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Slap Bass Study #1

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This study piece was written in the style of legendary bassist Marcus Miller. One of the key challenges with this piece is playing slap bass grooves at slower tempos. This is something that bass players often struggle with but is one of the many things that Marcus excels at. This piece is also a great resource for working on the double popping technique.

For bassists who wish to learn the piece but require additional assistance with some of the techniques required, the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) should prove useful:

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only). The transcription is available with TAB and without, for those who wish to give their reading skills a workout.

This course is 41 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Advanced Level - Slap Bass Study #1

This video is a demonstration of the piece, performed on a Mayones Viking bass strung with Rotosound stainless steel strings.

2. Course Overview

In this video I’ll be discussing the main challenges in this piece, as well as offering some advice on how you can achieve the perfect tone for tracks such as this.

3. A Section

This video covers the A section. The bass plays a melodic line here, one based on the A minor Pentatonic scale. This lesson covers bars 1-10 in the transcription.

4. B Section

In this video we’ll be working through the B section of the piece, which is features a simple melodic line that is played by the bass. This lesson covers bars 11-18.

5. C Section

In this video we’ll be focussing on the end of the C section, which serves as a transition into the next part of the track. This lesson covers bars 19-26.

6. D Section

This section features a very melodic line on the bass, one that is based on tenths. This lesson covers bars 27-32 in the accompanying transcription.

7. E Section

This video covers the bass solo, which is based around simple chord tones, with a strong focus on rhythm. This lesson covers bars 33-40.