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.

This comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance. It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions basic theory the first position how to read music fingering accelerated fingerboard studies a fingerboard note location chart to the 12th fret four-string studies rhythm studies syncopated rhythms and dotted notes. The book then introduces the second through seventeenthposition scale and arpeggio studies accelerated fingerings using two-octave scales and various arpeggios chord applications rhythm patterns extension fingerings and harmonic minor and harmonized major scales using diatonic7th chords. Part IV consists of theory for the bassists chord construction relating chord symbols and numbers and the harmonized major natural harmonic and ascending (jazz) melodic minor scales. Diagrams of 26 chords withthe transposition charts using 'G' and 'C' fingerings are included. Each progression covers many playing styles encountered by the modern bassist including: walking 2-beat syncopated rhythms(funk) Latin bebop changes pop-rock blues traditional blues deadened-string technique funk playing plus full chord progressions within tunes. Chords are suggested for the very diverse bass lines syncopated patterns scales and arpeggios. Written instandard notation with chord diagrams.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Blues Series : Complete Number of pages : 196 A very thorough study of blues bass lines covering many different blues styles from Texas swing to jazz and rock blues. Along with specific instruction and analysis, plenty of sample blues bass lines are included. Great for beginners to advanced players, this book will teach you everything you need to know to play the blues. In notation and tablature. This package includes a play-along stereo CD demonstrating most of the exercises in the book. Most of the exercises are recorded with bass and drums only, with the last few lessons adding electric guitar.

Bass Play-Along Volume 19-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 also enhanced so PC

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Blues Series : McCabe's 101 Series Number of pages : 40 This collection showcases a variety of bass patterns that can be applied to blues recordings and performances, even by the novice. Included among the 101 patterns are ten standard blues turn-arounds and ten standard blues endings that can be used in literally thousands of songs. In addition, the book provides several pages of valuable music theory and other information on blues progressions. In notation and tablature. The companion CD is in split-track play-along format with each bass played four times.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : First Lessons Number of pages : 32 First Lessons Bass is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. The material covered in this book is approximately the material covered in the first 8 lessons of private bass instruction. This book makes use of the 3-finger left hand position commonly found in double bass technique. The emphasis on left hand technique allows the student to develop a consistent fingering approach to the fingerboard, reduces unnecessary strain on the left hand, and makes the bass more accessible to younger students or students with small hands. After the left hand technique has been established, the book introduces the student to important elements of bass line construction including blues patterns, the root-fifth relationship, and common rhythmic patterns. - Introduction for beginning students to the - fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. - Book is approximately the material covered in the - first 8 lessons of private bass instruction. - Makes use of the 3-finger left hand position - commonly found in double bass technique. - Offers student important elements of bass line - construction: blues patterns, root-fifth relationship, - and common rhythmic patterns. - Companion CD included.

Par BETTS JAMES. This book provides the bassist with an 'escape' from being locked in 1st position on the bass neck and improves left hand technique. Helps bassists familiarize themselves with notes and patterns throughout the entire range of the instrument, exploring modes and scales in all 12 keys. Each scale group is presented in a 'circle of fifths' format, starting with the scale or mode with no accidentals. Written in notation and tablature. Numbers are written below the tablature to suggest alternate fingerings - use of all the fingerings will enhance your ability to shift positions throughout the neck. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / All Styles - Technic / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Rock & Blues Series : Easiest Number of pages : 24 A concise, easy-to-understand bass method in notation and tablature. This text will acquaint the bass player with basic chord progressions, chord notes, walking bass patterns, and a contemporary solo in the keys of C, G, F, B, B-flat, D, D minor, A, E-flat, A minor, G minor, E, E minor, A-flat, and C minor. Also included is a handy reference section on bass chords, including major, minor, diminished, augmented and many other chords in all keys.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Number of pages : 48 The most widely-used introductory bass method available! Both Volumes I and II present a standard notation approach to reading solo and arpeggio studies for four string bass. Included in Volume I are the rudiments of playing, plus handy charts of arpeggios featuring major, minor, augmented, diminished, and seventh chords, plus upper harmonic extensions. Applicable to any style of music, this method has gained acceptance as the foundational text for electric bass study world-wide. The companion CD for both volumes 1 and 2 is included. French edition.

Join acclaimed bassist composer and teacher Patrick Pfeiffer as he explores the anatomy of a bass groove from the inside out.Learn to dissect each groove and discover what makes it so groovy - from its skeleton to its apex - while evolving your playing skills and musicality along the way.There are plenty of exercises and a huge number of groove ideas along with an audio CD that is packed with full-band demo tracks and examples.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Rock Series : Getting Into Number of pages : 96 Everything is covered here - starting with all the basics like octaves, hammer-ons and pull-offs. It then builds into the most advanced slap techniques including double and triple pops, flamenco thumb technique, and plucks. There are lessons in upright bass slap, as well as modal harmony studies. The grooves cover a wide range of styles that include jazz fusion, walking lines, fingerstyle conversion, pop/dance, funk/soul, bluegrass, Dixieland, etc. These lessons have something for almost any student; written in bass clef and tablature with CD.

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Rock & Jazz Number of pages : 180 An excellent and thorough bass method designed to provide a musical foundation and expertise technique and theory in the jazz and rock idioms, ear training, transposition, modulation, syncopation, duets, progressions, substitutions, and much more are covered in this extensive volume. Notation only.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Rock Series : Archive Edition Number of pages : 40 This book, in notation and tablature, is designed to improve reading skills and present phrases appropriate to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, Reggae, disco, and new wave. Includes arpegiated and 3-note chord exercises and slapping/popping studies!