Music; it's so simple, yet so complex. Music has the power to take some individuals from consciousness into other worlds of feel-good vibes. For this reason, I have always loved listening to music, but never even thought about how it's composed. I never knew about the skills behind playing music. Those good vibes from other worlds motivated me to start playing the bass guitar. Being the rhythm in the music, I subconsciously sway my shoulders, tap my feet, and rock out to the sounds. I wanted to create such rhythms that have the power to take others into different worlds.
As I was teaching myself how to play the bass, I was unaware that there was anything else to it besides plucking the strings. A program on my computer called Tabit helped teach me notes from popular songs. I would print out two or three of my favorite songs at the time to learn how to play them in my room.
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7-saitiger HeKe E-Bass "Goliath"While sitting on my bed with my black and white Fender bass I would play the songs over and over again until I knew them by heart. After mastering a song, I would toss the guitar stap over my left shoulder and play in front of the mirror as if I was in a concert. The countless hours I spent in my room jammin' on my bass guitar seemed to be paying off. I was learning numerous songs from bands like Sublime, Nirvana, and Green Day. Although I could play their already-written songs, I could never get the knack for composing my own rhythms. I tried playing random strings but a song never resulted out of it. How would I ever create songs that could take others to different worlds if I couldn't even start to compose those songs?...