Slappin'

[br00m35]

Ive been recently learning to slap and ive been learning some slapped songs. Ive noticed that in most slap riffs, there are alot of Octaves/Roots/Fifths...Is there any particular reason for this?

[JimmyM]

A lot of octaves especially, because that's the easiest thing to do.

[steve66]

You cannot go wrong sticking with roots, 5ths and Octaves

[T.O.Bass]

Slapping makes the bassline busier. The simplicity of roots, 5ths and octaves balances that out.

[ryco]

Octaves mimic the drum set's kick and snare pattern.

Low octave = kick pattern on beats 1 & 3
High octave = snare on 2 & 4

5ths = simple, non-intrusive interval to add interest