Pentatonic Scales for Bass

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Jazz Bass Compendium is one of the most comprehensive method books. 208 pages filled with information and aspects on jazz bass playing.
The right hand: position, effect on sound and timing, exercises, three finger technique, drops
The left hand: position, shifting positions, intonation, pizzicato technique, vibrato
Coordinating both hands
Bass lines: rhythm, pulse, timing, walking bass, two-beat feel, arpeggios, diatonic passing notes, leading notes, chromatic lines, scales and tetrachords, pentatonic scales, bass lines over II V progressions, harmonic clichés, pedal point, rhythmic embellishments, bass lines on standard chord progressions, straight 8ths bass lines, Latin bass lines
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Various improvisation concepts
Arpeggios
Studies and etudes on the chord changes to Sunny, Footprints, I Hear A Rhapsody, Solar, Confirmation
Upper structure voicings
Phrasing and articulation
Scales and scales studies, chord-scales, breaking up scales
Practice concepts, different learning fields
4 bass duets and one solo, including Georgia On My Mind, Blues 4U and More Bass Hit
Sigi Busch is one of the most respected European jazz bassists/educators. He heads the jazz departement at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany.

Pentatonic scales are for the Bass Guitar as the alphabet is for language. An essential base for everything else this method can be seen as a passport to the four stringed instrument. This method charts the essential minor pentatonic scale the major pentatonic as well as other five-note scales called hybrid pentatonics. However this method is not merely a boring list of scales the theory and techniques that are discussed are included as part of numerous musical examples of grooves and solos. The accompanying MP3 CD allows you to listen to all the technical and musical examples helping you to clarify difficulties of interpretation. Including around 7 hours of music intotal the CD is invaluable. Pentatonic scales are for the Bass Guitar as the alphabet is for language. An essential base for everything else this method can be seen as a passport to the four stringed instrument. This method charts the essential minor pentatonic scale the major pentatonic as well as other five-note scales called hybrid pentatonics. However this method is not merely a boring list of scales the theory and techniques that are discussed are included as part of numerous musical examples of grooves and solos. The accompanying MP3 CD allows you to listen to all the technical and musical examples helping you to clarify difficulties of interpretation. Including around 7hours of music in total the CD is invaluable.

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.

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

Key Features at Grade 3 Soloing Improvising Walking Bass Lines Major and Natural Minor scales. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales Major and Minor Arpeggios Dominant 7th arpeggios Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Bass Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism -follow your preferred style up through the grades TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Download card with full mixes and backing tracks Free Choice Element ' You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

Key Features at Grade 4 Dynamic control Ghost notes Vibrato solo and improvisation work Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales Major Minor and Dominant 7th Arpeggios Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Bass Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism -follow your preferred style up through the grades TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Download card with full mixes and backing tracks Free Choice Element ' You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

A Look Inside Scales. Par GATELY EARL. Bien qu'il existe de nombreux livres d'échelle fine sur le marché, aucun d'entre eux n'est vraiment aller à l'intérieur des échelles d'explorer les divers intervalles, échelles harmonisées dans les triades et 7ths diatonique, tons voisin pour atteindre certains chromatisme et sur la façon d'employer les multiples utilisations des écailles (modes) en superposant les sur les accords données à élargir et à leur couleur. Une variété de progressions de corde, tirées de diverses formes, sont utilisés dans les idées pour Soloing, avec analyse complète. Le livre couvre les échelles harmonisée de la Major, ascendant mineure mélodique et le mineur harmonique. Egalement couverts sont les échelles symétriques : l'échelle diminué de moitié-étape/ensemble-étape, échelle toute étape moitié diminuée, ton entiers et les écailles chromatique, plus le Major, Minor, altéré majeur et Blues mineur Pentatonics et le III majeur harmonique échelle. Companion CD inclus. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Technic / Etude / Guitare Basse

Key Features at Grade 2 Shuffle rhythm Latin rhythm Syncopation Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Major and Minor Arpeggios Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Bass Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism - follow your preferred style up through thegrades TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Download card with full mixes and backing tracks Free Choice Element ? You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

No more trouble with whole- and half-tone calculations no more bother with scale transpositions and visualizations either! This coursebook provides fretboard charts (24 frets) for every existing scale. No more trouble with whole- and half-tone calculations no more bother with scale transpositions and visualizations either! This coursebook provides fretboard charts (24 frets) for every existing scale (be it major minor pentatonic major pentatonic blues melodic minor harmonic minor whole-tone/half-tone diminished or whole-tone) and whatâ??s more for every existing key. It also provides the composition of each scale along with specific instructions on how to handle it. The DVD attached to the coursebook makes learning even easier. It shows you all the positions of the different scales and the essential points of reference in the 12 keys. Theabove-average backing tracks provided on the CD give you the opportunity to put the newly-learned scales into practice â?? in every key and in every musical style!

Learn to use the entire fretboard with the Bass Scale Finder. This book contains over 1300 scale diagrams for the most important 17 scale types including major and minor scales pentatonics the seven major modes diminished melodic minor harmonic minor and more in all 12 keys. Basic scale theory is also presented to help you apply these colourful sounds in your own music.