Basic Bass Lines

Beginner - Advanced-Designed by John McCarthy this Master Edition combines all levels of this award-winning series in a complete course! Learn the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the Bass for comfortable playing and fast effective learning. Next learn rhythm timing basic Bass lines and how to play along with a drummer. Learn 3rds 5ths and octaves and how to apply them in a song. Plucking techniques including slap and pop and using a pick are covered in depth. Next learn scales from minor pentatonic to full major scales as you play them in patterns across the neck and apply them to form Bass lines and write songs. All genresof music are covered from blues to rock and from jazz to metal. Learn walking Bass lines drop D tuning and syncopated bass lines and apply them over full band backing tracks to get the sensation of playing in your own band. From theory to complete songs everything you need to master Bass Guitar. Download audio backing tracks and demonstrations that correspond with each lesson in the book. Hear each lesson played slowly and at regular speed. Play songs and Bass lines over full band backing tracks to get the sensation of playing in a band! Register using the member number inside the past page of the book. Book also includes Bonus video lessons.

Par ARCHARD CHUCK. This book teaches everything you need to know to create great bass lines. An easy-to-use, step-by-step approach to basic theory is given as a foundation, and then the essential styles-and many styles within each style-are explored from the bass point of view. Learn how the bass fits into the group, the important bass techniques for each style and even what tempos to expect. Bass players, arrangers and composers alike will love the hundreds of tips and sample bass lines. A CD demonstrating all the examples and for playing along is available. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Guitare Basse Tablatures

In this book bass master Ron Carter illustrates the basic concepts of creating bass lines while you play along to the online audio tracks with an all star rhythm section.

For 4 and 5 String Bass Set. Par BRUNEL BUNNY. Bunny Brunel has played with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Larry Coryell, Wayne Shorter, Al Dimeola, Al Jarreau, and many other jazz and fusion greats. Bunny has compiled over 250 pages of 'nuts and bolts' basics needed to play contemporary bass. Applicable to either 4- or 5-string bass, this comprehensive text covers position playing, utilizing scales and modes, chords and harmony, creating bass lines, improvising, fingering, and much more! In notation only with fretboard diagrams. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / All Styles - Technic / Recueil / Guitare Basse

Acoustic & Electric-Learn the art of jazz Bass. This Berklee Guide is suitable for use with both acoustic and electric Basses and will help you to expand your basic technique to create interesting and grooving Bass lines and melodicallyinteresting solos. Perfect for players who are new to the jazz genre or simply wish to hone their skills this book includes 166 audio tracks of demonstrations and play-alongs featuring a complete jazz combo playing Basslines and solos over standard jazz progressions - perfect for letting you hear how the music should sound before you have fun playing along.

The Bass has been called 'the most important instrument in any band.' The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes keep the 'time flow' or 'pulse' steady and keep the form of the song together. Walking Jazz Lines For Bass is designed to help bassists create beginning to advanced walking patterns (smooth-sounding lines) that can be used in jazz blues R&B gospel Latin and country music. Byexplaining the basics of intervals chords and scales the author builds a framework for understanding bass line patterns. This book presents one- and two-measure patterns that can be used in playing the blues rhythmchanges the II-V-I progression and 20 popular jazz standards. Walking Jazz Lines For Bass is written in standard notation with chord symbols. The audio gives you the opportunity to play with one of thefinest rhythm sections around. It is in stereo with the bass and drums on the left and Piano and Drums on the right. Since the examples in the book are presented both with sample Bass lines and as chord progressions only you caneither follow along with the Bass or practice your own lines with the audio as your accompaniment. Access to online audio is included.

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.

Learn the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the bass and proper hand position for comfortable playing. Next learn rhythm timing basic bass lines and how to play along with a drummer. Learn 5ths and octaves and how to apply them in a song. Playing techniques such as slap pop and using a pick are covered in depth. Walking bass lines sixteenth notes syncopated bass lines intervals and drop D tuning are just a few of the topics that will help you play song progressions and bass lines. From theory to complete songs this program has it all! This program comes with 191 professionally recorded backing tracks on a MP3 CDfor you to play along with. Play them in your home car or load them onto your personal MP3 player. You also get lifetime membership to the Rock House Method lesson support system on the web with your purchase!

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. It takes you further into using scales to build bass lines techniques such as slap and pop and string muting and creating walking bass lines. It also explores ideas such as modes tetrachords pasing tones and varying rhythmic activity. A superb book which keeps things fun and interesting but doesn't sacrifice any important details. An absolute must for any serious Bass player.

Perfect for bassists who have already started and are ready to take the next step into contemporary styles. Also for experiencd 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 the basics of blues and funk styles to lock in with a drummer. Students teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough easy to use method.

Omnibus Edition revised-This Omnibus Edition contains the complete Absolute Beginners Bass course in one complete and convenient package! The Absolute Beginners method has been designed to tellyou everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your Bass Guitar. This edition also features a unique download card with professional demonstration and accompaniment tracks allowing you to start playing musicright away.In one great book you'll get:A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanationsPractical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenanceAudio tracks on the accompanying download card show you how things should soundFull-length accompaniment tracks to play along with!This complete OmnibusEdition of Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar contains possibly all the information and practical guidance you'll need to learn the very basics of the Bass right up to playing your first tunes. Writtenby established bassist and teacher Phil Mulford you will be introduced to the parts of the Bass Guitar tuning and how to hold it before rapidly learning your first notes grooves bass lines and by the end of book 2 riffs slapping funk and a full song!If you are looking for an 'owner's manual' approach to learning to play the Bass Guitar that makes it easier than ever before look no further than this collated edition of AbsoluteBeginners now featuring a practical download card.

This superb study book or method supplement for any bass student contains 19 bass rhythm parts in a mixture of popular styles including shuffles reggae rock swing standard walking bass be-bop 'newgrass ' syncopated Latinlines the jazz waltz and country western. Performance notes are included with each tune explaining how to use position and fingering markings when to shift position how to count and play syncopated rhythm patterns and more.Bass parts are in notation and tablature with fingerings and positions and guitar lead and chord parts are shown. In addition there are sections dealing with slap/pop and hammer-on techniques. Includes a handy 'base line' manualand a chord arpeggio chart. The unique 'one-glance' fingerboard chart shows musical notation exactly where it appears on the frets.

Perfectly adapted and suitable for Bass guitarists who want to get started and take a step forward playing current styles as well as experienced Bass players who want to hone their skills.This book begins with a revision on written music and explains the basics of theory necessary to become a very good Bass player with an easy and progressive approach. Unknowingly you will use major chords triads and scales of 7me to create Bass lines for sounding out the most important scales that any Bass player should know.You will also learn the basics of blues and funk styles to play in perfect sync with the drummer . Whether you 're a student teacher orself-taught you will enjoy this simple meticulous method.