SLAP

This 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE was created for the bassist who has mastered the basics of slap bass and wants to expand his or her skills. Many of this book's examples were written to fine tune individual string control -- the ability to thumb or pop on any string at any time. Individual string control is one of the most common weaknesses with slap bass students. Some of this book's examples are common fingerstyle workouts that are arranged for slapping. Developing the ability to slap finger style bass lines gives the bassist an amazing skill. This book covers some very advanced slap techniques, including triple pops and the flamenco thumb technique. Written in tablature only for the four-string bass. Includes audio CD. 48 pages.

Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines is published by Berklee Press and is part of their Workshop series. Illustrates how to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: Cha Cha Cha, Son Montuno, Songo, Timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin Jazz and Latin Jazz in 7. Written by Oscar Stagnaro in both standard notation and tab. 56 pages. Includes audio CD.

Mas de 140 patrones esenciales y ejercicious sobre todos los aspectos del slap de bajo. Standard notation and tab. 38 pages. Includes audio cd.

Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know! From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing, this programme has something for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons with bassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniques popularised by Marcus Miller, Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You'll learn the four elements of Slap and Pop as well as advanced techniques like octaves, fifths, muting, double slapping, sliding, the snap, bending notes and using effects. By the end of this programm you'll be the funkiest bass player around! Written in standard notation and TAB. 24 Pages

Bass for Beginners - The 'Get Started Now' Book ' Essential skills for 'gettin' it done' on the electric bass. Pick-style, finger-style, and slap style. Basic rhythm, basic patterns, basic classic lines, basic 'blues' form and application, basic technique, makin' good fundamental bass sounds... basics, basics, basics! Written in standard notation and TAB. 46 pages. Includes audio CD.

'Extreme Slap Bass' is an electronic download containing 175 Killer Funk, Soul, and R&B licks. Each lick is written in standard notation and TAB, and is accompanied with an MP3 audio example. The licks range in difficulty from simple octave patterns to complex 'machine-gun' 16th notes and double stops. 'Extreme Slap Bass' is organized into sections that cover the elements of the funk style, including: octaves, hammer ons/pull offs, pentatonic scales, Dorian and Mixolydian modes, and much more. In short, this book is a huge source of new ides that should keep you busy for a long time!

PONDERING BASS TECHNIQUE
Pondering Bass Technique emerges as the first Grooving for Heaven volume dedicated to the advanced techniques employed in the modern bass vocabulary. As opposed to presenting a 'glossary of riffs', Norm demystifies these techniques to allow the committed bassist to assimilate them for the broadest possible range of artistic expression. Features performances (A Tender NAMM Moment, Pondering the Sushi, The Star Spangled Banner & more) from his critically-acclaimed solo debut, Pondering the Sushi.

This book explains how percussive slap bass works with the drums.

A comprehensive, easy to follow guide introducing all the important techniques required to play Slap Bass. Including ghost-notes, syncopation, popping, cross-hammers, double stops and over 140 slap bass grooves, licks and patterns. Written by Stephen Richter in both standarn notation and TAB. 55 pages. Includes audio CD.

A Guide to Modern Funk Techniques
Everything you need to know to get started playing hot slap & pop bass lines is in the single volume from renowned expert, David Overthrow. Following a clear and logical progression, each essential technique is covered individually, from hammer-ons and pull-offs to double stops. Your skills build gradually so learning is easy! Over 100 licks and grooves are provided, plus a special library of bass lines for additional fun. Written in standard notation and TAB. 47 pages. Includes audio CD.

Slap 101 is a compilation of original basslines, exercises and rhythms. It is a methodology that I have created and developed over the years for myself and for my students to learn and develop the traditional slap technique. It is also a number of tracks to practice exercises and slap grooves. There are more than 460 exercises and grooves and more than 2000 practicing tracks presented.This book is the result of more than 30 years of experience as a professional bassist and more than 25 years of teaching at university and college levels. The book is bilingual English/French. Spiral bound and excellent quality. Written in standard musical notation with improved TAB. 130 pages.

This DVD is the ultimate source for learning the secrets of funk bass, in a player-friendly menu format.

Over 140 essential patterns and exercises covering every aspect of slap bass. Standard notation and tab. 38 pages. Includes audio cd.

Focuses on the two most popular topics in the bass world today: slap bass and multiple-stringed basses. Includes audio CD. Written in standard notation and tab. 56 pages.

