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Advanced Level – Slap Bass Study #1

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This study piece was written in the style of legendary bassist Marcus Miller. The key focus here is to become comfortable with playing slap bass grooves at slower tempos - something that bass players often struggle with, but something that Marcus excels at. This piece is also a great resource for working on the double popping technique.

If you require additional help with your slap bass technique, be sure to check out our Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced slap bass video courses. Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and the audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only).

This course 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 Advanced Slap Bass Study #1, performed on a heavily customised Starforce bass, fitted with Sims pickups.

2. Introduction

This video gives a brief overview of the course.

3. A Section

In this video we’ll be working through the A section of this piece, which is the main theme. This lesson covers bars 1-8.

4. B Section

In this video we’ll be working through the B section of the piece, which is a more melodic line played by the bass. This lesson covers bars 9-16.

5. C Section

In this lesson we’ll be looking at the C section, which is essentially a repeat of the A section. In this lesson we’ll really just be concentrating on the final bar, which serves as a transition into the next part of the track. This lesson covers bars 17-22.

6. D Section

In this video we’ll be taking a look at the middle section of the track, at letter D. This lesson covers bars 23-28.

7. E Section

This video covers the bass solo from the E section. This lesson covers bars 29-36.

8. Tone

In this final video of the course I’ll be talking about the tone and instrument that I used for this piece, as well as offering some advice on how you can achieve a similar sound.