Chords for When Bassists Discover SLAP
Tempo:
126.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb] [B]
[Eb] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [Bb] Nice, that was really good.
Yeah, you're really getting your finger style down.
In a couple of weeks you might be ready for some slap.
Slap?
What's that?
I really shouldn't show you just yet.
What's the harm in showing you just a little?
[E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [G]
That sounds amazing.
Yeah, it [E] is pretty cool but it's a more advanced technique.
Alright, [Bb] nice.
Just make sure you don't overuse it because [G] it doesn't always work in [D] every song.
[A] [G] [E]
[B] [G]
[E] Okay, back down to business.
Let's just take it back down to basics.
Can you play me Come Together?
[G] [E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [G] [E]
[A] [E]
Okay, [Db] [E] [Em]
you really don't [E] need to be slapping in this.
[Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[Bb] [E]
[A]
[E] [Bb] [E]
[A]
[B] [E]
[Ab] [E]
[Bbm] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [Eb] I have a very important question to ask.
[B] [C]
[E] Can you tell me what you think of this slap bass line?
[D] [E]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em] [E]
[A] [C] [B]
[G] Thanks for agreeing to do the session today [Em] man.
So we're just looking for a really simple bass line, okay?
[C]
So [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[B] now I've reached the point in the video where I try to make my brain explode.
[A] We're going to see if I can play Victor Wooten's [Bb] Me and My Bass Guitar [A] [E] while I tell you about
Audible and Victor's new audiobook, The Spirit of Music.
[A] This [B] one's another fable-like story that explores the joy of connecting with others and playing
live music and how important that is for the world.
It's got a [E] lot of great music and life lessons in [A] there and it's [Gb] narrated by Victor himself
as well as other music legends like Chuck Rainey [G] and Jeff Coffin.
[A]
[Bbm] [Ab] [A] I'm a pretty busy guy as you might be able to tell and I'm sure a lot of you are too.
So it can be really convenient to listen to [Bb] audiobooks when you're on a [A] long drive or
a walk or something like that.
Right now, Audible have got a great 30-day free trial if you go to audible.com slash
CharlesBear2 or text CharlesBear2 [E] to 500 [F]-500.
Seriously though, if you want to take advantage of that and listen to Victor's new audiobook
and get a load of thousands of other audiobooks, then go to audible.com slash CharlesBear2
or text CharlesBear2 to 500-500 and get your 30-day free trial.
[N]
[Eb] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [Bb] Nice, that was really good.
Yeah, you're really getting your finger style down.
In a couple of weeks you might be ready for some slap.
Slap?
What's that?
I really shouldn't show you just yet.
What's the harm in showing you just a little?
[E]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [G]
That sounds amazing.
Yeah, it [E] is pretty cool but it's a more advanced technique.
Alright, [Bb] nice.
Just make sure you don't overuse it because [G] it doesn't always work in [D] every song.
[A] [G] [E]
[B] [G]
[E] Okay, back down to business.
Let's just take it back down to basics.
Can you play me Come Together?
[G] [E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [G] [E]
[A] [E]
Okay, [Db] [E] [Em]
you really don't [E] need to be slapping in this.
[Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[Bb] [E]
[A]
[E] [Bb] [E]
[A]
[B] [E]
[Ab] [E]
[Bbm] [E]
[D] [E]
[D] [Eb] I have a very important question to ask.
[B] [C]
[E] Can you tell me what you think of this slap bass line?
[D] [E]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em] [E]
[A] [C] [B]
[G] Thanks for agreeing to do the session today [Em] man.
So we're just looking for a really simple bass line, okay?
[C]
So [D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] [E]
[G] [E]
[B] now I've reached the point in the video where I try to make my brain explode.
[A] We're going to see if I can play Victor Wooten's [Bb] Me and My Bass Guitar [A] [E] while I tell you about
Audible and Victor's new audiobook, The Spirit of Music.
[A] This [B] one's another fable-like story that explores the joy of connecting with others and playing
live music and how important that is for the world.
It's got a [E] lot of great music and life lessons in [A] there and it's [Gb] narrated by Victor himself
as well as other music legends like Chuck Rainey [G] and Jeff Coffin.
[A]
[Bbm] [Ab] [A] I'm a pretty busy guy as you might be able to tell and I'm sure a lot of you are too.
