Symbols and Abbreviations

Lesson 3/40 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Metal Bass Technique

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 you "fretting" finger. Do not "pick" the note.

Quick Hammer-on

Slide – into the indicated note

Slide – only the first note is picked

Slide – commence the slide somewhere further up the neck

Slide – quick

Pull-off

Vibrato

Ghost Notes – mute

Dampen

Up-pick motion or strum

Down-pick or strum

Up-strum or raking

Down-strum or raking

Harmonic

Thumb slap or tap with the thumb

Popping Effect

Wood Slapping

Hammer Attack

Tapping right hand

Tapping using Index finger

Tapping Index and Middle finger together

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- Symbols and Abbreviations 3- Tablature 4- The Slide (Marked Sand/or G) 5- Pull-offs (PO) 6- Hammer-on and Pull-offs Combination 7- Hammer-on and Pull-offs Tremolo 8- Vibrato(indicated ) 9- Ghost Notes 10- Combining Hammer-on and Ghost Notes 11- Dampening 12- Single Finger Flicking Technique 13- Strumming 14- Finger-Picking Style 15- Arpeggio Style 16- Double Stops 17- Harmonics 18- Alternating Harmonics Between Different Frets 19- Picking with the Thumb 20- Fingerstyle Playing with Dampened Strings 21- Open String/Hammer-on Combination 22- Raking Technique 23- Barring Technique 24- The Slap Technique 25- The Popping Effect(indicated P) 26- Popping Effect with the Thumb 27- Hammer-on Combination with the Slapping Technique 28- Crosshammer 29- Left Hand Hammer-ons with Double-Stops 30- Slapping Wood Technique (indicated d) 31- The Hammer-Attack (indicated by HA) 32- The Tapping Technique (right hand) (indicated L) 33- Tapping with Octaves 34- Right Hand Double-Stop Playing 35- Block Chords 36- Left Hand Double-Stop Playing 37- Double Octave Tapping 38- Chord Tapping 39- Cross Tapping 40- Tuning with Harmonics

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Symbols and Abbreviations