If you want to spend more time making music and less time bogged down in mind numbing theory then this book is for you. The best entry level book for wannabe bassists - the Xtreme series provides a funky and fresh teaching method for beginners through a series of easy-to-follow lessons exercises true stories and superstar tips. Whether it be electric guitar drums DJing or singing our team of Xtremists are here to guide you.In Xtreme bass resident groove mistress Deep guides you through a 10-lesson programme that covers everything from tuning up and using a pick to mastering techniques such as slap bass. With a free audio CD profiles of 10 of the greatest bass players ofall time and easy-to-follow guidelines that will help you to play just like them Xtreme bass arms you with all you need to be able to create some of the funkiest bass grooves in no time.

Bass Play-Along Volume 44-This volume in the Bass Play-Along series contains 8 songs by the Californian thrash metal band Megadeth arranged for Bass Guitar.The Bass Play-Along series will help you play your favourite 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 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 and is enhanced so PC and Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch.This book includesthe songs Hangar 18 Head Crusher Holy Wars...The Punishment Due Peace Sells Sweating Bullets Symphony Of Destruction Train Of Consequences and Trust.

Technical Studies (for 4 5 and 6-string bass guitar) English French German and Spanish text

Peter Pickow. Teaches you how to play bass guitar from the very beginning introduces fills walking bass lines chords and scales. Fits into the guitar case.

Led Zeppelin were perhaps Rock's most lauded and revered Super Group made up of the best musicians in every position. With the dynamic chemistry of Page and Plant and the untimely death of Bonham bassist John Paul Jones is often overlooked but was just as important as the other memebers. His melodic thunder helped to push and drive their music forward and his songwriting arrangements and musical ability immeasurably added to their sound. This Bass Guitar Workshop DVD lesson from Lick Library is an exclusive and informed lesson tutorial for five of Bass Legend John Paul Jones' classic lines. Phil Williams breaks everything into absorbable chunks so that you can learnthe bass techniques that laid the foundations for progressive rock. With performances of each track easily understood instructions and demonstrations and also includes a section of Bass techniques and style to get that authentic JPJ sound!

Bass Play-Along Volume 49-The Bass Play-Along series is designed to help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily on the Bass Guitar. 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! This volume includes 8 Eagles songs: Already Gone Heartache Tonight Hotel California Life in the Fast Lane Lyin' Eyes Oneof These Nights Take It Easy and Those Shoes.

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Popular Songs!-The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner complete with audio tracks video lessons and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away with a free online tuner and metronome!The bass guitar book features lessons on: bass fundamentals music reading tuning the 1-5 pattern arpeggios grooves position shifts scales syncopation chromatics swing/shuffle feel and blues funk

Take over John Entwistle and be the Bassist for the Who!Containing eight of their biggest songs this book includes specially recorded sound-alike Cd with full performance demonstrations and backing tracks to play and sing along to. Eight of their greatest songs transcribed for Bass Guitar from original recordings for Bass Guitar in standard notation and tablature with vocal line. Includes a fantastic sound-alike CD!

Fast Track DVD is an exciting new way to quickly learn how to play that Bass Guitar you just bought.Each of the Fast Track DVDs are filmed in hi-definition and features on-screen music with tons of full-band examples. It's like having a private lesson that you can pause fast-forward or rewind any time you want. What's better is that across the series (Drums Guitar Bass Keyboard) the last three full-band songs are the same so you can play along with your fellow new instrumentalists as a band!

J.S. Bach For Electric Bass contains three famous duets and five solo pieces arranged for Bass Guitar by Bob Gallway Ph.D. This is an innovative collection of J.S. Bach pieces for electric bass complete with historical analysis instruction and playing suggestions. Includes: Two-Part Invention No.4 in D Minor; Two-Part Invention No.1 in C Major; Sinfonia from Partita 2 in C Major for Solo Harpsichord and five more selections.

With Online Audio-Essential Blues Bass Grooves within the School of the Blues Lesson Series presents 46 Bass patterns essential to the gigging Blues Bass player. Material is presented in standard music notation and TAB. Thisbook is accompanied by an audio recording of all examples (played by author Frank De Rose) along with the background music. This method is for all skill level players. This series is designed for students ofother instruments to play together. If you have friends that play Harmonica Guitar Keyboard or Drums tell them about this series so that you can play together. Access to audio available online.

Dean Peer is an internationally acclaimed solo bass artist and is widely recognized as the autority on the use of bass harmonics. In this book Dean reveals his revolutionary techniques for expanding the range of the bass guitar using harmonics. Dean begins with basic techniques then shows you how to create fabulous linear lines and chord voicings using his remarkable techniques for false and dual node harmonics. All music is written in standard notation and tablature and all the examples are contained on the included CD.

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.

Nine of their Greatest Songs-This book and double CD set presents a selection of songs by the original stadium innovators all transcribed in accurate Bass Guitar Tab and complete with a set of authentic backing tracks.Get your hands around those stunning and unique Roger Waters bass lines - by playing along with the enclosed CDs you'll feel just like a member of the band yourself! Includes Time Money and Wish You Were Here.

Pentatonic scales are for the Bass Guitar as the alphabet is for language. An essential base for everything else this method can be seen as a passport to the four stringed instrument. This method charts the essential minor pentatonic scale the major pentatonic as well as other five-note scales called hybrid pentatonics. However this method is not merely a boring list of scales the theory and techniques that are discussed are included as part of numerous musical examples of grooves and solos. The accompanying MP3 CD allows you to listen to all the technical and musical examples helping you to clarify difficulties of interpretation. Including around 7 hours of music intotal the CD is invaluable. Pentatonic scales are for the Bass Guitar as the alphabet is for language. An essential base for everything else this method can be seen as a passport to the four stringed instrument. This method charts the essential minor pentatonic scale the major pentatonic as well as other five-note scales called hybrid pentatonics. However this method is not merely a boring list of scales the theory and techniques that are discussed are included as part of numerous musical examples of grooves and solos. The accompanying MP3 CD allows you to listen to all the technical and musical examples helping you to clarify difficulties of interpretation. Including around 7hours of music in total the CD is invaluable.