Slap Bass Lesson - Beginner/Intermediate - with Scott Devine (L#74)
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He starts talking about slapping at 3:47. At 7:30 he starts showing the pattern. The other parts are worth listening to, but on repeated listening, you may want to just go straight to those parts.
reginaldperiwinkle can you help me at all? I can do the dead notes and such pretty well and quick (for a beginner) but how do I actually produce an actual note slapping? I watched the video but he doesn’t explain it
GodRidMe you need to bounce off the note. When you strike the string with your thumb you can’t keep your thumb on the string, you need to bounce it off to make the sound or else you will just make a muted sound.
Bucket 0011 I was doing that before, still no notes and I have no idea what I’m doing wrong
GodRidMe You might be muting the notes with your left hand then. Make sure when you play a note you aren’t just resting your fingers on the strings. You need to either take your hand away to play a open string or press down hard enough to avoid muting.
Doing God's work with this
I love how reluctant he is to teach slap. At the end he's like "PLEASE PLAY NOTES, you're not the drummer"
And if I am?
And...drummers play notes too.
@@scroxydrums no
@@SoroBoio what "no"?
We do.
Nailed it
@@scroxydrums Forgive responding to an old comment, but we really don't lol. There are some percussion instruments that play specific pitches like bells and timpani but a drum kit isn't one of them. You CAN tune your kit to a specific key but nobody really does that anymore.
As a guitarist new to the bass world, you've got to be one of the most concise and easy to follow instructors I've found. Sub'd.
I agree. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@liammusik Yes, me too!
The "Marty Schwartz" of Bass!
Same here. Guitar player who loves slap bass. This guy is so easy to follow.
Thanks for the lesson Professor CHARLES XAVIER
Stacci Guma hahahaha im not the only one
Holden Cross lol that messed uo
AHAHAHAHAH !! Omg you killed me.
ACTUALLY THO
I mean!!!
You have now entered the
S L A P
V O I D
I read this in Davie's voice
Even though I'm a guitarist, I find Scott's lessons to be very helpful. He's really knowledgeable and laid back, and I find these insightful even as a guitarist. If I ever decide to pick up bass, I know who I'll be taking lessons from! You rock, buddy!
K
K
My second bass teacher was into funk, a hell of a beast when it came to slap. Now I find you, a master of the slap technique... You know what you both have in common? you and my teacher are bald :P that's the secret!!
Flea D:
omg you're right!!!
Not to mention Marcus Miller. This news is very encouraging. Thanks for the insight Bogoid. I knew there had to be at least one positive to going bald.
greg grainger is bald now, Julian crampton, two beast bassists XD
search for "Oriental Slap Bass" on YT here, that guy's also bald
I tried to do this on a viola... It didn't work.
+Owen M hahahahaha xD
+Owen M Well... Not sure what to think about this!
+Owen M i can verify that this doesnt work
On Viola XD
+Owen M LOLZ!!!
So, James Mcavoy just taught me how to slap bass
Never saw it until now holy shit 😂😂😂
Fuckkk I knew he was just the spit of the face of someone but I couldn't remember kkk
No Scott Devine did
Lmao haha
One of his 'SPLIT' personality is a bassist!
Thanks for explaining and teaching these in simple understanding of these complex bass grooves. 😊
👍👍👍
so I bought my bass guitar a few days ago and I thought it was a mistake, I thought it was a boring instrument. then I came across this video and you made the bass fun for me. I thank you for inspiring me.
9:50 slap exercise
10:45 exercise 2
14:54 exercise 3
Doing gods work.
These lessons are fantastic and extremely helpful so a big thanks to you Scott! After experimenting a lot with the left hand slap technique, I believe I was finally able to pinpoint the "secret" for a good left hand slap sound and I believe the following may really be helpful for others struggling to get a good sound out of it:
Since the idea for that sound is to be fully dead/percussive (preferably no tonal content) and punchy it's essential for the player to be able to create a sound that has a)NO SUSTAIN b) no discernible note coming out of it and c) an audible good punch. Here is the precise way I've found to do just that:
1. Have your index finger ready to fret a note on the A string, a D on the 5th fret for example. and use this finger as an anchor point around which the rest of the slapping motion will be performed. The finger really has to be resting on the string, with extremely minimal pressure applied, meaning that the string shouldn't really move closer to the fretboard.
