Left Hand Bass Techniques: Bass Guitar Solo: Instrumental Tutor

520 Exercises include 58 Musical Studies in Positions 1 through 7-Written by Janice Tucker Rhoda author of the popular ABCs of Strings method the Complete Technique For Double Bass series is designed for advanced beginners to upper level students wishing to learn or improve their left hand and right arm bow skills.Starting in first position and proceeding carefully through the higher positions these method books use short studies to demonstrate specific technical ideas.The book starts with solidifying the combination of note reading rhythm and bow distribution then quickly progresses to a variety of bowing techniques and use of positions 1 - 7 half and thumb position explaining the physicalityof the left and right hands arms elbows and shoulders. Using a mixture of more melodic studies with purely technical exercises this book quickly gives players information and confidence to improve their playing.Complete Technique For Double Bass - Book 1 covers and includes:Positions 1 through 7Half PositionBass tenor and treble clefsTwo octave C Major Scale to thumb positionAdvanced chromatic scaleBasic thumb positionWorksheets for note-readingScales arpeggios broken thirdsImprovisational melodiesDouble-Stops chords octavesHarmonicsArm Swing left-hand and bow-arm techniqueBow balancing exercisesBallet of Shifting exercisesQuick Finger exercisesFinger Substitution exercisesLeft-hand pizzicato exercisesTeaching points throughout

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

A great primer for the beginning upright bass player taught in Tammy Fassaert's clear, concise teaching style. Let bluegrass musician Tammy Fassaert introduce you to the upright bass in her articulate, relaxed manner. Some of what you will learn includes: --Holding and Tuning Your Bass --Right Hand Techniques --Muting and Damping --Chord Progressions --Learn Handsome Molly --Left Hand Notes and the Chromatic Scale --Marking the Stops on Your Bass --Learn East Virginia Blues --Timing and working effectively with a metronome --Waltz Time --And more! / Contrebasse / 69 pages / niveau : Débutant / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Par MATHEOS CHRIS. This method book explains how percussive slap bass works with the drums, and how playing percussively will make you 'lock' tighter with the drummer. Included are sections on building a percussive groove, pop control, moving patterns, individual string control, slap without pops, slapping with tensions, double pops, slapping with dyads, triplets, Flamenco thumb technique, odd meters, applied grooves, and a special section for a rhythm section workout. Notation and tablature are clearly explained with instructions on left hand muting and many slapping tips. This method will make your grooves sound fuller, making your playing mode more valuable to your rhythm section. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Rock and Blues - Licks and Phrases / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

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.

Text: English / deutsch Completely revised and enlarged edition! Jazz Bass Compendium is one of the most comprehensive method books. 208 pages filled with information and aspects on jazz bass playing. The right hand: position, effect on sound and timing, exercises, three finger technique, drops The left hand: position, shifting positions, intonation, pizzicato technique, vibrato Coordinating both hands Bass lines: rhythm, pulse, timing, walking bass, two-beat feel, arpeggios, diatonic passing notes, leading notes, chromatic lines, scales and tetrachords, pentatonic scales, bass lines over II V progressions, harmonic clichés, pedal point, rhythmic embellishments, bass lines on standard chord progressions, straight 8ths bass lines, Latin bass lines The elements of sound Various improvisation concepts Arpeggios Studies and etudes on the chord changes to Sunny, Footprints, I Hear A Rhapsody, Solar, Confirmation Upper structure voicings Phrasing and articulation Scales and scales studies, chord-scales, breaking up scales Practice concepts, different learning fields 4 bass duets and one solo, including Georgia On My Mind, Blues 4U and More Bass Hit Sigi Busch is one of the most respected European jazz bassists/educators. He heads the jazz departement at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany.

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. •