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Slapping

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Mon, 01/15/2018 - 12:49
lhobdey
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For whatever reason slapping hasn't come easily to me especially doing it quickly. My question is this: I'm on Level 3 and thinking in a few weeks I'm ready to submit test material including the song Feelin for the Blues. In the test material exercise 2.4 shows 108 bmp and I can't seem to accurately slap at that rate those quick notes together. Can I just slow that down for the test or do I need to keep practicing and not submit testing until I have this better accomplished?

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Mon, 01/15/2018 - 18:31
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David Barrett
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Hello lhobdey. Slowing down

Hello lhobdey. Slowing down the track is just fine, thank you for asking.

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