The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just starting to learn to play the electric bass guitar. You can play your favourite songs in no time with this comprehensive tutor. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Includes: tuning playing position first second and third positions rhythms and eighth-notes play-along examples with six full songs and all the fundamental techniques and basics.This DVD is designed so that it can stand alone or accompany the Hal Leonard Bass Method books.

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.

Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know! From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing this programme has something for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons withbassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniques popularised by Marcus Miller Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You’ll learn the four elements of Slap and Pop as well as advanced techniques likeoctaves fifths muting double slapping sliding the snap bending notes and using effects. By the end of this programme you’ll be the funkiest bass player around!

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.

Modern Electric Bass Method Grade 1 combines ease of learning with outstanding music selections and provides music theory essential to understanding the book's performance demands.Tablature was not usedin this book except in specific situations in order to encourage the development of standard music notation reading skills. With the large number of extended range electric Basses being used today an effort was made to includenotes for those instruments where applicable.In some instances a choice of two notes instead of one is provided. These can be played in whatever octave the student prefers or has available on the instrument. Includesaccess to online audio.

Anyone can get started learning Bass Guitar with this user-friendly basic method. Loaded with easy-to-read examples in both TAB and standard notation this book teaches everything from how to pluck a string to how to build your own bass lines. Get ready to find out about scales and arpeggios; playing in blues rock and funk styles; and even slap 'n' pop technique!

La basse fait partie de ces instruments qui procurent une sensation immédiatement agréable flirtant malicieusement avec notre inconscient !... Il est vrai que parfois on sent un bien être nous envahir et on se rend compte que c?est tout simplementla basse.

A Guide to the Essential Styles and Techniques-A complete guide to mastering the techniques and stylistic details of the Blues Bass Guitar using classic blues songs and standards to get you playing in the right way straight away.Learn to lay down solid basslines for straight blues shuffles and other important variations. You will discover a host of songs by the kings of the blues including Muddy Waters Freddie King Otish Rush and The Allman Brothers by getting to grips with the actual riffs used on the original recordings.Song include Born Under A Bad Sign Hoochie Coochie Man Pride And Joy and Sweet Home Chicago.

This Musicians Institute Master Class edition is the the complete guide to understanding and applying chord structures on the bass guitar. Learning to play chords will enhance your ability to hear chord progressions and qualities improve your composition and arranging skills and strengthen your soloing chops and overall musicianship. This thorough book covers all you need to know including double stops major and minor triads diminished and augmented triads seventh chords chordal song arrangements different styles a chord glossary and more! The online audio features 76 demo tracks of all the exercises in the book.

Starter Series DVD-Learning to play an instument has never been easier or more affordable. Volume Two covers: major and minor pentatonic scales harmonics chords left hand muting octaves fifths bass lines funk grooves slapping plucking and much more!

Pentatonic scales are probably the most used scales in music. They are widely employed in jazz rock blues fusion pop and practically in all kinds of music around the world. This fact makes the pentatonic scale a very important part of learning to play.This book focuses on the most frequently used pentatonic sales including the ethnic and the exotic scales.Each scale in this reference guide is introduced by a brief summary showing the scale structure and construction the main chord over which the scale works well and a list of relevant scales that with their colour and flavour affinities give rise to a similar melodic effect with the same soundcharacteristics. The development over one and two octaves follows together with fingerings and tablature for four and five-string basses.

Constituée de 50 superbes solos de basse cette méthode permet à tous les apprentis bassistes de se faire plaisir en étant pour quelques instants ?lead? au sein d?un groupe. Une aspiration toujours plus présente chez les bassistes de tous niveaux... Pour offrir un tour d?horizon des plus intéressants ces solos sont aussi très variés de par leur tonalité leur nature (majeure ou mineure) mais aussi leur interprétation (binaire ou ternaire) leur densité ou encore la richesse de leur phrasé. Enfin un chapitre préliminaire vous présentesuccinctement les outils qu?il est indispensable de connaître (gammes et effets de jeu) pour bien comprendre les 50 solos de cette méthode être éventuellement capable de les développer de les enrichir voire même d?en créer vous-même par la suite. Le DVD Vidéo permet d?entendre et de visualiser l?ensemble des 50 solos dans le détail à vitesse normale puis au ralenti vous donnant ainsi la possibilité d?effectuer les bons gestes de choisir les bons doigtés et de jouer rythmiquement ?en place? ! Le CD mp3 est pour sa part composé d?autant de playbacks qu?il n?y a de solos. Soit 50 playbacks joués à deux tempi différents : le tempo d?objectif (vitesse réelle) et le tempo de travail (vitesse lente). La durée de ces playbacks est volontairement longue (4 à 5 minutes chacun soit plus de 7h de musique en tout !) pour vous donner le temps de vous exercer dans les meilleures conditions possibles.

Play Right Now!-This revolutionary book will have you jamming right away. No matter what your level of musical knowledge this is a simple fun method for students of all ages who want to start playing bass. Pop in the accompanying CD and jamwith the band in a variety of musical styles including rock blues country and funk.