5 String Bass Right Hand Technique is a free video lesson by Russ Rodgers that demonstrates muting techniques and proper right hand form for play playing a five string bass with a two finger picking technique. The exercises in this video will quickly and efficiently improve your right hand technique and eliminate the ringing sound caused by the unused strings.
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Here is the tab for our first exercise
Now let's try exercise 2
And here is the tablature for our third exercise
Slap Bass Mastery by Russ Rodgers is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson that will teach you the beginning concepts of playing slap bass. Russ will show you in detail the proper right hand (thumb) technique for striking the strings. You will also learn the popping and double thumbing skills. The exercises in this lesson will help you improve your conditioning and technique and allow you to move on to more advanced concepts. $4.99
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