instrument in school and he's learning notation. If 6 year old kids can learn to read music....anyone can. (And SOOOOOOO much better than tab.)

[paddjo]

@howtoplaybassdotcom

Tabs are great for beginners, but you should eventually learn to read music.

[tomahawkwarning2127]

can you please tell me the figerings?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@tomahawkwarning2127 The note locations are all in the video - how you finger those notes will depend on your particular system - what size hands you have, what size bass you have and whehter you use one finger per fret or upright bass fingering. Take the notes and work out how YOU would play them is my best advice.

[tomahawkwarning2127]

@howtoplaybassdotcom thanks man

[AmigoFiell]

is it in a different tuning?

[MegaORIENT1]

Hey Paul how can you minimize pain in your hand?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@MegaORIENT1 Dude - if you have pain in your hand you need to find out why! Is it fretting hand or plucking hand?

[MegaORIENT1]

@howtoplaybassdotcom THANKS FOR THE ADVICE BUT IS IT NORMAL?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@MegaORIENT1 It's not normal. But if you're playing/holding your bass the wrong way it's highly likely. Again, fretting hand or plucking hand? And where is the pain?

[BassBex]

Hi Paul,

Can I get the standard notation on bass clef for the different parts please and thanks :)

Bex

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@BassBex Hi Bex. The notation and tab were published in my membership magazine a while back...it is not on 'general' release.

[MrChris8723]

Hi paul!



[CocaColaZer01]

Please can you type the tabs of  the first part of the chorus?

[webwillie1]

Easier to play open A

[alexandra818]

can you please tabs this all the tabs i find are all different and i dont know notes and cant quiet catch whatr hey are in the video.

[fredrikthedromedar]

Lol my bass is not correct with the notes! :P

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Chiyamaka That's what your ears are for! Seriously, I've played through the sections in the song, all you have to do is learn those sections and correlate them to the parts of the song. It ain't rocket science....

[cameronj279]

@Chiyamaka would yo like him to play the song for you too? if you want to play the song then surely you have heard it enough to know how many times to play them...

[Hjalmar1null]

Sry i went to fast and i couldnt hear the bass

[Itooksexyback]

agreed you are probably the best teacher for the bass

paced and clear

cheers

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Itooksexyback Thanks very much. I'd love that to be true....I try my best!

[Dejavu808s]

where is your bass pickup?!

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Dejavu808s This bass is a digital modelling bass - it doesn't have any pick ups!

[Dejavu808s]

@howtoplaybassdotcom Actually i followed u from UG!

[jjk1997]

@howtoplaybassdotcom that is pro! ima go remove the pickups from mine c if it still works XD jks

[iisben95]

what tuning? E-A-D-G ? or

[jackjohns]

thank you

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

Hmmm....RHCP seem to be popular. MY favourite is Californication btw ;)

[MendozaMichelle100]

Otherside, RHCP is my favourite

[stewman536]

you should do a chili peppers cover. all of their songs are amazing

[antronix]

awesome paul !!

can you show how to play the zephyr song by red hot chili peppers??

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@antronix Dunno - which album was that on? I'll have a listen. (No promises though ;))

[antronix]

@howtoplaybassdotcom awesome.. ^^ , and it's on By The Way