'Graham Crackers' was written to represent Larry Graham's pioneering bass techniques, and reflects the work that he recorded with his own group, Graham Central Station. The piece features an aggressively performed bass part which features a powerful slap groove and many of Larry's preferred phrasing techniques such as vibrato, trills, and shakes. His use of effects pedals is also represented here, during the Intro and Re-Intro sections.
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This course contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
This video is a full demonstration of 'Graham Crackers', performed on a Sire Jazz Bass.
This video gives a brief overview of the course.
In this video you'll learn how to play the A section, which is bars 1-16.
In this video you'll learn how to play the B section, which is bars 17-32.
In this video you'll learn how to play the C section, which is bars 33-40.
In this video you'll learn how to play the D section, which is bars 41-48.
In this video you'll learn how to play the E section, which is bars 49-64.
In this video you'll learn how to play the F section, which is bars 65-80.
This lesson covers Larry Graham's tone and offers advice on how you can achieve something similar.