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 50 Walking Basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. They will most certainly experience a whole heap of pleasure with the playing materials provided here.All 50 Walking Basslines are based on chord progressions that recall some of the greatest jazz standards of all time: Autumn Leaves Someday My Prince Will Come Giant Steps Blues For Alice Anthropology Blue Bossa Stella By Starlight So What Take Five Black Orpheus My Funny Valentine All The Things You Are In A Sentimental Mood Satin Doll and Take The ATrain to name but a few.To teach you all the particularities of the 50 Walking Basslines presented here and eventually enable you to piece some together yourself an entire chapter of this coursebook has been dedicated to the fundamental principles procedures and techniques behind this type of bassline. You therewith have a realistic chance of becoming an expert on the subject.For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are walking basslines in the coursebook; these can be played along to 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 proper length (about 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 6h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under best conditions enough time to thoroughly internalize these 50 walking basslines and hence compose your own ones.

A complete instruction book and CD pack for the beginning bass guitarist. Learn to play blues, rock and country styles. Covers everything from how to tune the bass to advanced techniques like string-slapping and thumb slapping. A good introduction to the Fast Forward Series. / Guitare Basse

Play with metallica iron maiden nirvana and others. 10 leadsheets for bass players each on one double page with tab version as additional leadsheet. No more turning pages while playing along. Including CD with full version and play-along version as mp3. very good readability ? clearly marked songparts.

Your all-in-one package for learning to play the bass guitar. Guidebook gets you playing right away and allows you to practise along with accompanying audio tracks. The DVD features an expert teacher and more. / Guitare Basse

La série Bass Play-long vous aidera à jouer vos morceaux préférés rapidement et facilement ! Juste suivre l'onglet, écouter le CD d'entendre comment la basse devrait sonore et ensuite jouer le long en utilisant les pistes de soutien distincts. La mélodie et les paroles sont inclus dans le livre dans le cas où vous souhaitez à chanter, ou tout simplement vous aider à suivre. Le CD audio est jouable sur tout lecteur de CD et également amélioré afin que les utilisateurs de PC & Mac peuvent ajuster l'enregistrement à un rythme sans changer de brai ! / Basse / 64 pages / Partition + CD

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.

Designed and written by world-renowned bassist Tony Grey , Bass Academy features hundreds of musical examples and exercises, as well as step-by-step guides on theory and playing approach. Hundreds of specially-composed exercises and musical examples A DVD of exclusive video tutorials - your own one-to-one masterclass with Tony A wealth of insight into Jazz, in an accessible and easy-to-use layout Learn directly from one of the world's most exciting modern Jazz bassists The DVD lessons and tutorials have been specially recorded to give an intimate insight into the techniques and exercises that appear in the book. The innovative format is highly-detailed yet easy to use making it perfect for both new and experienced musicians who want to learn jazz bass from a true virtuoso. / Guitare Basse

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.

Par WILSON MARK. Stringtastic Book 2: Double Bass teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination. Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teacher’s Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Recueil / Contrebasse

Par RASO JASON. Jason Raso's Soloing on Electric Bass: A Chord Tone Approach provides the next step following his first book for Mel Bay Publications, Improvising on Electric Bass. The primary focus of this second book is to help you develop a more melodic approach to solo bass playing. The author suggests avoiding root notes, concentrating instead on chord tones of a 3rd, 5th, and 7th as fertile ground to begin revising your approach to more creative soloing. Following a series of standard notation exercises exploring intervals and goal notes in all keys, Jason presents a dozen original solo etudes in notation and tablature. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Pédagogie / Tablatures / Guitare Basse