Chords for Funky Disco Octave Bass Lines
Tempo:
139.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bb
Db
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Dbm] [E]
[Bb] Hi [Gb] again, Mark here from [Bb] talkingbass.net.
Over the last two [Gb] weeks, we've had a look at bass octaves, [D] the basic shapes, and how
[Dbm] we can use them as benchmarks for [Bb] working on aspects of our technique.
[E] This [Ebm] week, we'll have a quick look at [Bbm] some common disco bass octave patterns [Bb] that are
going to put your finger [Db] picking to the test.
Remember that you can [Bb] download all the lesson material for this video [Bbm] from talkingbass.net.
Just follow the link in the info below.
[Gm] And as always, [B] remember to check out the lesson [Db] map for many more free lessons that I've [C] categorized
for ease of navigation.
[Bb] Also, [D] sign up to the site for the free membership to gain [Bbm] access to a ton of different bass
practice [D] resources [B] or purchase the [Eb] gold membership [Db] for access to all the premium content like
the video courses and the e-books.
[Bbm] Okay, so let's have a look at a really common [Db] disco octave [C] bass pattern.
[Bb] The riff that we're eventually going to be [E] playing sounds like this.
Two, [Bb] three, four.
[Db] [C]
[D] [C]
[A] [Eb] So that was exactly the [Bbm] same bass line that we've looked at in the two previous lessons
that sounded like this.
[C] [D]
But we've added those two little [Bb] double notes on the top.
So instead of an [Em] octave pattern sounding like [D] this, [A] it now sounds like [D] this.
[Eb] So first of all, let's just get those double notes under [E] our fingers.
So first of all, we [Dm] just want to fret [Em] a D octave.
So we're going [C] to take fifth fret [Em] A [Eb] string and then seventh fret [A] G [D] string, okay?
So that's our [Eb] octave pattern.
[D] And [Em] then the bass figure that [C] we're going to be playing has [D] this rhythm.
So that's [Gb] basically eighth note [Bb] to sixteenth notes.
So we have that bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy kind of [Db] gallop feel, okay?
So [Dm] we're going to have one [D] low note on thewell,we one note for the [Db] low octave, and then we play two notes on the [Bb] high octave. [D] Low, high, high, low, high, high, okay? [Bbm] So the important [Db] part of this is the [Bb] fingering with the finger-picking hand, okay? [E] So we're going to be playing [D] the low octave there. We're going to [Eb] be playing that with the [Gm] first finger of the finger-picking hand. So that's going to be the [D] index finger. And then for the two [Dm] little fast high ones [E] up there, we're going to be [Bb] playing one, [D] two. So index, middle, okay? So one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, okay? [Gb] So you want to keep that going. You know, you don't want to be mixing it [G] up too much, [Eb] trying to stick rigidly to that. And the reason that that can [A] help really well with this kind of pattern is because as you build up [Eb] speed, when you come back from [Dm] the last of those two fast ones at the top, [C] you want to be coming back on your first finger for the low one. Because of the length of [Em] the two fingers, the index finger being usually [Bb] [A] shorter than the second, [Eb] you [Bb] want to be coming back on that. It's always [Eb] easier to come back onto the lower strings using the [E] first finger. So when we play it [D] like that, one, one, two, one, [A] we're coming back onto [Ab] that first finger, okay? So that's just the technique [F] of this out of the way, [Eb] okay? So you want to begin slowly and then just gradually build up speed. So let's start slow, two and three [D] and four andokay? [A] And then just build up [Ab] speed, two, three, [D] four. And a little quicker, one, two, three, four. Okay? So start slow, [Bb] build up. So you can see that that can be a really good exercise for working on your finger picking speed [Db] and your [Eb] dexterity, you know, [Db] string skipping, [Bb] jumping from one string to another. And [Bbm] one tip that I would [Em] say is you want to keep your [Db] thumb on the E [A] string. Now, this might seem [Bb] really obvious to some people, but, you know, for others, you might be the kind that wants to be moving your thumb all [B] the time, which I do [C] do. I try to keep the thumb as close to the [Gm] action as possible and move the thumb from string to string as I move across. But for [D] octaves, you