Bass Lessons - Victor Wooten Thumb Exercise bass tab

Td- Thumb Downwards

Tu- Thumb Upwards

Pi- Pluck With Index Finger

Pm- Pluck With Middle Finger

This Is A Great Exercise That I Saw On You Tube And It’s A Really

Great Exercise For Slaps.

The first thing you do is take your thumb and (Much Like A Pick)

hit the note in a downwards motion and then take your thumb and

hit it in a upwards motion which will lokk like this…

G---------------------------------|

D---------------------------------|

A-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

E---------------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Td Tu Td Tu Td Tu Td Tu

Then work this with a Pluck with your index finger like such.

G-------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------|

A-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|

E-------------------------------------|

1 e a 2 e a 3 e a 4 e a

Td Tu Pi Td Tu Pi Td Tu Pi Td Tu Pi

After that exercise throw in a pluck with your middle finger as well

G-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Tb Tu Pi Pm Tb Tu Pi Pm Tb Tu Pi Pm Tb Tu Pi Pm

If you work this with some scales it helps, but the main point

of this exercise is to learn how to play fast with out having the

need to use a pick.