Fretster · Sheet music & song breakdowns
Larry Graham
Der Bass als Schlagzeug: Daumen-Slap auf den tiefen Saiten, Finger-Pop auf den hohen — er erfand die Technik, um einen fehlenden Drummer zu ersetzen.
Signature techniques
- Thumpin' & Pluckin' (Slap + Pop)
- Daumen-Slap auf E/A-Saite
- Finger-Pop der Oktave
- Ghost-/Dead-Notes als Perkussion
- Root–Oktave-Bewegung
- synkopierter Funk-Groove
Listen to
- Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) – Sly & the Family Stone
- Dance to the Music – Sly & the Family Stone
- Everyday People – Sly & the Family Stone
- Hair – Graham Central Station
- The Jam – Graham Central Station
8 exercises & pieces with notation and tabs
Daumen unten, Zeigefinger oben
Oktave-Pop
Thumpin' & Pluckin'
Grundton–Quinte–Oktave
Pentatonik-Slap-Fill
Pop-Drill (hohe Saite)
Thank-You-Groove
Synkopierter Oktav-Funk
Oktave-Pop
Thumpin' & Pluckin'
Grundton–Quinte–Oktave
Pentatonik-Slap-Fill
Pop-Drill (hohe Saite)
Thank-You-Groove
Synkopierter Oktav-Funk
Learn bass in Munich
These exercises are material from lessons at Fretster Music Academy. If you would rather not crack them alone: bass lessons in Munich for kids and adults, the first lesson is free.
All exercises are original phrases and concepts in the style of the artist, plus public-domain pieces — no transcriptions of copyrighted songs.