A Guide to the Techniques and Philosophies of Funk Bass. The Hal Leonard Funk Bass Method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. It uses real funk songs to teach you the basics of grooving and soloing funk bass in the style of Flea Victor Wooten Marcus Miller Rocco Prestia and many others. Songs include: Brick House · Can't Stop · Fire · Higher Ground · I'll Take You There · Let's Groove · Pick up the Pieces · Stay · Sumthin' Sumthin' · What Is Hip · and more.

You are beginning to play the bass and would like to make progress while having fun and without delay? Then you are holding the right method in your hands! On the menu no less than 50 simple bass lines accessible to beginners and inspired by the greatest artists past and present: The Beatles AC/DC Bob Marley Deep Purple Eric Clapton Elvis Presley Police ZZ Top James Brown Jimi Hendrix Otis Redding U2 Led Zeppelin The Rolling Stones... In order to help you each bass line is preceded by an explanatory text detailing its technical rhythmical and theoretical aspects. Difficulty increases progressively throughout the pages. The Video DVD allows you to hear andmoreover to watch these 50 bass lines as they should be played giving you the opportunity to see the correct moves to pick the right fingers and to be rhythmically accurate! The mp3 CD contains as many tracks as bass lines that is 50 play-along tracks featuring two different tempos: the objective tempo (normal) and the practice tempo (slow). On the normal tempo track the bass plays over the first cycle and is mute hereafter to let you take the place! Lastly these tracks have a deliberately long duration (3 to 4 minutes each more than 7 hours of music then!) to give you time to practise in the best possible conditions. You are beginning to play the bass and would like to make progress while having fun and without delay? Then you are holding the right method in your hands! On the menu no less than 50 simple bass lines accessible to beginners and inspired by the greatest artists past and present: The Beatles AC/DC Bob Marley Deep Purple Eric Clapton Elvis Presley Police ZZ Top James Brown Jimi Hendrix Otis Redding U2 Led Zeppelin The Rolling Stones... In order to help you each bass line is preceded by an explanatory text detailing its technical rhythmical and theoretical aspects. Difficulty increases progressively throughout the pages.The Video DVD allows you to hear andmoreover to watch these 50 bass lines as they should be played giving you the opportunity to see the correct moves to pick the right fingers and to be rhythmically accurate! The mp3 CD contains as many tracks as bass lines that is 50 play-along tracks featuring two different tempos: the objective tempo (normal) and the practice tempo (slow).On the normal tempo track the bass plays over the first cycle and is mute hereafter to let you take the place! Lastly these tracks have a deliberately long duration (3 to 4 minutes each more than 7 hours of music then!) to give you time to practise in the best possible conditions.

Nuestro método reúne 50 grooves funk dedicados a todos los bajistas quienes encontrarán materia para divertirse y trabajar el instrumento durante varias horas. Para abordar con serenidad dichos 50 grooves de bajo funk dedicaremos un capítulo preliminar a las técnicas de toque (con los dedos por supuesto pero también slap palm mute notas muertas shake double stops pull-offs hammers y slides....) así como a las particularidades rítmicas (semi- corcheas binarias y ternarias silencios de semicorcheas staccato...) de este estilo musical. El DVD vídeo permite descubrir todos esos grooves tocados?en situación? a velocidad real y luego lenta. El CD Audio MP3 le brindará la oportunidad de interpretarlos en unos playbacks de larga duración (de 3 a 4 minutos cada uno o sea ¡más de 6 horas de música en total!) y eso a velocidad real o más lenta (dos grabaciones para cada groove). Podrá trabajar a su ritmo y en las mejores condiciones posibles. Un libro ideal para tocar verdaderos grooves completos a la manera de los mejores músicos: James Brown The Meters Bootsy Collins Parliament The Commodores Earth Wind and Fire Tower of Power Maceo Parker The Temptations...

Alfred's best-selling Basic Bass Library is the perfect for series for bassists beginner to advanced to learn to play! Bassists can now pick up this comprehensive sequel and learn triplets 6/8 and 12/8 time new notes and scales how to create their own bass lines dynamics hammer-ons and pull-offs the blues slap and pop technique and licks in the styles of famous bass players. The book includes a complete chord chart and a CD demonstrating all the examples in the book.

Jerry Barnes Bassist for Roberta Flack Chaka Khan Whitney Houston and others shows you twenty-seven of the ultimate funk/R&B Bass patterns in this lesson filmed in 1999.He covers classic patterns from the 1960s to '80s plus exciting performances with Bass Drums and a full band.Includes a lesson booklet with complete transcriptions with tab.

