Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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If you're new to playing bass and have no one telling you what to focus on, let me be that person: start by building awareness for tension.

Tension slows you down in many ways. Pay attention to where in your body you tend to tense up while playing, then actively train yourself out of it with the exercise I'm showing you here.

By the way, good technique is one of the first things we work on in my course Beginner Evolution - check it out: arisbassblog.com/courses/beginner-evolution

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