Slap bass is a percussive technique on the bass that is often used in many styles of music, such as funk, disco, soul, latin, pop, and jazz fusion.
There are many ways to achieve slap bass and each approach brings its own attitude to the music. Some approaches are more aggressive, while other approaches create a nice undercurrent of rhythm through ghost notes.
Notice the details that will make a difference in your slap bass grooves.
This concept offers a simple method for creating tension and release during your bass solos or while walking bass. It also creates a logical structure for adding chromaticism to your bass playing.
This concept is really easy to grasp and will get you playing outside notes quickly.
It requires minimal thinking and you’ll sound awesome every singe time.
Playing scales on the bass guitar may not be your top priority. However, if you do any kind of soloing or walking on the bass guitar, you can’t help but come across a scale or two.
The problem is, if you just play scales up and down your fretboard during a solo or while walking a bass line, it often sounds like total cheese.
Recently, I came across a simple melodic concept that eliminates the cheese behind playing simple scales.
Any chord you can imagine can either be created or implied through a combination of one or more basic chord triads.
Master hearing the sound of chord triads and you’ll soon be able to piece them together to create or imply any chord sound you desire.
One of the fastest ways to get the sound of chord triads into your head through consistent ear training.
Here are 67 free ear training MP3 tracks geared toward helping you to recognize the different types of chord triads!
The lack of finances can be a big obstacle holding you back from exploring a personal musical vision on the bass guitar.
If you’ve fallen into the cyclic trap of trying to make money by picking up more “society” gigs, because they can pay far better than your typical bar gig, then you may have found yourself focusing a whole lot of time learning other people’s music and very little time developing your own musical voice—your own musical brand.
If this article remotely interests you, then you’ve probably put aside your personal musical pursuits for way too long!
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