SKU: SP.73450

ISBN 9781585605057. UPC: 728941734500.

Teach Yourself Bass Guitar by Bob Hartz was written to enable an inspired individual to learn to play this nucleus of every ensemble. With disciplined daily practice, you will quickly grasp the use of standard and tablature notation as well as the notes in first position. Once the importance of time is understood, scales are introduced in assorted keys to develop right hand finger style technique. Teach Yourself Bass Guitar exclusively distributed by Santorella Publications includes an extremely helpful instructional CD which provides good basic exposure to the bass guitar. This Teach Yourself title is a logical step by step approach to learning and teaching yourself at your own pace. Be sure to follow this guide in sequence since later information builds upon and utilizes facts presented earlier. Learning the bass has never been easier, so take your time, have some fun and you'll be gigging before you know it! Bass Guitar Fingerboard Chart - Parts of the Electric Bass - Tuning - Holding the Bass - Basic Notation - Bar lines, Measures and Time Signatures - Notes on the First String G - Exercises - Notes on the Second String D - Exercises - Rests and Note Value Table - Metronome - Notes on the Third String A - Exercises - Notes on the Fourth String E - Sharps, Flats and Naturals - Dotted Notes - Major Scales - Key Signatures - Bringing Things Together - Blues - Rock'n Roll - Shuffle Rhythm - Playing in 3/4 Time.

SKU: BT.VOLMB55

ISBN 9788863880533. Italian-Spanish.

Learn the art of Bass, implementation and improvisation, with one of the greatest masters of this instrument, Jaco Pastorius. Playing with legends such as Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Al Di Meola, Jaco has revolutionised Bass playing, influencing generations of musicians and capturing the attention of critics and readers around the world. This book, accompanied by a CD, contains transcripts of examples and solos taken from his DVD Modern Electric Bass, an interview with the legendary Jerry Jammott Jaco, and a performance in a trio of Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield and Kenwood Dennard.