ALEXIS SKLAREVSKI Bottom Line Bass More Open-String Things ‘ere are some more lines and icks using the open-string ‘technique we looked at last month In x 1, play the octaves starting with the Eon the A string Play he octaves using long tones. The second bar goes into the basic oper-string thumbfoluck thythm. Be sure to subdivide the six- teenth-notes evenly, and make each one clear. In Ex. 2, we combine the octave idea with some opensstring rhythms. Play both the G¥ and Dj on the G string, us- ing the 1st finger. In Ex 3 through Ex 5, gofrom Dito E using a hammeron, and try the indicat ed fingerings. As always, play through a wide range of tempos and strive to make all of them feel comfortable, including the slow ones. In the second bar of Ex. 5, start the octaves with Eon the A string, in Ex, 6, the second bar is made up entirely of different octave combinations. Start with the A string’s E, move down to D. and then go up to the Aat the 12th fret or the siteerth-note/eighth-notelsix- teenth-note rhythm on beat three. Ex, 7s a more complex fourbar line that combines the ideas of open-string muting rhythms, octave patterns, and hammer-ons. Start at a metronome set- ting of about J = 80, and then go up from there. Play through it unt its smooth and you can meke the neces: sary shifts without problems, especial in the last bar Alexis Skiarevski is a Los Angeles- based freelance studio musician and an instructor at the Bass Institute of Tech- ‘nology in Hollywood. Ss Pee Bity Gone, se Rudolph Scherer ave si purchases serra Cue ies Gages ar] WLLL ae pokes PEEL {Recording Studios 60) 48.027 116 curanpvarenavaust 190