Bass Guitar Lesson – Intro to Tapping –> This beginner level lesson is taught by pro bassist Brent-Anthony Johnson as a part of his Phase 1 Lesson Series on JamPlay Bass. He shows you the basic principles of how to tap notes in between playing hammer-ons, and pull-offs. BAJ explains how to attack the strings with your plucking hand to create tones and notes. He includes a great exercise for learning and practicing tapping. He also discusses other prominent bassists who are the best at incorporating tapping into their playing – for your reference to help hear and learn this technique. Brent-Anthony emphasizes the importance of creating “expression” and “voice” when using this technique on bass.
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Bass Guitar Lesson – Intro to Tapping
Below are some of the other topics that Brent-Anthony Johnson teaches in his Phase 1 Beginner Series Lesson:
- Beginning Bass Series
- Bass Basics #1
- Bass Basics #2
- Tuning Your Bass
- The Major Scale
- Plucking Hand Technique Part 1
- Plucking Hand Technique Part 2
- Fretting Hand Technique
- Bass Approaches Part 1
- Bass Approaches Part 2
- Building Bass Lines
- Scale Intervals
- Pentatonic Scales
- Circle of Fifths – Part 1
- Circle of Fifths – Part 2
- Harmonics Part 1
- Harmonics Part 2
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