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Give me some slap bass to play!

beelzelboss

beelzelboss

Dec 5, 2008
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Las Vegas, Nv
#1
I'm learning how to pop and slap, and I would like something more to play than what my instructor has given me. Right now we are just learning patterns in the key of E, but I want to learn some music.

Anyone got anything that I could play that isn't too difficult? I'm not talking about RHCP. Throw what you got at me!

Youtube links appreciated.
 
#3
You asked for it. Lots of Youtube stuff here...

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=724101

I'll also submit a suggestion if you don't mind. Take some of the songs you already know--finger style or whatever--and play them during your practice time using slap techniques. If nothing else, you'll get some practice making music with the technique rather than a lot of lightning fast "plplplplplplpl-twink" stuff.

Sorry "plplplplplplpl-twink" was the best thing I could think of to mimic a super sonic slap line.:D
 
#4
T40Chump said:
You asked for it. Lots of Youtube stuff here...

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=724101

I'll also submit a suggestion if you don't mind. Take some of the songs you already know--finger style or whatever--and play them during your practice time using slap techniques. If nothing else, you'll get some practice making music with the technique rather than a lot of lightning fast "plplplplplplpl-twink" stuff.

Sorry "plplplplplplpl-twink" was the best thing I could think of to mimic a super sonic slap line.:D
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That's a good idea. I can't remember for the life of me what my teacher was playing, but it sounded good and it was slap. For some reason Larry Gram (Grahm?) comes to mind but I'm not too positive.

On another note, I am looking for something that I can find the tabs or sheet music to!
 
#6
beelzelboss said:
That's a good idea. I can't remember for the life of me what my teacher was playing, but it sounded good and it was slap. For some reason Larry Gram (Grahm?) comes to mind but I'm not too positive.

On another note, I am looking for something that I can find the tabs or sheet music to!
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Larry Graham...definitely. Look him up. Amazing. Make sure you look up his stuff from back in the day too. Soul Train...need I say more?:p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I
 
#7
Larry Graham is the place to start! "Thank You" (as posted above) is one of Graham's easier lines. Also check out some of his stuff with Graham Central Station ("Water", "Hair" and "Pow"). Level 42 is chock-full-of great slap lines (some easier than others). "Love Games" is a good one for getting your left-hand percussive hits together.
 
#9
Hi!
Another great source of groove for slap players is The Brothers Johnson - try Stomp, Get the funk outta my face, or just about any of their tunes! Very cool.
Bros Johnson are a great band to come back to when players get acrried away with trying to slap too fast as well. I tend to find that when students/friends/other players get carried away they can lose their groove...Bros Johnson is the best remedy haha!

All the best! JOHN
 
#13
kudzoorude said:
Not a particular song recommendation but I would HIGHLY recommend Tony Oppenheim's book/CD "Slap It!" The instruction is top-notch and the CD examples are amazing. Most modern slap players reference this book as the place to start learning.

Here's the link to his site with some examples. http://www.slapit.com/home.html
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I think I actually have that book somewhere in my room. I bought it a long time ago but never got that into it.
 
#15
I don't know how simple/ how complex what you're looking for is, but I love Night Rhythms.


But why do you spend money on a teacher if you aren't content in that environment?
Maybe I'm over-thinking things, because one needs to do more than just show up for lessons, but when I read that something struck me as amiss.
 
#16
Swampman Cory said:
I don't know how simple/ how complex what you're looking for is, but I love Night Rhythms.


But why do you spend money on a teacher if you aren't content in that environment?
Maybe I'm over-thinking things, because one needs to do more than just show up for lessons, but when I read that something struck me as amiss.
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I am very content in the environment, I just decided last night to branch out and learn some music. IMO Teddy (my bass teacher) is an amazing bassists, and an amazing teacher. I will be going to him for a long time.

I went to him asking him to teach me how to improv and slap. So far he is teaching me both, but I want to learn some music also, after he played a Larry Graham bit I wanted to learn that, but I didn't think to ask him as it was a couple of days later.
 

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