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Beginner Level – Slap Bass

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This course is the perfect place to start if you are completely new to the slap bass technique. Throughout this series, we'll be looking at each element of the technique in turn, learning how to use it, then employing it in a series of real-world exercises. This course contains the following sub-courses (click on each one to see to the full content).

Slap Bass - Getting Started

This short course covers some of the basics: the best position to wear the bass, how to set up your action for the technique, and how to approach practising it.

Slap Bass - Slapping Basics

This course covers basic slapping technique as well as fretting hand muting technique – an often overlooked element in playing slap bass grooves.

Slap Bass - Adding Popped Notes

This course will show you how to add popped notes to the slap technique. This is the second important element in the style and will allow for some more complex lines.

Slap Bass - Ghost Notes

In this course you’ll learn how to add ghost notes into slapped basslines. As you’ll discover, ghost notes can add a lot of rhythmic excitement.

Slap Bass - Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs & Trills

With the fundamentals in place, this course will introduce hammer-ons, pull-offs and trills. These phrasing techniques will all add extra flavour to your lines.

Slap Bass - Beginner Level Exercise Area

This final section of the beginner slap bass course contains exercises that combine everything that was covered in the previous courses.