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Country Music & the Bass Fiddle
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How to Hold a Bass Fiddle
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The Bass Fiddle Slap Technique
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The Bass Fiddle Snapping Technique
The Bass Fiddle Double Slap Technique
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Bass Fiddle Practice Scales
The A Major Scale on Bass Fiddle
The G Major Scale on Bass Fiddle
The C Major Scale on Bass Fiddle
The D Major Scale on Bass Fiddle
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Summary: Country Music and the bass fiddle go hand in hand. Learn tips on country bass fiddle and how to play the double slap technique in this free video clip.
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"On behalf of Expert Village, I'm Steve Anthony here in New York City, today we're going to talk a little bit about Country Bass Fiddle techniques for beginners. Let's break down a little bit more the slap technique that we talked about. The more advanced slap, we can also introduce the double slap, and as you become more comfortable a triple slap. That's kind of artistic interpretation that I'll leave up to you as to whether or not you think it sounds good and it does require a little bit of practice to get the timing right. Again, it's all about hitting the neck. You just got to make sure that your right hand is contacting the string and really getting a nice pop sound. To get the slap sound without it sounding too mushy, you're definitely going to want to mute with this hand. (audio demo) If you got sort of a double tap (audio demo) remember to pull on that string, pull up on the string instead of, as we talked about before, the bow and arrow technique which is a softer slap. But for that more Rockabilly slap (audio demo) you're pulling up on the string. If I slow it down you can see. (Audio demo)"
eHow Article: The Bass Fiddle Double Slap Technique
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