Slappin': A Complete Study of Slap Technique for Bass (book/CD/DVD)

Publisher: Mel Bay
Level : Beginning-Intermediate
With notes and TAB
Now includes DVD

Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience -bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book. Whether you are into funk, R&B, fusion, jazz, rock, punk, reggae, alternative music, or any other style; the slap technique will find a niche in your bass playing vocabulary.

Chapter headings include: Technique, Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs, Ghost Notes, Left Hand Slap, Open Strings, Double Slap, Double Stops, Double Pops, Other Licks and Tricks, and Advanced Grooves & Solos Using All Techniques.
The author strongly advises the student to play each lesson slowly until the exercise or principle being illustrated is thoroughly mastered.