Fretster · Sheet music & song breakdowns
Victor Wooten
Der Bass als Lead- und Schlaginstrument zugleich: Double-Thumb (Daumen wie ein Plektrum ab und auf), Open-Hammer-Pluck und zweihändiges Tapping — Groove und Virtuosität aus einem einzigen 4-Saiter.
Signature techniques
- Double-Thumb (Daumen ab & auf)
- Open-Hammer-Pluck (O-H-P)
- Two-Hand-Tapping
- natürliche Flageoletts (Bund 12/7/5)
- Slap & Pop mit Ghost-Notes
- Akkordton-Denken statt Skalen
Listen to
- A Show of Hands (Solo-Album, 1996)
- Sinister Minister – Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
- U Can't Hold No Groove – Victor Wooten
- Classical Thump – Victor Wooten
- Amazing Grace (Solo-Bass, Flageolett-Version)
8 exercises & pieces with notation and tabs
Double-Thumb Grundübung
Open-Hammer-Pluck (O-H-P)
Natürliche Flageoletts (Melodie)
Two-Hand-Tapping (Em-Arpeggio)
Double-Thumb Sechzehntel-Groove
Offene-Saiten-Kaskade
Thumb & Pop Melodie-Lauf
Flageolett + Groove (Showpiece)
Open-Hammer-Pluck (O-H-P)
Natürliche Flageoletts (Melodie)
Two-Hand-Tapping (Em-Arpeggio)
Double-Thumb Sechzehntel-Groove
Offene-Saiten-Kaskade
Thumb & Pop Melodie-Lauf
Flageolett + Groove (Showpiece)
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.