Plectrum Study #3

This piece was originally written to represent legendary session bassist Carol Kaye in Giants of Bass, a book which celebrated the contributions of 26 of the world’s most influential bass players. This study is a great workout for your plectrum technique: the bassline for is based on a continuous sixteenth note feel, which is something that can be difficult to play effectively with the plectrum. In keeping with some of Carol’s more popular pieces such as ‘Hikky Burr’ and ‘Boogaloo’, the harmony is relatively static here. This allows the bassline to have an improvisational feel to it and gives it room to develop throughout the track.

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above in order to download the PDF transcription and audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only). The transcription is available with TAB and without, for those who wish to work on their reading skills.