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Contemporary Techniques Study

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This challenging piece was inspired by the work of virtuoso players such as Victor Wooten, Michael Manring and Jeff Schmidt, all of whom have been very successful in combining multiple techniques into one seamless performance. Consequently, this piece requires a solid grasp of a wide range of techniques such as slapping, strumming, tapping and palm muting.

For bassists who wish to learn the piece but require additional assistance with some of the techniques required, the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) should prove useful:

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and the audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only).

This course is 50 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Advanced Level - Contemporary Techniques Study

This video is a full demonstration of the piece, performed on a Zon Sonus bass strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Course Overview

This video gives an overview of the main challenges in this study piece. It also offers some advice for finding the right instrument and tone for lines like this.

3. A Section

This video covers the intro of the piece, which is performed with the palm muting technique. This lesson covers bars 1-8 in the transcription.

4. B Section

This lesson covers the main theme. This part features a simple double thumbed line, with some harmonic chords and decorations. This lesson covers bars 9-10.

5. C Section

This lesson covers the slapped and strummed chordal part from letter C. This lesson covers bars 11-15 in the accompanying transcription.

6. D Section

This section is essentially a repeat of the earlier B section, but with a couple of additional ideas thrown in. This lesson covers bars 16-25 in the transcription.

7. E Section

This lesson covers the complex two-handed tapping line found at letter E. This video covers bars 26-29 in the accompanying transcription.

8. G Section

This lesson demonstrates the outro section of this piece. This part is an embellished version of the chordal line from letter C and can be found in bars 32-39.