Blu DeTiger, the 21-year-old bassist who went viral on TikTok thanks to her skills, breaks down the intricacies of the instrument, gives a beginner’s class on music theory, and helps fledgling bassists pick out the right instrument in this installment of Rolling Stone’s 101 series.
DeTiger, whose debut EP How Did We Get Here? is out today, also discusses her own path toward mastering the bass, from learning simple scales and how to read music before advancing toward the bass-driven genres like jazz and funk.
“Funk music is my thing now, it’s my favorite of everything,” DeTiger says. “Funk-style playing is more rhythmic and syncopated.”
The bassist also breaks down her songwriting, which, on her new EP, deals with the desire to be back to pre-pandemic times.
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