bass tapping techniques!

[amby1980]

Anyone knows any tapping teechniques ?? Am trying to develop a song but I need some tips. Thanks!

[SLaPiNFuNK]

Techniques in what way?

Melodic Tapping - Steve Vai Sisters - 6 string electric bass tapping - YouTube

Then there is always the chordal tapping...

[Bluedevilxx]

As far as developing timing and note accuracy, I used to tap the intro to "Schism" by Tool. It helped me a good bit.

Just my .02 though

[chaosMK]

Just don't approach it like a guitarist would. That type of tapping is so cheese.

If you know scales and arpeggios well, that's kind of crucial.

I like this guy's tapping - ‪alan goldstein aghora atmas heave example bass solo tapping‬‏ - YouTube (notice how he uses is LH as a base for these chords and does all the work with his RH... one approach)

My tapping isn't so fancy, but I've managed to slip it into a few recordings-

Left Brain - Solipsism (2010) - 01 - Rivers (river to the infinite) by dr_thunda on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free (almost all tapping)

Left Brain - Solipsism - 05 - Yggdrasil (Animus version) by dr_thunda on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Consider which notes you can/would like to sustain. Conversely, releases can create a kind of secondary tone/rhythm pattern (I never really noticed until listening back on recordings). Throw in some slides for variety. Those are my approaches in a nutshell.

The first tapping line I learned was that little "solo" from Dream Theater - Metropolis. It's just some octave stuff basically... easy.

[amby1980]

Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK

Techniques in what way?

Melodic Tapping - Steve Vai Sisters - 6 string electric bass tapping - YouTube

Then there is always the chordal tapping...

Originally Posted by Bluedevilxx

As far as developing timing and note accuracy, I used to tap the intro to "Schism" by Tool. It helped me a good bit.

Just my .02 though

Yea its more of a melodic tapping that am looking for .... thanks for the links. Am gona look them up !

[deathbassist]

look up some necrophagist. Its tech death but the tapping on the songs isnt so difficult. Also look up the intro to The Ancient Coventant by The Faceless.

Then there's always Arif from Protest The Hero. He Basically Taps Sweeps but it sounds melodic with the guitars and everything.