Awesome bass books to transform you into a bass ninja. The simple steps to slap bass course is a complete, stepbystep method for mastering the. There is, and stan slap is going to help you get it. Combine the rotateandflick motion in order to play an open slap note on the bass. Index 1 the boss james brown 2 fell in love with a boy joss stone 3 whats the buzz jcs soundtrack 4 for what its worth east harlem voices 5 lets get it on marvin gaye 6 do your thing marion gaines singers. First published in 1981 and written by tony oppenheim, slap it. Learn bass techniques such as the finger drag, hammerons, pulloffs and how to apply them in bass lines. 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. Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed. Since its release in 2005 ultimate slap bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Many bassists play strictly with their fingers, while others use a pick. It will show you how to gain the one competency most critical to achieving business impact, but it wont stop there.
Scotts bass lessons is the leading online bass community, with a wealth of free online lessons for new and experienced bass players alike. Since the mid1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. The slap that i wanted to deliver with that book was to a culture in australia that had. The course begins with a focus on developing proper right and lefthand technique, including basic octaves, thumb, popping, pulloffs, and hammerons. With that constraint, we can broadly define slapbass as a percussive, pizzicato style of playing the upright. Ultimate slap bass intermediate level bass techniques pdf book 2. 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. Adapted from the hugely successful print edition which.
The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. Your introduction to slap bass complete watch again next lesson. Slap bass bassline publishing release new slap bass ipad. 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.
Below is a simple song that will incorporate three octave shapes. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Each of the pieces from this book is also available as a tutorial course. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. This book will put a whole new level of meaning into your job description. The slap that i wantedmore the book does the job that the author wanted it to. 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. Slapping on bass guitar involves using the edge of ones knuckle, where it is. It still includes the same classic 151 slap bass exercises, but now all examples are provided in both standard and tab notation.
Ebook has 193 exercises, as well as 3 unique examples of bass solos. Play each separately fi rst then put them together with. Studying the players who use the techniques in this book will enable you to. 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. To the cds credits the history of slap bass before you start. Free slap bass exercises marks and symbols used in funk. This tutorial includes a pdf transcription, a full audio track and a backing. Funky slap guitar groove tablature pdf dap if you had fun playing this slap guitar groove, check out my slap bass course called slap bass funky fundamentals over on. In this article, well give you a few pointers on getting started with slap bass technique, and finish with a more advanced exercise to demonstrate what it sounds like in a. This piece is the second of two slap bass studies written for the book advanced studies for bass guitar, which is available from bassline publishing. It is primarily used on the double bass or bass guitar. This course is for anyone who wants to get into the fantastic and funkilicious technique of slap bass.
The potential benefits of an academic paper on this subject are significant. In slap bass, you will learn the fundamentals of playing slap from traditional to advanced modern techniques, and learn to construct your own slap lines over original songs. You hold in your hands the book that entirely redraws the potential of being a manager. Your right bicep should be resting on the top of the body of the bass. Your hand should be positioned directly above the pickups. Geddy lee is a fantastic bass player i would him at a very high spot but he has never used slap in the history of rush so why he is on list i dont know tonses. Bass parts are presented in easytoread tab as well as in standard music notation bass clef.
For our purposes, we will limit our discussion to the upright bass, and will not concern ourselves with the slap technique of electric bassists. Here are some of my favorite slap bass lines from slap it. Ultimate slap bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Kaye also authored several pedagogical electric bass books that. This lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken.
Teach yourself how to play the bass guitar overnight. The bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass, is the lowestpitched member of the guitar family. It can lead to a deeper understanding of the art form of jazz and the ways in which it is observed and appreciated, while at the same time focusing on the role of the electric bass. Its a full stepbystep system for playing slap bass. Click download or read online button to get hal leonard bass method book now. Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a stringed instrument. The key focus here is to become comfortable with playing slap bass grooves at slower. Once you have the bass line so you can play it smoothly play it along with the backing track.
Pdf bass book slap it by d oppenheim 1 tiago hardman. There are over 200 exercises in the book, the audio files for which are. 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. This is why i created big funk text book slap, ebook that will teach you all you need to know about the slap technique. This week im looking at two of my favourite bass guitar books. All my bass lessons on how to slap and doublethumb. The book starts with basic slapping and popping technique and moves on to.
Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. 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. There are lots of good tunes to learn and play and tracks to pick along with on the. Daniel bebber the book does the job that the author wanted it to. Kresges rapid slapping ability is all the more remarkable given that for much of his career he was an electric bassist. In this book, the first in the series of three, the technique is covered from the absolute basics. Additionally, there are interviews with many of these players, including marcus miller, stuart hamm, mark king, stanley. Download my free beginner slap bass exercises pdf from this lesson by clicking the link below.
Mark smith and subscribe to receive the free scale reference manual. Bass encyclomedia download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The book also includes a detailed history of the slap technique, as well as biographies of all of the major contributors to the technique. Scott discusses the various slap techniques you can use and shows you how to apply that to a groove. In this example you will slap the open e string and pop the open g string. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. The book also includes a detailed history of the slap technique, as well as. This is a pretty advanced lesson, so if youre just starting out with slap bass you might want to save it for later.
The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. Ultimate slap bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. Slap bass pdf, big funk text book slap, ebook with mp3. Stuart clayton ultimate slap bass beginner level pdf. This comprehensive book covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing, open string hammerons and how to combine slapping with other techniques. Slap bass bassline publishing release new slap bass ipad books bassline publishing is proud to announce the release of three new interactive books for the ipad ultimate slap bass beginner level, ultimate slap bass intermediate level, and ultimate slap bass advanced level. Hal leonard bass method download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Slap bass is the percussive funk bass style that first gained popularity with larry graham in. In this course, world renowned educator, phil mann takes you right from the start of getting your slap technique chops together in a clear, concise and step by step manner that will have you slapping and popping your own grooves in no time. Slap bass is a popular technique often used in funk music, but in reality, its just a different way to hit the string.
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. Slap bass continues to be used in the 21st century, as it is widely used by modern rockabilly and psychobilly band bassists, including kim nekroman nekromantix, geoff kresge tiger army, scott owen the living end and jimbo wallace the reverend horton heat. An open string refers to a string played without being pressed into. Here i will show you some examples of essential elements, which are used in funk slap, practical examples with notes, tablatures and studio recorded mp3 audio tracks. Funk studies for the electric bass was the first book to be published on slap bass technique now more than 25 years later, slap it. A quick and dirty history of slap the first thing we must do is to define slapbass. New all prices in us not all titles are available in all countries due to restrictions prices and availability subject to change without notice. In this mouthful of a lesson ill show you how to play a quirky slap groove that incorporates some elements you might not be used to. Two volume course featuring video lessons, pdf workbooks and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slap bass bible. Make sure to boost the treble and bass while cutting the mids. Strike an open string with the bony part of your extended thumb.
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