If you're new to funk bass, here are some tips to get you started:
When the file finally opened, it wasn't just sheet music. The PDF was annotated with handwritten scrawls in the margins—notes that felt like they were vibrating off the screen. basslessonabrahamlaborielbeginningfunkbass1pdf top
The story of this PDF is essentially the story of three core "funk pillars" that Laboriel introduced: If you're new to funk bass, here are
Minute one: boring. Minute five: his index finger felt numb. Minute fifteen: his right hand found a pocket he didn’t know existed. The space between the clicks became a soft, velvet cushion. Minute thirty: he closed his eyes. He wasn’t playing a note anymore. He was listening to the silence around the note. The ghost note—a percussive slap of the string against the fretboard—suddenly spoke. It said: “I am the funk.” Minute five: his index finger felt numb
Six months later, he got the call to fill in for a funk band’s gig. The bassist they wanted was a shredder who played a thousand notes. Marco played one note for four minutes straight. The dance floor sweated. The bandleader leaned over and whispered: