The purpose of this method is to bring you back to the golden age of bass the 60’s and 70’s and the musical styles that really made it shine: Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Soul and Funk. These styles deeply influenced modern music especially in the way the bass was used giving it a prominent and even key role. At the menu of this method certainly a must-have for any serious bass player here are 25 bass lines... to have fun above all but also to let you make progress musically as well as technically. To give you the keys to these major styles a preliminary chapter will describe their distinctive features (sound scales and arpeggios influential bassists...). The accompanyingdisc contains audio and video files. The videos (mp4) show all the bass grooves as they should be played at normal tempo then at slow tempo. The audio recordings (mp3) contain the corresponding play-along tracks in two different tempos too. You will then be able to practise the featured grooves and maybe even develop your own ideas... in the Old School style ! The purpose of this method is to bring you back to the golden age of bass the 60’s and 70’s and the musical styles that really made it shine: Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Soul and Funk. These styles deeply influenced modern music especially in the way the bass was used giving it a prominent and even key role. At the menu of this method certainly a must-have for any serious bass player here are 25 bass lines... to have fun above all but also to let youmake progress musically as well as technically. To give you the keys to these major styles a preliminary chapter will describe their distinctive features (sound scales and arpeggios influential bassists...). The accompanyingdisc contains audio and video files. The videos (MP4) show all the bass grooves as they should be played at normal tempo then at slow tempo. The audio recordings (MP3) contain the corresponding play-along tracks in two differenttempos too. You will then be able to practise the featured grooves and maybe even develop your own ideas... in the Old School style !

The Improviser's Bass Method by Chuck Sher, is the complete method book for electric or upright Bass. This is a well tested and proven method, endorsed by bass greats such as Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid and others, this is acomprehensive start-to-finish method for bass that includes everything from, holding your instrument to improvising with other musicians. Taking into account both beginners and more experienced players, the book isfilled with charts of how all the scales and chords lie on the fingerboard, hundreds of foundation exercises to help bassists gain mastery of their instrument, ideas for constructing bass lines, soloing and more. Alsoincludestranscriptions of bass lines and solos by dozens of the greatest jazz bassists, all of which combine to form a fabulous method.

Description Ideal for teaching electric bass to children and teenagers, as well as an excellent foundational text for bassists with no previous music experience. Cover tuning, hand positions, note reading, rhythms, picking, solo playing, and offers bass patterns, scale studies, and solos in the keys of C, G, F, D, E-flat, B-flat, D minor, A, A minor, G minor, E, E minor, A-flat, C minor, and F minor. In the Mel Bay teaching tradition, this book presents essential music theory concepts as required by the music at any given point in the book, building solid musicianship throughout. Standard notation. In SPANISH only. Also available in English as item #94097.

Bass Lesson Goldmine Series-Expand your Bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each lesson in this Rock volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature.You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus access to online audio featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book.This volume covers a huge variety of rock Bass styles techniques and concepts are covered including: first position notes; basic fingerstyle; basic slapping; fingerstyle rakes; drop D tuning;memorising the fretboard; arpeggios; harmonics; Paul McCartney style; John Entwistle style; Geddy Lee style; Billy Sheehan style; Flea style; gallop rhythm; tapping; techno bass; walking; where to pick; and much more.