want to keep that thumb locked there. There's absolutely no point in moving the thumb from one string to another. So when you're playing these, just keep that thumb sat there on that E string. [A] So now we can add those double notes into the riff that we played [Ebm] last week. So the riff sounded [D] like this. Okay? [E] So that's going to be D [D] octave there, fifth fret A string, seventh fret G string. Then we drop down to the B octave, [B] second fret A string, fourth fret G string. Then we move up a half step to the [C] C, third fret of the A string, fifth fret of the G string, and then up another fret to the [Db] C sharp, fourth fret A string, sixth fret G string. [Bb] And that's it, round [D] and round. D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, [D] D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, D. Okay? So that's the riff, [D] round and round. So now we just add [C] the double notes in there on [A] each of those octaves. So that's going to sound like this, [D] slowly. [B] [C] [Db] [D]
[B] [C] [Db] [D]
[B] [C] [Db] [D]
[A] Okay? So just practice that [D] slowly, get [Bm] that position shift down [C] as you move down to [E] the B, practice it [Bb] slowly, and then you can build up speed. So [Ebm] eventually, you want to [Gb] be aiming for this kind of tempo, one, two, [D] three, four. [B] [D] [Bbm] Okay? [A] So like I said, just begin [Gb] slowly, gradually build [Bb] up speed, [E] and try to concentrate on [Ab] accuracy, you know, in [Bb] your technique and your rhythm. And don't try going too [E] fast too soon, because if you do that, you'll start [Dm] making, you know, scuffing certain bits of the octaves, and it'll just [D] start to sound messy. Begin slowly, [B] and just gradually build up [Db] speed. Don't run before you can [C] walk. Now it's worth mentioning [Bb] that you don't need to [Ab] overdo these double [E] notes. Don't just keep playing them on every octave that you play. [Bb] It can be much more effective to just drop them in here and [Gm] there. So I might start with the basic riff, [Db] and then just start [Dbm] adding them in, you know, on odd [D] ones like this. [C]
[D] Okay? So it can [Dm] be much more effective to do it more like that, just adding them [B] in, as I say, just here [Db] and there. Okay. So those type of octave lines are really, really common in a lot of disco and funk songs. So practice [Bb] those round and round until you have that muscle [C] memory nailed for [Ebm] that kind of quick, [Fm] snappy, [Db] back and forth kind of action.
[Bb] Hi [Gb] again, Mark here from [Bb] talkingbass.net.
Over the last two [Gb] weeks, we've had a look at bass octaves, [D] the basic shapes, and how
[Dbm] we can use them as benchmarks for [Bb] working on aspects of our technique.
[E] This [Ebm] week, we'll have a quick look at [Bbm] some common disco bass octave patterns [Bb] that are
going to put your finger [Db] picking to the test.
Remember that you can [Bb] download all the lesson material for this video [Bbm] from talkingbass.net.
Just follow the link in the info below.
[Gm] And as always, [B] remember to check out the lesson [Db] map for many more free lessons that I've [C] categorized
for ease of navigation.
[Bb] Also, [D] sign up to the site for the free membership to gain [Bbm] access to a ton of different bass
practice [D] resources [B] or purchase the [Eb] gold membership [Db] for access to all the premium content like
the video courses and the e-books.
[Bbm] Okay, so let's have a look at a really common [Db] disco octave [C] bass pattern.
[Bb] The riff that we're eventually going to be [E] playing sounds like this.
Two, [Bb] three, four.
[Db] [C]
[D] [C]
[A] [Eb] So that was exactly the [Bbm] same bass line that we've looked at in the two previous lessons
that sounded like this.
[C] [D]
But we've added those two little [Bb] double notes on the top.
So instead of an [Em] octave pattern sounding like [D] this, [A] it now sounds like [D] this.
[Eb] So first of all, let's just get those double notes under [E] our fingers.
So first of all, we [Dm] just want to fret [Em] a D octave.
So we're going [C] to take fifth fret [Em] A [Eb] string and then seventh fret [A] G [D] string, okay?
So that's our [Eb] octave pattern.
[D] And [Em] then the bass figure that [C] we're going to be playing has [D] this rhythm.
So that's [Gb] basically eighth note [Bb] to sixteenth notes.
So we have that bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy kind of [Db] gallop feel, okay?
