Blues Bass Classics

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

Roscoe Beck is one of today's leading performers and authorities on the blues bass style. A leading studio player Roscoe is also a member of Robben Ford's Blue Line. In this book Roscoe guides you through everything you need to know to begin mastering blue bass: The 12-Bar Blues Progression Technique and Hand Position Classic Bass Lines Shuffle Slow Blues and Minor Blues Equipment and Sound Alternative styles Complete Play-Along Tracks CD included Matching Videos Available

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. Here is something for everyone, introducing students to many different styles of bass playing: rock 'n roll, blues, swing, funk, reggae, classical, alternative, country, be-bop, ska, bossa nova, heavy metal, gospel, two-hand tapping, etc. Examples focus on basic patterns, chord progressions, and playing with a band. The companion CD features all examples recorded with a professional band. Audio includes band examples with and without bass - students can hear it and play along. 25 examples included, written in bass clef and tab. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Licks and Phrases / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

For use with all Bb, Eb and C instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection ? Professional rhythm tracks ? Choruses for soloing ? Removable bass part ? Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) ? Additional choruses for soloing. 10 jazz favorites: C-Jam Blues ? Come Sunday ? Cotton Tail ? Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me ? I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good ? I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart ? I'm Beginning to See the Light ? I'm Just a Lucky So and So ? Mood Indigo ? Solitude.

A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Rock Bass Playing-Pick up this comprehensive book and experience a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of rock bass playing. From the blues-soaked sound of early rock ???n??? roll to the hyper-kinetic thrash of modern metal rock music has something for every kind of bassist out there???no matter what your style and preference is. This book breaks down the music and playing of iconic players throughout history including authentic-sounding music examples in a variety of styles. Learn the technique theory and song forms needed to be a great bassist and take the stage in your own rock band. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included. Features: Authentic-soundingexamples in a wide variety of styles including classic rock metal punk blues reggae ska and funk * Basic chord progressions used for thousands of songs * Essential techniques including fingerstyle pick slap and pop tapping and double-stops * Important rock rhythms and odd time signatures * Lots of scales triads arpeggios and modes including exotic scales for a modern sound.

(Sample solos by Mike Steinel)Welcome to the exciting world of jazz improvisation! Whether you are using this book as a supplement to the Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble method book or just by itself this play-along book will help you get started creating your own improvised solos. The recordings feature professional jazz players performing well-known jazz classics and provide an excellent model for playing in a jazz style. Inaddition sample solos are provided as a guide for creating effective melodies. An added feature on the CD-ROM is the Amazing Slow Downer software program for changing the tempo of any of the recorded tracks - when used in yourcomputer ASD allows you to adjust the tempo to suit your needs as you progress through the book.Includes 10 blues classics: All Blues ? Bags' Groove ? Blue 'N Boogie ? Blue Monk ? Blues in Frankie'sFlat ? Blues in the Closet ? Cold Duck Time ? St. Louis Blues ? Straight No Chaser ? Tenor Madness.

Essential Tools for Jazz Improvisation. Sher Music Co.?s highly-regarded book, The Blues Scales: Essential Tools for Jazz Improvisation is now available in bass clef. As Michael Brecker said, ?This is an excellent addition to the growing number of books dedicated to mastering the art of jazz improvisation. Useful to beginners as well as advanced players, The Blues Scales admirably addresses the vocabulary of the blues ? the ?root of jazz.? ? Step-by-step exercises to get beginning students able to quickly solo using the two basic Blues Scales. ? Extensive dictionary of classic Major and Minor Blues Scale phrases. ? Help with transposing the ideas learned into other keys. ? Numerous ways to expand the Blues Scales to make them even more useful. ? Appendices for advanced players showing how the masters of jazz use the Blues Scales in their own playing.

Whether you want to play thundering bass grooves classic Rock 'n' Roll slap-tastic funk lines or a simple backing the Basix Bass Method is the perfect place to start. A fabulous complete tutorial for the Bass Guitar this is an indispensable book which includes sections on playing rock blues heavy metal country and jazz styles. There is also essential licks sample bass lines rhythm and timings all in TAB and standard music notation. The brilliant CD includes accompaniments for songs and examples of all the exercises found within the pages. With a detailed look at styles from different eras from the 1940's to the modern day this is an interesting educationaland proven guide to learning the bass guitar.

The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book 2 includes:The box shape; moveable boxes; notes in fifth position; major and minor scales; the classic blues line; the shuffle rhythm; tablature.Includes 51 full-band tracks for demonstration or play along.

Jazz Play-Along Volume 90-For use with all Bb Eb C and Bass Clef instruments the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets melody cues and other split-track choices on the included CD this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. FOR STUDY each tune includes a split track with: • Melody cue with proper style and inflection • Professional rhythm tracks • Choruses for soloing • Removable bass part • Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE each tune also has: • An additional full stereo accompanimenttrack (no melody) • Additional choruses for soloing.10 songs: Ask Me Now • Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (Bolivar Blues) • Brake's Sake • Coming on the Hudson • Evidence • Green Chimneys • Monk's Dream • Reflections • Straight No Chaser • Think of One.