Classic Rock Bass Lines

An introduction to playing rock and pop styles techniques sounds and equipment-This distinctive book presents a comprehensive overview of the key bass styles and bass players of Rock and Pop music from 1950 to the present day including Rock'n'Roll the music of The Beatles Disco Classic Rock Reggae R&B and Latin. There are fully notated bass lines and tab as well as chord sheets for you to experience playing in each style and the accompanying CD contains high-quality demos of all the tracks played by the author Dominic Palmer and sought-after musicians from the London pro circuit. Also included on the CD are backing tracks for you to play along with.

Learn the trademark bass lines from rock's most influential bands - step-by-step breakdown of the bass guitar style of Paul McCartney. In-depth analysis of sixteen classic songs.

The latest title in the popular Drum play along series Drum Along: 10 Classic Rock Songs Reloaded allows players to develop and hone their Drum technique while playing along to a selection of classic rock songs. This songbook features lead sheets for hits by Sting Simply Red Queen Red Hot Chili Peppers and more. With helpful tips cues and advice from the experienced instructor Jorg Fabig Drum Along: 10 Classic Rock Songs Reloaded includes a CD with full and play-along versions and a clicktrack to help drummers keep time. Bass lines are also included and are compatible with the Bass version Bass Along: 10 Classic Rock SongsReloaded (BOE5201) so players can gig along with a bassist.

Tab. Tone. Technique.-This is not your typical Bass tab book. In this new Tab+ series from Hal Leonard we provide you guidance on how to capture the Bass tones for each song as well as tips and advice on the techniques used to play the songs. Where possible we've confirmed the gear used on the original recordings via new and previously published interviews with the bassists producers and/or engineers. Then we make general recommendations on how to achieve a similar tone based on that info. Some of the songs will be easy to play even for advanced beginner students and others might present a much greater challenge. In either case we've identified key technique that shouldhelp you learn the songs with greater ease. This volume will help you master 25 must-know Bass classics including: Another One Bites the Dust Around the World Blurred Lines The Boys Are Back in Town Freewill Hey Joe The Joker London Calling My Generation Sledgehammer Strange Brew Sweet Emotion You Can Call Me Al Young Lust and more.

Tunes for Beginning Improvisers. The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser. Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. / Instruments Clé De Fa

Dirt Simple Upright Bass. Although designed for newcomers to the upright bass and bluegrass music in general, this unique approach to creating basslines has something for everyone! The first half focuses on bass-playing essentials, giving the reader a solid technical footing with the instrument. Then, using his own baritone voice and the classic bluegrass song, ?Going Down the Road Feeling Bad,? author Nate Sabat reveals his creative process in crafting effective basslines from the song?s melody and chord progression. The second half focuses on bass playing within the specific context of complementing bluegrass vocals. Well beyond what you might expect from an introductory method, Nate tastefully guides the reader by presenting multiple composed bassline options for each of five well-known bluegrass songs: Rabbit in the Log, Don?t this Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Long Journey Home, I Am a Pilgrim, and Angel Band.Nate?s warm, pitch-perfect vocals can be heard on virtually every track, giving this method an undeniable musicality. A lightly accompanied vocal track with no bass is also provided, so you can be the sole upright or electric bassist in the band. You?ll not only want to back Nate up?but sing harmony with him too! The impulse to sing can?t help but influence your bass playing in a natural and positive way. Nate provides notated versions of the eight major scales most commonly used in bluegrass. Once you get them under your fingers, you?ll soon be able to play along with the book?s 50 companion online recordings.With its simple harmonic palette and repetitive nature, bluegrass music offers bassists the perfect opportunity to become musically literate. If you?ve hesitated to learn to read music, this is the time and place to eliminate that drawback. Working through these 46 pages will provide the tools and confidence needed to create your own engaging and musical basslines and hopefully, you?ll be inspired to continue your bluegrass bass journey for years to come. Includes access to online audio.

Tunes for Beginning Improvisers. The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser. Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshop's summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. / Instruments En Bb

Written by Dominic Alldis, Jazz Piano Tutor at the Royal Academy of Music, this is an invaluable tutor for those wishing to incorporate their previous classical training into learning the Jazz idiom. Divided into two parts, part one begins with improvisation using pantatonic scales, this encourages an exploration of the keyboard using a rudimentary melodic and harmonic framework. Part two begins with an introduction to bebop by applying the melodic syntax found in a Bach prelude to aharmonic progression of a jazz standard. Features explanations and examples of: Pentatonic Improvisation The Blues Rock Piano Rhythmic Displacement Scale Theory Major Scale Theory Applied Melodic Syntax The Language of Bebop Minor Scale Theory Applied Pentatonic Scale Theory Applied Left-Hand Accompaniment Walking Bass Lines Thematic Development Performance Tips. This book represents the culmination of hundreds of hours spent teaching jazz piano, and should be an enjoyable course of study for anyone who loves jazz piano and who wants to make steps towards understanding the vast array of possibilities open to the improvising pianist.

The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser: Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines, and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshops summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. Available in C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef. / Instruments En Do

80 studies developing all aspects of pop Piano playing through focussed technical work. This progressive collection helps players learn and understand the many different challenges of popular Piano playing.Written by rock