【064】Slap Bass Breakdown: 'Dark Necessities' in 5 Levels

In this video, I've extracted the slap bass phrases from Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dark Necessities."

To help you practice these slap bass phrases step by step, I've broken them down into five levels.

LEVEL 1: Reduce the number of notes to the minimum to grasp the basic flow.
LEVEL 2: Focus on the phrases of the 1st and 2nd beats, incorporating 16th note rhythms and ghost notes. Initially, your fingers might not move well, but keep challenging yourself.
LEVEL 3: Focus on the phrases of the 1st and 3rd beats.
LEVEL 4: Play the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd beats, and rest on the 4th beat.
LEVEL 5: By playing in order, your fingers will become much more agile, and you'll be able to play proficiently. In fact, even students with less than a year of bass experience have been able to play it.
I've included the tablature in the latter part of the video, so be sure to check it out.