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Introduction

These advanced slap bass courses are for players who have a strong grasp of the techniques that were covered in the Beginner and Intermediate courses.

Throughout these videos we’ll be covering advanced concepts such as open string hammer-ons, playing over a shuffle feel and combining slap bass with other techniques. We’re also going to be taking a very extensive look at the double thumbing technique. Each of these new topics is supported by an extensive range of exercises.

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Advanced Level – Slap Bass

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This course builds on the elements covered in the Beginner and Intermediate courses, and adds more complex elements such as the open string hammer-on and double thumbing techniques. Throughout this series, we'll be looking at each element of the technique in turn, learning how to use it, then employing it in a series of real-world exercises. This course contains the following sub-courses (click on each one to see to the full content).

Double Popping

This course covers the double popping technique, which requires you to pop notes with your first and second fingers, usually in a triplet rhythm.

Open String Hammer-Ons

In this course we'll be looking at the open string hammer-on technique, which has been popularised by bassists such as Marcus Miller, Stuart Hamm and most notably, Victor Wooten. We'll be looking at many different variations on the technique here.

Swung Sixteenth Note Grooves

In this video course we’re going to be playing some bass grooves that have a swung sixteenth note feel. As you discover, this is a very different feel to the straight sixteenth note feel, but it’s an important one for a bass player to be comfortable with.

Shuffle Grooves

In this video course we’re going to work through a series of grooves built on the shuffle feel. Shuffle grooves are based on a triplet subdivision, where the beat naturally divides into three, rather than two or four. This gives the music a very different feel.

Double Thumbing - Part 1

In this video course - the first of three parts - we'll be getting started with the double thumbing technique. We'll first look at some practical considerations such as the action of your bass and the benefits of using a ramp, then we'll move on to playing some basic exercises.

Double Thumbing - Part 2

In this second part of our series on the double thumbing technique, we'll be adding popped notes into the mix. We'll be using the combination of double thumbing and popping first to play some basic scales, then to play some fairly challenging new bass grooves.

Double Thumbing - Part 3

In this third and final part of the double thumbing course we will be adding a new ingredient into the mix - double popping. This will enable us to play four notes per string in rapid succession, using downstrokes, upstrokes and two pops.

Combining Techniques

If you've worked successfully through all of the other courses in the Advanced Slap Bass section of this website, you'll now have at your disposal a versatile slap technique indeed. But of course, there are always further ways to enhance the technique, and that's what we'll be looking at in this course.

Advanced Level Exercise Area

This is the final video course in the Advanced Slap Bass series. In the exercises that follow, we'll be putting everything that we've covered throughout these courses to the test.