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Old 10-15-2008, 01:52 PM
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Im learnin to slap at the mo and just wanted to know: What are some easy slap lines i could start on?
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Old 10-15-2008, 01:55 PM
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higher ground by RHCP is a good place to start
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There's a bunch of stuff online. This is like lesson 14, but there are links all the way back to less one. Get ready for the pain as you develop that thumb blister.

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Old 10-15-2008, 02:00 PM
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Subscribed. Hoping people will be able to offer some good, well-known songs that are very easy to learn.
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Old 10-17-2008, 02:48 PM
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"Take the Power Back" by Rage Against the Machine. Simple, fun, funky.
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Old 10-17-2008, 02:57 PM
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Another good thing to do is play songs/scales you already know, but slap it.
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Old 10-17-2008, 05:36 PM
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Power Mad by Primus is real easy and sounds good.
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Old 10-17-2008, 06:29 PM
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rhcp was mentioned. the verse from aeroplane is fun as hell to slap- and fairly simple. also- sly and the family stone- lots.
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can't stop by rhcp. first song i learned to slap to. took me about a week to learn how to slap good enough haha. uhh take the power back by rage against the machine sounds like a good place to start, i have to learn that song for my band.
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Old 10-18-2008, 02:19 PM
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I know I learned to slap with Higher Ground.
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Old 10-19-2008, 04:03 AM
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^So did I.

I would recommend Suck My Kiss or Naked In the Rain, IMO Higher Ground is a little hard to start off with.
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