#103.1 - String-Crossing Fingerstyle Etude - Tab and Backing Tracks (Patreon)

My fellow bassists,

In this month's poll, fingerstyle technique was pretty high up the list so here you go! These are the tabs and backing tracks that go along with the practice video.

One of the hardest parts of fingerstyle is crossing strings, but it's also one of the most effective ways to move around the register of the bass and some intervals (e.g. 5ths and octaves) are very common and can only really be played with string crossing.

I personally like to use alternating fingers 90% of the time but I might throw in the occasional raked note (using one finger to play a note on a higher pitched string and then the same finger for a note on a lower pitched string right after).

I find that alternating fingers gives me more control but there are great players who use quite a bit of raking. Just make sure you're paying attention to whether you actually feel in control of your raking or whether it's a habit that you don't really like.

As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments and I'll make sure to respond ASAP!

Have a great weekend and I'll see you in the next lesson,

Charles