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Slap Grooves: First Steps
These first slap basslines are aimed primarily at bassists who have just discovered this specific technique. They are particularly accessible because they concentrate only on the two principal ...
Left Hand Slapping Technique
Left hand slapping is carried out by simply smacking the strings against the fingerboard with the fingers of your left hand. By doing so, you obtain a new percussive effect employing the slapping ...
Playing with Off-Beat Rhythms
In off-beat rhythms notes are attacked on weak beats, so-called off-beats, (the second and fourth beats in 4/4 meter) or on the weak subdivisions of the beats (second eighth note or second and ...
Popping Technique
Popping is the second element of the slapping technique. It is performed by placing the tip of your right hand index or middle finger underneath the string, pulling it sharply upwards and ...
Blues Basslines #1
This assortment of major and minor binary and above all ternary blues basslines covers the whole spectrum of blues guitar styles – from shuffle, slow and rock blues, to rhythm ’n’ blues. In ...
My First Basslines #2
These basslines are aimed first and foremost at beginners. They are very easily accessible because they use only two rhythmic values: the whole and the half note. The whole note lasts for four ...