Beginner Slap Bass Archives
Why Your Slap Bass Sounds Bad and How to Make It Groove
Why does your slap bass sound clunky? Learn how thumb technique, fretting-hand control, and timing work together to create clean, funky grooves.
Lesson: Funky Slap Bass with Open Strings
Here’s a simple slap pattern based on open strings and octaves. As I demonstrate in the video, I’m playing a pattern, first in A, and then switching to E (same line). Before switching back to the A, there’s an octave line to bring us back. The line uses hammer-ons and pull-offs. Around the 3 minute mark of the video, I...