So [Dm] we're going to have one [D] low note on thewell,we one note for the [Db] low octave, and then we play two notes on the [Bb] high octave. [D] Low, high, high, low, high, high, okay? [Bbm] So the important [Db] part of this is the [Bb] fingering with the finger-picking hand, okay? [E] So we're going to be playing [D] the low octave there. We're going to [Eb] be playing that with the [Gm] first finger of the finger-picking hand. So that's going to be the [D] index finger. And then for the two [Dm] little fast high ones [E] up there, we're going to be [Bb] playing one, [D] two. So index, middle, okay? So one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, okay? [Gb] So you want to keep that going. You know, you don't want to be mixing it [G] up too much, [Eb] trying to stick rigidly to that. And the reason that that can [A] help really well with this kind of pattern is because as you build up [Eb] speed, when you come back from [Dm] the last of those two fast ones at the top, [C] you want to be coming back on your first finger for the low one. Because of the length of [Em] the two fingers, the index finger being usually [Bb] [A] shorter than the second, [Eb] you [Bb] want to be coming back on that. It's always [Eb] easier to come back onto the lower strings using the [E] first finger. So when we play it [D] like that, one, one, two, one, [A] we're coming back onto [Ab] that first finger, okay? So that's just the technique [F] of this out of the way, [Eb] okay? So you want to begin slowly and then just gradually build up speed. So let's start slow, two and three [D] and four andokay? [A] And then just build up [Ab] speed, two, three, [D] four. And a little quicker, one, two, three, four. Okay? So start slow, [Bb] build up. So you can see that that can be a really good exercise for working on your finger picking speed [Db] and your [Eb] dexterity, you know, [Db] string skipping, [Bb] jumping from one string to another. And [Bbm] one tip that I would [Em] say is you want to keep your [Db] thumb on the E [A] string. Now, this might seem [Bb] really obvious to some people, but, you know, for others, you might be the kind that wants to be moving your thumb all [B] the time, which I do [C] do. I try to keep the thumb as close to the [Gm] action as possible and move the thumb from string to string as I move across. But for [D] octaves, you want to keep that thumb locked there. There's absolutely no point in moving the thumb from one string to another. So when you're playing these, just keep that thumb sat there on that E string. [A] So now we can add those double notes into the riff that we played [Ebm] last week. So the riff sounded [D] like this. Okay? [E] So that's going to be D [D] octave there, fifth fret A string, seventh fret G string. Then we drop down to the B octave, [B] second fret A string, fourth fret G string. Then we move up a half step to the [C] C, third fret of the A string, fifth fret of the G string, and then up another fret to the [Db] C sharp, fourth fret A string, sixth fret G string. [Bb] And that's it, round [D] and round. D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, [D] D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, D. Okay? So that's the riff, [D] round and round. So now we just add [C] the double notes in there on [A] each of those octaves. So that's going to sound like this, [D] slowly. [B] [C] [Db] [D]
[B] [C] [Db] [D]
[B] [C] [Db] [D]
[A] Okay? So just practice that [D] slowly, get [Bm] that position shift down [C] as you move down to [E] the B, practice it [Bb] slowly, and then you can build up speed. So [Ebm] eventually, you want to [Gb] be aiming for this kind of tempo, one, two, [D] three, four. [B] [D] [Bbm] Okay? [A] So like I said, just begin [Gb] slowly, gradually build [Bb] up speed, [E] and try to concentrate on [Ab] accuracy, you know, in [Bb] your technique and your rhythm. And don't try going too [E] fast too soon, because if you do that, you'll start [Dm] making, you know, scuffing certain bits of the octaves, and it'll just [D] start to sound messy. Begin slowly, [B] and just gradually build up [Db] speed. Don't run before you can [C] walk. Now it's worth mentioning [Bb] that you don't need to [Ab] overdo these double [E] notes. Don't just keep playing them on every octave that you play. [Bb] It can be much more effective to just drop them in here and [Gm] there. So I might start with the basic riff, [Db] and then just start [Dbm] adding them in, you know, on odd [D] ones like this. [C]
[D] Okay? So it can [Dm] be much more effective to do it more like that, just adding them [B] in, as I say, just here [Db] and there. Okay. So those type of octave lines are really, really common in a lot of disco and funk songs. So practice [Bb] those round and round until you have that muscle [C] memory nailed for [Ebm] that kind of quick, [Fm] snappy, [Db] back and forth kind of action.
