It's time to take center stage to deliver all the pyrotechnics usually associated with six-string guitar shredders! Shredding Bass Guitar takes you there through in-depth lessons on building technique, dexterity, and speed. It shows you how to shred using chords, arpeggios, and scales, and covers heavy metal and funk techniques like tapping, string skipping, and slap and pop. Lessons and examples are in the styles of bass masters Billy Sheehan, Les Claypool, Steve Harris, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, and others. Shredding Bass Guitar provides a fresh perspective on the four-string electric bass and is a must-have for any bassist looking to take their playing to a new level. The accompanying CD features all the examples from the book. Features * In-depth lessons for developing technique, dexterity, and speed * For pick-style and fingerstyle players * Covers techniques like string skipping, tapping, two-handed tapping, wide-interval skipping, slap and pop, double thumbing, double popping, and more About the Author David Overthrow is an author, educator, and virtuoso bassist. After attending Berklee College of Music, he began performing with a wide variety of artists throughout the U.S. and Europe, playing rock, funk, jazz, and R and B. David is Director of Music at the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut. He has written for Bass Guitar magazine, authored numerous electric bass methods, and taught three instructional videos for Alfred Music. David has performed with such luminaries as Pat Metheny, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern, Trey Anastasio, Paul Gilbert, Zakk Wylde, and Sonny Landreth. / Guitare Basse

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.

Par TURLAND PETE. Pete Turland gets more out of a standup bass than any other player I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. He's easily the most innovative and charismatic slapper in Canada and probably the US as well. He brings respect to an often unheralded instrument and uncovers a whole realm of sonic possibilities. Why not learn from the best? / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode / Guitare Basse Country

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. Met l'accent sur les deux sujets plus populaires dans le monde bass aujourd'hui : slap bass et multiples à cordes basses. Couvre une grande variété de techniques de gifle triple y compris les pop, double pop et contrôle de la chaîne individuels. Met également l'accent sur la théorie de la musique derrière la gifle basse comme les intervalles, accords, gammes et leur application. Ecrit en standard bass clef et tablature - tous les exemples inclus sur le CD audio de compagnon. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Rock and Blues - Licks and Phrases / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

The Total Jazz Bassist is a complete jazz method, giving equal treatment to electric and double bass. Covering such styles as bebop, Latin, funk, and fusion, this book provides examples and lessons that will help you become a well-rounded bassist. You'll learn to develop walking bass lines, how to solo, bass lines and solo patterns for blues changes, major and minor two-five-one progressions, dominant 7th chord scales, and more! A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is also included.

Stuff All the Pros Know and Use-In 101 Upright Bass Tips renowned bassist Andy McKee presents valuable how-to insights that Double Bass players at all levels will benefit from.The text photos music diagrams and accompanying audio tracks provide a terrific easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including: right- and left-hand technique improvising and soloing practicing proper care of the instrument ear training performance and much more.

These progressive solos include first and fourth position. Through a variety of styles and articulation the young bassist will experience the rich full sound and rhythmic flexibility which are the characteristics of the bass and define the bassist. Whether being moved by the beauty of the long bow sound in 'Down the Road' or feeling 'in the pocket' playing the jazz swing style of 'Step Right Up ' the young bassist will realize that no other instrument can make the same connection between musician soul and instrument.

(Downes Mike)-This is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Intended for beginners and professionals alike the book deals with playing in '2' creating walking bass lines 3/4 time using a 'broken feel' modal and slash-chord harmony ballads and much more. Each chapter is full of fundamental and advanced concepts and ideas accompanied by transcribed examples from the masters of jazz bass playing. Mike Downes is currently the head of the bass departement at prestigious Humber College in Toronto. He is much in demand as a clinician and he continues to be one of the most sought after bassists in Canada.

Jay Farmer: First Lessons (Bass) is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. The material covered in this book is approximately the materialcovered in the first 8 lessons of private bass instruction. This book makes use of the 3-finger left hand position commonly found in double bass technique. The emphasis on left hand technique allows the student to develop aconsistent fingering approach to the fingerboard reduces unnecessary strain on the left hand and makes the bass more accessible to younger students or students with small hands.After the left hand technique has beenestablished the book introduces the student to important elements of bass line construction including blues patterns the root-fifth relationship and common rhythmic patterns.Introduction for beginning students tothe fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass.Book is approximately the material covered in the first 8 lessons of private bass instruction.Makes use of the '3-finger' left hand position commonly foundin double bass technique.Offers student important elements of bass line construction: blues patterns root-fifth relationship and common rhythmic patterns.Companion CD included.

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. Everything is covered here - starting with all the basics like octaves, hammer-ons and pull-offs. It then builds into the most advanced slap techniques including double and triple pops, flamenco thumb technique, and plucks. There are lessons in upright bass slap, as well as modal harmony studies. The grooves cover a wide range of styles that include jazz fusion, walking lines, fingerstyle conversion, pop/dance, funk/soul, bluegrass, Dixieland, etc. These lessons have something for almost any student - written in bass clef and tablature with CD. / Niveau : Débutant / Rock - Methods / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

Cette leçon met un bassiste début fermement en territoire intermédiaire avec l'enseignement du mineur échelles, des tonalités, une variété de signatures du temps et des changements de corde plus complexes. Todd Phillips fournit inestimable exercices pour vous aider à renforcer et étirer vos doigts et développer une technique rythmique solide. Importants conseils sont donnée sur la façon de fonctionner comme un bassiste dans un groupe, l'écoute, de soutenir et de répondre aux autres joueurs. Comme dans la leçon 1, notre unique à l'écran diagrammes et close up camera work vous aidera à comprendre les tendances de l'échelle et vous permettra de localiser avec précision les notes sur la touche. Approche minutieuse, étape par étape de Todd sera démystifier la contrebasse et sera shownyou comment jouer avec la technique, le moment et ton niveau professionnel / Guitare Basse

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : First Lessons Number of pages : 32 First Lessons Bass is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. The material covered in this book is approximately the material covered in the first 8 lessons of private bass instruction. This book makes use of the 3-finger left hand position commonly found in double bass technique. The emphasis on left hand technique allows the student to develop a consistent fingering approach to the fingerboard, reduces unnecessary strain on the left hand, and makes the bass more accessible to younger students or students with small hands. After the left hand technique has been established, the book introduces the student to important elements of bass line construction including blues patterns, the root-fifth relationship, and common rhythmic patterns. - Introduction for beginning students to the - fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. - Book is approximately the material covered in the - first 8 lessons of private bass instruction. - Makes use of the 3-finger left hand position - commonly found in double bass technique. - Offers student important elements of bass line - construction: blues patterns, root-fifth relationship, - and common rhythmic patterns. - Companion CD included.

from 2012-ABRSM: Double Bass Scales And Arpeggios - Grades 6-8 (From 2012) contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grades 6-8 Double Bass exams.Key features:all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012 with bowing patternshelpful introduction including advice on preparing for the examuser-friendly format and clear page layout

The legendary jazz bassist Ray Brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this in-depth book which features solo exercises and arpeggios music fundamentals right- and left-hand positions scales chords exercises intenths rhythm patterns with 'drops' diminished chords runs and variations blues patterns and extension scales and exercises.This book boasts beautiful black and white photos showing the various hand positions described inthe text.