Bass Lessons: Slaps Bass For Beginners Bass Tab

Author: Nicole Brownfield
Tab ID: 160878
Tab Rank: #4
Posted: Jul 9, 2006 Source: BassMasta.net
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Slaps Bass For Beginners
Bass Lessons

Hey I wrote this tab to help people who are learning slaps bass. 
I did really right this
I wrote it again because my other good account and all my tabs 
got deleted somehow. 
I changed a few things and added a few more exercises in. I did 
NOT copy this
from a book its just set up like one. Play the first bar twice then 
the second
twice. Feel free to play around with the timing

Slaps bass is using your right thumb (if left handed then left) to 
'slap' the strings. To slap use your right thumb to hit the string. 
Try and do this close 
to the fretboard. Twist your wrist and release the thumb after 
contact with the string.
This is one of the methods used to play slap bass. Do not hit
the string with force, it will only make background noises and wont
have a clear sound. Make sure that your slapping is accurate 
and firm.
Slapping is represented with an 'S' or a 'T'

Exercise 1

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------------------------------|------------------------------
------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0----
0-------0-------0-------0-----|------------------------------
S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S        

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 2

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------------------------------|------------------------------
------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0
0-------0-------0---0---0---0-|------------------------------
S       S       S   S   S   S   S       S       S   S   S   S

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Ghost notes or dampened notes are notes that have no distinguishable 
pitch
and are shown with an 'x' This is rythm techique or is used to stop 
a note 
from ringing. You place your left fingers lightly over the string.
This should not produce any ringing sound. Be careful not to 
hammer-on 
either. These are muted (not palm muted)

Exercise 3 

------------------------------|------------------------------
------------------------------|------------------------------
------------------------------|-0-------0--------------------
0-------0-------x---x---x---x-|-----------------x---x---x---x
S       S       S   S   S   S   S       S       S   S   S   S 

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 4 (with sixteenth notes)
--------------------------------|--------------------------------
--------------------------------|--------------------------------
--------------------------------|-0---x---0---x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
0---x---0---x---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------------
S   S   S   S   S S S S S S S S   S   S   S   S   S S S S S S S S

1   +   2   +   3 e + a 4 e + a   1   +   2   +   3 e + a 4 e + a

Popping is a techinque used in slap bass. Using your index or 
middle finger pull
the string you are popping then release it. The string should 
snap back.
Slapping and popping should be done in one movement. The popping 
should
sound clear and loud and in time. Popping is shown with a 'P'
  
Exercise 5
------------------------------|---------2-----------2-------2
--------2-----------2-------2-|------------------------------
------------------------------|-0---0-------0---0-------0----
0---0-------0---0-------0-----|------------------------------
S   S   P   S   S   P   S   P   S   S   P   S   S   P   S   P

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 6
--------------------------------|-----2-----2-----2---2-----2---2-
----2-----2-----2---2-----2---2-|---------------------------------
--------------------------------|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---
0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---|---------------------------------
S S P S S P S S P S P S S P S P   S S P S S P S S P S P S S P S P 

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  

Hammer-Ons are notes that you dont pick. You use your right hand 
fingers to strike the 
note. Pull-Offs are the same only they are in reverse. Hammers 
are shown with a 'H' or 
h then the note. Pull-Offs are shown with a 'PO' or p then the note

Exercise 7
------------------------------|----------5-h-7-----------7-p-5-
--------5-h-7-----------7-p-5-|--------------------------------
------------------------------|--7---7-----------7---7---------
7---7-----------7---7---------|--------------------------------
S   S   P       S   S   P       S   S   P       S   S   P 

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 8
----------------------------5h7--|----------------5h7---------------
------------------------5h7------|---------------------5h7----------
7---7---7---7-------5h7----------|-7---7---7---7-----------5h7------
----------------5h7--------------|-----------------------------5h7--
S   S   S   S   S   S   P   P      S   S   S   S  P    P   S   S

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + e a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + e a  

Double Stops are popping two strings at once. Use your index 
and middle fingers
to pop them. They are shown with a 'P' or a 'p' Slides are also used. 
To slide 
Hold your finger and 'slide' Your fingers stay in contact with 
the strings
until you have reached the note. Slides are shown with an '/' 
or an '\' 

Exercise 9
------------------------7-/-9-|-----7---5---------------7-/-9---
----7---5---------------5-/-7-|-------------7---5---7---5-/-7---
------------7---5---7---------|-5-------------------------------
5-----------------------------|---------------------------------
S   P   P   S   S   S   P   P   S   P   P   S   S   S   P   P

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

The following are some random exercises

Exercise 10
------------------------------|----------5-h-7-----------7-p-5--
--------5-h-7-----------7-p-5-|---------------------------------
------------------------------|--7---7-----------7---7----------
7---7-----------7---7---------|---------------------------------
S   S   P       S   S   P       S   S   P       S   S   P 

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 11
------------------------------|------2-------3-------4-------5--
----2-------3-------4-------5-|---------------------------------
------------------------------|--0-------1-------2-------3------
0-------1-------2-------3-----|---------------------------------
S   P   S   P   S   P   S   P    S   P   S   P   S   P   S   P

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 12
----------------2-------------|------------------2--------------
--------2-h-4-------4---2-h-4-|----------4-p-2-------4---4-p-2--
0---0-------------------------|--0---0--------------------------
------------------------------|---------------------------------
S   S   S       P   S   S        S   S   S       P   S   S 

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +

Exercise 13
----------------------------------|------5h7---------5h7------------
------5h7---------5h7-------------|5---7-------5---7-----7-7-7-x-x-x
5---7-------5---7-----7-7-7-x-x-x-|---------------------------------
----------------------------------|---------------------------------
S   S P     S   S P   S S S S S S  S   S P     S   S P   S S S S S S

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + e a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + e a


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Marcos Professional	#1 by Marcos Prieto at Jul 10, 2006 at 3:22 AM EST
	Hey, Nicole, very good exercise. Someone vote against to your tab to delete it, it happened to me too, this people do this when a tab is high on the top 10 or is a good tab, like yours, instead of voting against the wrong tabulated or repeated.

WodkaBob n00b!	#2 by WodkaBob at Jul 10, 2006 at 6:09 AM EST
	Yeah nice Tab. It really helped!

Pat Rhythm Player	#3 by Pat O'Shea at Jul 12, 2006 at 10:28 AM EST
	very good, very instructional as well, just browsing through things, gives u a basis on avergae slap **** from flea or sumthin, very nice, i like it -Pat

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Bryan n00b!	#6 by Bryan Partridge at Jul 17, 2006 at 4:55 PM EST
	Nice Nice REally helped

Alex n00b!	#7 by Alex Encina at Jul 21, 2006 at 7:15 PM EST
	Really good tab, IT HELPED ME

matt n00b!	#8 by matt korek at Jul 23, 2006 at 11:49 AM EST
	good -point are you a guy or a girl

dude n00b!	#9 by dude at Jul 23, 2006 at 12:28 PM EST
	dude thanks for the slap tab its the first one i ever did

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	nice tab everything seems to be good neways ---- cut ur hair man