Key:
D
Bb
Db
C
E
D
Bb
Db
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Hi [Gb] again, Mark here from [Bb] talkingbass.net.
Over the last two [Gb] weeks, we've had a look at bass octaves, [D] the basic shapes, and how
[Dbm] we can use them as benchmarks for [Bb] working on aspects of our technique.
[E] This [Ebm] week, we'll have a quick look at [Bbm] some common disco bass octave patterns [Bb] that are
going to put your finger [Db] picking to the test.
Remember that you can [Bb] download all the lesson material for this video [Bbm] from talkingbass.net.
Just follow the link in the info below.
[Gm] And as always, [B] remember to check out the lesson [Db] map for many more free lessons that I've [C] categorized
for ease of navigation.
_ [Bb] Also, [D] sign up to the site for the free membership to gain [Bbm] access to a ton of different bass
practice [D] resources [B] or purchase the [Eb] gold membership [Db] for access to all the premium content like
the video courses and the e-books. _
[Bbm] Okay, so let's have a look at a really common [Db] disco octave [C] bass pattern.
[Bb] The riff that we're eventually going to be [E] playing sounds like this.
Two, [Bb] three, four. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Eb] So that was exactly the [Bbm] same bass line that we've looked at in the two previous lessons
that sounded like this.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ But we've added those two little [Bb] double notes on the top.
So instead of an [Em] octave pattern sounding like [D] this, _ _ _ _ [A] it now sounds like [D] this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ So first of all, let's just get those double notes under [E] our fingers.
So first of all, we [Dm] just want to fret [Em] a D octave.
So we're going [C] to take fifth fret [Em] A [Eb] string and then seventh fret [A] G [D] string, okay?
_ _ So that's our [Eb] octave pattern.
[D] And [Em] then the bass figure that [C] we're going to be playing has [D] this rhythm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So that's [Gb] basically eighth note [Bb] to sixteenth notes.
So we have that bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy kind of [Db] gallop feel, okay?
So [Dm] we're going to have one [D] low note on the_well,_we one note for the [Db] low octave, and then we play two notes on the [Bb] high octave. [D] Low, high, high, low, high, high, _ _ _ _ okay? [Bbm] So the important [Db] part of this is the [Bb] fingering with the finger-picking hand, okay? [E] So we're going to be playing [D] the low octave there. We're going to [Eb] be playing that with the [Gm] first finger of the finger-picking hand. So that's going to be the [D] index finger. And then for the two [Dm] little fast high ones [E] up there, we're going to be [Bb] playing one, [D] two. So index, middle, okay? So one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, okay? [Gb] So you want to keep that going. You know, you don't want to be mixing it [G] up too much, [Eb] trying to stick rigidly to that. And the reason that that can [A] help really well with this kind of pattern is because as you build up [Eb] speed, when you come back from [Dm] the last of those two fast ones at the top, [C] you want to be coming back on your first finger for the low one. Because of the length of [Em] the two fingers, the index finger being usually [Bb] _ [A] shorter than the second, [Eb] you _ [Bb] want to be coming back on that. It's always [Eb] easier to come back onto the lower strings using the [E] first finger. So when we play it [D] like that, one, one, two, one, [A] we're coming back onto [Ab] that first finger, okay? So that's just the technique [F] of this out of the way, [Eb] okay? So you want to begin slowly and then just gradually build up speed. So let's start slow, two and three [D] and four _ _ _ and_okay? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] And then just build up [Ab] speed, two, three, [D] four. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And a little quicker, one, two, three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay? So start slow, [Bb] build up. So you can see that that can be a really good exercise for working on your finger picking speed [Db] and your [Eb] dexterity, you know, [Db] string skipping, [Bb] jumping from one string to another. And [Bbm] one tip that I would [Em] say is you want to keep your [Db] thumb on the E [A] string. Now, this might seem [Bb] really obvious to some people, but, you know, for others, you might be the kind that wants to be moving your thumb all [B] the time, which I do [C] do. I try to keep the thumb as close to the [Gm] action as possible and move the thumb from string to string as I move across. But for [D] octaves, _ _ _ you want to keep that thumb locked there. There's absolutely no point