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Intermediate Slap Bass Study #2

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This is another study piece that has been written as a resource for working on playing slap grooves over the shuffle feel. This is something that bass players typically find quite challenging, but once you have the feel down, they are fantastic to play. This piece also makes use of tenth intervals, strummed chords, popped double stops and fretting hand slaps – plenty to get your teeth into!

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get hold of 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. INTERMEDIATE SLAP BASS STUDY #2

This video is a demonstration of the piece, performed on a Mayones Viking bass.

2. OVERVIEW

In this video I’ll be talking briefly about the piece and the various techniques required to play it.

3. A SECTION

In this video we’ll be working through the A section of the piece, which features open string tenths, played as plucked double stops and as strummed chordal parts. This lesson covers bars 1-16.

4. B SECTION

This video covers the B section of this piece, which is the main slap groove. This line requires only conventional slap technique but is challenging to play accurately due to the triplet feel. This lesson covers bars 17-32.

5. C SECTION

This video covers the C section, which is bridge. This line is predominantly built around chord tones from the Cmaj7 chord that occupies the first three bars. This lesson covers bars 33-36.