Slap Guitar Study
Few techniques have evolved as much as Slap Guitar, which opens up an almost infinite range of sonic possibilities.
The most important modern guitarists have realized that you simply can't keep moving forward without a solid command of Slap Guitar.
By far, this is the most challenging way to play, but it's also the one that adds the most tonal range and visual appeal to our performances.
That's why we're going to walk you through the most complete book available on Slap Guitar. We'll also leave you the PDF file and the audio so you can download them and start your practice sessions.
What Is Slap Guitar?
Slap Guitar is the art of applying the slap technique used on electric bass, but on the guitar, whether electric or acoustic.
So on a guitar of any kind, you play techniques such as Thumb, Double Thumb, Pop, Fingers Pop, Palm Mute Pop, Mute Slap, Pop Slap, and Mute Pop.
In the same way, you combine these Slap Guitar techniques with other more common guitar techniques, such as:
- Slide
- Hammer On
- Hammer Off
- Legato
- Glissando
- Pull Off
- Pull On
- Tapping
- Tremolo
- Vibrato
- Bending
- Pre Bending
- Bend Up Down
There are so many guitar techniques out there that when you combine them with Slap Guitar, your possibilities become almost limitless.
That's exactly why this way of playing and composing for modern guitar is the most complex, dynamic, and exciting approach around today.
The Best Slap Guitar Players
Even though you've surely heard of plenty of guitarists, we're confident that a few of the ones we'll mention will be new to you.
Each of them shares similarities in their playing style, but they also have unique qualities that are remarkable and impressive.
- Seiji Igusa.
- Ichika Nito.
- Manuel Gardner Fernandes.
- Tim Henson.
You're probably wondering which of them is our favorite, and the answer is Ichika Nito and Manuel Gardner Fernandes. There's something about them that mirrors our own approach to playing guitar and chasing complete technical mastery.
Slap Guitar Method
The best method to begin your Slap Guitar studies is Slap & Pop Techniques for Guitar.
In this method you'll find 52 licks and lessons that take you progressively through the slap technique applied to the guitar.
Parts of the Book
Overall, the book is made up of five chapters that guide you with notation, tablature, and MP3 audio so you have both a visual and an aural reference.
- Chapter One: you'll get to practice funk slap guitar lines that are seriously appealing.
- Chapter Two: this covers funk and rock phrases that each have their own distinct sound and feel for the genre.
- Chapter Three: this section takes you through slap and pop applied to R&B and Motown, which sound fantastic.
- Chapter Four: here you'll find Slap Guitar applied to Latin genres and Reggae.
- Chapter Five: you'll wrap up this chapter with technical exercises that are genuinely challenging.
Remember that we're leaving you the book in PDF and the audio in MP3 so you can download them.
Don't wait any longerโstart your training and take a giant leap forward in your guitar technique.
