A concise easy-to-understand bass method in notation and tablature. This text will acquaint the bass player with basic chord progressions chord notes walking bass patterns and a contemporary solo in the keys of C G F B B-flat D D minor A E-flat A minor G minor E E minor A-flat and C minor. Also included is a handy reference section on bass chords including major minor diminished augmented and many other chords in all keys.

This book and CD combination are about the styles and grooves that make up the full array of today\'s Rock scene. If you want to be a well-rounded well-trained musician this has all the material you need to know! You will also get insight into the constant cross-fertilization of sub-styles that make Rock a rich and exciting musical genre. This book breaks down Rock into fifteen of the most important sub-styles. For each sub-style you get a comprehensive lesson centring on a fully notated \'chart\' of the music on the CD. The CD contains a performance demo and then a version without the bass so you can play along. With the sound of the music in your ears you can studyand practice the technical aspects performing the rhythms and lines of each style. Each style section contains historical references and background useful information and explanations about the styles notated musical examples of each approach technical exercises to help with particular passages important performance tips and demonstration performances and play-along tracks on accompaniment CDs.

From the Beginning-The New Method for Electric Bass provides a full step-by-step guide for all aspiring students of electric bass. Topics are presented and expanded gradually allowing you to gain a complete level of understanding. Plus all the exercises are written in standard notation and tablature and are provided with fingering and technical tips for practicing.

Learn To Burn: Electric Bass is intended for the Bass player who wants to stretch his or her limits and begin playing outside his or her comfort zone. Starting with just the right hand the materialcovers warm-ups scales chords and etudes that will help you develop ideas and expand your technique.Different musical styles and time signatures are presented along with all the chords that comprise most western music.Working through this book will help you acquire limitless chops and become the bassist with the tastiest ideas - the one that other musicians will want to play with.

Contains Books 1 2 and 3-The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play bass. It is based on years of teaching bass tudents of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world.This complete edition contains books 1 2 and 3 bound together in one easy-to-use volume.

The Ultimate Self-Teaching Method!-The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction terrific play-a-long songs and a booklet with all music examples. Simply follow along with the songs in the booklet as you watch the teacher on the DVD. Play Bass Today! is a complete guide to the basics : Songs Riffs and Scales All Musical Styles Playing Tips and Techniques Standard Notation and Tablature Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of bass music!

This comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance. It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions basic theory the first position how to read music fingering accelerated fingerboard studies a fingerboard note location chart to the 12th fret four-string studies rhythm studies syncopated rhythms and dotted notes. The book then introduces the second through seventeenthposition scale and arpeggio studies accelerated fingerings using two-octave scales and various arpeggios chord applications rhythm patterns extension fingerings and harmonic minor and harmonized major scales using diatonic7th chords. Part IV consists of theory for the bassists chord construction relating chord symbols and numbers and the harmonized major natural harmonic and ascending (jazz) melodic minor scales. Diagrams of 26 chords withthe transposition charts using 'G' and 'C' fingerings are included. Each progression covers many playing styles encountered by the modern bassist including: walking 2-beat syncopated rhythms(funk) Latin bebop changes pop-rock blues traditional blues deadened-string technique funk playing plus full chord progressions within tunes. Chords are suggested for the very diverse bass lines syncopated patterns scales and arpeggios. Written instandard notation with chord diagrams.

Constructing Bass Lines-In this 2-DVD set John Moyer of the multi-platinum selling band Disturbed shares the bass techniques that have made him a key part of propelling the band into metal history! Learn how he uses his pick to attack the strings and create an aggressive sound and techniques like octaves and fifths hammer-ons pull-offs and slides. John teaches how he adds transition notes chromatically to make bass lines flow. He reveals his signature method for writing syncopates bass lines and teaches you to combine simple and complex techniques to create a sound that ???cuts??? through. John created custom backing tracks for this program that you will use to apply what you learn. It's packed withtechniques that every aspiring metal bassist must know!Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

Pentatonic scales are probably the most used scales in music. They are widely employed in jazz rock blues fusion pop and practically in all kinds of music around the world. This fact makes the pentatonic scale a very important part of learning to play.This book focuses on the most frequently used pentatonic sales including the ethnic and the exotic scales.Each scale in this reference guide is introduced by a brief summary showing the scale structure and construction the main chord over which the scale works well and a list of relevant scales that with their colour and flavour affinities give rise to a similar melodic effect with the same soundcharacteristics. The development over one and two octaves follows together with fingerings and tablature for four and five-string basses.

Dean Peer is an internationally acclaimed solo bass artist and is widely recognized as the autority on the use of bass harmonics. In this book Dean reveals his revolutionary techniques for expanding the range of the bass guitar using harmonics. Dean begins with basic techniques then shows you how to create fabulous linear lines and chord voicings using his remarkable techniques for false and dual node harmonics. All music is written in standard notation and tablature and all the examples are contained on the included CD.

Trinity College London?s Rock and Pop graded song books contain real songs from legendary artists with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Bass Guitar at grade 8.