So it can be really convenient to listen to [Bb] audiobooks when you're on a [A] long drive or
a walk or something like that.
Right now, Audible have got a great 30-day free trial if you go to audible.com slash
CharlesBear2 or text CharlesBear2 [E] to 500 [F]-500.
Seriously though, if you want to take advantage of that and listen to Victor's new audiobook
and get a load of thousands of other audiobooks, then go to audible.com slash CharlesBear2
or text CharlesBear2 to 500-500 and get your 30-day free trial.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Nice, that was really good.
Yeah, you're really getting your finger style down.
In a couple of weeks you might be ready for some slap.
_ Slap?
What's that?
I really shouldn't show you just yet. _ _ _
_ What's the harm in showing you just a little?
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
That sounds amazing.
Yeah, it [E] is pretty cool but it's a more advanced technique. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alright, [Bb] nice.
Just make sure you don't overuse it because [G] it doesn't always work in [D] every song.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Okay, back down to business.
Let's just take it back down to basics.
Can you play me Come Together? _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Okay, [Db] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ you really don't [E] need to be slapping in this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] I have a very important question to ask. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Can you tell me what you think of this slap bass line? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Thanks for agreeing to do the session today [Em] man.
So we're just looking for a really simple bass line, okay?
[C] _
So _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ now I've reached the point in the video where I try to make my brain explode.
_ [A] We're going to see if I can play Victor Wooten's [Bb] Me and My Bass Guitar [A] _ [E] while I tell you about
Audible and Victor's new audiobook, The Spirit of Music.
[A] _ This [B] one's another fable-like story that explores the joy of connecting with others and playing
live music and how important that is for the world. _ _
It's got a [E] lot of great music and life lessons in [A] there and it's [Gb] narrated by Victor himself
_ as well as other music legends like Chuck Rainey [G] and Jeff Coffin.
[A] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] I'm a pretty busy guy as you might be able to tell and I'm sure a lot of you are too.
So it can be really convenient to listen to [Bb] audiobooks when you're on a [A] long drive or
a walk or something like that.
Right now, Audible have got a great 30-day free trial if you go to audible.com slash
CharlesBear2 or text CharlesBear2 [E] to 500 [F]-500.
_ Seriously though, if you want to take advantage of that and listen to Victor's new audiobook
and get a load of thousands of other audiobooks, then go to audible.com slash CharlesBear2
or text CharlesBear2 to 500-500 and get your 30-day free trial.
[N] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Nice, that was really good.
Yeah, you're really getting your finger style down.
In a couple of weeks you might be ready for some slap.
_ Slap?
What's that?
I really shouldn't show you just yet. _ _ _
_ What's the harm in showing you just a little?
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
That sounds amazing.
Yeah, it [E] is pretty cool but it's a more advanced technique. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alright, [Bb] nice.
Just make sure you don't overuse it because [G] it doesn't always work in [D] every song.
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Okay, back down to business.
Let's just take it back down to basics.
Can you play me Come Together? _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Okay, [Db] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ you really don't [E] need to be slapping in this. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] I have a very important question to ask. _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Can you tell me what you think of this slap bass line? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Thanks for agreeing to do the session today [Em] man.
So we're just looking for a really simple bass line, okay?
[C] _
So _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ now I've reached the point in the video where I try to make my brain explode.
_ [A] We're going to see if I can play Victor Wooten's [Bb] Me and My Bass Guitar [A] _ [E] while I tell you about
Audible and Victor's new audiobook, The Spirit of Music.
[A] _ This [B] one's another fable-like story that explores the joy of connecting with others and playing
live music and how important that is for the world. _ _
It's got a [E] lot of great music and life lessons in [A] there and it's [Gb] narrated by Victor himself
_ as well as other music legends like Chuck Rainey [G] and Jeff Coffin.
[A] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] I'm a pretty busy guy as you might be able to tell and I'm sure a lot of you are too.
So it can be really convenient to listen to [Bb] audiobooks when you're on a [A] long drive or
a walk or something like that.
Right now, Audible have got a great 30-day free trial if you go to audible.com slash
CharlesBear2 or text CharlesBear2 [E] to 500 [F]-500.
_ Seriously though, if you want to take advantage of that and listen to Victor's new audiobook
and get a load of thousands of other audiobooks, then go to audible.com slash CharlesBear2
or text CharlesBear2 to 500-500 and get your 30-day free trial.
[N] _ _