Step One : Play Bass Scales

A complete new series of instruction book and CD packs for the beginning guitarist, bass guitarist or harmonica player. Master the basics of playing your chosen instrument plus a complete guide to playing in the styles of country, folk, blues and rock. A good introduction to the Fast Forward Series. Step into the exciting world of major, minor, modal, blues, rock, and jazz scales. A complete guide to using scales to build speed, endurance, and fretboard fluency for beginning bass players. / Guitare Basse, Guitare Basse Tab

The motto in this tutorial is 'Gained in practice for use in practice'! What awaits you here' No one- or two-bar riffs and licks but complete chord progressions performed in the style of illustrious blues guitar players such as Otis Rush B.B. King Eric Clapton Freddie King Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan or Magic Sam! The motto in this tutorial is 'Gained in practice for use in practice'! What awaits you here' No one- or two-bar riffs and licks but complete chord progressions performed in the style of illustrious blues Guitar players such as Otis Rush B.B. King Eric Clapton Freddie King Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan or Magic Sam! In the preliminary chapter of this tutorial you will first be taught how to piece basslines together in blues. This wonâ??t only allow you to comprehend the 50 basslines presented here but in a second step it will also enable you to create your own ones. For that you need to learn about structure rhythm arpeggios scales chromaticapproaches ... in sum to get to know blues by delving into it! The DVD included in the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 basslines â?? first at actual playing speed then at a slower speed. This again gives you the opportunity to closely follow the movement of the hands to choose the right fingerings and keep a steady beat(!) For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are basslines in the tutorial; the 50 backing tracks are recorded at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slower speed). On the backing track at actual playing speed the bass is only present during the first round then it disappears yielding the floor to you. The backing tracks provided here are of an appropriate length (about 4 to 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 7h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under the best conditions.

The Improviser's Bass Method by Chuck Sher, is the complete method book for electric or upright Bass. This is a well tested and proven method, endorsed by bass greats such as Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid and others, this is acomprehensive start-to-finish method for bass that includes everything from, holding your instrument to improvising with other musicians. Taking into account both beginners and more experienced players, the book isfilled with charts of how all the scales and chords lie on the fingerboard, hundreds of foundation exercises to help bassists gain mastery of their instrument, ideas for constructing bass lines, soloing and more. Alsoincludestranscriptions of bass lines and solos by dozens of the greatest jazz bassists, all of which combine to form a fabulous method.

Perfect for beginning bassist or players who want to enhance their knowledge. Starting with a review of reading music, this book explains the basics of music theory as it relates to being a great bass player with an easy, step-by-step approach. Before you know it, you'll be using major scales, triads and 7th chords to create cool-sounding bass lines for the most important chord progressions all bassists need to know. Learn to lock in with a drummer and the basics of blues and funk styles. Students, teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough, easy-to-use method.

On this 2 DVD set legendary heavy metal bassist David Ellefson reveals the fundamental skills required to play metal bass.On DVD 1 you'll learn the basics like holding the bass hand positioning and reading tablature. Key metal elements like playing with a pick and your fingers how to mute scale basics exercises and alternate tunings are also covered. Learn rhythms & timing octaves & fifths and how to create a great bass sound.On DVD 2 David reveals his personal secrets to riff-oriented bass lines and rips through advanced chords scales and metal bass techniques like the gallop half step demonic tones hammer-ons and pull-offs. Play the bass linesalong with the custom drum and guitar backing tracks and experience how it feels to play in a metal band.

This is the first of a series of books from Dino Monoxelos. He developed this book after years of teaching the importance of learning arpeggios and scales in all twelve keys to his students. This of course is only one facet ofbeing a great bass player but knowing your scales and arpeggios is one of the keys to developing new and creative bass lines. Whether you are a student of jazz or a full on heavy metal monster this book will help you to learnsome of the arpeggios and scales that are important elements in writing great bass lines and great bass solos. This book will take you through step by step how to learn and then practice your major scales and arpeggios in oneoctave two octaves and how to connect them up and down your fingerboard.

New! 9 demo/play-a-long tracks. Essential companion : volume 24. The culmination of Jamey?s 25 years as one of the world?s leading jazz exponents. Volume 1 has unlocked the mysteries of jazz improvisation for a whole generation of musicians who previously had nowhere to turn for competent rhythm sections and accurate instruction. Now, Volume 1 has all new, updated information presented in a new manner that is both easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improvisation. Includes chapters on scales/chords, developing creativity, improv fundamentals, 12 Blues Scales, Bebop scales, pentatonic scales and usage, time and feeling, melodic development, II/V7s, related scales and modes, practical exercises/patterns and licks, Dominant 7th tree of scale choices, nomenclature, chromaticism, scale syllabus, and more. This complete improvisation set, along with Volume 24, MAJOR AND MINOR, can greatly open your ears and improve your playing. Music is fun and this set is the first step to enjoying it. Each of the 10 recorded tracks feels great and is fun to play with. Recorded tracks include Blues in Bb and F, Dorian minor tracks, four-measure cadences, cycle of dominants, 24-measure song, II/V7 in all keys. Book includes transposed parts for all instruments.Support média : Compact discLangue : en anglais