Mastering Ghost Notes - The Ultimate Funk Bass Technique

Learn the ultimate funky, percussive technique in this bass guitar tutorial. Ghost notes will make you sound awesome! Download the free PDF and backing track and listen to the ghost note playlist: https://onlinebasscourses.com/lessons/technique/mastering-ghost-notes/ Here's my Funk Bass course that you'll love if you like, well... funk bass: https://onlinebasscourses.com/funk-bass-course/ Timestamps 00:00 00:31 Jaco Pastorius ghost note example 00:57 Ghost note technique breakdown 02:41 Rocco Tower Of Power ghost note example 04:58 Raking Example 06:49 Ghost note tone 07:44 Slap Bass + ghost notes 11:34 Bernard Edwards ghost note example Looking for a comprehensive beginner bass guitar guide? Look no further than From Beginner To Bassist: https://onlinebasscourses.com/frombeginnertobassist #bassguitarlessons #bassguitar #howtoplaybass #learnbass #BassTutorial #music #education #ghostnotes 🧠 MY WEBSITE: https://www.onlinebasscourses.com =========== Bass Guitar Courses =========== ✅ From Beginner To Bassist (learn the elements of great bass playing): https://onlinebasscourses.com/frombeginnertobassist 🎵 Funk Bass: https://onlinebasscourses.com/funk-bass-course/ 🎙 RnB, Soul & Motown Bass: https://onlinebasscourses.com/rnb-soul-motown-bass-course-2/ ========================= My Bass Guitar Tuition Books ========================= 📗 Creative Bass Technique Exercises: https://geni.us/bassexercises 📕 100 Funk Bass Grooves for Electric Bass: https://geni.us/funkbass 📕 RnB, Soul & Motown Style Basslines: https://geni.us/motownbass 📘 Complete Fingerstyle Bass Technique:https://geni.us/FingerstyleBass 📔 100 Rock Grooves for Electric Bass: https://geni.us/RockBass 📒 The Bass Guitar Practice Journal: https://geni.us/BassJournal 📔 The Bass Guitar Notebook: https://geni.us/BassGuitarNotebook =================== Bass Guitar Newsletter =================== 𝄢✉️ Join 10,000+ fellow bass players getting one weekly email with bass tips, resources, and news: https://onlinebasscourses.com/newsletter ===================== Bass Gear (I like and use) ===================== 💿 Tomplay (amazing play-along software. The link gives you a free trial): https://tomplay.com/premium-trial?ref... 🥁 Beat Buddy (practice drum beats in a pedal): Reverb link - https://reverb.grsm.io/BeatBuddy Use DAN10 for a 10% discount on their site - https://bit.ly/SingularSoundBB ♆ The BEST tuners out there: https://reverb.grsm.io/peterson ⽴ My favourite bass stands and racks: https://reverb.grsm.io/StringSwing 🎸My main 'YouTube' bass is my 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups. Occasionally one turns up on Reverb! https://reverb.grsm.io/VintageIbanezBass 🪕 Kala Wanderer U Bass: https://reverb.grsm.io/KalaWanderer 🎙 Avalon U5 (main U5): https://reverb.grsm.io/AvalonU5 🎧 Universal Audio Apollo X6 (interface): https://reverb.grsm.io/UniversalAudioApolloX6 🎧 Universal Audio Apollo (2nd interface - great for travelling): https://reverb.grsm.io/UniversalAudioArrow 🔉 TC Ditto Looper pedal: https://reverb.grsm.io/LooperPedal 🔉 Mooer Prime P1: https://reverb.grsm.io/MooerPrimeP1 🔉 Zoom B3N multi-effects: https://reverb.grsm.io/ZoomB3N 🔉 Boss Katana (excellent practice amp): https://reverb.grsm.io/KatanaBass 🎸 MusicMan StingRay 5 (main gigging bass): https://reverb.grsm.io/StingRay5 🎸 Fender Jazz: https://reverb.grsm.io/FenderJazz 🎸 Fender Precision: https://reverb.grsm.io/FenderPrecision 𖣣 Dunlop .73 (favourite plectrum): https://reverb.grsm.io/Dunlop73 ♆ Lekato clip-on metronome/tuner (cheap but good): https://geni.us/MetronomeTuner 🏪 My US Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/onlinebasscourses 🏪 My UK Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/onlinebasscourses If you buy ANYTHING from Amazon using the above links, I still get a commission at no extra cost to you. Crazy but true... * some of these links are affiliate links. If you click them, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It really helps towards keeping my free bass lessons going. 🙏 ============================================= 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Support my Bass Guitar lessons 🙏🙏🙏🙏 ============================================= If you've ever gained anything from my lessons and want to help keep the channel going, you can do so in the following ways: 1. Donate: https://onlinebasscourses.com/support-free-bass-lessons/ 2. Buy me a coffee ☕️ (or 🍩): https://ko-fi.com/onlinebasscourses 3. Super Thanks - there's a button below each YouTube video. If you click it, you can donate to the channel. 4. Buy my books and courses (you'll also learn loads!): https://onlinebasscourses.com/bass-guitar-books-courses-backing-tracks/ Follow Me 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dan_hawkins_bass_lessons/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/danhawkinsbass 🖥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OnlineBassCourses Thanks so much and keep up the great playing! 𝄢 Dan 🙏