african bass - groove n°2

[NanabaSepats]

Good job! Well done. I have just 'discovered' your videos and I'm hooked!

[algoritmaker5]

remember richard bona, thanks LeSebu

[algoritmaker5]

remember richard bona

[ThePeace0815]

marcus miller bass :)

[LaBelle339]

LOL

Good job!

[makitfunkee]

Oh and @LeSu...

This is great!!!! Merci bien.

[makitfunkee]

the trick is the feel of the rhythm, the 8th/16th notes

This is really good playing but if you get going with the basic notes 1, 3, 5 and 6 of the chord, using G major for 4 beats, C for 2 and D major for 2 beats you'll start to see how it works.

[makitfunkee]

For the "What notes?" posts..what's being done here is almost all Root, 3rd, and 6th tones. The 10th is used also but that's just third an octave higher. (If you don't know what this means then do your homework...no bottle feeding allowed).

For example: the first figure is all G (d string 5th fret combined with octave below and the B note --the Major 3rd of G-- on the Gstring 4th fret.

[oorishawo]

Could any nice person pls show me the notes of this groove.

God bless

[oorishawo]

Hi, nice baselines there. Could you probably show the notes slowly. I am a beginner and I couldn't get the notes. I will appreciate a slow version of the groove pls.

Thanking you

Ola

[ohmyapple]

Je suis d'accord, (i agree)

[zonwuka]

Highlife!!

[strongpikin]

Nope!! That's a rhythm from Cameroon!!

[binNiemand]

Good Work !!!!

[buakaw21]

veryyy good please send me this tab!!! :p

[Harakiri82]

This sounds cool :) just need a pinacolada and i feel like on holidays :-D

[Jpkrao]

That's not bad from a non-African bassist. It will sound even better if you double hits on some of the notes

[LeSebu]

I play few notes on my own because this video is dedicated for begginners!! Some other grooves will come later, really more complex!!

[Jpkrao]

Your video was refreshing to me. It's essential to feel the rhythm, then playing this style of melodic bass lines is easier; doubling, tripling or quadrupling the hits on the notes within the tempo is just a plus, a cherry on the cake.

[binNiemand]

U´re right my brother !!!

[Jpkrao]

I will be glad to see your coming videos.

The melodic makossa-bass was really pioneered by Aladji Toure. In the late 70s, he and Toto Guillaume brought the Makossa to the international level. Many Cameroonian youngsters then chose to play the bass because A. Toure's style simply captivated them. After getting acquainted with other musical genres such as Funk, Jazz or fusion, some of those youngsters (now adults) let their bass skills evolve beyond their primary melodic style.

[marconana]

hey hey makossa cameroun!!! t'es super bon, jouerais tu de la basse dans cette chanson ? t'es génial

[smarfdreft]

wow good work

[432hertz]

really good line !

[daniellemma]

cameroun

[vzsozs]

This was the first time i heard something like that on a MiM JB! xD