in moving the thumb from one string to another. So when you're playing these, _ _ _ _ just keep that thumb sat there on that E string. [A] So now we can add those double notes into the riff that we played [Ebm] last week. So the riff sounded [D] like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay? [E] So that's going to be D [D] octave there, _ fifth fret A string, seventh fret G string. Then we drop down to the B octave, [B] second fret A string, fourth fret G string. Then we move up a half step to the [C] C, third fret of the A string, fifth fret of the G string, and then up another fret to the [Db] C sharp, fourth fret A string, sixth fret G string. [Bb] And that's it, round [D] and round. D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, [D] D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, D. Okay? So that's the riff, [D] round and round. So now we just add [C] the double notes in there on [A] each of those octaves. So that's going to sound like this, [D] slowly. _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
[A] Okay? So just practice that [D] slowly, get [Bm] that position shift down [C] as you move down to [E] the B, _ practice it [Bb] slowly, and then you can build up speed. So [Ebm] eventually, you want to [Gb] be aiming for this kind of tempo, one, two, [D] three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bbm] Okay? [A] So like I said, just begin [Gb] slowly, gradually build [Bb] up speed, [E] and try to concentrate on [Ab] accuracy, you know, in [Bb] your technique and your rhythm. And don't try going too [E] fast too soon, because if you do that, you'll start [Dm] making, you know, scuffing certain bits of the octaves, and it'll just [D] start to sound messy. Begin slowly, _ _ [B] _ _ and just gradually build up [Db] speed. Don't run before you can [C] walk. Now it's worth mentioning [Bb] that you don't need to [Ab] overdo these double [E] notes. Don't just keep playing them on every octave that you play. [Bb] It can be much more effective to just drop them in here and [Gm] there. So I might start with the basic riff, _ _ [Db] _ _ and then just start [Dbm] adding them in, you know, on odd [D] ones like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Okay? So it can [Dm] be much more effective to do it more like that, just adding them [B] in, as I say, just here [Db] and there. Okay. So those type of octave lines are really, really common in a lot of disco and funk songs. So practice [Bb] those round and round until you have that muscle [C] memory nailed for [Ebm] that kind of quick, [Fm] snappy, [Db] back and forth kind of action.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Hi [Gb] again, Mark here from [Bb] talkingbass.net.
Over the last two [Gb] weeks, we've had a look at bass octaves, [D] the basic shapes, and how
[Dbm] we can use them as benchmarks for [Bb] working on aspects of our technique.
[E] This [Ebm] week, we'll have a quick look at [Bbm] some common disco bass octave patterns [Bb] that are
going to put your finger [Db] picking to the test.
Remember that you can [Bb] download all the lesson material for this video [Bbm] from talkingbass.net.
Just follow the link in the info below.
[Gm] And as always, [B] remember to check out the lesson [Db] map for many more free lessons that I've [C] categorized
for ease of navigation.
_ [Bb] Also, [D] sign up to the site for the free membership to gain [Bbm] access to a ton of different bass
practice [D] resources [B] or purchase the [Eb] gold membership [Db] for access to all the premium content like
the video courses and the e-books. _
[Bbm] Okay, so let's have a look at a really common [Db] disco octave [C] bass pattern.
[Bb] The riff that we're eventually going to be [E] playing sounds like this.
Two, [Bb] three, four. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Eb] So that was exactly the [Bbm] same bass line that we've looked at in the two previous lessons
that sounded like this.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ But we've added those two little [Bb] double notes on the top.
So instead of an [Em] octave pattern sounding like [D] this, _ _ _ _ [A] it now sounds like [D] this. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ So first of all, let's just get those double notes under [E] our fingers.
So first of all, we [Dm] just want to fret [Em] a D octave.
So we're going [C] to take fifth fret [Em] A [Eb] string and then seventh fret [A] G [D] string, okay?
_ _ So that's our [Eb] octave pattern.
[D] And [Em] then the bass figure that [C] we're going to be playing has [D] this rhythm. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So that's [Gb] basically eighth note [Bb] to sixteenth notes.
So we have that bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy, bum-diddy kind of [Db] gallop feel, okay?
