Introduction

In this series of courses, we'll be learning to use the slap technique, as popularised by bassists such as Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Mark King, Flea, Victor Wooten, and many more.

If you've never used the technique before, this is the course for you. We'll be starting with the absolute basics, then learning to incorporate popped notes, ghost notes, hammer-ons and pull-offs. By the end of the course you will have all the tools you need to tackle most of the slap and pop lines encountered by today's professional bassist.

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Slap Bass – Beginner Level

This course is the perfect place to start if you are completely new to the slap bass technique. 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).