Music A-Level
Slap bass
What Slap bass means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A prominent technique on the bass guitar, pioneered in funk, where the player strikes the lower strings with the thumb and snaps the higher strings with the fingers.
A technique where the bass strings are struck against the fretboard, providing a percussive, driving rhythmic foundation.
Topics that use Slap bass
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 4: Music for theatre - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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