This Simple Trick Makes Bass Playing Easier!

Let's talk about the importance of your **finger technique** when trying to get a good **bass groove**. This **bass tutorial** will give you a **bass lesson** on how to use your **bass guitar** to create a solid **bassline** like a real **bass player**.
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0:00 – Setting up the groove
Paying attention to which finger starts the groove — no metronome, just feel.

1:15 – Finger patterns & self-investigation
Why tracking your starting finger matters and how to think like a problem-solver.

2:45 – Finding the gold in every lesson
Lessons aren’t about copying — real insight hides in the last five minutes.

3:30 – Re-entry & “doubling up”
Breaking down how to come back to beat one cleanly.

4:30 – Quick break: likes & support
Mini-aside to the audience before getting technical again.

5:00 – Ditching the metronome
Why curiosity and feel beat mechanical timing.

6:30 – Silent practice focus
Muting the mic and relearning by pure repetition.

8:00 – Discovery: the first-finger rule
Realizing the pattern consistency that locks the groove.

8:45 – Introducing Song Master
Bringing in the tool for tempo control and phrase training.

10:00 – Slow tempo meditation
Slowing down to 72 BPM and making groove practice a meditation.

11:30 – Repeatability & awareness
How quiet focus turns into consistent accuracy.

13:00 – Using the Phrase Trainer
Looping phrases and gradually raising tempo to build stamina.

14:30 – Touch & tone control
Lightening your touch as the tempo increases.

16:00 – Hitting limits & learning from tension
Recognizing mistakes and using them to adjust.

17:15 – Reflection: struggle → curiosity → control
Summarizing the growth process in real time.

18:30 – Body time & internal pulse
Feeling sixteenth-note subdivisions in your body.

19:45 – Architecture of the groove
Building the groove like constructing a house — foundation first.

21:00 – Retention & rest
How walking away can lock in muscle memory.

22:15 – Switching basses
Testing how the groove translates between instruments.

23:30 – Realignment & doubling up
Using micro-adjustments to sync back to the beat.

25:00 – The five-string question
Exploring new challenges and instrument differences.

26:30 – Framework to confidence
Repetition turns the groove into muscle memory.

27:15 – Pocket Science wrap-up
Final reflections on curiosity, groove, and mastery.

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