So [Dm] we're going to have one [D] low note on the_well,_we one note for the [Db] low octave, and then we play two notes on the [Bb] high octave. [D] Low, high, high, low, high, high, _ _ _ _ okay? [Bbm] So the important [Db] part of this is the [Bb] fingering with the finger-picking hand, okay? [E] So we're going to be playing [D] the low octave there. We're going to [Eb] be playing that with the [Gm] first finger of the finger-picking hand. So that's going to be the [D] index finger. And then for the two [Dm] little fast high ones [E] up there, we're going to be [Bb] playing one, [D] two. So index, middle, okay? So one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, one, one, two, okay? [Gb] So you want to keep that going. You know, you don't want to be mixing it [G] up too much, [Eb] trying to stick rigidly to that. And the reason that that can [A] help really well with this kind of pattern is because as you build up [Eb] speed, when you come back from [Dm] the last of those two fast ones at the top, [C] you want to be coming back on your first finger for the low one. Because of the length of [Em] the two fingers, the index finger being usually [Bb] _ [A] shorter than the second, [Eb] you _ [Bb] want to be coming back on that. It's always [Eb] easier to come back onto the lower strings using the [E] first finger. So when we play it [D] like that, one, one, two, one, [A] we're coming back onto [Ab] that first finger, okay? So that's just the technique [F] of this out of the way, [Eb] okay? So you want to begin slowly and then just gradually build up speed. So let's start slow, two and three [D] and four _ _ _ and_okay? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] And then just build up [Ab] speed, two, three, [D] four. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And a little quicker, one, two, three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay? So start slow, [Bb] build up. So you can see that that can be a really good exercise for working on your finger picking speed [Db] and your [Eb] dexterity, you know, [Db] string skipping, [Bb] jumping from one string to another. And [Bbm] one tip that I would [Em] say is you want to keep your [Db] thumb on the E [A] string. Now, this might seem [Bb] really obvious to some people, but, you know, for others, you might be the kind that wants to be moving your thumb all [B] the time, which I do [C] do. I try to keep the thumb as close to the [Gm] action as possible and move the thumb from string to string as I move across. But for [D] octaves, _ _ _ you want to keep that thumb locked there. There's absolutely no point in moving the thumb from one string to another. So when you're playing these, _ _ _ _ just keep that thumb sat there on that E string. [A] So now we can add those double notes into the riff that we played [Ebm] last week. So the riff sounded [D] like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay? [E] So that's going to be D [D] octave there, _ fifth fret A string, seventh fret G string. Then we drop down to the B octave, [B] second fret A string, fourth fret G string. Then we move up a half step to the [C] C, third fret of the A string, fifth fret of the G string, and then up another fret to the [Db] C sharp, fourth fret A string, sixth fret G string. [Bb] And that's it, round [D] and round. D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, [D] D, [B] B, [C] C, [Db] C sharp, D. Okay? So that's the riff, [D] round and round. So now we just add [C] the double notes in there on [A] each of those octaves. So that's going to sound like this, [D] slowly. _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
[A] Okay? So just practice that [D] slowly, get [Bm] that position shift down [C] as you move down to [E] the B, _ practice it [Bb] slowly, and then you can build up speed. So [Ebm] eventually, you want to [Gb] be aiming for this kind of tempo, one, two, [D] three, four. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bbm] Okay? [A] So like I said, just begin [Gb] slowly, gradually build [Bb] up speed, [E] and try to concentrate on [Ab] accuracy, you know, in [Bb] your technique and your rhythm. And don't try going too [E] fast too soon, because if you do that, you'll start [Dm] making, you know, scuffing certain bits of the octaves, and it'll just [D] start to sound messy. Begin slowly, _ _ [B] _ _ and just gradually build up [Db] speed. Don't run before you can [C] walk. Now it's worth mentioning [Bb] that you don't need to [Ab] overdo these double [E] notes. Don't just keep playing them on every octave that you play. [Bb] It can be much more effective to just drop them in here and [Gm] there. So I might start with the basic riff, _ _ [Db] _ _ and then just start [Dbm] adding them in, you know, on odd [D] ones like this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ Okay? So it can [Dm] be much more effective to do it more like that, just adding them [B] in, as I say, just here [Db] and there. Okay. So those type of octave lines are really, really common in a lot of disco and funk songs. So practice [Bb] those round and round until you have that muscle [C] memory nailed for [Ebm] that kind of quick, [Fm] snappy, [Db] back and forth kind of action.