Hal Leonard Funk Bass

by Kringel, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780634067105
• ISBN10: 0634067109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp

Summary

The Hal Leonard Funk Bass Method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. It uses real funk songs to teach you the basics of grooving and soloing funk bass in the style of Flea, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Rocco Prestia, and many others. Songs include: Brick House * Can't Stop * Fire * Higher Ground * I'll Take You There * Let's Groove * Pick up the Pieces * Stay * Sumthin', Sumthin' * What Is Hip * and more.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 2
How Funk Started	p. 2
Practicing	p. 2
Audio	p. 3
Tuning Up	p. 3
Bass Position	p. 4
Thumb Slap	p. 5
Thumb Slap Accuracy	p. 6
"Let's Groove"	p. 9
"Fire"	p. 10
Finger Pop	p. 11
Muting	p. 12
"I'll Take You There"	p. 14
Slap and Pop	p. 15
Octaves	p. 15
"Higher Ground"	p. 18
"Stay With Me Tonight"	p. 20
"Brick House"	p. 22
Techniques	p. 24
Hammer-On	p. 24
Pull-Off	p. 26
Combining Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs	p. 28
Dead Notes	p. 30
Dead Note Slap	p. 30
Dead Note Pop	p. 32
"Hot Water"	p. 34
"Can't Stop"	p. 36
Slides	p. 37
Trills	p. 39
Vibrato	p. 40
Shakes	p. 41
Bends	p. 42
Technique Exercises	p. 42
Left-Hand Slap	p. 44
Open Strings	p. 46
"Love Games"	p. 48
"Come Original"	p. 51
Grooving	p. 52
Staccato or Legato	p. 52
Dynamics	p. 54
The Pocket	p. 57
Confidence	p. 58
Triplet or Swing Feel	p. 58
Establishing a Groove	p. 60
Repetition	p. 60
Fills	p. 60
"Sumthin' Sumthin'"	p. 61
"Stay"	p. 63
Fingerstyle Funk	p. 65
Technique	p. 65
Anchor	p. 65
Follow Through	p. 66
Alternating	p. 66
Dead Notes	p. 68
Rake	p. 69
Review	p. 70
"Pick Up the Pieces"	p. 72
Slap and Fingerstyle	p. 74
"Virtual Insanity"	p. 74
Advanced Techniques	p. 76
Advanced Pops	p. 76
Thumb Slap and Pop	p. 78
Finger Slaps	p. 80
"Sex in a Pan"	p. 83
Funk Bass Soloing	p. 84
Harmony	p. 84
Keys	p. 84
Scales	p. 85
Melody	p. 85
"Funny"	p. 87
Phrasing	p. 88
Motif	p. 89
Building a Solo	p. 91
"Love and Happiness"	p. 91
Chops	p. 93
Grooving a Solo	p. 93
Final Words	p. 94
Basses	p. 94
Amplifiers and Speaker Cabinets	p. 94
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