Note-for-note bass transcriptions with tab for 28 later-day Beatles favorites: Across the Universe All You Need Is Love Back in the U.S.S.R. The Ballad of John and Yoko Come Together Don't Let Me Down Here Comes the Sun Hey Jude Let It Be The Long and Winding Road Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Octopus's Garden Penny Lane Revolution Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Something With a Little Help from My Friends and more.

Instructional DVD for 6-String Bass-Oteil Burbridge has played bass with the legendary Allman Brothers Band since 1997. Bandmate Derek Trucks calls him 'the Michael Jordan of the bass.' In this comprehensive and entertaining DVD Oteil discusses the fine points of bass playing and musicianship including: Rhythm concepts African Latin jazz funk poly rhythms and basic drumming concepts; Harmony chord structure and shapes for the six-string bass; Listening to artists from various styles of music; Emotional and spiritual aspects of music how to let our emotions out in music so we can make a spiritual connection with others; Relative pitch singing along with what you play; Thinking melodically breaking musical ideas into bite-sized parts; and much more. 59 minutes.

Bass Play-Along Volume 43-Bass Play-Along Volume 43: Paul McCartney will help you play your favourite Paul McCartney songs quickly and easily.Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player.For PC and Mac computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch.Bass Play-Along Volume 43: Paul McCartney includes sheet music for Band on the Run Hey Bulldog IWant You (She's So Heavy) Live and Let Die Maybe I'm Amazed Penny Lane Rain Silly Love Songs and With a Little Help from My Friends.

The Rockschool Bass Method, which replaces the bestselling Let?s Rock ? Bass, gives you everything you need to know to get started playing the Bass, learn the essentials so you can get seriously good, seriously fast. With over 100 audio tracks, quick guide videos and 12 lessons in 6 different styles, you?ll be playing before you know it. Book Features: ? Over 1 hour of downloadable video and audio content. ? Instrument quick guide ? what everything?s called, how it works and everything in-between! ? How to read music ? learn how to read music quickly and simply. ? 12x lessons in 6 different styles ? each lesson includes audio and video tuition. ? 6 pieces, 6 varying styles ? put your skills to the test with 6 kick ass pieces. ? Play - Rock, Pop, Indie, Metal, Hip Hop and Country. ? 120 audio tracks ? supporting audio for every musical example and piece. ? Video lessons ? on getting started and key techniques. ? Quiz ? put your skills to the test with the interactive quizzes. ? Dropcard ? instantly download the accompanying audio and video hassle free! What you?ll learn: ? The basics of music notation

Ten top hits from these arena rock legends! Includes bass transcriptions in notes & tab for: Amanda • Don't Look Back • Feelin' Satisfied • Foreplay/Long Time (Long Time) • Hitch a Ride • Let Me Take You Home Tonight • More Than a Feeling • Peace of Mind • Smokin' • Something About You.

Eighty-four of the most useful chords for bass guitar in one booklet also includes: finger placement note construction chromatic charts and most commonly used bass scales. In Ron Middlebrook's indispensable guide there is a more detailed explanation of common 2-5-1 progression and chords in all keys.

An easy to follow DVD to take your Bass playing to a higher level! Clear and detailed instruction both on-screen and in the accompanying 80-page booklet create an amazing learning experience that cannot fail. Experienced musician and tutor Professor Anthony Vitti's proven method will improve the fundamnetal skills that are necessary to freely express yourself on the Bass guitar in many musical styles. The exercises and demonstrations are intuitive and interesting but are still easy to understand and can be applied to all levels of ability and styles. Topics covered include: Fingering Exercises Interval and Ear training Funk/R&B techniques Rhythm studies.

Omnibus Edition revised-This Omnibus Edition contains the complete Absolute Beginners Bass course in one complete and convenient package! The Absolute Beginners method has been designed to tellyou everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your Bass Guitar. This edition also features a unique download card with professional demonstration and accompaniment tracks allowing you to start playing musicright away.In one great book you'll get:A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanationsPractical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenanceAudio tracks on the accompanying download card show you how things should soundFull-length accompaniment tracks to play along with!This complete OmnibusEdition of Absolute Beginners Bass Guitar contains possibly all the information and practical guidance you'll need to learn the very basics of the Bass right up to playing your first tunes. Writtenby established bassist and teacher Phil Mulford you will be introduced to the parts of the Bass Guitar tuning and how to hold it before rapidly learning your first notes grooves bass lines and by the end of book 2 riffs slapping funk and a full song!If you are looking for an 'owner's manual' approach to learning to play the Bass Guitar that makes it easier than ever before look no further than this collated edition of AbsoluteBeginners now featuring a practical download card.