Bass Guitar Lesson - Cool Slap Funk Tabs

Groovin slap funk riffs with tabs and video examples!

Lesson 1

G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------0-0-22-3-00-22-3-0-5------0-----
E|--00-2-2-3--0----------------------------2-3--------

Lesson 2

G|-------------5^3^5----------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------
A|--3^1^3-------------3^1^3--3---------------
E|-----------------------------------0-1-2-3-----

Here are the video examples to hear how they sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huEeQO4E_kI

Bass Guitar Lesson - Funk Slap tabs and riffs

Some simple Slap funk bass riffs to jam on!

Example 1

G|-------------------------------
D|--------2-0-------------------
A|-------------0-0--1-2--------
E|--0-0-------------------------

Example 2

G|-----------------------------
D|------1-2-3-----------------
A|-3-3---------0-0-1-2------
E|------------------------------

Here's the video to listen how they sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRR9pFuIA80

Bass Guitar Lesson - Slap Bass Funk Tabs

Some nifty slap bass funk riffs with tabs and video demo!

Lesson 1


G|-----------------5---------------
D|----------------------------------
A|-----1-----1/3------------------
E|--3-----3-----------0-1-2-3----

Lesson 2

G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----7-------7-----------5----5----3-------3-----------5---
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--5-----xx5---xx3xx3----3----1----xx1----xx3xx3-----

Give a listen to how these riffs sound in the tutorial video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1NOCC3Y-Og

Slap Bass Guitar Lesson with Tabs

Some Funky Slap Bass riffs with tabs!

Example 1

G|--------------------------------
D|----0^2------------2--0^2----
A|--------------------------------
E|--0-------0-0---0-------------

Example 2 - 70's Porn Style

G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|-0--2--3--4--5--3--2--0------0--1--2--3--1--0--------
E|----x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-3----x--x--x--x--x--x-3---

Give a listen to how these riffs sound with the video lesson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ87VfOwlwA

Bass Guitar Lesson - Fast Slap Funk Tabs

Some slap funk riffs that you can bust out fast if need be!

Lesson 1

G|-----------------------------------
D|----5^6---------------------------
A|----------------5-7----4----5----
E|--0-------0-5-------0----0-------

Lesson 2 (Drop E to D for this one) Very Primus sounding.

G|-----------------------------------------
D|-----2-------20^20--------------------
A|----------------------------0--0^2-----
D|--2----0--2----------5-5---------------


Listen to these riffs in this video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGTEykdjQqw

Bass Guitar Lesson - Funk Slap Groove Tabs

A couple of quick and easy slap funk riffs with tabs

Lesson 1

G|-----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------
A|--0-0-----------------------------
E|--------0^3^5^3^0---3b--------

Lesson 2

G|------------5^7-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------1^3--------------3^5------------10-----10---
A|-55-0-55-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------1-1-0-1-1--------3-3-0-3-3-------6-6-0-8------8--------

Check out the video to listen to how these riffs sound

Bass Guitar Lesson - 6/8 and 5/4 Jazz Tabs

A few odd time jazz bass riffs with a 6/8 example and a couple 5/4 examples. In other words, 6 eighth notes per measure and 5 quarter notes per measure.

Lesson 1 - 6/8

G|-------0-2------------------------
D|----2-------2----------------5----
A|-3-------------0-1-1-0-----------
E|--------------------------3--------

Lesson 2 - 5/4

G|---------------------
D|---------------0-----
A|------------2--------
E|--0---0-0-----------

Lesson 3 - 5/4

G|-----2-----2----------
D|---------------2-------
A|--0-----0--------3----
E|------------------------

Check out the video to Listen how the odd time signatures of these riffs sound!

Bass Guitar Lesson - 6/8 time Jazz Fusion tabs

Some examples of 6/8 time signatures in the Jazz fusion style with bass tabs
6/8 basically means that you count 6 eighth notes per measure

Lesson 1
*Be sure to drop the E to D

G|-------------------------------
D|------0---------020---0-----
A|----2---------2------2-------
D|--2------0-2-----------------

Lesson 2

G|----------------------------
D|-------02-----0-----------
A|-----2-----2---------------
D|--2---------------0--2----

Lesson 3

G|-----------------------------
D|-------2-------------0-------
A|----2----2------------------
D|--0----------0--3-3----3---

Here's the video for these riffs to see and hear what they sound/look like!

Bass Guitar Lesson - Fun Slap Funk Tabs

Another installment of fun slap funk tabs to build up gnarly thumb meat blisters!

