Bass Lessons 101: Part 2: Hammer Ons Pull Offs and a Groove

I hope you’ve enjoyed the last bass tutorial.

If you haven’t check out part one then click here to get a step ahead.

Let’s move on to the second part

Hammer-Ons:

This technique can give your tons of advantages in your playing. It’s widely used even with guitar players. Click on the audio.

Index Ring Hammer-On

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Chromatic Hammer-On

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Pull Offs:

The very opposite of the hammer on. Lots of grooves are played based off a combination of both the pull off and hammer ons. Click on audio track.

Ring Index Pull-Off

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Chromatic Pull-Off

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Dupa Funk Groove

Finally after all these boring exercise your hands are ready to start a basic groove to get you excited. Don’t rush the process. Click in the following audio track.

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Don’t get bogged down with the crazy rhythm in the tab below, just follow the notes and listen. You can also download the beat below and play along.

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Wow, we’re done, now you got some strength in your fingers and a cool bass line to get you grooving. I can see you now 😉

See ya next lesson my friend.

If you’ve missed part one click here.