Symbols and Abbreviations

Lesson 7/49 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Blues Bass

Symbols and Abbreviations

The Left Hand

The Right Hand

staccato (short detached note)

Hammer-on; generate the sound of a note with the force of your "fretting" finger. Do not "pick" the note.

Quick Hammer-on

Slide – into the indicated note

Slide – only the first note is picked

Slide - begin the slide somewhere further up the neck

Slide – quick

Pull-off

Vibrato

Ghost Notes – mute

Harmonic

Thumb Slap

Popping Effect

Hammer-Attack

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- Glossary of Musical Terms 3- The Basic of Music 4- Play Position 5- Tuning 6- SECTION FOUR: <br> APPENDICES 7- The Hammer-on (marked as H) 8- The Major Scale 9- New Topic 10- Music Staff 11- Tuning The Bass to Itself 12- The Pull-Off (marked as PO) 13- The Octave 14- The Right Hand 15- Notation 16- Notes 17- The Major Pentatonic Scale 18- Electronic Tuners 19- The Left Hand 20- Harmonics 21- Note Values 22- Stop Time Blues Rhythm 23- Fretboard Diagram 24- Tuning with Harmonics 25- Rock-Latin Blues 26- The 12 Bar Blues Progression 27- Reggae Blues 28- The Tie 29- Open Strings Note 30- Basic Blues Feel (Quarter Notes) 31- Blues Intros and Endings 32- Blues Funk 33- Time Signatures 34- Riffs 35- Symbols and Abbreviations 36- Walking Bass 37- The Slap Technique The Thumb (marked as T) 38- Half Time Feel (Quarter Note Rests) 39- The Minor Scale 40- Eighth Note Feel 41- Ghost Notes 42- The Minor Pentatonic Scale 43- Eighth Note Triplets 44- Minor Blues Progressions 45- The Popping Effect (marked as P) 46- The Blues Scale 47- Slap Grooves 48- Shuffle Rhythm 49- Jazz Blues

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Symbols and Abbreviations