How to Play a Hammer On in Slap Bass

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Part of the video series: Slap Bass Lessons

Summary: Play a hammer on in slap bass; learn how with tips from bass guitar expert and bass legend Tony Newton in this free music instruction video.

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By Tony Newton
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Contact: www.tonynewtonmusic.com

A professional musician and bassist since the 1960s, Tony Newton has been hailed as a "super genius [who] will go down in history as one of the most vital path-forgers of our era” by...read more

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Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Tony Newton from Expert Village and today we're talking about slap bass. We're going to talk about hammer ons today. Okay, so a hammer on when you hit the note, then hammer on with your left hand. That's how it sounds. It's actually 1, 2, 3 motions. 1, 2, 3. So you don't play (plays Music example). You play (Plays music example). We can do alot with this (plays music example and hums along). That's hammer ons. You can do this, that crosses the strings. (music example). Now this is another hammer on (music example). On this one we are plucking (music example). That's a hammer on."

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