This final section features a series of exercises that utilise all of the techniques that have been covered. These include fretting hand slaps, machine gun triplets, tenths, double stops and chord strumming.
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This course is 1 HOUR long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
This exercise is a busy slap bass groove in E minor that features double stops, fretting hand slaps and machine gun triplets. Lots to dig into here.
This hyperactive exercise is based in a G minor tonality and features some double popping phrases and some sliding tenth figures.
This exercise makes quite extensive use of the double popping technique (Double popping is covered in the advanced slap bass course).
This line is played over a B7 tonality and uses a very common voicing for this chord. It also includes some popped double stops and strummed chords.
This exercise is written in the style of the continuous sixteenth note lines that Stuart Hamm played on tracks such as 'Count Zero' and 'Call of the Wild'.
This line is in the key of D major and features strummed chordal parts. As well as using open string tenth chords, basic triads and seventh chords are also used here.
This is another exercise that is played over a B7 chord. This line features many classic funk figures and machine fun triplets are added for rhythmic interest.
This exercise makes good use of tenths, a popular harmonic device on the bass. This line is also used in the Mark King-style piece in the Giants of Bass series.
This exercise has a quicker tempo and is similar to Larry Graham's classic slap bassline from the song 'Hair'. This is a repeating two-bar groove with embellishments.
This exercise was written in the style of Flea’s early work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There are a lot of notes here, but the line is not as hard to play as it might seem.