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Advanced 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.

Chordal Fingerstyle Study

This piece utilises the chordal fingerstyle technique, where the strings are played with the thumb and fingers of the picking hand.

Fingerstyle Study #1

The main challenge in this piece is playing sixteenth note-based fingerstyle grooves at slow tempos. It’s also a great workout for your fretting hand.

Fingerstyle Study #2

This piece was written as a resource for working on up-tempo fingerstyle funk grooves similar to those played by Jaco Pastorius and Rocco Prestia.

Fingerstyle Study #3

This course will teach you to play a soul/R&B-style piece that features some very challenging fingerstyle funk grooves.

Harmonics Study

This very challenging solo piece explores the use of natural and artificial harmonics on the bass and demonstrates how they can be used in chords and melodies.

Plectrum Study #1

This is a funk rock track that focuses on more complex rock grooves. The bass plays an active role here, often doubling tricky lines with the guitar.

Plectrum Study #2

This study piece demonstrates just how effectively the plectrum can be used for playing funk and R&B lines, as well as strummed chordal parts.

Plectrum Study #3

This course will teach you play a challenging Funk/R&B-style piece that is a real workout for your plectrum technique.

Slap Bass Study #1

The key focus in this piece becoming comfortable with playing slap bass grooves at slow tempos – this is something that bassists often struggle with.

Slap Bass Study #2

This piece features a busy style of slap playing, and was written as a resource for working on fretting hand slaps, double popping and chord strumming techniques.

Slap Bass Study #3

This slap bass study is played in drop-D tuning. It utilizes multiple techniques including double popping, strumming, and fretting hand slaps.

Slap Bass Study #4

This hyperactive piece features a range of different techniques including double popping, double thumbing, fretting hand slaps and open string hammer-ons.

Two-Handed Tapping Study

This study piece was written as an illustration of the kind of complex, chordal pieces that can be written and performed using the two-handed tapping technique.

Contemporary Techniques Study

This extremely challenging study features slapping, tapping, chord strumming, harmonics and more, all combined into one cohesive piece of music.