2. When you are performing the slapping motion with your other 3 fingers, do NOT attempt to straighten your fingers, they have to MAINTAIN a natural but toned, slightly bent position and the movement in the fingers has to originate strictly from the knuckle joints. The fingers have to respect the shape of the radius of the fingerboard/strings. There is also no need to "glue" your 3 fingers together, but all the fingers have to preferably remain relatively parallel to one another, however that may not always be possible.
3. Here is the most important part: When your 3 fingers hit the string, in order to prevent harmonics from ringing and sustain to take place, you have to pay special care to the E and A string. You have to make sure that a) your middle AND ring finger go over the E string so that b) your pinky can get over the A string without touching the E string. The result of this is that you will have 2 points of contact on each string: middle and ring on the E, index and pinky on the A.
4. If you want to get a good punch out of the left hand slap, your fingers need to be hitting the strings with a decent mix of power and velocity which you will need to practice until it feels right, BUT even if you get the punch right, the motion required to do so will have the side effect of creating a rebound motion on your fingers to a degree and this will need to be controlled to prevent the strings from ringing, ruining the clean cut desired effect of the slap sound. The way to achieve that is to practice and experiment by feel how much pressure(power) is needed once your fingers impact the string to prevent that rebound effect from taking place.
The quality of the result you will get will precisely depend on the care you take in bringing together all the details/guidelines mentioned above, and you will most likely realize if you concentrate on all these details how much it will limit your speed when you're beginning to learn how to do it. If you try to go too fast without it sounding right in the first place, your slapping will never be enjoyable to listen to because it will not be articulated cleanly.
I hope this helps! Cheers :)
Michael
Thank you, its difficult to get that left hand dead slap sound without tone.
I appreciate these lessons. Being primarily a keyboard player and an aspiring bass player, your tutorials are massively helpful, easy to follow, and you don't talk over my head. Job well done. Thanks!
Omg!! That was soo much fun! Thanks for the lesson!
i love ur jojo themes
Love that Jhonny theme bassline🙏
I'm a guitar player, but the idea of slap bass makes me want to become more affluent in bass. I just love the way it sounds. I've always wondered what the technique was. I found your lesson to be very helpful. Thank you.
Chris LaVey why not learn slap guitar?
If you haven't already... try searching for John Mayer's Neon. The acoustic versions by him really have an element of slap bass for percussion, though it's on a guitar.
Tosin Abasi does some amazing things with slap guitar.
Buckethead slaps his guitar.
fluent
Thank god for Scott!! For YEARS I've been struggling with door handles!! Gone are the days when the guitarist has to let me in and out doors!! Thanks man ;)
🤪
Great lesson. Really like the way you broke down the riffs and built them up again adding more elements each time.
Man! Just spent an hour on this drill. I love it!
Scott, you are bloody awesome to learn from - incredible on the spot & well-structured guide to improving your play - thx mate
this is the best slap bass tutorial by farrrrrrrrrr! Thank you sooo much!
This must be the best slap bass lesson for beginners, I've learnt a lot, many thanks!
crap, i've been grabbing door handles wrong.
You one funny guy...
Hahahha
5 years too late, but yeah, those have to be some future-ass door handles for sure
Leave a like if you posted now
Lol. You gotta practice that technique, xD.
You are ABSOLUTELY A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! I couldn't even imagine that I'd be slapping my bass and actually make it sound good. Absolutely amazing teacher, thank you so much!!!!!!
Scott, love your tutorials. I wish you were teaching this stuff on RUclips 20 years ago. Amazing talent! I am learning soooo much. Thank you!
Mate you just improved my bass playing by about a 1000% in 3 mins! Thanks so much.
It's amazing how much your channel has grown Scott. I started watching you back in 2012. Congrats on all of your success✌🏽
Groovy! What do you think of my first funky bass solo ? Starting from the bottom, your opinion is vital to me :D ruclips.net/video/ND5LJsJK05s/видео.html
WOW! U r great teacher, really!
but I must set the speed play at 0.5^^
Very intensive! Explained all the nuances and didn’t leave anything out. Very positive and likeable dude as well. The perfect teacher 🙌
Brilliant! From one teacher to another, thank you for your work!
