Kristofer Dahl5th February 2008Cool! This looks like a fairly simple technique to me - but it really makes the instrument sound like an ensemble!
Stevie-Ray-Vaughn5th February 2008Haha that sounds cool!
Im going to learn that! 
David Wallimann5th February 2008Ouch!
Not as easy as it looks, great one Bogdan! Cool backing track too.
The Uncreator5th February 2008This reminds me of Stu Hamm's "Plow My Tears (The Policeman Said".
Excellent job Bogdan!
Hisham Al-Sanea5th February 2008nice tapping Bogdan ..good job
Bogdan Radovic5th February 2008Thanks everyone for a nice feedback !! And thanks to The Uncreator for such a great compliment...Stu is just too cool, I love his style!
I'll have to buy and listen more of his music (its hard to find it here)... 
Juan M. Valero6th February 2008excelent, man !!! this a sweet song
Love it !!
botoxfox6th February 2008That sounds really nice man.
Dejan Farkas6th February 2008Great technique, it is not easy
Fran6th February 2008Really nice Bogdan!, sounds great
nickmarx123456786th February 2008Nice! reminds a lot of BLink 182 good job!
Nick3256th February 2008cool
Muris Varajic6th February 2008Well done,sounds lovely!!
UncleSkillet6th February 2008Great job Bogdan! Really great lesson! It also sounds cool played with a 6 string guitar. Just played a little faster. Try it.
dreadlocks6th February 2008its possible to play it with a 6 string guitar ?
how ?
Toni Suominen6th February 2008Great bass playing mate!
- Bogdan Radovic6th February 2008
Uncle Skillet : Thanks for discovering that , actually its quite possible to play in on guitar too! Just use same principles showed in lesson and tab..My 4 strings are exactly same tuned as first 4 strings on guitar so you can play it just following the tab...
at lights end6th February 2008your lessons always make me want a bass!
Pablo Vazquez6th February 2008Really cool lesson!! I want a bass too!
Nemanja Filipovic6th February 2008this is so smood..very nice
Ivan Milenkovic7th February 2008Great line Bole
Carlos Carrillo17th March 2008great sound!!!
fantastic job!!!
thanks
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Hello GMC! Today we have a bass tapping lesson on our hands. Tapping is a playing technique generally associated with the electric guitar but can be done on other instruments too and it's very popular on bass guitar too. Artists like Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm, Victor Wooten, Dave La Rue, John Myung and others are famous for using this technique. It is considered as one of little advanced techniques on bass. It will add a new voice and ideas to your own bass lines and composing.
In this lesson you are going to learn a little tune I composed especially for you to get familiar with this technique and start practicing it. It has some ballad feel to it. Also this lesson features very good left hand finger strength exercise hidden in it. You will really get that third (weakest) finger working out. You will be doing double hand tapping on this one and throwing in some slides, pull offs along the way.
This tune is composed around the D major scale so every note you play here will fit that scale.
-Key: D
-Tempo: 120 bpm
-Time signature: 4/4
-Tuning: standard
-Difficulty: Intermediate
Equipment I used for getting this sound was: Peavey Cirrus bass with active soapbar pickups, equal mix of both of them with added treble and middle on onboard eq - then going to the nemesis(eden) amp with a 1x15" and slightly added bass and treble there (at 1 o'clock position).
Feel free to ask me any questions in the lesson feedback and in my instructor board at forum.
Enjoy and I hope you'll have a lot of fun tapping this one.
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