bass for beginners - clocks

[SeamusPlox]

Learnt this in 5 minutes, thanks

[rpinnacle]

Staccato? Let that shit flow better!

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@rpinnacle LOL! I've always preferred notes being staccato! No idea why!

[PolkTheSwimmer]

So I've been watching this and I can tell everything that you're playing but the chorus. Mmm, do you have a tab for this somewhere that I could go read??

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@PolkTheSwimmer Hmmm - I'm thnking of actually teaching this note by note shortly along with some other Coldplay tunes.

[PolkTheSwimmer]

@howtoplaybassdotcom That would be awesome!

[robinjonk]

@lp2isawesome witha little bit of emagination it looks like a crowd of people!

[aassyr1111]

@lp2isawesome HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@lp2isawesome dude, you must be smoking some good shit!

[THENDER1000]

Excellent thanks

[jesalbert1]

Is that a Line 6 Variax bass?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@jesalbert1 Hey - Good spot. It is a line 6 Variax bass.

[Mannymustdrainyou]

can u guys give the actual chords instead of tabs?

[wagsbass]

Very nice, helped me figure out the bassline for this song, many thanks

[PolkTheSwimmer]

Is there any alternate tuning? Like drop D, or drop C? Or is it standard tuning?

[Hardster2k10]

You are awesome, my band and I want to play this, you have really helped

[dnt124]

Just wondering, should I play this song with a pick or use my fingers? I feel mre comfortable using my fingers but I want to replicate the sound that's on the album

[mjmagic14]

wow i wish i could do that.... i suck at bass

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@stuntman133 Hey.  Nope. Everything is the same - just mirrored. So if I'm playing at teh 3rd fret of the A string then you play at the 3rd fret of the A string. And use your right hand to fret the string and left hand to pluck it.

[GJK2696]

awesome!!

[SpeedLimit2382RB]

sweet im actally going to play every instrament for this song. I know every thing else just gotta learn the bass for it.

[dezziedesmond]

wow we use the same fingering! : )

[SaintFookinJimmy]

@dezziedesmond

That's what she said ;P

[vyprcejmiokacka]

somehow i cant hear you playing the E string.

[talentguynyc]

Awesome!

[josheeeyy]

can u post me da tabs please or where did u get them from thanks very much

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@josheeeyy Hey man

I learned it by ear - didn't use tabs.

[AlaricGough]

dude nice. fun playing along with it on bass

[MrMonsalvin]

muy bueno, buen sonido, nice bass, from Chile

[Asstricks]

Awesome vid! I couldn't find any tabs that sounded right.

To any other beginner bass player out there, if you're looking for more easy stuff like this, try U2 (With or Without you and Beautiful Day are favs of mine) I had more suggestions but I forgot them as I was typing this out. Fail.

Cheers!

[ExOtIcHyPnOtIc83]

Awesome and very informative. :D Do you have any 5 string vids???

[crackkills2]

how long have you been playing bass?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

too long! (and not long enough at the same time)

[crackkills2]

is there anywhere to get sheet notes instead tab?

[roshan2758]

40 years

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

interesting idea, got no idea how you would actually do that. I did produce a pdf with the bassline in music notation and tab - that went out to those people who have subscribed to my ezine last about 2 weeks ago. Check out the ezine page at my website and you'll understand - if you want a copy of the PDF email me and I'll send u one.

[crank247]

would be good if you could maybe put the tab into the video and make it scroll (sideways) as the song progresses because it seems like your just playing with it, rather than teaching it