ISBN 9781619119758.

An in-depth study of contemporary bass technique by highly acclaimed jazz bassist, Bernard Brunel. This book of exercises completes and compliments Mel Bay's Complete Book of Bass Essentials. Subjects covered in the 5 lesson divisions include: finger studies, patterns and exercises on major modes, harmonic minor modes, melodic minor modes, harmonic major modes and the diminished and whole-tone scales. Each lesson includes fretboard diagrams of the mode or scale used as well as standard notation to help the student develop good reading skills.

ISBN 9781610657556.

This book is designed to give five-string electric bass players an understanding of the bass fingerboard. Such knowledge is essential for the creation of melodic bass lines. Bass players must be able to perform on their instruments to the utmost of their abilities. To do so, they need the same tools that make any musician a powerful performer. The first set of tools consists of scales and arpeggios, which are the basic units from which all melodies and chord progressions are derived. This book will teach you, with a minimum of pain and lost sleep, to play these patterns over the entire range of this beautiful instrument. Written in notation, tablature, and fretboard diagrams. Includes access to online audio containing every exercise in the book.