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INTRODUCTION

The technique of tapping on the electric bass is still in its infancy. Two-Handed

Tapping is a monumental contribution to the pedagogy of this style.

All of the music contained in this book was written for the tapping bassist. This means that the music fits on the four-string electric bass and was tapped before notated. As the notated music can be quite difficult to read, the video recordings of each song will make the process of learning clear and concise. Just copy the fingers and motions.

Each song focuses on a specific technical challenge found in the tapping style. By learning just one of the songs in this book your tapping chops will improve immensely. Any of the songs can serve as an excellent lesson and result in a beautiful solo piece for you to perform.

I want to encourage you to be patient and persistent in your study of tapping. It may be more difficult than you think; be patient. It will be challenging; be persistent. It will be worth your effort.

Charles & Jim

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The first challenge with this piece is the presence of the grace-note slides in the right hand. It is perfectly fine to learn the piece without these grace notes and add them later. The second challenge is the harmonizing between the left and right hand. The ability to play in 3rds will be necessary to master many of the pieces in this book. I would recommend practicing the cycle of 4ths, in 3rds, until it begins to feel natural. Then, practice just bar six - slowly increasing the tempo.

Melody Of The Mountains

Chapter One - Right HandOne of the most useful applications of two-handed tapping is the ability to play a melody in the right hand. These first few pieces are designed specifically to develop this application.

Jim Stinnett

Jim Stinnett

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Two-Handed Tapping

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I am so excited to contribute my tapping compositions to this book. I suspect you will find Perfect World not too difficult to learn. Strive for a good clean attack and sustain the long notes for full value. If you are new to tapping, you may need to practice basic technique exercises to develop the strength that will allow you to sustain. As with any ballad, try to produce a beautiful tone. This one should sound sweet ... “dolce”.

Perfect WorldJim Stinnett

Jim Stinnett

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When we think of tapping on the bass, most people do not think of jazz. This song titled, Blues, has that jazz blues feel. The song is actually not a typical blues form but the walking bass line is jazz blues language. The notes in the right hand are simply the thirds and sevenths of the chords.

After you learn to play this one well, you will find numerous places to use this technique in your solo playing. Learn it so well that you can groove!

BluesJim Stinnett

Jim Stinnett

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Chapter Three - Hand Independence

In order to fully master two-handed tapping, your hands must be free to move completely independently of each other, just like a pianist. The next few pieces are the first step in developing your hand-independence.

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This piece has a lot of scalar motifs and patterns, meaning that many hours of practice of the cycle of 4ths will greatly increase the ease with which you execute this piece. The passage of bar 21 to 25 is technically challenging for the right hand; I’d recommend carefully studying the video of this section to see exactly what fingering I am using.

Jim Stinnett

Jim Stinnett

STINNETTMUSIC



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The earlier hand-independence pieces have prepared you to now develop your ability to create counterpoint between your hands. The following pieces contain contrapuntal lines that will give you more freedom in your playing.

Jim Stinnett

Jim Stinnett

STINNETTMUSIC



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Chapter Seven - Three and Four Part Chords

A very useful application of tapping is the ability to play three and four-part chords, in well-spread voicings, that sound much less muddy than most chords that can be achieved through other techniques on the bass. These pieces will give you an introduction into the possibilities of chords in two-handed tapping.

Jim Stinnett

STINNETTMUSIC



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