The Secret Slap Technique To Playing Mark King and Les Claypool Grooves!
In this video, we’ll show you the secret slap technique for playing grooves of Mark King, Les Claypool, Louis Johnson and Stanley Clarke. This technique will help you learn songs quickly and easily and you’ll be playing like a legend in no time.
The technique is simple and easy to use and will help you some of your fave songs quickly and easily. Have fun!
Lesson materials: https://www.talkingbass.net/the-essential-slap-technique
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:50 The Fretting Hand Slap
2:17 Using Home Position
4:53 Mark King Style Groove
7:52 Machine Gun Triplets
11:04 Six Note Figure
13:16 Combination
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Bass Gear:
► Fender Jazz Bass
► DR bass strings
► Levy Leathers Bass Strap
► GRBass Bass Amps
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Originally posted by UCDfStxwji-22A_bvY280UIg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQI6nzHayRg
Note: The tab is slightly wrong for the machine gun triplets. The written D at the 7th fret should be C at the 5th fret as I show in the video. The correct tab is presented on the website here: https://www.talkingbass.net/the-essential-slap-technique/
Thanks. This is awesome!
Can this be done without open strings?
I love your presenting and teaching style, precise and very inspiring
I have a quick question what happens if you don’t have a pinky finger cause mine got cut off
How are you pop the 7th frett on the G string, i camnot see how you are doing it
Which I was this good
It was a good way to start then work to the 6 ´s at the end to end being able to do that " Tommy the cat" type of lick at the end . Well broken down
That jazz bass looks so freaking cool
My brain fell out of my head watching this.
What they never tell is the type bass strings to play, how you balance the mixer sound, how you choose the amplifier and additional sound effects.
I struggled with the 6 pattern. Then I broke it down and omitted the left hand and just got the alternating working between two thumbs and a thumb/pluck in time of course. Adding the left hand became a bit easier. Also I found that if I start and the thumb it was easier -> Thumb-pluck-LH-thumb-thumb-LH… Took me less than 10 minutes to get this to a moderate speed with a metronome. Hope this helps anyone struggling with this technique.
More Boring Slap ????!!!
DUDE!!! Friggin' Awesome!!❤❤
Thanks!
So will these techniques work well on a short scale bass, I just can't get it to sound as good as with my full scale?
This is absolutely brilliant!!! Only just found your channel Mark and cannot get enough of it. Many thanks.
Can you apply slap to all pieces of music? Rather than playing traditional..thats when i finally get used to it as it sounds so cool
I cant for the life of me get a clean tone out of dven an open string…mayve on the e string i can get half note half rattle ..im wondering of its the cheap ass bass im playing on or is it pure lacl of knowledge and skill…anyone got any ideas? Honesty appreciated but some feedback would be appreciated more
What a great explanation about this slap technique, it really helps me a lot to get into Mark's slapping!! Awesome, thank you!!
Really helpful lesson – thanks
Man, slapping that A string without hitting the E is tough. I try muting the E string for now but it messes with my finger placement and throws me all off.
Top man! Many thanks.
I just recently got a new bass, it's been about 15 years since I've touched one. I've been watching a lot of videos and this has explained the slapping, specifically ghost notes the best. It's crazy, I'm basically starting all over again.
Slap bass is my Achilles heel.
Detailed teaching! It pushing me to get started practicing slapping ????❤️
Your a great teacher ❤ thank you
Slap Bass died 10 years ago.
get over it
Thank you very much. There is no better way to convey this.
love the tone of that 70s jazz bass. play this bass more, Mark!
Nope
Dude you're awesome
Spot on beginning problem. Thanks for the proper instruction.
I give up
Thank you ????
Slap bass is the best, you can’t go wrong with it!! ✌️????
excellent lesson..
It's been a long time since Youtube recommended a TalkingBass video. It feels like visiting an old friend. Now… I have a lot of great new content to start working through….
What a monster
hes a slap god
good lesson , thank you Mister
Thank you for the video, it's great, just what I was looking for.