In order to be able to express yourself freely with the instrument a good technique is essential. But this technique should be discreet and become both natural and instinctive so that it can serve the music. This can be achieved by practising specific exercises like those presented throughout this method. This book details a vast practice programme covering the right hand technique first with both the traditional and the so-called ?floating thumb? positions and the different left hand techniques including physical exercises to loosen the fingers as well as preparatory exercises for hammer-ons pull-offs slides and shifts. But this method doesn?t stophere! It will let you practise ghost notes staccatos and accents not to mention chords barring tapping harmonics palm mute picking and slap techniques. Throughout the different chapters examples will help you to musically put these technical exercises into practice. The DVD gives you the opportunity to watch all the gestures in detail which will definitely help you make technical progress. In order to be able to express yourself freely with the instrument a good technique is essential. But this technique should be discreet and become both natural and instinctive so that it can serve the music. This can be achieved by practising specific exercises like those presented throughout this method. This book details a vast practice programme covering the right hand technique first with both the traditional and the so-called ?floating thumb? positions and the different left hand techniques including physical exercises to loosen the fingers as well as preparatory exercises for hammer-ons pull-offs slides and shifts. But this methoddoesn?t stop here! It will let you practise ghost notes staccatos and accents not to mention chords barring tapping harmonics palm mute picking and slap techniques. Throughout the different chapters examples will help you to musically put these technical exercises into practice. The DVD gives you the opportunity to watch all the gestures in detail which will definitely help you make technical progress.

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.

Continuing the tradition of the fantastic Bass Along series this Play-Along edition features 10 of the best Hard Rock songs through the years. With easy-to-read notation and tab lead sheets as well as an MP3 CD you'll be playing along to these hard rock anthems in no time.   The Hard Rock songs featured in this collection come from bands like Linkin Park Alice In Chains and Foo Fighters among many more. The Bass Along series is unique for having simple and easy to use notation as well as tab that allow you to quickly see what you need to play and how to playit.    The MP3 CD features high-quality backing tracks including each song as a full version with vocals and a play-along version ensuring you get the Bass Guitar part exactly right.     

Par REID JOHN. Ecrit dans la tradition de la méthode de guitare moderne originale de Mel Bay, Grade 1. Combine facilité d'apprentissage et des pièces de musique exceptionnelle. Fournit la théorie de la musique essentielle à la compréhension des exigences de performance du livre. Tablature n'a pas utilisé dans ce livre, sauf dans des situations précises, afin d'encourager le développement de la notation standard musique compétences en lecture. Avec le grand nombre de portée étendue basses électriques utilisés aujourd'hui, un effort a été fait afin d'inclure des notes pour ces instruments le cas échéant. Dans certains cas, un choix de deux notes au lieu d'un est fourni. Ces peuvent être joués en quelque octave l'étudiant préfère ou est disponible sur l'instrument. / Niveau : Débutant / Contemporary - Methods / Méthode / Guitare Basse Electrique