Blues Bass: Bass Guitar Solo: Instrumental Tutor

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.

Progressive Blues Bass covers all the important aspects of blues Bass playing. It deals with the most common blues progressions turnarounds scales riffs and techniques in a variety of blues styles.Allexamples are presented in both standard music notation and tablature. Styles and techniques covered include: walking bass jazz blues reggae rock blues latin blues harmonics and slap technique.

Lessons and music in the style of Willie Dixon Larry Taylor and more in standard and guitar tab notations. Helps players with blues tone bass clef reading Upright and Electric set-up and recording techniques as well as tips onpractising. Includes a CD with over 20 Play-Along Tracks.

This book/CD pack by blues expert Dave Rubin provides bassists with a step-by-step breakdown of the styles and techniques of Motown with an emphasis on the legendary James Jamerson - the bassman in demand.

We have all heard bass lines that literally make the song. The purpose of this book is to integrate sight-reading ability with the facility to create such original and memorable bass lines. The author includes studies and examples in rock blues jazz reggae funk Calypso and other styles- all while imparting new playing skills and essential music theory.This book is not a shortcut method but rather offers a clear overall perspective of learning to play the bass in popular styles. The appendix includes information on key signatures scale patterns and a versatile chart of chord spellings from major triads to 13th chords. Written primarily in standard notation with a fewfretboard scale diagrams this book will give you the comprehensive fretboard knowledge and improved sight-reading ability you need to become The Literate Bassist you were meant to be!

Bass Lesson Goldmine Series-Expand your Bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series. Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics 100 Blues Lessons includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus access to online audio featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book.A huge variety of blues Bass styles techniques and concepts are covered including: blues scale; 12-bar blues; turnarounds; swing blues; the box shape; the Rhumba; 12/8 slow blues; palm muting;string bending; arpeggios; understanding chord symbols; playing with the kick Drum; Chicago blues; Texas blues; New Orleans blues; double stops; Willie Dixon style; Tommy Shannon style; Jack Bruce style and much more.

A comprehensive source for learning to build melodic walking Bass lines in all styles for Acoustic or Electric Bass. The accompanying CD includes 31 full-band tracks and features Peter Erskine and Mike Wofford. The aim of thisbook is to help you understand the various techniques used to construct a good walking bass line which are inherent to traditional jazz playing and other forms of music such as blues rock country gospel.

Questo metodo semplice ed efficace vi permetterà di capire come comporre una linea di basso o diventare più creativi se già conoscete le basi! La prima parte vi guiderà passo dopo passo nel percorso creativo. Partendo dalle basi fino ai concetti più avanzati scoprirete tutti i mezzi le tecniche ed alcuni consigli per scegliere le note giuste ossia quelle che permettono di creare splendide linee di basso. La seconda parte dedicata esclusivamente alla pratica propone di applicare i concetti visti precedentemente. Su non meno di 8 giri di vari stili (rock hard and heavy folk blues reggae funk soul jazz) troverete 5 grooves diversi ossia 40 linee di basso in tutto! Ognuna illustra una o più nozioni esposte nella prima parte e presenta un?analisi precisa degli elementi che la costituiscono. Quest?opera fa quindi da collegamento tra la teoria e la pratica tra le conoscenze e la musicalità tra lo studio ed il piacere di suonare. Per quanto riguarda il disco dati allegato (audio mp3 e video mp4) troverete per le 40 linee di basso la dimostrazione in video a velocità normale poi ridotta nonché le numerose basi musicali corrispondenti in versione ?lunga durata? in modo da dare la possibilità ad ognuno di potersi esprimere a due velocità diverse.