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EntertainmentHow to Slap Bass

How to Do Slap Bass Sliding & Phrasing Elements

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Hi, my name is Sam Lipman. I’m a multi-instrumentalist. I make records and I will be releasing my first solo debut record here in the fall called ‘A’ for Aphorisms. Check it out samlipmanmusic.com. We are gonna be playing some slap bass. Advance Slapping, Sliding and Phrasing. So let’s talk about Sliding. Sliding is when you take this finger somewhere on the left hand and you gonna slide up to the neck.[music] Let’s do that![music] so I’m starting on this fifth fret right here and sliding up to the seventh fret.[music] I’m gonna finish that with a pop.[music] Okay that’s a cool sound, isn’t it?[music]. So let’s look at this, you gonna slide, same way we did then you gonna slap one more time.[music] and then you gonna pop, so[music] You can try that. Now I’m going to do all the way up to the neck [music] Okay, so that’s one way of Phrasing using Sliding. Here’s another.. [music] If you have heard that [music]Okay that is pretty popular on Bass, to slide up the string all the way.. [music] to the twelfth fret..[music] and then pop, right up there on the twelfth fret. [music] So, I want you to really have fun with this stuff. Happy Slapping![music]


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How to Slap Bass in Rhythm & Blues Style

What Are Time Signatures?

How to Do a Slap Bass Solo

Great Slap Bass Artists

How to Slap Bass Punk Style

How to Do Slap Bass Sliding & Phrasing Elements

How to Add Syncopation to Slap Bass

How to Read Slap Bass Tabs

How to Play with a Drummer or Metronome

How to Create a Groove

Song Structure & Chord Progression for Slap Bass

How to Create a Standout Bass Line

How to Combine Basic & Advanced Slap Bass Techniques

How to Do a Double Stop

How to Pop Bass in Slap Bass

How to Combine Basic Slap Bass Techniques

How to Do a Hammer-On & Pull-Off in Slap Bass

How to Have Proper Slap Bass Thumb Technique

How to Slap Bass with Sam Lipman

What Is Slap Bass?

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