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What is a U-Bass and why is it different from a bass guitar or double bass?  \na. Physically smaller, so fits in better with a uke group  \nb. Much shorter fret with fat and loose strings  \nc. Sounds more like a double bass than bass guitar  \nd. String damping is more important  \ne. You can get one with frets or without  \nf. In a uke group you often have to read from lyrics with chord symbols (as opposed to tabs or dots)  \n2. How to hold the U-Bass:  \na. Strap  \nb. Resting right thumb on top  \nc. Pluck sideways , and very gently  \n3. Amplifier  \na. Battery powered is great  \nb. Wireless leads are great  \nc. Headphone practice plug-in plus Bose is a great portable option  \n4. Tuning:  \na. E A D G  \nb. First few fret notes  \n5. Plucking  \na. With index and 3rd fingers only  \nb. Perfectionists say it should be strictly alternating, but I find that awkward so you might like to use whichever finger seems most natural  \nc. Very important: as the rhythm driver, keep plucking in time even if it’s the occasional wrong note!  \n6. Damping (stopping a string from sounding into the next note):  \na. With the left hand – both on and off approach  \nb. With the right hand  \n7. Simple accompaniments to a tune:  \na. Root note only  \nb. Reminder about chords: root, 3rd , and 5th  \nc. Root and 5th below – demonstrate with C, F and G  \nd. Simple riffs for 3/4 and 4/4  \n8. Singing while playing bass  \na. This is notoriously difficult, even for experienced bass players! It’s something to do with the rhythm and riffs.  \nb. If you want to sing at the same time, keep the bass accompaniment really simple! And it still sounds great!  \n9. Typical chords in uke groups: (example songs to illustrate –, ,)  \na. Folsom Prison Blues in C:  \ni. C (1st note-root), F (4th note), G (5th note) .  \nii. This a typical 1/4/5 patterns of chords that appear in loads of tunes for ukes  \n– including blues.  \niii. Note the Outro: C G7 C – on the bass play C B C cos B is the 3rd note in G7 and it sounds great!  \niv. Moving from C to C , and C to F – although a bit cheesy you can add a short run, or a passing note to ‘predict’ the next chord  \nb. Freight Train in C: Has 1,4,5 plus E (3rd note of C scale)  \nc. Jolene: Only 4 chords and fun to play around with bass rhythms  \n10. It’s also fun to have a couple of tunes where you focus entirely on a more complex bassline.  \na. To get the ‘feel’ of a tune through the bass line , listen to the original recording!  \nb. Write reminder notes on your lyrics sheet. I’ve shown chords, dots and tabs below, but often I just write a couple of notes (e.g. C_EG for Hound Dog) or even a couple of words to capture the rhythm (e.g. 3/2 – my shorthand for the Hound Dog riff) .  \nc. Example tunes with fun bass lines:  \ni. Stand By Me (in G)  \nii. Just Can’t Get Enough (in G)  \niii. Hound Dog (in C)  \n11. Blues and walking bass – this and lots more in Dave Rackham’s workshop!  \n12. Useful resources:  \na. Take a look at these free online workshops:  \n[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEsx5CvJSGY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEsx5CvJSGY) – and listen to the lovely Welsh accent too  \nb. Book for purchase: [https://www.ukulelecentral.com.au/u-bass/ubassics/](https://www.ukulelecentral.com.au/u-bass/ubassics/)  \n[c. Scotts Bass Lessons:](c. Scotts Bass Lessons:)  \ni. [https://scottsbasslessons.com/courses](https://scottsbasslessons.com/courses-whole courses on)[-whole courses on](https://scottsbasslessons.com/courses-whole courses on) bass playing  \nii. [https://youtu.be/i80YSXFFZzY](https://youtu.be/i80YSXFFZzY- intro to U-Bass)[- intro to U-Bass](https://youtu.be/i80YSXFFZzY- intro to U-Bass)  \n13. Fever in Am","cbCaihRf1oC7SrZ5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihRf1oC7SrZ5","pdf",1003868,"English","# 1. What is a U-Bass and how it differs\n# 2. How to hold the U-Bass\n# 3. 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