fun slap riffs

[KellerKnabe]

Ed Freidlands new Slap DVD is awesome

Is it a teaching DVD?
Are there additionally printed notes availiable?
I didn't know that Ed Friedland made slap stuff - I only know his "Building walking Basslines".

 

[Tony Oppenheim]

Hi I'm a newbie to here - on the recommendation of Tony Oppenheim.
I learned slap bass with his "Slap It!" and was searching now for new stuff especially slap technics like Marcus Miller is playing.

Does anyone of you know something about additional material with slap notes regarding Marcus technics?

Thanks in advice.

If you visit this page on MarcusMiller.com:

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There are a number of links to transcriptions of Marcus Miller slap solos.

If that link doesn't work for you just go to www.MarcusMiller.com and click on "Links" and then "Transcriptions". There are a half dozen or so links. I haven't explored all of them, but at least a couple appear to have something of interest.

Enjoy!

Tony

 

[KellerKnabe]

If you visit this page on MarcusMiller.com:

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There are a number of links to transcriptions of Marcus Miller slap solos.

If that link doesn't work for you just go to www.MarcusMiller.com and click on "Links" and then "Transcriptions". There are a half dozen or so links. I haven't explored all of them, but at least a couple appear to have something of interest.

Enjoy!

Tony

Tony,

thank you very much!
There are a lot of interesting examples!
And additionally an interesting link to the free online bass lessons of Cliff Engel with i.e. an online video with slapping bass lessons.

TNX once more,
Udo

 

[Particle Man]

Is it a teaching DVD?
Are there additionally printed notes availiable?
I didn't know that Ed Friedland made slap stuff - I only know his "Building walking Basslines".

IIRC It has printed notation and TAB to go along with the video lessons and excercises. I've been working through it verrrrry sloooowly (slap not being particularly high on my priority list) but it seem to cover things pretty well.

 

[KellerKnabe]

IIRC It has printed notation and TAB to go along with the video lessons and excercises. I've been working through it verrrrry sloooowly (slap not being particularly high on my priority list) but it seem to cover things pretty well.

Thanks for the information

Now I found the information @web, too: http://www.musicdispatch.com/item_detail.jsp?itemid=320322

Includes a booklet with notation and tab for all examples.

 

[BassNoob?]

Blackeyed Blonde and Get Up And Jump. Both by the Chilis.

 

[tomfouts]

I would recommend Victor Wooten's U Cant Hold No Groove. I have been playing that song (just the regular slap riff) non-stop lately. I dont play it EXACTLY how Vic plays, I add some improv fills here and there...

It can be a good slap riff to jam with a drummer to. If you slow it down a little you feel the funk a bit more which makes you move to the music. It's pretty cool

 

[concreteeden]

I really like Victor Wootens - Classical thumb, me and my bass guitar, You can hold no groove.

That songs are reallly funny to play i think, but they took me some days to play!

chrz

 

[paulf1]

does anybody know how 2 play "me and my bass guitar" by Vic Wooten. I've been trying to work it out for ages, but with no luck :-(

 

[concreteeden]

does anybody know how 2 play "me and my bass guitar" by Vic Wooten. I've been trying to work it out for ages, but with no luck :-(

Hey!
Try it with Guitar Pro. You can download it on the Guitar Pro Site for free (Demo) and you cann download afterwods hte gp tab from 911tabs.com and its very easy to play it then.
Just start slow and then speed up!

greetz
chrz

 

[MacGroove]

Here's the original slap bass instructional video by Alex Sklarevski, The Slap Bass Program, 1989, 83 min. is still the most thorough tool of instruction. I don't know if it's ever been put onto DVD, but if you get the tape, you can have it copied onto DVD.
I still like the slapping of Louis Johnson of the Brothers Johnson and Larry Graham.

 

[The Antipop]

Fishbone - Bonin inthe Boneyard.

Thinking of learning it myself, just heard the song last night and it is all funk

 

[MacGroove]

Forgot to mention, Dave LaRue's 'Hub City Kid' has some great slap work in it, unlike most slapping. Plus some really great bass playing.

 

[J Funk]

I agree with many of the suggestions aforementioned. Though I am most familiar with Miller and Wooten as far as next level technigue, I still think that if you purchase a Brothers Johnson best hits CD, you can consider it to be a seminar on slapping and popping technique. The technigues of Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten and Marcus Miller are phenomenal. However, to just groove with slapping and popping, Louis Johnson is the teacher. Larry Graham, of course is the Michael Jordan of the technique. So make Graham Central Station greatest hits CD the first level seminar, and the Brothers Johnson the second level seminar. No matter how simple the riffs seem to be in some of the songs, play them repitiously and at different paces. Don't forget to add muted slaps and pops. For an introduction to this technique, listen to the awesome bass solo of Louis Johnson in the song, "Stomp." I still don't know if I even grasp what he is playing. I think my mimic of it is close.

 

[bill_banwell]

does anybody know how 2 play "me and my bass guitar" by Vic Wooten. I've been trying to work it out for ages, but with no luck :-(

This guy is showing the second part of the intro and chorus in this little vid.

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[junction42]

Graham central station!!! ...Mr Larry Graham ...Louis Johnson, these guys both rock and theyre fun too!!

 

[ryco]

"Mirror" - Graham Central Station

"Funkedelia""Welcome to the Club" - Bros. Johnson