Walking Bassics by Ed Fuqua is one of the few method books that focuses exclusively on how to create authentic-sounding walking bass lines. Designed for beginning players or anyone wanting a solid foundation for learning jazz bass, the book contains detailed treatment of: the four crucial principles of walking bass line construction how to always make good note choices tips on creating good time feel a dozen additional walking bass techniques, once the basics have been mastered.

Cette méthode est intégralement dédiée à la basse fretless.Elle conviendra donc à tous ceux qui souhaitent s'initier ou se perfectionner sur cet instrument spécifique. Le programme qui vous est proposé ici est ainsi des plus riches : jeu avec lescordes à vide travail des intervalles gammes et arpèges double stops technique du glissé vibrato et mélodie plans mélodiques sur fretless. Vous trouverez également tout au long des différents chapitres des études purement musicales mettant enapplication les exercices proposés.La technique se doit d'être au service de la musique... Enfin le CD vous permettra d'écouter les différents exercices et autres exemples mélodiques afin d'en parfaire l'interprétation.Mais il vous permettraaussi de mettre en application les différentes études qui arpentent les nombreux chapitres de cet ouvrage sur de simples playbacks.

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.

The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This bass method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band! Bass lessons include: · Tuning · Reading music and tablature · Walking/picking patterns · Notes and scales · Using passing tones · Popular rock and pop bass lines · Creating solid grooves · Muting and slides · Syncopation · Composing a song · Writing lyrics

Simplified sight-reading for Bass from the fundamentals to the entire fingerboard by Josquin des Pres. The CD includes 97 demo tracks. Covers rhythms notes intervals accidentals and key signatures. Suitable for beginners toadvanced players.