Pedro not only did not panic when he heard Hugo's words, but miraculously ran to the open space behind the bar, and Hugo followed curiously with his beer.

This is where the stage of the rock night is located, Hugo just looked at it, and knew that it is now occupied by a song machine, a pachinko machine and a pool table, but when he looked closer, he realized that there was still a large open space here, and many musical instruments were scattered here, which made Hugo's eyes suddenly flash with a 'excited' light, which was really a 'hole' day.

Hugo looked back at the bar, Green and the beautiful 'girl' were still talking hotly, Green made the beautiful 'girl' smile, and it seemed that the progress was very good. As if sensing Hugo's gaze, Green looked over and realized that Hugo was appreciating this corner, Green raised his eyebrows slightly to show pride, and then locked his attention on the beautiful woman.

Pedro picked among several basses, Hugo noticed, and Pedro chose a six-string electric bass, which surprised Hugo, but when you think about it, it was expected.

Generally speaking, bass is divided into acoustic bass and electric bass, the former is more suitable for traditional jazz, and the latter is more modern, Pedro chose electric bass, which is completely in line with his age, and it can also be seen that he is a bassist who has received more profound influence from modern music.

Overall, bass is still the most common four-string, and it's also the most common instrument used by rock bands. In addition, there are five-string electric basses and six-string electric basses, the five-string is the addition of a bass B string, which is widely used in pop music; The six-string, on the other hand, is based on the five-string with a high-pitched C string, which is often used as a solo and is often seen in jazz. There are also seventh, eleventh, and even secondary strings, but the frequency of use is very low

Pedro chose the six-string electric bass, obviously to show off his skills, to fully display his bass skills, and at the same time to show the charm of the bass instrument to the fullest, on the one hand, towards Hugo's demonstration, on the other hand, you can also see his strong self-confidence.

After Pedro saw Hugo's appearance, he didn't politely do it again, and his fingers struck directly on the strings, which is really the most common way to open the electric bass, doing root accompaniment on the three strings, which is the most characterless string, but at the same time, it is also the most commonly used, and the way of hitting is used as the root note in the accompaniment.

Pedro started with one of the most basic and technically 'technical' ways of playing bass, which is the bass, which is also a way to play with your fingers, but not with your fingertips for ordinary strumming, but with your thumb and other fingers on the strings and hooks, which produces the brightest sound.

Hugo noticed that Pedro's basic skills are very solid, and Pedro in front of him is so young, he should be younger than him, so he must immerse himself in the study of bass skills for more time to reach the current level. Whether Pedro plays the bass with his hands or plays the bass, he has mastered the two most extensive basic techniques, and in order to show off his skills, he has also demonstrated advanced techniques such as strings and overtones, but Hugo's knowledge of these advanced techniques is very limited, and it is useless to talk on paper.

So Hugo simply closed his eyes and enjoyed Pedro's performance. Pedro's choice of Pioney, one of the greatest bands in history, was born in the sixties as a British rock band whose creations and technical 'sexuality' played an irreplaceable role in the course of rock music, and the band bassist Rogers (Roger. ers) is a great performer. Pink Floyd's live performance is one of their greatest charms, and Pedro's selection can definitely be called a tough challenge.

The song "Money" is a reference to Pink Floyd's 1973 album Dark. side。 of。 the。 The album was also one of the most successful rock albums of all time, staying on the Billboard album chart in the U.S. for 741 years — the equivalent of nearly 14 years, a record that no one could break until 2014. It can be said that it is a classic masterpiece of the band, and the song "Money" almost relies on the bass as the main theme, and then uses the frame structure created by the complex electronic synthesizer and sound effects of 'psychedelic', which is definitely a masterpiece.

In fact, Pedro only used the bass to play the song, without the aid of other instruments and without the help of singing, which was a great loss. Hugo originally thought that Pedro would choose a jazz piece to show his superb skills, but he did not expect that he chose a song Pink Floyd, which is really surprising, but what is surprising is that Pedro's performance can be called 'fine'.

Pedro's control of the rhythm is both fast and slow, not only completely controlling the bass quality of the instrument itself, but also showing the most important sense of rhythm of a 'brilliant' bass player, and more importantly, Pedro also interprets the elegant and mellow jazz flavor of the bass instrument, allowing Hugo to easily paint in his mind a beautiful picture of the banquet hall in the thirties dressed up and dancing in the upper class.

