Slap Bass Lesson 3A: RH excercise: 3 & 4 note patterns

A right-hand (or non-fretting hand) excercise using 3 and 4 note patterns to gain independence. The first half uses the thumb on the downbeat of the measure, the 2nd half uses the finger pop on the downbeat of the measure. The riff is: 1.) FOUR groups of 4 (starting w/ thumb) ( 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4 ) 2.) FIVE groups of 3 (start w/ thumb + thumb at the end) ( 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3-, 1-2-3,- 1-2-3, [+1] ) 3.) FOUR groups of 4 (starting with the POP.) ( 4-1-2-3, 4-1-2-3, 4-1-2-3, 4-1-2-3 ) 4.) FIVE groups of 3 (start w/ POP + POP + thumb at end.) ( 3-1-2, 3-1-2, 3-1-2, 3-1-2, 3-1-2, [+3] [+1] ) It's straight-sixteenth notes, so the change from 4 to 3 note patterns feels weird at first. Start slow and try to get used to feeling the 4-beat throughout, tapping your foot, if possible. (* note: granted, you'll likely never use this riff in any playing. It's more of a gymnastic excercise than a "use this weekend at the gig..." thing. Don't sweat it if this one eludes you for a while--you can still play fine without it...) Thanks, as always.

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[diskobiscut]

Most helpful tutorial on slapping I've found so far. Thanks for posting.

[ubertuber57]

Thanks so much for watching !

[darrenandsarah123]

Great vid. Ive got the slapping down but the popping is where my trouble starts

[ubertuber57]

Thanks!

Yeah, my bass is probably not at A=440. I actually need to spend a little more time in preparation for these videos, as they get done pretty spur-of-the-moment.

I'll do my best to get the tuner out in the future :D

Thanks again for watching!

[obing07]

woot woot tnx for uploiding =)