*breaks bass in half*
Chase Michon right?!
Four years later, still can't get the first f*cking excersize
Nah mate, that's crack bass
maybe you should stay with yo mama!
I've been working on it the whole day, finally got it quite right!!
Thanks man!!
Awesome one.
+Anthony: Well done! You're a fast learner.
I may not know much about bass slapping, but I sure know a lot about PLUCKIN' G-STRINGS!
...No?
I'll let myself out.
We'll you tried
+matt canadian And so did you
+JurisArcane Ahahaha, I like the way you think, my friend ;)
hopefully she's not wearing a low B LOL
Jackson blo Y
Your best video ever. The slapping, the teaching, the smalltalk, the lot. Bravo.
Slower is always better. Such clarity in explaining every component of this lesson. Amazing video.
2:09 Opening words
3:46 Arm movement x thumb movement
5:56 Pluck finger and neck hand with the dead notes
7:30 Exercise 1 - basic pattern
10:44 Exercise 2 - sophisticating the pattern
12:26 Exercise 3 - added hammer on
14:35 Exercise 4 - added pop note
17:16 Exercise 6 - added note with trill (16:47 harmony explanation)
17:37 Orientations and recommendations
18:40 Playing suggestions
19:14 Closing words
20:01 Scott's Bass Lessons Ad video
You know I've been playing bass for years and I could never figure out why everyone could slap but when I did it it sounded like a hot mess. This lesson actually helped me realize my mistake and I became actually pretty good at it. Thank you so much for this video it has impacted my playing significantly, I can now confidently slap my thumb against my strings in public. :)
thanks scott, you are a good teacher !!!!
Dude! I am a member and I love how great you were early on but are now the pinnacle of Bassdom!
I grew up playing like Jaco. I went from cello to Fender Bass, but never learned to slap...I started playing bass in 1969...This is the first time that someone has scoped this out so methodically that even I seem to be able to do something with it...Thank you...
I might be 10 years late but this lesson is fantastic. Massive aid to my confusion. Thanks
Are you, Sir, trying to get me to start playing the bass? If so, you are doing a good job :P
i concur
Ah brilliant, although I’ve played lead guitar for decades, I bought my first 5 string bass today and found this tremendously useful! Have subscribed! Thanks a million Scott. John 😀
I am so thankful I found this video. I agree with some of the other writers. You break your lessons down so well and as a new bass player this was so helpful. Thank you!!!
The Best tutor on the Bass Guitar ever.
He's very good in SLAAAPPINN DA BEEYYZZ
Groovy! What do you think of my first funky bass solo ? Starting from the bottom, your opinion is vital to me :D ruclips.net/video/ND5LJsJK05s/видео.html
I'm really confused. The left hand slap. Whenever I try it always ends up as a hammer on or a mute
I also struggled with that part. I found what started to work for me was a fast but slightly lighter "slap" with the fingers while the pointer finger remains lightly against the strings to mute. If you slap the fingers down too hard, you will essentially do a hammer on and get notes ringing. Hope that helps a bit.
I can't do that too QAQ
@@DOIRONchannel Thank you 9month old comment!
Great stuff. I'll be in the shed awhile
I have been playing baas for 53 years and never did slap technique. You are an outstanding teacher to demonstrate the technique so accurate;y and clearly. Thanks.........
so yeah you've been playing for a while , but can you play Mary had a little lamb wih your eyes closed?
Thank you for your lessons in both bass playing and Scottish accent!
0:38, A computer in a slap bass video in a computer in a slap bass video in a computer in ....
+psp09ful How meta... :)
Inception
+psp09ful Ye, so meta.
+psp09ful i do that at work with mirrors all the time. if two large mirrors are facing each other open them and look inside and you will see about 20 of yourself. its like looking at the edge of the universe at all the other timelines of your life. wow i just realized how boring my job is :( and how bad my grammar is
#Slapception
"thumb, pluck, tap, thumb, pluck tap, thumb, tap .......................................fuck!"
my notes are ringing, and I'm playing about 1/2 your speed
Brilliant. Many thanks for taking the time to produce and post this Scott, much appreciated.
A great bass player, a competent show man,excellent direction, musical Director, thank you for Your channel.