As the song gradually entered the high 'tide', Pedro's performance also became cumbersome, and all kinds of techniques made just a bass evolve into a variety of tones, which made people marvel.

Before I knew it, a small number of people gathered around to enjoy Pedro's 'fine' performance. In fact, this is one of the characteristics of Al Bar, often people come forward to play, or even band performances, not professional performances, just everyone's hobby, or some people here to compete, often will win the attention of many people in the bar.

Pedro saw more and more people, and couldn't help but get excited, and the skills in his hands became more and more cumbersome, and it seemed that he had shown the bottom of the box. This made Hugo laugh, after Pedro was too excited, he began to grab the rhythm, especially in the absence of a drum set, the rhythm was completely controlled by Pedro himself, so the whole rhythm became disordered. It seems that Pedro is still too young.

"What, this time you're going to fight bass?" A voice sounded in his ears, Hugo turned his head and saw that it was Neil Anderson, which made Hugo 'dew' happy, he didn't expect to see Neil again today.

"No, I don't know bass." Hugo smiled and said, "It's just pure appreciation, appreciation." Hugo pointed to Pedro in front of him.

"Originally, he was competing with you." Neil immediately showed a sudden expression of realization, and he also held a glass of beer in his hand, "His basic skills are very good, but he still lacks acting experience." "The last time Hugo and Neil played guitar with each other, Hugo knew that Neil was not only a very skilled guitarist, but also a veteran with a lot of experience in live performance. However, in the underground rock circle, there are countless capable people, and it is not surprising.

"Technique can be practiced, experience can be accumulated, and it mainly depends on one's own will." Hugo took a sip of his beer and said with a smile. On the road of rock bands, there are actually no shortcuts, they rely on the accumulation of one performance after another, and those world-famous rock bands have not been honed in countless tours.

As he spoke, applause erupted all around, and Hugo and Neil looked at Pedro, who was standing in the middle and bowed in thanks, and both of them raised their glasses in their hands to pay tribute to Pedro.

"Hey, Neil." Pedro walked over, said hello cheerfully, and then looked at Hugo confidently, "How is it?"

"'Fine' color." Hugo gave himself a thumbs up and commented simply, which made Pedro smirk, "You don't seem to practice with a band, though. ”

Pedro was stunned, puzzled, "How to explain?" Neil seemed to sense something, too, and looked at Hugo with interest.

Hugo shrugged, "I don't mean anything else, I just don't think your mastery of the melody is still in place." ”

"Well, I did get a few notes wrong, and two chords went wrong." Although Pedro was very proud, he did not deny his mistake, and walked to the bar with Hugo and Neil, while seriously calculating, "But why do you think that I and the band lack practice?"

Hugo looked at Neil and chuckled, "Looks like I said the wrong thing." "Actually, it's not just a matter of playing the melody wrong, you know, any performance can go wrong, and no one can be perfect." ”

Although Pedro's technique is indeed 'outstanding', and the sense of rhythm is also very sophisticated, Hugo can sensitively feel that Pedro's mastery of melody is still a little green, this is not only a matter of a few notes wrong, or the chords are not correct, but more because Pedro is too jerky about the connection between rhythm and melody.

To put it simply, if you let Pedro play alone, he's going to be a great bass player, and those flaws aren't a problem, but if you put him in a band, he can fit into the drum kit, but he doesn't have support for the keyboards and guitar, which makes the song feel disjointed, which may be perfected in the studio, but it's very easy to be exposed in live performance. For bands, live performances couldn't be more important.

"You mean, my rhythm and melody are out of touch?" Pedro's expression at this time was no longer as smug as he had just now, and he thought seriously.

Hugo nodded, "Especially the last paragraph." "In the final part, when Pedro's rhythm gets out of control, the melody looks a little broken, and it doesn't feel special when played on the bass alone, but when it is played with other instruments, the problem becomes very obvious. Although Hugo was not very familiar with the techniques of other instruments, his natural sense of musicality gave him a pair of sensitive ears.

Neil's expression when he looked at Hugo was even more 'beautiful', although he also noticed the anomaly, but not as keen as Hugo. However, if you think about Hugo's talent in creation on the previous two occasions, Neil is relieved, as a creator, the musicality of 'color' is very important, and obviously, Hugo's talent in this area is indeed 'colorful'.