Search, discover and share your favorite slappin da bass gifs. This is a slap bass book, not a beginners guide to bass, so it would be best to have some experience of bass. History, setup, and technique by donovan stokes published in fall 2008 issue of bass world. New downloads are added to the member section daily and we now have 357,7 downloads for our members, including. Open string slap muting discussion in technique bg started by sucho2000, may 21, 2010. Next, fret the fifth fret of your d string for the note g. This book, slap technique for bass is a really nice compilation of practice riff that will hep you technique and broaden your creativity.
Slap bass at its most pure has to be sly and the family stones thank you falettinme be mice elf agin the first ever recorded instance of the technique for bass guitar. Over the past several years the slap bass program has become the undisputed bible of slap technique. Slap bass is a popular technique often used in funk music, but in reality, its just a different way to hit the string. This is why i created big funk text book slap, ebook that will teach you all you need to know about the slap technique. There are currently more than 50 pages of slap bass materials online. There are a few different ways of notating slap bass, but the easiest one to read is the one that differentiates slapping from popping. In this book, the third in the series of three, advanced techniques are covered. Im excited to be presenting my latest slap bass lines in this new way. Ultimate slap bass is a complete tutorial book, covering every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing and popping, strumming, open string hammerons and how to combine slapping with other techniques in a musical way.
The most complete book yet on the art of slap bass playing. The journal of the international society of bassists a quick and dirty history of slap the first thing we must do is to define slapbass. My new slap bass lines are presented here as a series of exercises from 2 to 16 bars in length. My index finger floats for muting, which also comes in handy when you start adding a slap sound between muted thumb slaps with the other fingers on the right handif that makes sense, its kinda like playing drums on a table if your right handed use the thumb to slap and the middle and ring fingers on the left hand to hit between thumb slaps for a double slap while muting the strings with. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. Fornito da crea il tuo sito web unico con modelli personalizzabili. In this article, well give you a few pointers on getting started with slap bass technique, and finish with a more advanced exercise to demonstrate what it sounds like in a musical context. Kresges rapid slapping ability is all the more remarkable given that for much of his career he was an electric bassist. Slap bass doesnt always have to be played at fast tempos, as the man in the pork pie hat has proven many a time. Finally, an easytounderstand, comprehensive study on the fine art of slap technique. In the slap guitar groove tablature below any note without any thing indicated above are slapped. The song refers to the slap style of double bass playing that was popular at the time.
The entire motion should be produced from your wrist tilting side to side while your fingers do their work. The author stuart clayton had authored several bass books prior to the 2007 publication of ultimate slap bass and also regularly writes for the british. From rockabilly and psychobilly to jazz, blues and gypsy, slap bass is the coolest. Id recommend sticking with your p until you get good enough at slapping, and then make a decision on the tone. Please like this page for ongoing updates on new slap bass. Ultimate slap bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Bass ebooks, slap, double thumb technique, easy slap, blues. There are over 200 exercises in the book, the audio files for which are. Ebook has 193 exercises, as well as 3 unique examples of bass solos.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Adjusting the height of the bridge saddles 4 3 2 the backbone of sadowsky guitars 1 l to r. Insights and tricks to the technique learn how to play bass. I did really right this i wrote it again because my other good account and all my tabs got deleted somehow. It is strung the same as a bass e a d g and has a really deep bass sound that i think is much richer than a standard bass guitar and i have used one in a full rock setup with great success. Funk studies for the electric bass was the first book to be published on slap bass technique now more than 25 years later, slap it. Ultimate slap bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Slap bass is a sure fire way of introducing some red hot funk and groove into your playing style.
Were going to show you how to play in the slap bass style, but first lets talk a little bit about where it came from. I figured out the very basic rudiment of slapping on my own. Bass ebooks, slap, double thumb technique, easy slap. There are scores of cool slap bass players out there, but who are the truly great ones. Alejandro epicenter bass uploaded a video 5 years ago 2. It still includes the same classic 151 slap bass exercises, but now all examples are provided in both standard and tab notation. Marcus millers smooth, jazz tinged, funky neo soul grooves give you a chance to soak up his awesome punchy slap tone, right before he unleashes a blur of notes that will leave you wondering if theres anything he cant do. In this article, well give you a few pointers on getting started with slap bass technique, and finish with a more advanced exercise to demonstrate what it sounds like in a. Slap bass bassics the thumb posted on april 25, 20 by jon moody while there are a lot and i mean, a lot of variations and techniques involved in slap bass which is amazing, given that the technique itself is just over 40 years old, the foundation of slap bass still rests upon the slap.
