This slap bass study features a busy style of slap playing, something that has been used by bassists such as Mark King and Stuart Hamm, among others. This piece has been written to provide you with an opportunity to practice fretting hand slaps, double popping and chord strumming. If you need additional help with these techniques, there are full courses for each available in the Intermediate Slap Bass section. 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.
This video is a demonstration of Advanced Slap Study #2, performed on a GB Guitars Rumour bass.
This video gives a brief overview of the course.
In this video you'll learn how to play the Intro section of this piece, which is bars 1-6.
In this video we'll be working through the first half of the main slap groove at letter B. This lesson covers bars 7-10.
In this video we'll be looking at the chordal sections that are played at the midway and end points of the B section. This lesson covers bars 11-16.
In this video we'll be working on the line from the C section, which is bars 17-24.
In this video we'll be working on the line from the D section, which is bars 25-32.
This video covers the final part of the study, the Outro section at letter E. This lesson covers bars 33-41.
In this lesson I'll be talking about the tone and instrument that I used for this piece, and offering some advice on how you can achieve a similar sound.