The best way to find out everything about bass slapping and finally groove to the music! With the help of these courses, which include musical scores and tabs, you will discover all the hand movements directly and indirectly connected to slapping. Moreover you will be offered the possibility to practice these movements by employing high-quality grooves which can be played along with backing tracks specially authored for this purpose.
Thumb Slapping Technique
The thumb slap is the fundamental element of the slapping technique. It is performed by smacking the string against the last fret with the side of your thumb by turning your wrist inwards sharply ...
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 ...
Slapping & Dead Notes
Dead notes can be combined remarkably well with slapping: they reinforce the percussive and energizing effect of this technique. They can be achieved either by releasing finger pressure on the ...
Slapping & Legato Techniques (Hammer-on & Pull-off)
Legato Techniques can be combined remarkably well with slapping: they allow you to play several notes with only one right hand stroke (thumb slapping or popping), smoothing the connection between ...
Slapping & Sliding Techniques
Sliding, which can be combined remarkably well with slapping, consists in moving your left hand finger along the string from one note to another. The first note is played normally (thumb slapping ...
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 ...
Double Thumb Slapping Technique
Double Thumb Slapping consists in alternating downstrokes (actually, down-slaps) and upstrokes (actually, up-plucks) with the thumb. The movement is executed at the last fret by lightly strumming ...
Chord Slapping Technique
Chord slapping consists in concurrently pulling two strings with the right hand index and middle fingers and letting them snap back against the fingerboard in order to pop simultaneously ...
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 ...
Slap Grooves: Entry-Level
These slap basslines are aimed primarily at bassists who have only recently begun practicing this technique. They are easily accessible because they only concentrate on the two principal slapping ...
Slap Grooves: Intermediate Level
These slap basslines are aimed at bassists, who have already been practicing this technique for some time. The grooves offered here concentrate on the thumb slapping and popping techniques, as ...
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