Jay Farmer: 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 materialcovered 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 aconsistent 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 beenestablished 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 tothe 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 foundin double bass technique.Offers student important elements of bass line construction: blues patterns root-fifth relationship and common rhythmic patterns.Companion CD included.

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.

Description Una introducción para estudiantes principiantes a los conceptos fundamentales del bajo eléctrico. El materia que abarca libro se cubre en las primeras 8 lecciones privadas de bajo. Este libro hace uso de la posición de 3-dedos de la mano izquierda que se usa comúnmente en el contrabajo. El énfasis en la mano izquierda le permitirá al estudiante desarrollar una buena digitación en el diapasón, reducir el esfuerzo innecesario y hará el bajo un instrumento mas accesible para estudiantes jóvenes o con manos pequeñas. Después de que la técnica de mano izquierda ha sido establecida, el libro introducirá al estudiante elementos importantes en la construcción de una línea de bajo, incluyendo patrones de blues, la relación de raíz y quinta y patrones rítmicos comunes. El material audiográfico de este libro se encuentra en el idioma ingles. 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. •

The first steps towards the fun of playing music. The Book/DVD package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing Bass Guitar:How to tune.How to change strings .Basic picking techniques. Reading music and tablature. Common bass lines.Playing with a drummer.Slap/Pop techniques.

The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Book 1 includes:Tuning; playing postition; musical symbols; notes within the first five frets; common bass lines patterns and rhythms; rhythms through eighth notes; playing tips and techniques; more than 100 great songs riffs and examples.

How To Create Rock Bass Lines explores the multi-dimensional function of the rock bassist. In this method you'll explore common rock Drum beats popular rock chord progressions and the scales and techniques you'll need to add melody to your playing. By combining all of these elements you'll learn how to create Bass lines that lock in with the drummer and complement the other instruments. In How To Create Rock Bass Lines you'll also take a look at examples in the style of rock bass greats like Paul McCartney John Paul Jones Flea John Entwistle and Tom Hamilton to see how these masters put their own unique spin on the rockformat. The book includes loads of demo and play-along tracks available online for download or streaming.

Progressive Blues Bass covers all the important aspects of blues Bass playing. It deals with the most common blues progressions turnarounds scales riffs and techniques in a variety of blues styles.Allexamples are presented in both standard music notation and tablature. Styles and techniques covered include: walking bass jazz blues reggae rock blues latin blues harmonics and slap technique.

This DVD course is designed for people who want to play Bass in a small group or ensemble and presents all the most common musical forms. You will learn Bass techniques for rock country pop and other popular musicstyles.No music-reading ability is required. After mastering this method you will be ready to start playing with other musicians regardless of what type of music you choose.

With Online Audio-This book and audio set teaches 101 Jazz Bass Patterns played over chords and chord progressions that are fundamental to the harmonic language of jazz.This is a very useful collection of major Dorian and Mixolydian patterns eight bar patterns turnaround patterns and more. Because each pattern is played over a common chord progression it will be easy to apply these examples in performance. In addition you'll experience anoticeable improvement in your knowledge of the fingerboard technical facility harmonic vocabulary and the ability to conceive and express modern musical ideas.This book includes a glossary of jazz scales and basictheory for the jazz musician. Ideal for those who currently play blues country folk classical or rock and desire to venture into jazz. Audio download available online. Written in standard notation and tablature.

The Ultimate beginner Xpress Series takes the fundamentals of the number one instructional music video (Ultimate Beginner Series) and combines it with the most revolutionary way of learning great songs (SongXpress) in order tocreate a path of learning designed to get you up and playing in no time. There are certain concepts and fundamentals that are common to all contemporary songs in their genre. Whether it's blues hard rock latin or rock 'n' roll this DVD will teach you the elements of a basic song in each style so you can apply them to your playing and learn hundreds of songs just like them.

A Complete Bass Guitar Course for Absolute Beginners-The easiest way to learn the bass guitar - a complete bass guitar course for absolute beginners! This easy-to follow tutorial is ideal if you've just been bought your first bass guitar or if there's been a guitar sitting around just waiting to be played... This DVD will take you from Novice level through to intermediate level and requires no prior knowledge at all: it truly is for someone starting 'from scratch'. Slowly but surely the tutor guides you through all the things that a beginner needs to know and importantly points out what can go wrong. Each of the carefully designed chapters introduces commonly used scales and technique gradually andstrategically along with some practical theory - nothing too demanding just enough to help you understand what you're doing and why! With this great DVD you'll soon be playing scales picking out melodies and hopefully writing some songs of your own! Learning and making music has never been so easy!

Presents the most commonly used scales and modes with fretboard diagrams for four-string bass. A beautiful photo of a four-string electric bass is labeled with string numbers open string names and the fret location of all thenatural notes on the fretboard. A must-have for every bassist's studio practice room or bedroom wall. Note: The sample for this product is an image of the entire chart. It may take a while to load.

Par GORDON ANDREW D.. With the continued worldwide success of the book series Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves that I co-authored with sax player Frank Villafranca based on compositions that we wrote for our band The Super Groovers, I have now authored this series of Smooth Jazz books for the following instruments: Piano/Keyboards, Guitar/Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Tenor and Alto Saxes, Trumpet and Trombone. Smooth Jazz covers a wide variety of different styles and I have combined elements of Jazz, Rock, Pop, Blues, Latin, GospeL Funk and R