Slap Bass Study #6

This piece was originally written to represent Marcus Miller in the Giants of Bass book and video series. As a result, it features some advanced applications of the slap bass technique. This piece has a moderately slow tempo and is representative of the music that Marcus recorded on albums such as Silver Rain, Renaissance and Afrodeezia. It features slap and pop grooves built around minor pentatonic and blues scales, the use of the technique to play melodic and unison lines, and a bass solo which evolves naturally out of the main groove.

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