Well, trying to make a lesson in a friend’s house in Sao Paulo, thx Marcio:-)
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Im not in a bad mood, just concentrated:-)
Most of the Marcus Miller slap version of Jaco’s Teen Town.
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Finger funk line with the chord E7#9 as harmonics

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E major pentatonic melodic slapline with emphasis on the 9th and 6th – giving it a slightly more jazzy sound.
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Em pentatonic fill in 2 octaves – I tend to favor switching positions with my first finger when goin down the neck
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A tutorial i made for a student som time ago regarding the different techniques for muting, choking , damping… strings Either to stop unwanted ringing noises or for effect

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Slapline in E with B minor pentatonic fill , B minor over E minor sounds coolio!:-)

Jeez! Its video # 300! (I need to get a life, lol)

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Am pentatonic exercise using all 5 positions of the minor pentatonic scale, but in 4 note groupings and only using the top 2 strings (G and D).The exercise is played 4 times, 2 x starting on the root/octave, 1 x on the minor third and 1 x on the root again.

Can of course be played over C major too – after all the Am pentatonic scale share exactly the same notes as the C major pentatonic scale.

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Simple funkgroove in G, notice the percussive pick up slap on 2 & 4 – helps the groove

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