The movement of the forearm that Scott's describing for playing slap bass is referred to in medical terminology as "pronation"(from palm up to palm down) and "supination" (palm down to palm up). A series of muscles that attach at the outer
(lateral) elbow joint and end at the inner(medial) wrist joints provide this movement.
He is cheating!!!! He has a glove hiding his robot hand!!!
hahaha
You tight that hole is covering up his cyborg electronic hand. ✋
He is not cheating because he knows the slap part
or maybe the cyborg hand knows the part
Why does he wear that glove
Did Davie504 approve this lesson?
idk
Davie needs to challenge Scott to a slapp bASS battle
@@simonvanroij4182 SLAPP LIKE NOW to see this EPIC battle!!!
OMG, thats epic
🅱️ a s s
simple and clear like a crystal of diamond. astonishing
I like how you teach the slap bass in this video. Great lesson!
I'm practicing slap with thumb for about 2 weeks but I can't prevent my thumb hitting the other strings when I'm slapping A and D strings and it's really on my nerves 😬😬
1. Thumb should be roughly parallel to strings when slapping (if its not, try changing the guitar angle a bit), and 2. Learn how to mute unused strings with either hand. HTH.
Anyone else watching this for "Can't Stop" by RHCP?
dark necessities is why im here
+Jay Barriere dark nesecities. saw cover solutions
Seinfeld for me. Lmao
But RHCP is good too haha
Sorry mate, primus only
I've always wanted James McAvoy to teach me bass.
Thank you!! Guitarist owning a bass guitar here. At last I can add proper bass percussion to my playing. You’ve opened a whole new world for me. God bless you sir!
Outstanding lessons sir on slap with harmony, salute your contribution sir
SLAP LIKE NOW!!
Epico
OMG
*W H O T*
Or you have small peepee.
Alluttaja 🤗🖑😲🎸
the only thing thats causing me headache is the left hand slap, i never even thought about using it to play things. its really hard to start suddenly using force when all my life I've been just gently pressed the frets. well, no can do but practice...
That's exactly how I feel, when I use to take lessons I only had guitar teachers teaching me bass and I feel like that might of been the reason why I have to relearn how to slap.
its a bass tho gentle presses aren't going to do the job
Thank you for the tutorial. How about drum rhythem to apply this bass pattern? I still difficult to combine bass and drummer. Thank you
One of the best teachers I have seen! Absolutely fantastic! Amazing video!
Dear Scott.
This is a great bass line that opens the door to all side rooms with all the beautiful extensions that are inspired from this basic line.
You're a great bass teacher. And funny too. Thanx for that.
Nice one Guido! Thanks for checking out the video & the positive feedback... Happy groovin'! 👊🏻
The first exercise in a fast speed sounds like a tribal sacrifice
🤣🤣 it reallly does!
Hey Scott. What kind of bass are you playing in this lesson? Also, is it me, or is the spacing between the strings closer together than normal or am I nuts? Love the lessons!!!
I'm watching this tutorial, I don't even have a bass lol
Waiting for my graduation so my parents could give me one😁
Did they give you one yet?
@@michaelheeheetler6117 I was wondering the same. I want a progress report!
@@michaelheeheetler6117 i love your name and pic lol.
Thanks man by far the best and most informative lesson I've ever had on slap technique. ❤️❤️
I really like your teaching style. Im glad you give simple but cool practice riffs we can improve over time. Thanks!
Playing now for almost 36 year the bass guitar, I also discribe Scott's opinion about slapping. Learn first the theorie of chords. Youngsters likes to start playing bass guitar only by slapping. While it should be by just doing blues chords and riffs and harmonics. Even better Jazz harmonics. Than you have the best basics to fill in your style of playing with slapping bass fill ins. (As a dynamic variation in your music, see also Scotts funky riff without slapping, that is what I mean, vary this riff with slapping, than this technique will be much higher appreciated by your audience). Kind bass regards, Olly (Holland-Europe).
how do I get my strings to quit ringing when i'm slapping my left hand on the fret board??? I just can't seem to do it?
Yes I seem to have the same problem
pls people from 5 years ago help us
benjamin mazzega sameee lol
zariaj i figured it out, just slap with the left hand without hesitating but gently
Try different parts of the fretboard, I've noticed some frets give a deader sound than around the 5th fret and below, where I can often hear harmonics and muted notes.
