Beginner to intermediate bass players who want to learn slap bass veteran bass teacher and berklee grad reveals a new super simple method for playing slap bass without expensive lessons, years of tedious practice, or even natural ability. Ultimate slap bass is a 206 page book with two cds that aims to be a definitive guide to the slap bass technique and also aims to be for all levels of player, from beginner to advanced. Ultimate slap bass is a complete tutorial book, covering every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing and popping, strumming, open string hammerons and how to combine slapping with other techniques in a musical way. Lambertini has followed to create humpty dumpty, a bass clarinet piece composed. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. In the following exercises you will be playing a combination of slap and pop, so it is very important that you keep your hand position. It will take you from simple to advanced practices and enable you systematic progress, no matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned bass player. Marcus millers smooth, jazz tinged, funky neo soul grooves give you a chance to soak up his awesome punchy slap tone, right before he unleashes a blur of notes that will leave you wondering if theres anything he cant do. The first two are ultimate slap bass by stuart clayton and funk bass by chris kringel. Jun 01, 2009 slap bass at its most pure has to be sly and the family stones thank you falettinme be mice elf agin the first ever recorded instance of the technique for bass guitar. Sep 04, 2006 the author has taken time to create progressive exercises from the start.
Slap that bass is a song composed by george gershwin, with lyrics by ira gershwin, introduced by fred astaire and dudley dickerson in the 1937 film shall we dance. Ultimate slap bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Below is a verybasic tutorial that will have you slappin in no time. Both programs are on a first come, firstserved basis and currently the city has four interested applicants, three of whom. Oct 26, 2016 first published in 1981 and written by tony oppenheim, slap it. This comprehensive book covers every aspect of slap from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing, open string hammerons and how to combine slapping with other techniques in a musical way. Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a stringed instrument. Electromagnetic response of atomic nuclei, sigfrido boffi, carlotta giusti, franco. It is primarily used on the double bass or bass guitar.
From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020. To slap the bass, originally playing the bass guitar really well. The scene features paul rudd playing an imaginary air bass alongside a rush song. Basics of bass guitar playing 8 there are usually about 20 something frets on a standard bass guitar. Aug 05, 2008 une basse bien reglee avec des cordes assez basses normalement, cest mieux. An open string refers to a string played without being pressed into. Slap bass pdf, big funk text book slap, ebook with mp3 track. Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular afrocuban styles. Jul 01, 2001 a great method for teaching slap playing. My new slap bass lines are presented here as a series of exercises from 2 to 16 bars in length. It doesnt make a big difference if you have 20, 22, or 24 frets on your guitar. Slap, double thumb technique, easy slap, blues, dispensa slap. Mixed student essential repertoire artist level tenor bass, emily crocker. I did really right this i wrote it again because my other good account and all my tabs got deleted somehow.
Combine the rotateandflick motion in order to play an open slap note on the bass. Shop and buy progressive slap technique for bass guitar book cd sheet music. Clinica bass alejandro giusti music expert youtube. Alejandro giusti bajo fretless y composicion, fito messina bateria, fernando monteleone teclados, pablo carvalho guitarra, jorge. Too many music tuition books are either at advanced level by about page 3 or go nowhere, but with this one advances in easy to learn steps throughout the book. Dave larue, bassist steve morse band, columnist, bass player magazinefrom simple onechord grooves to the odd time workout, the exercises in the book are interesting and musical. If youre still unclear of the meaning behind all these slappin da bass memes, then you need to watch i love you, man the movie from which the quote comes. It doesnt matter what kind of bass guitar you have. While you rotate your wrist, try to hit the string with the bony part of your thumb, as this will allow for the fullest sound. Larry graham developed slap bass while in a band with his mother. Ok this is my opinion but i have looked at alot of slap books over the years and most of them suck ass. Bass lessons slap bass tab slaps bass for beginners bass lessons hey i wrote this tab to help people who are learning slaps bass. It still includes the same classic 151 slap bass exercises, but now all examples are provided. Join facebook to connect with alfredo bass and others you may know.
Learn the coolest, funkiest and most dynamic of bass guitar techniques with this fantastic book of funk studies. This lesson was made by a company called video progressions, who primarily make guitar tutorials. This just means that you can play a couple notes higher on the guitar and those notes are so high pitched they are pretty annoying to listen to anyway. This is why i created big funk text book slap, ebook that will teach you all you need to know about the slap technique. Slap bass definition of slap bass by the free dictionary. Berklee press afrocuban slap bass lines book cd afrocuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove. Slapping on bass guitar involves using the edge of ones knuckle, where it is particularly bony, to quickly strike the string against the fretboard.
Ebook has 193 exercises, as well as 3 unique examples of bass solos. An alternative method to achieve the sound is to slap the fingerboard with the hand. Due to a lack of a drummer, larry decided to slap and pop the strings to simulate the percussive sound of a drum set. Slap bass is the percussive funk bass style that first gained popularity with larry graham in. Progressive slap technique for bass guitar bookcd by. Apr 11, 2020 strike an open string with the bony part of your extended thumb. It is possible to slap the bass too hard, resulting in failure. Slap bass doesnt always have to be played at fast tempos, as the man in the pork pie hat has proven many a time. Utilizando tecnica slap toca primero notas dobles, y luego doble y triple pluck. Using your index finger tip, pull the string away from the fretboard and release it, the sound of the string snapping down onto the frets is know as popping. The author stuart clayton had authored several bass books prior to the 2007 publication of ultimate slap bass and also regularly writes for the british. Im excited to be presenting my latest slap bass lines in this new way. Berklee press afrocuban slap bass lines bookcd musician.
But this is the third essential teaching aid i recommend for bass players who wanna learn how to slap. More than 470 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. The slap is probably the most fundamental element of the slap bass technique. There are currently more than 50 pages of slap bass materials online. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons.
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