The benefit of zoom class in the wake of a snowstorm is that I can play bass while listening to the lecture. Gives me something to fiddle with so I don't feel like exploding 20 minutes in.
I don't think I've been practicing enough since the new year if the length of my fingernails is anything to go by. I started playing bass in august of last year, so its been a little over 5 months. I'm not an exceptional player, but I can keep time, my fretting isn't atrocious, and give me a week and I can probably learn a simple song. My guitarist roommate (whose credentials include being able to play the entirety of Justice For All by Metallica and a lot of death metal) says I'm better than a lot of bassists he's known in bands. That gives me no confidence, that just makes me concerned about the bassists he's met.
The goal right now is to get some new songs in the repertoire. Said guitarist roommate recommended I learn a Black Sabbath song, and I very much want to get at least one Metallica song under my belt. N.I.B. seems like a fun time to learn, and I'm thinking either Seek and Destroy or Creeping Death. Creeping Death specifically because I think its the one that pisses off said roommate because its way easier on bass than guitar. I'm currently learning Obstacle 1 by Interpol, which is really fun since both me and the guitarist roommate enjoy playing Interpol. I also really want to revisit Love On The Other Side by Fall Out Boy since its the first song I learned on bass and a recent convo with one of my other roommates has me wanting to relearn it.
I should probably get back into doing proper fretting exercises too. Just maybe.
No comments:
Post a Comment