Ultimate Tapping for Bass Guitar - E-book - ePub

Ultimate Tapping for Bass Guitar is the second book in the Bass Techniques series. Tapping is one of the least conventional ways of playing the bass, yet in the right hands it can be a very musical technique. The aim of the book is to demystify the various forms of tapping techniques that can be employed on the bass and to provide detailed instruction on how to develop them. This book also includes a detailed history of the technique across all instruments and features biographies and interviews with many of the world's top players.
All exercises found in the book are supported by audio files which are free to download from the publisher's website. The book contains the following chapters:The History of the Tapping TechniqueGetting StartedChapter 1 - Basic TechniqueChapter 2 - Playing Arpeggios - Part 1Chapter 3 - Playing Chords - Part 1Chapter 4 - Playing Arpeggios - Part 2Chapter 5 - Playing Chords - Part 2Chapter 6 - Providing AccompanimentChapter 7 - Developing Rhythmic IndependenceChapter 8 - Contrapuntal TappingChapter 9 - Linear Tapping - Part 1Chapter 10 - Linear Tapping - Part 2Chapter 11 - Linear Tapping - Part 3Chapter 12 - Sweep Picking TechniquesChapter 13 - Combining TechniquesChapter 14 - ÉtudesChapter 15 - Emmett ChapmanChapter 16 - Billy SheehanChapter 17 - Stuart HammChapter 18 - Michael ManringChapter 19 - Victor WootenChapter 20 - Adam Nitti