 WELCOME ORDER BASS MAGIC COMMON QUESTIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS STARTING OFF MUSIC THEORY FRETBOARD HARMONY TECHNIQUES READING AND RHYTHMS STYLES EQUIPMENT VIDEO AUDIO VIRTUAL FRETBOARD SCROLLING NOTATION TEXT, TABLES, GRAPHICS LIBRARY STUDIO | BASS MAGIC | TECHNIQUES |  | | Bass Magic is going to show you every technique you need, whether it's to become a professional bass player, or just have more fun playing in general. Videos will be there to show you everything you need to know and audio files will help guide you with exercises and examples. This section is not only very informative but it is fun as well. These techniques will polish you into a well skilled, versatile, "ready for action" bass player. |  |  | Slapping and popping isn't just for funk anymore. It's a requirement of many styles of music. Bass Magic goes into depth on this needed skill. You'll start a the very beginning and work your way through adding hammer-ons and pull-offs, left hand slaps, muting, open string hammers, and more. You'll be taken through modern advanced techniques like double thumping and double popping. There will be videos with close ups to help you learn every new technique. Tons of audio files will let you hear all of the nuances. Over 100 exercises to really get you to understand and use slapping for whatever style of music you play. |  |  | | Most people think of rock or metal when they hear two handed tapping, but Bass Magic is going to take you much farther into it to let you use this technique in all styles of music. One of the great uses for this technique is to play a bass note with your left hand and chords in your right. This is awesome for filling out space when you're playing in trios or accompanying a soloist. We begin with single string exercises and take you through 3 and 4 note chord voicings using both hands playing independent parts. |  |  | | Muting notes is one of the little things that can really propel a bass line giving it life and energy. You'll go through almost 100 audio exercises so you can really dig into this technique. There will even be exercises showing you how to use left hand muting in different styles like Blues, Jazz, Soul/R&B, and Funk. Clients tell us that these are some of their favorite exercises. You'll be using this technique in your own lines right away.
|  |  | | Chords aren't just for guitar players. Learning to play chords on the bass can open up new worlds for your playing. You'll really be able to see how chord progressions work. We'll study all the different chords and their extensions. You'll get into voice leading. The fingerpicking technique will let you create beautiful chordal/melody pieces. Videos will take you through everything about harmonics. Open harmonics, false harmonics, barred harmonics, and even combining notes with harmonics to form chords.
|  |  | The Right Hand is one of the most overlooked things when it comes to bass playing. Believe it or not, sloppy playing is usually a result of poor right hand technique, not the left hand. You'll go over basic right exercises, string crossing, odd time signatures in the right hand, mixing right hand rhythms and more. We'll get your left hand in shape with a wide variety of exercises ranging from chromatic patterns, to shifting exercises, to unusual fingerings. Also included is something we like to call "The Meanest Exercise Ever". In concept, it's a very simple exercise, but it can greatly increase your left hand economy by forcing you to keep the fingers your not using as close to the fretboard as possible. Of course we have much more in store for you than the above. Lessons like muting with a pick, using your right hand thumb to pluck notes, hammer ons, pull offs, and more. |  |