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.
Throughout these exercises we'll be using the double thumbing and open string hammer-on techniques, and we'll be playing lines over swung sixteenth note and shuffle feels. We'll also be playing lines that combine slap bass with other techniques such as tapping, strumming, harmonics and more. There is nothing in these exercises that hasn't been covered extensively in the slap bass courses on this website, so be sure to refer back to relevant courses if needed.
1 - INTRODUCTION & EXERCISE 1
In this video we'll be discussing the content of this course, and working through Exercise #1, a relatively straight-forward double thumbing line in E minor.
2 - EXERCISE #2
This exercise has a light pop reggae feel to it, and features a lot of different techniques: double thumbing, strumming and harmonics. There's a lot to digest here.
3 - EXERCISE #3
This is an exercise written in the style of ‘Power’ by Marcus Miller. The main bass figure is based around a Cm7 chord which is plucked with the thumb, first and second fingers. Each bar features minor pentatonic fills that are played using the double thumbing technique.
4 - EXERCISE #4
This exercise is a fingerstyle line that has been adapted to be played with the double thumbing technique. Although the line is only written over two chords, the exercise could be easily adapted to be played through all twelve keys.
5 - EXERCISE #5
This exercise is an open string hammer-on line that outlines an unusual chord sequence. This technique is great for reflecting different chord tonalities in your lines.
6 - EXERCISE #6
This exercise is a sparse, syncopated groove that has been filled with ghost notes to add an exciting rhythmic aspect to the line. The fills in the second and fourth bars use notes from the A blues scale.
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