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Here are a few ideas to get you started tapping chords on the bass. A29 Two-Handed Tapping on the bass: Get started with Chords Video
Two tips if one finger per fret is hard for you in the lower registers. Small hands? No problem! #A28 One finger per fret bass
If two-handed tapping on the bass flummoxes you, try this drill. With one hand stationary and the other hand moving up and down a mixolydian
Want to tap into tapping on bass? Here is a cool drill to get you started tapping triplets. Move the beat and you are cooking!
“Ari, I know shedding permutations is great for my technique, but they sound kinda rough!” Well then, let’s package them into a cool groove! Check
Who would have thunk that just by using two main concepts, octaves and chromaticism, could open up so many fresh ideas… and they certainly can!
To Alternate or to Rake? With your plucking hand, do you alternate, rake, or just wing it? I am pretty well known for my stance
After our last newsletter on slapping, I got an email from a cherished reader… I will call him “T” here. He announced his unequivocal displeasure
Want to Learn How to Tap Oye Como Va? Why Tapping? There is so much to learn from studying Tapping. Of course, there’s no denying
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