Mel Bay's Getting into Slap Bass

by Matheos, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780786673728
• ISBN10: 0786673729
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-09
• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns

Summary

Everything is covered here starting with all the basics like octaves, hammer-ons and pull-offs. It then builds into the most advanced slap techniques including double and triple pops, flamenco thumb technique, and plucks. There are lessons in upright bass slap, as well as modal harmony studies. The grooves cover a wide range of styles that include jazz fusion, walking lines, fingerstyle conversion, pop/dance, funk/soul, bluegrass, Dixieland, etc. These lessons have something for almost any student; written in bass clef and tablature with CD.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 24
Getting Started	p. 5
Thumb Technique exercise 1	p. 5
Adding Mutes and Thumb Strikes exercises 1-2	p. 6
Thumb Mutes exercise 1	p. 8
Pops exercises 1-2	p. 9
Hammer-Ons	p. 11
Hammer-On Basics exercises 1-2	p. 11
Mixing Hammer-Ons and Thumb Mutes exercises 1-3	p. 13
String Skipping with Hammer-Ons exercises 1-2	p. 16
Mixing Hammer-Ons with Pops exercises 1-2	p. 18
Hammer-Ons and Time exercises 1-2	p. 20
Pull-Offs	p. 22
Basic Pull-Offs exercise 1	p. 22
Mixing Pull-Offs and Hammer-Ons exercises 1-2	p. 23
Mixing Pull-Offs and Thumb Mutes exercises 1-2	p. 25
String Skipping with Pull-Offs exercises 1-2	p. 27
Mixing Pull-Offs, Thumb Mutes, and Hammer-Ons exercises 1-2	p. 29
Theory	p. 31
Scales	p. 31
Slapping Scale exercise 1	p. 32
Slapping Two Octave Scales exercises 2-3	p. 33
Mixolydian Patterns exercises 1-2	p. 34
Dorian Patterns exercise 1	p. 35
Minor Patterns exercise 1	p. 36
Gear	p. 37
Slap History	p. 38
Upright Bass Technique exercise 1	p. 38
Bluegrass & Country Music exercises 1-3	p. 39
Dixieland exercises 1-2	p. 42
Rockabilly exercises 1-2	p. 44
Open String Workouts	p. 46
Dance Grooves exercises 1-2	p. 46
Fusion Grooves exercises 1-3	p. 48
Finger Style Conversion	p. 51
Basic Conversion exercise 1	p. 51
Funk exercises 1-4	p. 52
Walking Lines exercises 1-2	p. 56
Shuffle Grooves exercises 1-2	p. 58
Percussive Slap	p. 60
Mixing Mutes exercises 1-3	p. 60
Leading With Pops exercises 1-4	p. 63
Patterns exercises 1-6	p. 67
Advanced Techniques	p. 74
Double Pops exercises 1-3	p. 74
Mixing Double Pops and Plucks exercises 1-2	p. 77
Mixing Double Pops, Dyads, and Percussive Grooves exercises 1-2	p. 80
Triple Pops exercises 1-5	p. 82
Flamenco Thumb Technique exercises 1-3	p. 87
Themes exercises 1-5	p. 90
Notation	p. 96
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