Hal Leonard Funk Bass Level 1 with Freekbass (DVD) Standard

Described as the "new spiritual warrior for the Funk" by legendary bass pioneer Bootsy Collins, Freekbass teaches you step-by-step how to lay down the funk. The bass lessons start at the beginning, covering how to properly hold and tune your bass, left and right hand technique and the G major scale. You quickly graduate to key funk elements like slap and pop, thump, pluck, groove and timing. Learn octaves and how to put major and minor triads into full progressions. Funk is a core style and the techniques are used in many genres of music.

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