Covered in this book by Chris Matheos, are many slap bass techniques including octaves, hammer-ons, pull-offs, flamenco thumb technique, double hammer-ons, tenths, etc. while also applying these to many grooves. Includes 78 examples written in bass clef and tablature with companion audio CD. All range in difficulty from basic to advanced. 32 pages. Includes audio CD.

Slap Bass Soloing, by Anthony Vitti, is real tough. You have Sixty examples to play and three songs to solo to. It is most definitely for the player who already has some slap experience. Written in standard notation only - no TAB. 45 pages. Includes MP3 CD.

Slapping Chords Vol.1, by Robert Allen Lemas, teaches you how to apply slap bass technique to chords. This DVD covers the basic chord slap patterns that are the foundation of this technique. This technique can be used in solos, for accompaniment, in bass lines and much more. Recommended level: Intermediate. Approx 22 minutes.

Are you looking for a fun and easy way to learn to play slap and Funk Bass? Now you can learn the techniques of the pros from the comfort of your computer! From the author of 'Extreme Slap Bass' comes 'Slap Bass: a Beginners Guide'. Created for the beginning slap bass student, This CD-ROM contains 50 pages of .PDF examples (in both TAB and standard notation), AND an MP3 audio demonstration of each example. In addition, the book is filled with detailed descriptions and pictures of all techniques. All you need to do is point, click and play!

First published in 1981 and written by Tony Oppenheim, Slap It! has become one of the standard books for electric bass players wanting to learn more about playing and sight-reading slap bass lines.

Slap It! has been updated! It still includes the same classic 151 slap bass exercises, but now all examples are now provided in both Standard and TAB notation. The latest edition of the Slap It! companion CD now includes an additional 28 audio tracks, now totaling 99 tracks. Additional revisions include example numbers for every example and CD track numbers for all recorded examples (this was a suggestion from one of our BassBooks.com customer reviews!). 48 pages.

Slap It! Online is a new, online subscription based service offered by Tony Oppenheim, author of Slap It!.
Tony provides subscription based access to new Slap Bass exercises and lessons. Each month, new lessons are added and previous lessons are archived online, making them all available to current subscribers. Each Slap Bass exercise is presented as a printable PDF file in both Standard and TAB notation, along with audio demo tracks at two tempos (usually 80 bps and 100 bps depending on the material). Purchase of this item is the purchase of a one-year subscription.

Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know! From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing, this program has something for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons with bassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniques popularized by Marcus Miller, Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You'll learn the four elements of Slap and Pop as well as advanced techniques like: octaves, fifths, muting, double slapping, sliding, the snap, bending notes and using effects. By the end of this program, you'll be the funkiest bass player around!

Part 2 of the Studio Bass Player Slap series, Slapping 1 by Eric Petrie picks up where Slapping Basics leaves off and continues the education. Areas of study include right & left hand exercises to improve coordination, dexterity, speed & accuracy with the thumb & finger, slapping techniques, how to pop in between strings, slapping chops, motor slapping, timing, ghost notes, triplets, right hand for the thumb and more. Level: Beginner to Intermediate. Approx Running Time: 72 minutes.

Completing the Studio Bass Player Slap series, Slapping 2 by Eric Petrie picks up where Slapping 1 leaves off. Slapping 2 is a MUST for all Bass players!! Level: Advanced. Approx Running Time: 71 minutes.

Part of the Studio Bass Player series, Slapping Basics by Eric Petrie shows you step by step how to slap from the beginning with basic slapping techniques. How to develop coordination with the thumb & finger and more. Approx Running Time: 75 minutes.

This book is written in the style that I like to teach. I have never been big on studying exercises. My book is filled with grooves, not exercises, but if you play the grooves, you will get the exercise. That's the way I always liked to learn to play. Show me how I'm going to use what I'm practicing! Includes audio CD. Written in standard notation only - no tab.

Recently remastered and released in DVD format, this highly acclaimed video has become the definitive bible of slap technique. Packed with intensive instruction and incredible syncopated funk, The Slap Bass Program thoroughly explores the challenging techniques behind the slap style.
Running Time: 83 minutes

Over the last five years Ultimate Slap Bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. This comprehensive book covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing, open string hammer-ons and how to combine slapping with other techniques in a musical way. There are over 200 exercises in the book, the audio files for which are available as a FREE download from the authors website. The book also includes a detailed history of the slap technique, as well as biographies of all of the major contributors to the technique. Written in standard notation and TAB. 206 pages.