Tapping on Bass Guitar
Lesson #3
In the previous lessons we've used double stopping to form chords. We have also considered moving the left and right hand parts further apart. We'll continue with this idea now by moving the two hands even more independently.
In the previous lessons we've used double stopping to form chords. We have also considered moving the left and right hand parts further apart. We'll continue with this idea now by moving the two hands even more independently.
Consider
the following chord:
-O-
---
O
---
__
|-------12--------| |--/--\--------------------
|-------12--------| | \ | .
|----7------------| |------|-------------------
|-----------------| | / .
O
|-----/--------------------
| /
|---/----------------------
|
|--------------------------
It should sound fairly dissonant, but provided your sound isn't overly bassy it won't be too bad in context.
We
can then move the bass note (resolving it) to a G while keeping the right hand
harmony notes constant:
-O- -O-
--- ---
O O
--- ---
__
|-----12-----12---| |--/--\--------------------
|o----12-----12--o| |
\ | .
|o-7-------------o| |------|-------------------
|---------3-------| | / .
O
|-----/--------------------
| /
|---/----------------------
|
|-------------------O------
Once you're happy moving your left hand while holding your right still, we can move to an Am in the same way we did last week to get
the classic opening riff to "Purple Haze" (or at least sufficient outline to carry the rhythm while the guitarist shows off)
O
-O- -O- -O-
---
--- --- ---
-O-
O o O
--- --- --- ---
__
|--/--\-------------------------|-------------------------------||
| \ |
. | ||
|------|------------------------|-------------------------------||
| / .
O O O O
| ||
|-----/-------------------------|-------------------------------||
| / | ||
|---/---------------------------|-------------------------------||
| | O O
||
|-------------------------------|--O--O-------------------------||
| | ||
| e
e e s s+q
q | e
e q e
e q ||
| | ||
|-----------------12-----12-----|--------12--------------14-----||
|o----------------12-----12-----|--------12--------------14-----||
|o----------7--7------7------7--|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|--3--3----------5--5-----------||
L4 L4 R12 L4 R12 L4 L1 L1 R12 L3 L3
R12
(The timings are an approximation - with all lessons you should experiment to find a comfortable groove).
Once
you've got this working you may feel that the initial E lacks the emphasis
you'd like to place upon the begining of such a great
riff.
riff.
Last
week we tackled the problem by taking the note down an octave. In this case
that's an open string so we can't hammer it on. We could tune down, but the
proximity of the nut would reduce the volume, and in any case - tuning down is
inconvenient. The answer is to sound the open E with your right hand.
Moving
in and out of the position used for tapping is often inconvenient - going to a
walking finger style is too slow, and a
plectrum is out of the question! However, you should find that your right hand is in a pretty good position to slap the bottom E - it's
perhaps a little further up the fretboard than is desirable but it is quite workable (See Doug's slapping lesson #1 for details of the VERY simple slap we're now going to use). Simply twist your right hand, bring the thumb down on the E string and let it bounce back.
plectrum is out of the question! However, you should find that your right hand is in a pretty good position to slap the bottom E - it's
perhaps a little further up the fretboard than is desirable but it is quite workable (See Doug's slapping lesson #1 for details of the VERY simple slap we're now going to use). Simply twist your right hand, bring the thumb down on the E string and let it bounce back.
Of
course if the right hand is slapping then the left hand is going to have to
play the double stop. This is accomplished by bringing your third finger down
flat across the G and D strings at the 12th fret. With both this and the slap,
experiment to find the optimum amount of force.
-O- -O-
--- ---
O O
--- ---
__
|-------12-----12---| |--/--\--------------------
|o------12-----12--o| |
\ | .
|o-----------------o| |------|-------------------
|--0--0-----0-------| |
/ .
|-----/--------------------
RT RT L3 RT L3 | /
|---/----------------------
|
|--------------------------
-O- -O- -O-
Putting the whole
thing back together we get:
O
-O- -O- -O-
---
--- --- ---
-O-
O o O
--- --- --- ---
__
|--/--\-------------------------|-------------------------------||
| \ |
. | ||
|------|------------------------|-------------------------------||
| / . | ||
|-----/-------------------------|-------------------------------||
| / | ||
|---/---------------------------|-------------------------------||
| | O O
||
|-------------------------------|--O--O-------------------------||
| | ||
| -O--O-
-O- -O- | ||
| | ||
| e
e e s s+q
q | e
e q e
e q ||
| | ||
|-----------------12-----12-----|--------12--------------14-----||
|o----------------12-----12-----|--------12--------------14-----||
|o------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------0--0------0------0--|--3--3----------5--5-----------||
RT RT L3 RT L3
RT L1 L1 R12 L3 L3
R12
That's all for now.
Ian
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