Electric Bass Basics

Bass basics, major scales and modes, harmonic and melodic minor scales and modes, arpeggio patterns and symmetric scales (whole tone and diminished). Serious Electric Bass is a definitive, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for electric bassists of all levels. 279 pages.

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. Beginning with a brief review of reading standard music notation and TAB, this book takes you further into using scales to build bass lines, techniques such as slap & pop, string muting, and walking bass lines. You'll be introduced to ideas such as modes, tetrachords, passing tones and varying rhythmic activity. Author David Overthrow keeps things fun and interesting without sacrificing any important details. A must for any serious bass players.

What do YOU want to PLAY today? The PLAY series has nailed down what today's musician really wants: lessons you can use anytime, anywhere. They're flat-out more convenient than private lessons, and just as valuable. The high-quality video of expert instructors will help players of all skill levels, from beginners and 'weekend warriors' to advanced students and pros. Whether you're into rock, jazz, blues, folk, country, or a little bit of everything, the PLAY series has all the resources you need at the click of a button. / Guitare Basse

Perfect for bassists who have already started and are ready to take the next step into contemporary styles. Also for experiencd players who want to enhance their knowledge. Starting with a review of reading music this book explains the basics of music theory as it relates to being a great bass player with an easy step-by-step approach. Before you know it you'll be using major scales triads and 7th chords to create cool-sounding bass lines for the most important chord progressions all bassists need to know. Learn the basics of blues and funk styles to lock in with a drummer. Students teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough easy to use method.

Anyone interested in learning to play electric bass can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques. Beginning concepts include the basics of the instrument, reading music, and building bass lines using scales, modes, and chord progressions. For the intermediate player, it takes you further into using scales, techniques such as slap and pop, string muting, walking bass lines, modes, tetrachords, passing tones, and varying rhythms. The book concludes with ideas designed to guide you into high-level bass playing, such as rhythm changes, tritone substitution, odd time signatures, chord playing, a study of Latin grooves, reggae, ska, and advanced funk bass lines. Whether you are starting to learn the bass or are an advanced player looking to give your playing more nuance, Electric Bass Method Complete is all you will ever need. An MP3 CD demonstrating examples in the book is included. / Guitare Basse

The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just starting to learn to play the electric bass guitar. You can play your favourite songs in no time with this comprehensive tutor. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Includes: tuning playing position first second and third positions rhythms and eighth-notes play-along examples with six full songs and all the fundamental techniques and basics.This DVD is designed so that it can stand alone or accompany the Hal Leonard Bass Method books.

A Beginner's Guide To The Electric Bass-Everything you need to know about starting to play bass! Working with Louis Satterfield Verdine White of Earth Wind and Fire has laid out a systematic method to learning the basics of music theory and how it relates to the bass.By the end of the book you'll not only understand and read music but also gain the independence needed to move around your instrument with ease.

The Bass has been called "the most important instrument in any band." The Bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the "time flow" or "pulse" steady, and keep the form of the song together. Walking Jazz Lines For Bass is designed to help bassists create beginning to advanced walking patterns (smooth-sounding lines) that can be used in jazz, blues, R

The Art of Acoustic Blues Guitar - The Basics. Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, or Mississippi John Hurt, studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence of their traditional styles. In this book, Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song, explaining the chord positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D, G, C, E, and A, presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the masters of blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues of Robert Johnson, the ragtime style of Blind Blake (the man with the piano-playing guitar), and the music of Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Willie Walker, and Willie Moore. Each song illustrates how solo players approach the guitar like a piano, playing melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Developing this independent two-line picking technique enables you to get the feel, syncopation, and subtleties of the music. The songs in themselves are studies in acoustic blues technique and present the authentic elements of the acoustic blues sound and style including blues technique and ways to play off of the chords and improvise within a song. This program is recommended for beginning acoustic blues guitarists as well as electric guitarists and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels who would like to go beyond pattern picking and develop a more dynamic and syncopated sound. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis, the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively, performed throughout the world, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music, having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.

Electronic Keyboard Basics is the brightest newest way to learn! KEYBOARD BASICS 1 introduces the basic reading of notation simple five-finger positions and auto-accompaniments with fingered chords as an alternative. KEYBOARD BASICS 2 introduces bass clef reading key signatures and scales. In both books 'Echo playing' and simple imrovisation help the pupil to play by ear.

Keyboard Basics 2 follows on directly from Book 1 and introduces bass-clef reading key signatures and scales. 'Echo playing' and simple improvisation encourage pupils to play by ear and develop good aural skills. Packed with the widest variety of musical styles from classical to contemporary and full of fantastic illustrations this inviting method by Sarah Walker is a great way to learn!

Progressive Keyboard Technique introduces the student to the basics of playing with both hands and reading both treble and bass clef. This book covers left hand accompaniment styles chord playing thumb andfinger crossovers sequences and basic hand positions in three major keys and one minor key.The book can be used with any type of Keyboard or synthesizer and examples are played using a variety of Keyboard voices.