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“The three-finger thing is actually easy. It’s like learning the patterns on a video game until you conquer it”: Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique

June 16, 2024
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“The three-finger thing is actually easy. It’s like learning the patterns on a video game until you conquer it”: Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique
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Whether you take your Billy Sheehan as a member of Mr. Big, as a solo artist or as a session gun for hire, he needs little introduction. A master of his instrument to almost otherworldly levels, Sheehan has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most accomplished bassists.

“It’s all common sense and natural motions,” said Sheehan about his outrageous yet highly refined playing techniques. “I remember when Space Invaders and games like that first came out. I couldn’t get anywhere near the huge scores some of the kids were racking up. I’d just shoot away at anything until I watched some of these high-score heroes in action, and the penny dropped! They were playing in patterns, and could anticipate the movements of the targets. 

“That was it: I applied that system to my bass playing using pattern boxes, or chord shapes, which I got to know really well, and could move about the fretboard. I probably use about three patterns to get the high-speed effects.”

As the new Mr. Big album Ten nears release, Sheehan was on hand to talk technique, and the key to making it work.

How often do you evaluate your bass playing?

“I have torn apart, redesigned, and reconstructed my bass playing probably 10 times. I step back, reassess, and rebuild everything. After years of playing, I still love to pick up that hunk of wood and just hang out with it. I’m generally working on eight to 10 new moves at any given time.”

Can you share a cool move?

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“I’ll cross my right hand and hold down four notes across all four strings. In one instance it’s a C on the E string, a G on the A string, C on the D string, and the octave G on the G string, which is a 5th, a 4th, and a 5th pattern. I reach under the neck with my left hand, and no matter what I play, it comes back down to a very friendly chord that works with almost anything, especially droning stuff.”

Can you describe your three-finger technique?

“I play a lot of driving 16th- or 32nd-note things that are smooth and fast. It’s somewhat of a Rocco Prestia vibe, but more rock- or metal-oriented. It’s essential to string the notes together consistently in time and flowing with the groove of the track. I always pluck my fingers in the same direction. You can hear accented groups of four, even though I’m playing with three fingers.” 

Bassist Billy Sheehan performs bass clinic and Q&A sponsored by Yamaha at Pitbull Audio on October 21, 2016 in National City, California

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“So for each bar, the beat one accent is played with a different finger – index, middle, ring, and repeat. It’s totally confusing; that’s why thinking about it will never work. I just drilled it in over thousands of gigs and created a machine out of my hands. I try to make my playing flow as naturally as breathing – it’s automatic, even during a solo. I just fly by the seat of my pants!”

What appears difficult about your style that is actually very simple?

“The three-finger thing is actually rather easy; anyone can do the mechanics eventually. It’s like learning the patterns on a video game until you conquer it. You can do that on a bass guitar, but that’s not music. In fact, I didn’t pay any attention to mechanics for a long time, and I only figured it out when I had to explain it to someone else.” 

Have you read up on the theory behind the technique?

“I still don’t usually have any idea what scales l’m playing, but I can hear a scale and understand its function in a song. I wish I knew more theory, and I will someday. I dropped out my senior year of high school, but l’m a tireless self-educator who is always working on learning vocabulary.”

When you play in a new project, what’s your starting point?

“The drummer. My very first teacher taught me that regardless of what else goes on, you’ve got to play a bass note at the same time as the kick drum, which is 99 percent of how bass playing works. Eventually I started incorporating fills and accents, but I only got away with an aggressive style because it was locked to the drummer from the beginning.”

Which drummer do you connect with best?

“Dennis Chambers changed my life. No matter how complicated the rhythm, his internal clock is foolproof, and playing onstage with him gave me a whole new way to treat time. For many years I relied on the drummer’s clock. With Dennis I discovered – don’t do that. Your own internal clock has to be running.”

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