Check Out the Slap Bass Essentials Course HERE Today we’re looking at an awesome slap riff you can practice for developing your basic slap/pop technique, chordal pops, cross hammer technique and flamenco rolls. It’s chock full of techniques but very accessible for those of you that have only been slapping for a little while. Enjoy!!!…
In the last few lessons, I’ve talked at length about bass tone and volume settings. This week we’re going to look at getting a good slap bass tone. This is something beginners to the slap technique struggle with probably even more than the technique itself. We’ll look at your bass guitar, tone controls, EQ settings,…
We’re going to look at a slap riff I use when I need a quick fix for my flagging slap speed and stamina. Give it a try and I guarantee you’ll improve your slap thumb FAST! The Fast Thumb Riff These days I barely do any slap bass anymore, so in order to build my…
The Perfect Beginner Slap Bass Riff!! The Riff So what we have here is a basic rhythm with some variation towards the end of each bar. As you can see on the stave below, bars one and three are repeated. It’s in bars two and four where we see the variation. This riff has a…
In this lesson, we dive into the legendary ‘Lopsy Lu’ by Stanley Clarke, one of the most iconic and influential bass compositions of all time. The Song That Changed Slap Bass Forever! Stanley Clarke’s ‘Lopsy Lu‘ In this lesson, we’re digging into one of the most iconic slap bass tunes of all time: “Lopsy Lu”…
In this lesson we’ll be looking at how to play slap triplets like Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten and Mark King. I’ll be working through 4 different techniques for creating those fast triplet fills and solo lines. Main Riff You might be aware of triplets in their usual sense – basically three notes being played in…
In this lesson we’re going to look at building some strength and stamina in our slapping technique. Specifically our thumb. So if you’re interesting in building a bit of beef in that slap, check out this riff! This riff is is in E and we’ll be playing it exclusively using our thumb The Riff! Before…
This week we’re looking at the great slap bass riff from the song Bonin’ In The Boneyard by Fishbone, played by the great John Norwood Fisher Bonin’ In The Boneyard This slap riff is a great exercise in ghost notes, hammer ons and general slap bass technique. The rhythmic feel of the bass line is…