Slap bass bassline publishing release new slap bass ipad. Slap bass techniques, adjustments and tricks to develop. This bass sounds a bit jazzier than the other yin yang bass. The language of music and how to speak it book w4 hrs of online video victor wooten on. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 2003 sheet music. A guide to the techniques and philosophies of funk bass. Hal leonard slap and pop technique for guitar bookcd this oneonone lesson with mi instructor jean marc belkadi applies the slap bass techniques popularized by louis johnson, marcus miller, victor wooten and others to the guitar. Victor wooten and anthony wellington take you through some amazing things about playing the electric bass that you probably dont even suspect, let alone know. Unless you really dont want to learn about your bass and about music, you will not be sorry that you bought this dvd. You might be amazed at how much it can change your bass tone and help you sound more like your musical rolemodels.
It uses real funk songs to teach you the basics of grooving and soloing funk bass in the style of flea, victor wooten, marcus miller, rocco prestia, and many others. Victor wootens music and nature camps making music magazine. Well the band died and justyn came up with an idea to write a book on slap bass. The author prefers even lower action, slightly less than 116 on both bass and treble sides, for his optimum slap tone. Bassist victor wooten uses a double thump technique which is like a slap, but utilizes both sides of the thumb for all the strings, fast enough to produce the equivalent of a drumroll on the bass guitar. Aug 09, 2016 victor wooten swung by the musicradar video studio and performed a solo bass jam that left our jaws on the floor. Acoustic brew bass acoustic steve bailey cello, shaker victor wooten drums kenny aronoff recorded by kurt storey writtenby s. Now in its 15th year, it has accommodated all instruments. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I dont discourage transcribing him at all but he did the work for this book which contains tab so. Discovering his music early on in my musical journey pushed me to explore the bass more. If you are striving to sound more like victor wooten andor similar bassists, try lowering your action.
Once wooten and drummer dennis chambers start trading fourbar phrases at 3. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. Oct 07, 2010 alfred music publishing, the leader in educational music publishing since 1922 and the official print publisher of thousands of popular artists, is proud to disrtibute the unabridged audio book version to the music lesson, by grammy awardwinning musical icon and legendary bassist victor wooten. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself.
He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist. Acoustic brew bass acoustic steve bailey cello, shaker victor wooten drums kenny aronoff recorded by. This week im doing something that i dont don very often, im practising slap bass. The language of music and how to speak it,victor reveals his musical soul. A fodera monarch with an ebony and yellow wood top. Ultimate slap basse 206 pages et ultimate tapping 256. Bass tabs of songs by victor wooten 39 bass tabs including isnt she lovely, amazing grace perfect and classical thump 100% perfect. Victor wooten pretty little lady groove funk youtube.
Hal leonard slap and pop technique for guitar book cd this oneonone lesson with mi instructor jean marc belkadi applies the slap bass techniques popularized by louis johnson, marcus miller, victor wooten and others to the guitar. Victor wootens the music lesson now available as audio. The music lesson and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Watch wootens feet as he dances between cueing james brown samples and using his frettrax to trigger midi sounds while he plays chords. He put lots of time into and just got it out into the world, i dont know how, i havent even seen it. All songs are written in both standard notation and tab, with chord symbols. See more ideas about bass, victor wooten and guitar. The album features bass guitar with only the accompaniment of vocals. As any listener of victor wooten will know, these bass lines are very challenging. Larry graham, louis johnson, stanley clarke, marcus miller, mark king, flea, stuart hamm, ray riendeau, les claypool and victor wooten. Dec 14, 2017 watch wootens feet as he dances between cueing james brown samples and using his frettrax to trigger midi sounds while he plays chords.
But there is much to be gained by a thorough study of this material. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro. Slap bass bible by various softcover sheet music for. Bassist victor wooten uses a double thumb technique which is like a slap, but uses both sides of the thumb for all the strings, fast enough to produce the equivalent of a drumroll on the bass guitar. Funk fingers invented by progressive rock bass player tony levin create a similar sound by using a hard surface to strike the strings and. Victor wooten usa plays a short rendition of his original composition the lesson on his fodera yin yang signature bass. Since its release in 2005 ultimate slap bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. For the love of bass, guitar and music victor wooten you. In addition to being one of the premier bass players of his time, most widely known as a member of bela fleck and the flecktones, grammy winning bassist victor wooten also runs a successful music camp in only, tennessee. Pages media music music video for the love of bass, guitar and music videos victor wooten youre a legend. Good luck transcribing victor wooten s tunes though, it will take you a while. Bass 4string fretted victor wooten bass 6string fretless steve bailey drums gregg bissonette recorded by brian springer writtenby s.
The funk bass method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. Each book also includes all of the biographies of famous slap players that are included in the print edition. Victor wootens the music lesson now available as audio book. My sons musical connection with victor wooten telecaster. In this bookonline video package, victor wooten bass workshop. And im learning from the very best by playing excerpts from a book called the best of victor wooten. For the love of bass, guitar and music victor wooten youre. In part 1, he outlines his ten essential elements of music including such important and underemphasized areas as emotion and feel, dynamics, tone, phrasing, space, and listening. It was fretted when my parents first bought it for me but my brother regi helped me pull the frets out of it when i got my alembic bass around 1977. The music lesson is an inspiring parable of music, life, and.
Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass nature camps. Hal leonard slap and pop technique for guitar bookcd. All i know is finished it on friday and today victor wooten bought a copy on line, and somewhere he contacted justyn. It is pictured on the front of my what did he say cd. Ok this is my opinion but i have looked at alot of slap books over the years and most of them suck ass. If you are just starting out to play bass, i suggest you go out past the genre you are used to playing. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 3oct2003 sheet music. A show of hands is the first album released by bassist victor wooten. Ultimate slap bass covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The album features almost entirely slap bass, using a large amount of wooten s signature openhammerpluck technique.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slap bass bible. Of added value is the fact that these transcriptions have been done by victor wooten himself. Victor wooten swung by the musicradar video studio and performed a solo bass jam that left our jaws on the floor. This comprehensive book covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing, open string hammerons and how to combine slapping with other techniques. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The language of music and how to speak it, victor reveals his musical soul. I sad to report i have yet to master victor wootens double slap technique. Wootens center for music and nature at wooten woods retreat originally focused on teaching music to bass players. Although theres some additional material eg a short history of slap bass playing, interviews with marcus miller, mark king, stu hamm, vail johnson and ray riendeau as well as features on other famous slap bassists such as flea, larry graham and victor wooten the bulk of the book splits the complex body of slap bass playing into its. The album features almost entirely slap bass, using a large amount of wootens signature openhammerpluck technique. Victor wooten slap bass techniques on 6string bass bass.
Victor wooten youre a legend victor wooten youre a legend jump to. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. May 15, 2018 victor wooten techniques on 6string bass bass practice diary 15th may 2018. Good luck transcribing victor wootens tunes though, it will take you a while. Bass extremes steve bailey victor wooten cookbook 1998. Victor wooten techniques on 6string bass bass practice diary 15th may 2018. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. It also includes the sheet musictab and performance notes for the wicked vicar, a challenging tune written in the style of his work with. This book contains transcriptions of 30 wellknown songs that feature the use of the slap bass technique. I met victor last week at the warwick bass camp in markneukirchengermany.
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