Advanced Lesson

Welcome back to my new column on the slap bass technique. Last month we delved into the murky world of fretting-hand slaps and learned how to add them into grooves based on open strings. We’re going to continue with this subject this month and focus our attention on fretting-hand slaps played after fretted notes.

If you’ve successfully worked through last month’s column, you’ll be well-placed to start this one, but if not… Back to the practice room! The technique of performing a fretting hand slap after a fretted note