James McAvoy is such a great actor. I didn't now that he also played bass?
I love how you have a “im creating a bunch of slapping monsters” smirk on your face throughout the video. Love it! Thanks for the lesson Scott. You sir are a legend.
Best slap Lesson I have seen til yet. 👍🏻🎸👍🏻
Oh I was looking up how to slap a bass fish
Me too
you need to hold it by the tail with a steady grip and wait until it stops wobbling to get the proper contact
its not funny
Shut up carl
any tips on not hitting the low e when going for the a string?
+mileses practice :)
gottcha
or cancel it out with another hand
+mileses I had the same problem as you... Try mute the E string with the palm of your slapping hand. Like resting the palm of your hand in the E string at the same time you slap the A string with your thumb, with your arm in the same position of Scott's (a 45º angle with the bass).
Renato Laia hey thanks for taking the time to reply Renato! and thanks for the tip
SLAP LIKE *N O W*
Hair reveal at 100k likes
Toasty Baps NO TOASTY BAPS NOOOO
Thanks Guy. Même si je ne suis pas parfaitement bilingue, ton cours m'a fait bien reviser ma technique de slap. Merci beaucoup. It's so clear
I am a percussionist but started this about 3 weeks ago. After growing my callus I was able to get it now! I can finally do a basic slap groove! Thanks Scott! You are awesome!
"Davie, you're in the SLAPP void"
Davie: wAt? Impossible
Hi I am 64 years old and love the way you teach, I am a drummer but just learning the bass and I will continue to do all the other things and not make the slap bass my main thing but I love the sound because I am a drummer . What with the glove , do I need one or two , where can I get one if I need it . I am having more trouble making it sound flat instead of tone but I am getting closer to it. please email me back and let me know what is with the gloves Stan.
I think to make the sound flat you need to adjust some things on your amp. And the glove I think Is personal preferance
The glove is actually due to a neurological disease. Focal Dystonia. He has mentioned it before and has a post about it on his website.
One exercise I like to do is on the major scale let's say C major is slap the first 2 walk the second 3 then slap the last 3 (technically last 2 and the octave) it helps me not stay slapping the entire time anyway.
jdhardy79 He's actually listed listed under "Notable Causes" on the wikipedia page for focal dystonia.
Fieldy the best Slap bass guitarist :D
Know run are one of my favourite bands XD
+i am nothing much korn**
Stfu Flea is the best.
+EJ Fields so are RHCP. To much bassists to chose from ahhh
i am nothing much Flea *is the bassist* for RHCP.
Thanks for that great lesson. My right hand is now hurting!
Really enjoyed that...I used to have bass lessons in 1989!!! I haven't completely lost it.
OMG HOW DO YOU GET THAT PERFECT TONE!?!?!?!?
what u mean?
tuning?
He made a video about it
Also great primus image
All comes down the bass itself. His very expensive guitar will have much better sound than a Squier.
When you tap with your left hand, do the strings touch the fret board a little bit? My bass has high action, so my fingers just tap the strings but they don't actually touch the fretboard at all. Just wondering if that's ok. I'm without an amp, so it's a little hard to tell if it's making the right sound or not..Actually now that I watch this guy, maybe lower action is needed? I seem to require quite a big slap with the right hand to get the noise..
You should really get an amp if you're playing bass. You need that auditory feedback to know what you're doing at all.
Amazing that they never showed your bass player personality in Split
true
I've tried a few slap tutorials and this is the first one that's worked. Thank you so much!
Hell yeah Scott you are the man!! I just started with slap and improved a lot just with your lessons🤟
Hey Scott, can I just ask about the glove?
Personal preference or is it something special? :) Just wondering.
he has flocal dystophia, he must wear the glove for compensate.
Maxime Bernier
*dystoNia. sorry
*Immediately gets blister on my finger*
did you get the blister on your thumb tho?
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
quit complaining and shift these microwave ovens
Damn, you look like a bald James McAvoy! Anyways, great tutorial
This is perfect, cheers Scott. I've been playing the guitar for most of my life, I've been playing the bass in it's own context for about four years. I've got so many bad habits that starting from scratch like this will do me some good.
This honorable gentlemen is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing with us.