Here's a clip of Evangeline from "The Last Waltz." The production quality is a little corny but you can't argue with how gorgeous the music is! Remember we're in 3/4 time here (ha! The Last WALTZ! And we're doing a WALTZ! Get it?! A-hem.)
We're also picking the bass note on the first beat, which we locate by looking for the lowest (in terms of its sound, NOT it's proximity to the chord!) note in the chord, which is the first string your pick makes contact with when you downstrum. Pluck-strum-strum all the way.
Your bass notes will all be located on the 6th, 5th, or 4th strings, aka "the bass strings." See how that works?
Apropos of nothing...there's a documentary about Levon Helm called "Ain't In It For My Health" that I noticed has just come up on Netflix streaming. I only watched the first 30 minutes of it today but I already know it's worth recommending.
See you Saturday!
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