Lesson 1

G|---------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------7------5---
A|-------4-5---5^7--------------4-5---------------------
E|--0-0------0------0--0-3-0-0------0-0^5---0^3-----

Lesson 2

This is the main riff for Kool & the gang Jungle Boogie as heard on the Pulp Fiction Soundtrack

G|------------------------------33-0-0-2-3-------------------
D|-----------------------0-3-4--------------4-3-0------------
A|------1--------1-3-4-----------------------------4-3-1-----
E|--3-3---3-1-3-----------------------------------------------

Check out the video to see and listen to these tab examples

Bass Guitar Lessons - Rockabilly Blues Bassline with Tabs

Here are some lessons for Rockabilly and Blues basslines that may traditionally be played on a stand up or upright bass, but can work for electric fender bass as well.

Lesson 1

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------0-4-5-6-7-6-5-4---6-7-8-9-8-7-6-------------------------
E|--0-4-5-6-7-6-5-4---------------------7------------------0-4-5-6-7-6-5-4------

Lesson 2

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------2-4-5-4-2--------4-6-7-6-4----------------------------
A|-------2-4-5-4-2----0-4-------------4-2-6-------------6------2-4-5-4-2--------
E|--0-4--------------4----------------------------------------0-4--------------4-----

Here is a Video to show how these riff examples look and sound

Bass Guitar Lesson - Funk Basslines with Tabs

A selection of some cool slap funk basslines and tab examples:

Lesson 1

G|----------------------------
D|------77--5---4-5-4------
A|----------------------------
E|--00-----------------------

Lesson 2

G|----5^3^5---------------
D|-------------5--3^5-----
A|--3-----------------------
E|---------------------------

Lesson 3

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------3^1^3--1^3--1-0---
A|-3-3^1^3--1^3-1-----------------------------
E|---------------------3-1------------------------

Check out the video to hear how these examples sound!

Bass Guitar Lesson - Swing Basslines with Tabs

A few examples here of Swing basslines that sound best on a stand up bass, but work just the same on a Fender bass

Lesson 1

G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|--0-0-4-4-0^5-5-6-7------

Lesson 2

G|------------------------------
D|--------------1-4-1----------
A|------------2-----------------
E|--7-5-4-2--------------------

Lesson 3

G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|-------0-1-2----0^2-0----------
E|--0-4---------2----------4-2-0--

Video demos for the above lessons

Bass Guitar Lesson - Synthesizer Bassline Tabs

Here is an example of a Synth Bass riff using a Boss Roland Bass Synthesizer SYB - 5 and playing the classic Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails *Be sure to drop the Low E down to D
Also, you don't need this specific pedal, there are a lot of choices that may work as well as distortions that might do the trick.


G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-12-00-13-0-10-00-5-00-6-0-3-00-12-00-13-0-10-00-5-0-4-0-------------

This is a video tutorial to help hear the timing and such:

Bass Guitar Lesson - Waltz & Big Jazz Bass Tabs

Here are some examples of Waltz and Big Jazz Basslines:

Lesson 1 Waltz Jazz

G|--------0-5-9-0-5------0------------
D|---2----------------2--------2--------
A|-3---3----------------3---3----------
E|---------------------------------------

Lesson 2 Big Jazz

G|------------------------------0---------------
D|---------------------------2----2-------------
A|-3-0------------0-1-2-3---------3-1-2-----
E|-------0-1-2-3-------------------------------

Check out the video to listen to these examples!

Bass Guitar Lesson - Jazz Bass Tabs

Here are some examples of Jazz Basslines with tabs:

Example 1

G|--------------2-3-4-5-2---------------------
D|----2-5-2-3--------------5-4-3-------------
A|--3---------------------------------1-2------
E|-----------------------------------3----------

Example 2


G|------0-2-5-2-0-2-5-7-9-7-5-2-0-----
D|---2----------------------------------2---
A|-3----------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------

Demonstration video to listen to both Examples:

Bass Guitar Lesson - Country Polka Mariachi with Tabs

Here are a few Examples to show the similarity between Country, Polka, and Mariachi Basslines.

Typical Country Bassline:

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------0-0-0-0------------------2-2-2-2------------------------------
A|-0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-02-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-02---2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-----------------
E|---0--0--0--02--0-0-0---------------02-0-0-0-----------------02-0-0-0------------------

Here is a Bassline that can double as Polka or Mariachi

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------0-0----------------2--2----------------------
A|-0--0------0--0-024--0------0--0-246--2---------0--0----------
E|---0--024---0------------024--0--------------024---0------------

Check out the Video example for these riffs:

Slap Funk Bass Guitar Lesson

Here are some fun Slap Funk and Jazz riffs with tab and video examples:

This is the "Higher Ground" riff by Stevie Wonder or Red hot chilli peppers"

G|--------------------------|                 |----------------|
D|------2-2------5------7-|   Repeat   |--7777--5-----|
A|--------------------------|       3x      |-------------7--|
E|--0-0------0-3---0-5---|                 |-----------------|


Example 2 is "Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players or Red hot chilli peppers:

G|------------------------------------------------
D|----10---9-----7------7----9------10--------
A|------------------------------------------------
E|--8----7-----5------5----7-----8--------------

Here is a video example for these riffs: