How To Play SLAP Bass The Right Way - What You MUST Know

[@BassCampOfficial]

Get the backing tracks and tabs for these exercises, plus 4 more full lessons at the beginner slap bass course here: www.patreon.com/CharlesBerthoud

[@petrerasov7013]

how do you arrange songs?

[@numetalforchrist]

But I don't have money

[@Chrislarkin70]

I'm really interested in signing up for the slap bass course - but confused about the payment system. It says we pay according to how many videos you release in a month. Is that all and any videos? Sound's like it could get pricy. Basically I'd like to sign up for the slap bass - and some other courses (like theory) - but want a clear idea of what it'll cost me ...

[@WsgWsp-m2y]

My bass don't sound like your's why?

[@femymusik]

hello

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Incredible lesson, keep it up!! 🙏🏻

[@rodrigopatino3382]

This guy is coming for you let me tell ya!!

[@20minutespast]

chad

[@Tekkerue]

No way! I wasn't expecting to see you here! 🙃

[@pablovalencia9611]

Bro responded to himself thinking we wouldn't notice 💀

[@slappbassnow]

Bro casually complimenting himself

[@phipshido2742]

is it just me or is slap the hardest thing on earth ?

[@davidethridge5748]

Just practice it for 15 minutes everyday and you should get it down in about a year

[@nathanmoore7120]

Less than a year. I was slapping quite well after a few months….. having said that, I have ADHD so I was playing between 8 to 10 hours a day from the moment I got my first bass. This was coupled with 2 lessons a week. I believe someone who is has natural perspicacity and practices all day could learn to play the bass competently within 3 months. If I started learning the bass, now. I would use Victor Wootens technique.

[@spikedalizard3114]

⁠​⁠@@nathanmoore7120same i could play advanced slap bass in a month because I have ADHD and was practicing like from when I got home from school to when I had to go to bed

[@joyfadele3104]

​@@nathanmoore7120what is victor Wooten technique Im haveing the most trouble with finding slap songs that are easier enough and also ear training

[@RaySarv]

It’s just you😂😂😂😂😂 Kidding it took me a long time to get that clean slap tone the key is to practice and practice unfortunately no short cut

[@KainePamela]

I recently bought my first bass because of you and Davie, hoping to get the BASSics down soon!

[@BassCampOfficial]

Congrats, have fun!!

[@AlexVonCrank]

Not only is this man a freak player, he's a great teacher too! What can't he do?

[@olivierlemarois9620]

Play accordeon

[@Brett-yq7pj]

Cant stay out in the sun too long probably ha haw gingerbread boy

[@thomasobrien4707]

Get girls

[@AlexVonCrank]

@thomasobrien4707 you see that ring on his left hand, right?

[@AlexVonCrank]

​@Brett-yq7pj hahaaj soooooo funny... is that your original material? Pure genius.

[@daddy-bstudios2895]

After 35 years of playing modulair synths i started to play the bass. I never could figure out how to slap on the bass. Picking was easy but slapping it (for me) wasn't easy. Now after 13 years of playing the bass and seeing your video, i finally learned how to slap. Thank you for this video. It really changed the way of playing the bass. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@toaonosoa8872]

Yo Charles! these videos are really helping my bass playing! Please dont stop making videos!!! You inspire me to practice my bass whenever a new video comes out and these videos are way more helpful than any other ones on youtube! God bless you bro from New Orleans 😀

[@BassCampOfficial]

That's great to hear, don't worry I'm not stopping any time soon!

[@toaonosoa8872]

​@@BassCampOfficial Yayy

[@pablovalencia9611]

This guy has to be the best bass teacher on the platform

[@Abbys_little_gremlin_Kirby0831]

I just learned how to slap bass just from your thumb nail and hand placement, now I’m slapping in the middle of my solo for my high school marching band and jazz band competition, THANK YOU 😭💗

[@mirialbagonzalezlopez5322]

Thanks so much! I'm a total bass newbie and not overwhelmed by the info you are sharing and its progression. Awesome!! Working in this already. Muchas gracias!!! 😎🎶🎵🎸🎵🖤

[@ChrisLT]

Nice to see a basic breakdown.

[@BassCampOfficial]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@hayatotheninja]

You mean... BASSic. 😎

[@ChrisLT]

​​@@hayatotheninja Yes, thank you for the correction. Anyway, this channel's already been a revelation. Looking forward to seeing it grow. 20+ years of guitar, and this'll be a nice way to ensure I'm not just playing bass like a regular ass electric.

[@kentlofgren]

Charles, your tutorial on slaps and pops for bass is absolutely fantastic! Your technical expertise and expressive playing style make it easy for beginners like me to grasp these techniques. The structured approach you've taken in this video is incredibly helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent with the bass community. Looking forward to more lessons from you!

[@haroldgonzalez-pm9hg]

I keep trying to slap the A string but i keep hitting the damn E string🤬

[@mitchj6245]

I really appreciate that you don't talk while demonstrating the sound, so we can actually hear the sound of the guitar ✅️

[@DC-ei9vl]

And for content not containing 10 minutes of BS, 5 minutes of useful information, as usual.

[@benheld1247]

Hey Charles, thank you for this lesson. I had a student today and we did pretty much exactly the same thing today. Some hours after our lesson you uploaded this video and I recommended it immediately. :) perfect timing

[@hollygrail14]

I love the "hidden lesson" in this video: the first 7 seconds. Badass riff!! I still need some practice, but got instant fun... 😊 Thanks a lot!!

[@Matthew-vh4ce]

Hey Charles, loving the exercises. One for arpeggios would be awesome!

[@ASAPFos]

You honestly just taught me how to slap bass properly and I’ve been avoiding it for years. Thank you so much!

[@nitro4014]

I had a random urge to learn slap one evening and I had little to no experience with that style. This video was very helpful and I was able to combine my guitar playing with the new techniques I learned from this video. Super helpful!!!!!

[@greentuniverse]

Thanks for this. This video legit turned it around for me. I've had the hardest time learning slap.

[@ameliamccullah7261]

By far the best slap bass lesson ive found on here

[@bobshortcut6950]

You got a great technique. It is evident you were trained professionally.

[@DeeterPlays]

Literally wearing my Slap Bass University shirt as I watch this. Also, side note about that shirt, some people see the shirt and they somehow mentally remove the "B" and think it says something totally different.

[@dark_force_user]

That's the single most helpful lesson so far. One question though. Why is it so hard to slap on higher frets?

[@junked5214]

Bless you for these free lessons from the best player in the world

[@myopia73]

have a bass for years but never slapped, this was the easiest one to follow, thanks!

[@nod-]

I play a 6 string electric guitar and don't even own a bass, yet I'm here

[@jacobparker5042]

Go away your kind aren't welcome unless you mean a 6 string short scale piccolo bass

[@josephmweze158]

Me too😅

[@j.kibagami]

Me three lol

[@franckdebank]

It's actually harder to play it that slow.

[@andreasantilli9764]

A great bass player...and now a great bass teacher too!!! Very clear, very rational and well structured. Keep on teaching,! 💪👍👍

[@antoniodacir3275]

Thank you so much Sir..big help as I'm a beginner

[@We_Rugged_Family]

Nice and straightforward. Excellent video

[@jonhall3151]

Thanks, Chuck!

[@lazymystic-qo9ti]

that bass line in the first intro is kinda catchy ngl

[@shawnalove5050]

Dam, I thought you were gonna show me something I didn't already know, lol. You're the bomb though! I love your stuff!

[@VeitLehmann]

Great lesson, thanks for posting this! Unfortunately I taught myself slapping the thumb-down way. I don't slap often, and it works for most things, but it's a dead-end for going further. With thumb-down, I manage to always hit the string right and have my slapped notes at an equal loudness. That's hard for me thumb-up, even though I know that thumb-up can sound much fatter if done right. And I could never double-thumb with thumb-down. With thumb-down, I can easily mute the slapped string with my right palm right when I pop if I want to (I mostly do and don't even think about it). Muting strings with thumb-ub is much harder for me, it's all in the left hand then. I know I could go much further with thumb-up, but trying to do that makes me feel like a noob. So I have to practice it at home and won't do it on stage for now. But will continuing to slap thumb-down on stage hurt learning thumb-up? It just feels so different...

[@tnasir2003]

Charles actually went through the same thing! I remember him saying before that when he started slapping he learned it thumb down like Flea and that it took him a solid year to adjust to the up thumb and learn the double thumb. It is a very slow process but keep going at it, best of luck!

[@yu09lin]

Thank you so much! It really helped me!!

[@BassByTheBay]

For slaps (thumps), I would just add that you should try to hit your thumb knuckle on the string. Back when I was giving lessons, I noticed a few students were getting this "flabby" sound when they slapped, and I realized they were hitting with a different part of their thumb. I had thought it was intuitive to hit with your knuckle, but I learned that, for some people, it's not.

[@flamewraith]

excellent video! thank you so much as a newbie to bass this is extremely good to follow along. After watching a lot of bass videos this is the first one that clearly explains how to slap to a total noob

[@samuelnascimento827]

Thanks for the class from Brazil teach!

[@Crambo2]

Here from patreon! Looking forward to the full glory of this channel!

[@Theseriousbeatle]

No fking way charles made a separate account to teach his bass stuff. I was gonna go through the trouble of transcribing some of his stuff but this is way better 😂

[@BenjaminHernandez-q9s]

I started learning slap not that long ago, and you have been very inspiring.

[@thebassgum]

Thanks for the lesson Charles! Waiting for the next lesson 🎉🎉🎉

[@AnthoRock27]

Thank you Charles!♥

[@assambamichel6959]

Hello Charles Thank for this course. l will slap bass right now

[@ingrid7277]

Thanks for this amazing lesson was fun to try to play along 🤩

[@ortegaman]

I liked very much this lesson, I’ll try it asap.

[@stevemitchell5009]

Thanks

[@fabiowolfofficial]

Perfect lesson, I’m finally practicing slaps

[@johnkostelidis8163]

I used to slap with the thumb placed like thae way you show ..... Although when I first started to attend music school , the teacher told me to change the position of my thumb .... Placing your thumb like Flea as you say, is the most ergonomic position. You play more easily, relaxing your arm, and can also adjust to normal plucking position easily. The only difficult part is to learn how to slap accurately . But its a matter of practice after all !!

[@OttoRoesch28]

Epico

[@iloveska1]

Awesome, will practice later!

[@sgssdilg-ncr7761]

thank you

[@danieldelange4116]

Good day to you, davie504 brought me here..your lesson is Well done And you have a pleasing voice. I only have an acoustique basse and would like to know if one can slap it even unplugged ?

[@DJBre]

Awesome to get started! Thank you Charly

[@FromTheMosh]

That's a nicely oiled fretboard 🙂

[@ChristiandaveBanzuela]

out of the many bass slap tutorials I've watched, this is the only video that I get basic and simple instruction, thanks for basic tutorial 🤍

[@alsetalokinalset]

Hi Charles, You should consider having a pro luthier look at your black LeFay bass.. when the bridge saddles are not in a straight line backwards from G to E after intonation adjustment, there’s either a problem with the head stock saddle resting points - or the strings - resulting in the slight intonation quirks I heard in the video. I could adjust it for you, but it’s probably too much of an effort to bring the bass to Denmark 😅 BTW: Great video BR, Lars

[@loondoo]

Yes, yes, yes! Thank you for mentioning that the correct way to slap is with the thumb up or parallel, but NOT DOWN, which is one of my pet peeves, ha! It drives me crazy watching players with their thumbs down

[@trebm]

Thank you, great video. I started slap bass a couple of months ago because of your videos, still building the technique and your advice will help a lot.

[@sssenatorarmstrong3280]

Can you teach how to incorporate ghost notes into slapping?

[@williamrobinson7435]

Really great, thanks for posting! ⭐👍

[@shadowfromsparksnv3253]

Thanks for that info I'll check it out

[@Adrik-mb9ve]

Bro tysm i couldnt slap idk why but you changed me

[@tnyamaneko6093]

Emotional moment, Higher Ground is the second ever slap line I learned, after Aeroplane. Many, many bassists learned how to slap with Higher Ground.

[@tigerscott2966]

Thanks...

[@PhillStone]

great lesson!

[@rogerioserra9912]

Excelente! Muito obrigado! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@danpost4755]

Great explanation!

[@olivierpayette4284]

I would love an introduction to the Chapman stick !

[@timiligamer6886]

It`s time to learn more and more hehehe

[@BassCampOfficial]

🔥🔥

[@Victinitotodilepro]

sorting lessons by level of difficulty in different playlists would be a good idea

[@Will-bo3cn]

I’m pretty new to bass but find it much easier to slap with my thumb down. Should I keep going like that or teach myself to do it like shown. Thanks!👍😁

[@RachelGerrard]

BRILLIANT thank you!

[@lie5578]

Tanks charles for ur lesson

[@WeaponsRemorse]

To me the best beginner intro to slap is all right. By Jamiroquai. It’s simple, straightforward and oh so funky

[@zadokmotorfreight2423]

Excellent!

[@andflyaway]

Awesome stuff! 🤘

[@goggigruggari]

Amazing! Thanks oyu

[@rfsk1]

I was on this event in São Paulo

[@assambamichel6959]

You and Davie504 just amazing. 2 great bassist you are the best!!!

[@roronoazoro8475]

Charles' bass playing is so good that my left headphone started working again. (No seriously)

[@FanuGidaboo]

Thanks man

[@landonp4726]

Do you know how Flea gets away with his thumb being down? Is he just super accurate, or does he just mute the other strings he doesn’t want to play? Thanks!

[@guahsu]

Yeahhh !! Thanks a lot !

[@Koshosu6163]

Been watching this multiple times before i get my bass

[@c4bybara9_11]

Bro I didn't know Kevin de bruyne plays bass

[@sixto6244]

Thank you :) i got it

[@eileenfabri5497]

Thanks brother! Thanks so much! You are truly incredible bassist.

[@kennycrockett8202]

This is thumpin and poppin, an Funk music must know

[@amosmattu508]

That helped a lot 👍🏽

[@ttb4456]

i don't understand, because whenever i slap on any higher strings than the E-string, i get no "sound", only something that sounds like the strings hitting the frets. pure metal clang and no "tones"

[@Zuhg]

Yeah i get this outcome too I don't understand :/

[@DC-ei9vl]

All beginners look at the fret board. Kinda have to wonder if that's how Flea developed his particular technique.

[@Thanawolf]

I have question. How "hard" do i need to slap the string? What i mean is do i just hit it enough to vibrate the string or does the string have to hit the fretboard? Thanks to anyone that can help.

[@charliejg]

Your teaching ability matches your playing sir.

[@MrDaneBrammage]

When double-thumbing, the thumb moves mostly in the plane of the string, perpendicular to the 'bounce' technique you show here. How do you transition from one to the other? I feel like I have to unlearn the bounce in order to learn double-thumb.

[@PeterWilliams-ek2bh]

Newbie question, is there a setup video for the bass particularly for slap as opposed to other styles or shouldnt i worry to much about this? Think my bass is set too high but im worried to mess on with it.

[@viajahtur]

I see that you were in Sao Paulo, Brazil...

[@ace-ofspades]

omg tysm this helped a lot and i can already see that im improving :)))

[@iamtombass]

Thank yôh sir 😇🙏🏽,

[@bemimu]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but the impression I got from this video is to slap on only the E and A strings and pop on only the D and G strings?