Marc D. Ensign - Slappin': A Complete Study of Slap Technique for Bass
Mel Bay Publications | English | 1997 | ISBN-10: 0786627018 | 32 pages | PDF/MP3 | 54 MB
Mel Bay Publications | English | 1997 | ISBN-10: 0786627018 | 32 pages | PDF/MP3 | 54 MB
Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience -bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book. Whether you are into funk, R&B, fusion, jazz, rock, punk, reggae, alternative music, or any other style; the slap technique will find a niche in your bass playing vocabulary. Chapter headings include: Technique, Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs, Ghost Notes, Left Hand Slap, Open Strings, Double Slap, Double Stops, Double Pops, Other Licks and Tricks, and Advanced Grooves & Solos Using All Techniques. The author strongly advises the student to play each lesson slowly until the exercise or principle being illustrated is thoroughly mastered. Written in notation and tablature.