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Introduction

The courses in this section of the website are tutorials for Intermediate level study pieces that have been written to help you further develop your technical proficiency on the instrument. You'll find pieces that cover all of your favourite techniques here.

During the course of these videos, each section of the track will be broken down in detail. Techniques will be carefully explained, as will the relevant elements of music theory. Each course also comes with downloadable resources - a PDF transcription (in standard notation and TAB), the full audio track and a bass-free backing track for you to practice along with.

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Intermediate Level Study Pieces

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Click on each of the courses below to see the full series of video tutorials for that piece. Remember that for each of these pieces, there is a downloadable resources folder containing a PDF transcription, as well as the required audio files. Each of these courses is approximately 45 minutes in length.

Intermediate Level - Slap Bass Study #1

This slap study is written in 12/8 time and is therefore played with a shuffle feel. Playing slapped lines against this feel is far less common than playing over straight sixteenth note-based grooves and as a result, is something that many bass players struggle with. In addition, this piece also features tenths, popped double stops, and some tricky unison parts.

Intermediate Level - Slap Bass Study #2

This is another study piece that has been written as a resource for working on playing slap grooves over the shuffle feel. It also makes use of tenth intervals, strummed chords, popped double stops and fretting hand slaps.

Intermediate Level - Slap Bass Study #3

This study piece has a rock/funk feel that is similar in style to Flea’s work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was written with a number of intermediate level techniques in mind, specifically the use of tenths and fretting hand slaps. This piece also includes a challenging bass solo.

Intermediate Level - Fingerstyle Study #3

This piece is a jazz-funk fingerstyle workout built around harmony that is relatively static. As a result, the bass part has more of an improvisational feel to it, with there being a lot of opportunities to play fills and develop the fundamental parts.

Intermediate Level - Tenths Study

This study piece explores how tenths can be used effectively on the bass, both as support for a melody, and as part of a groove.

Intermediate Level - Chordal Fingerstyle Study

This piece is a solo bass composition that explores the use of the chordal fingerstyle technique. This technique requires the player to play the strings using the thumb and fingers of the picking hand in a similar manner to the way acoustic guitarists often play.