This is a book that no electric bassist should miss. Clinica bass alejandro giusti music expert youtube. Slap bass pdf, big funk text book slap, ebook with mp3. It still includes the same classic 151 slap bass exercises, but now all examples are provided. The slap bass program by dvd sheet music for bass buy. Guy bass books, author biography, and reading level. Beginner to intermediate bass players who want to learn slap bass veteran bass teacher and berklee grad reveals a new super simple method for playing slap bass without expensive lessons, years of tedious practice, or even natural ability. Slap bass pdf, big funk text book slap, ebook with mp3 track. Too many music tuition books are either at advanced level by about page 3 or go nowhere, but with this one advances in easy to learn steps throughout the book. Slap bass funky fundamentals how to play fun great sounding slap bass lines following a stepbystep system. The book covers slapped shuffle grooves, double thumbing, open string hammerons, combining techniques and more. This is the shape we will use today while learning the slapping technique, so fret it and forget it because you won. Jun 01, 2009 slap bass at its most pure has to be sly and the family stones thank you falettinme be mice elf agin the first ever recorded instance of the technique for bass guitar. The multiple xs indicated a left hand hit ghost note.
He sent me this video earlier today and i was as impressed as you. Slap bass is the percussive funk bass style that first gained popularity with larry graham in. Guy bass is an award winning writer, author, and stuff. Ultimate slap bass is a 206 page book with two cds that aims to be a definitive guide to the slap bass technique and also aims to be for all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. In 2010 he won the blue peter book award for most fun book with pictures for dinkin dings and the frightening things, and has twice won the portsmouth book award shorter novel for his dinkin dings series. The only way to perfect the bass guitar slapping technique is through practice. Bass lessons slap bass tab slaps bass for beginners bass lessons hey i wrote this tab to help people who are learning slaps bass. Apr 25, 20 slap bass bassics the thumb posted on april 25, 20 by jon moody while there are a lot and i mean, a lot of variations and techniques involved in slap bass which is amazing, given that the technique itself is just over 40 years old, the foundation of slap bass still rests upon the slap. Oct 26, 2016 first published in 1981 and written by tony oppenheim, slap it. The rest of the bass is essentially identical to a j or mm or anything else you can slap whatever you want. Utilizando tecnica slap toca primero notas dobles, y luego doble y triple pluck. First published in 1981 and written by tony oppenheim, slap it. This technique works for bass guitars as well as double bass instruments.
Slap bass continues to be used in the 21st century, as it is widely used by modern rockabilly and psychobilly band bassists, including kim nekroman nekromantix, geoff kresge tiger army, scott owen the living end and jimbo wallace the reverend horton heat. It is strung the same as a bass e a d g and has a really deep bass sound that i think is much richer than a standard bass guitar and i have used one in. Sep 29, 2017 the slap bass technique is one of the most impressive and virtuosic sounds not only in bass material but in all of pop and avant garde music. Sep 04, 2006 the author has taken time to create progressive exercises from the start. I did not copy this from a book its just set up like one. Ultimate slap bass intermediate edition develops the slap technique through techniques such as double popping, strumming, left hand slapping and machine gun triplets. This slap guitar groove was actually adapted from one of the grooves in my slap bass funky fundamentals course that can be found on the sister site to called slap bass funky fundamentals how to play fun great sounding slap bass lines following a stepbystep system funky slap guitar groove tablature. Ignoring tone, the p slaps just as well as any other bass. Slap, double thumb technique, easy slap, blues, dispensa slap. In the following exercises you will be playing a combination of slap and pop, so it is very important that you keep your hand position. The video has garnered more accolades and critical acclaim than any other program of its kind. Learn how to play slap bass guitar from the master, stu hamm.
Fret the third fret of your low e string with your forefinger for the note g. It will take you from simple to advanced practices and enable you systematic progress, no matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned bass player. Slaps bass for beginners bass lessons hey i wrote this tab to help people who are learning slaps bass. The book includes 73 exercises and audio files and backing tracks are available to download separately for each one. He sent me this video earlier today and i was as impressed as you probably are right now. The simple steps to slap bass course is a complete, stepbystep method for mastering the slap bass style from the absolute basics of the thumb slap all the way through to advanced techniques such as machine gun triplets, double thumbing and flamenco rolls.
There are 91 exercises in this book and all have free backing tracks available to download from the. The author has taken time to create progressive exercises from the start. This first overview lesson should inspire and give you the confidence to finally get to grips with the elusive slap technique youve always wanted. In this feature, we round up 10 of the best slap bassists to have laid down stone cold grooves and sizzlin technique on some of musics biggest and best loved tracks. The hard pulling of strings slap bass technique is frequently heard in the rockabilly and psychobilly genres.
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