Step One Play Bass Guitar

The first steps towards the fun of playing music. The Book/DVD package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing Bass Guitar:How to tune.How to change strings .Basic picking techniques. Reading music and tablature. Common bass lines.Playing with a drummer.Slap/Pop techniques.

A complete new series of instruction book and CD packs for the beginning guitarist bass guitarist or harmonica player. Master the basics of playing your chosen instrument plus a complete guide to playing in the styles ofcountry folk blues and rock. A good introduction to the Fast Forward Series. Step into the exciting world of major minor modal blues rock and jazz scales. A complete guide to using scales to build speed endurance andfretboard fluency for beginning bass players.

Your all-in-one package for learning to play the bass guitar. Guidebook gets you playing right away and allows you to practise along with accompanying audio tracks. The DVD features an expert teacher and more. / Guitare Basse

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backup track! Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up yourBass Guitar.

Description Starting our children in a world of music at an early age is one of the most valuable things we can give our kids today. Music education very important in our children?s early years. Studies have shown that children that are involved in some sort of music program score higher in their daily school studies. This is book is designed to take a special approach to beginning younger bass players in a way that makes it interesting and fun for them to learn. The Electric Bass for the Young Beginner takes the young student through all of the essential steps of learning how to play bass in a fun and exciting method. From learning all of the different parts of the bass guitar, to tuning it, right up to learning all of the notes on fingerboard, this book will get them off to a great start. Audio CD of examples included. ? Bass method designed for the smaller hands of a child ? Gets children started on the bass guitar in a fun and colorful way ? Children who start in music at an early age generally do better in all school subjects ? Covers all of the beginning essentials from the parts of the instrument all the way up to playing and learning the notes on the fingerboard.

Manual Cds-The Progressive Complete Learn To Play Bass Manual contains everything you need to know about Bass playing. This book takes you from beginner to professional level in all styles and techniques whileteaching you musical theory in an interesting and practical way. This excellent method represents an essential guide for Bass players at any level.

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.

Learn to play bass and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about buying a bass guitar, tuning and holding it, fingering and picking styles, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation and tablature. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and bass lines, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and TAB. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, country, and jazz. Near the end of the book you will be introduced to the concept of playing from chord sheets, which will assist you in coloring your and others' musical creations with your own unique, rockin' style. Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play from popular bass TAB folios and be ready to play in a band. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * TAB licks and bass lines * Bass fingerboard chart * Complete chord chart * Photos showing hand positions and more The accompanying DVD features educator Jared Meeker teaching every lesson and performing all the songs. The DVD also includes TNT 2 software that lets you customize audio tracks for practice. Use it to slow down tracks, isolate and loop parts, and change tempos and keys. You may also stream the video and download the TNT 2 software from a browser. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare Basse

A complete instruction book and CD pack for the beginning bass guitarist. Learn to play blues, rock and country styles. Covers everything from how to tune the bass to advanced techniques like string-slapping and thumb slapping. A good introduction to the Fast Forward Series. / Guitare Basse

Taking its title from Herb Ellis’ most famous composition Detour Ahead chronicles the life and music of the famed jazz guitarist. From his birth in Farmersville Texas and his early days playing rhythm in the big bands of Jimmy Dorsey and Glen Gray to his innovative work with groups like the Soft Winds Detour Ahead covers every major step of the guitarist’s life. Much attention is given to his groundbreaking work with the Oscar Peterson Trio of the 1950s his days with Ella Fitzgerald his work with the Great Guitars and his many friends in jazz. On-camera interviews include Ray Brown Charlie Byrd Benny Golson Benny Green Al Grey Lionel Hampton Gene Harris Jon Hendricks and Hank Jones. Along with modern interviews Detour Ahead features never-before-seen home movies from jazz’s golden age of Herb on tour with Dizzy Gillespie Ella Fitzgerald and others. Complete musical tunes from various live and studio venues include The Days of Wine and Roses Sweet Georgia Brown Body and Soul Georgia On My Mind Danny Boy John Brown’s Body and Wave. Sidemen include guitarists Charlie Byrd Tal Farlow Terry Holmes; bassmen Norm Cochran and Jack Hannah drummers Tommy Perkins and Ernie Durawa and pianist Sonny Gray.

Play with metallica iron maiden nirvana and others. 10 leadsheets for bass players each on one double page with tab version as additional leadsheet. No more turning pages while playing along. Including CD with full version and play-along version as mp3. very good readability ? clearly marked songparts.

Introducing Bass teaches the beginner the basics of playing Bass Guitar.12 bar blues riffs licks arpeggios slides hammer-ons and progressions covering rock heavy metal blues funk and reggaestyles are all included. Music and tablature notation are used throughout.

Learn 12 MORE great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club standards (see song list below left) in the style of Django Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Just like with the original set you\'ll play along with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords comping and melodies then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practice basic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops each at their own individual learning pace. You\'ll learn moveable closed position swing/jazz chords and practice playing them with the swing guitarcomp. We\'ve also included information on basic chord substitution along with exercises on transposing melodies and chord progressions to different keys. These are essential skills for any swing/jazz musician. You\'ll also explore some basic chord melody passages! Book/CD set includes standard notation tablature chord diagrams lyrics playing tips and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First youâ??ll hear the melody played on guitar at a slow speed with just guitar backup then it\'s repeated at regular speed with the band. The back up band is a classic Hot Club- style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars string bass. Songs may be repeated at slow or regular speed as many times as you wish in order to perfect phrases melodies and solos in a band context.