Play Bass With 20 Classic Songs

Dirt Simple Upright Bass. Although designed for newcomers to the upright bass and bluegrass music in general, this unique approach to creating basslines has something for everyone! The first half focuses on bass-playing essentials, giving the reader a solid technical footing with the instrument. Then, using his own baritone voice and the classic bluegrass song, ?Going Down the Road Feeling Bad,? author Nate Sabat reveals his creative process in crafting effective basslines from the song?s melody and chord progression. The second half focuses on bass playing within the specific context of complementing bluegrass vocals. Well beyond what you might expect from an introductory method, Nate tastefully guides the reader by presenting multiple composed bassline options for each of five well-known bluegrass songs: Rabbit in the Log, Don?t this Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Long Journey Home, I Am a Pilgrim, and Angel Band.Nate?s warm, pitch-perfect vocals can be heard on virtually every track, giving this method an undeniable musicality. A lightly accompanied vocal track with no bass is also provided, so you can be the sole upright or electric bassist in the band. You?ll not only want to back Nate up?but sing harmony with him too! The impulse to sing can?t help but influence your bass playing in a natural and positive way. Nate provides notated versions of the eight major scales most commonly used in bluegrass. Once you get them under your fingers, you?ll soon be able to play along with the book?s 50 companion online recordings.With its simple harmonic palette and repetitive nature, bluegrass music offers bassists the perfect opportunity to become musically literate. If you?ve hesitated to learn to read music, this is the time and place to eliminate that drawback. Working through these 46 pages will provide the tools and confidence needed to create your own engaging and musical basslines and hopefully, you?ll be inspired to continue your bluegrass bass journey for years to come. Includes access to online audio.

Play Bass With 20 Classic Songs lets you play the Bassline with the rest of the band on twenty top popular hits.Includes Bass tab and notation arrangements of each song with chord symbols andlyrics for vocalists plus professionally recorded online audio of demonstration and backing.Includes songs such as Ace of Spades Brown Eyed Girl For Whom the Bell Tolls Hey Joe Lady Madonna London Calling Roxanne Wonderwall and many more!

Founding member and innovative bass player with the classic rock group Yes Chris Squire is a major force in the band's revolutionary sound. His unique approach to the bass in an integral part of the recognition that Yes receives as one of the most influential groups on rock music history. The band Yes was formed in the late 1960s and Chris is the only original band member that still performs with the band today. In this in-depth interview with Chris Squire taped in 1990 Chris reveals some of his earliest aspirations in music to his prolific contributions as the bass player with Yes. Chris demonstrates his unique style in songs performed on the90125 World Tour after the release of Yes' double-platinum album ?Owner of a Lonely Heart.? Live performances include ?Changes ? where he plays a potent 8-string bass; plus ?I've Seen All Good People ? ?'Round About ? ?I'm Running ? and ?Cinema.? Chris gives us a close look at the styles and technique he uses with a unique collection of basses. With a rebellious and visionary style Chris says It's down to must attacking things really. So step into the world of Chris Squire with fascinating musical history bass riffs and riveting live concert footage.

As the original bassist for the seminal death metal band Cannibal Corpse, author Alex Webster offers invaluable insight into the realm of metal bass guitar. This exclusive book/online audio provides detailed, hands-on training, featuring vital bass guitar techniques and concepts. Extreme Metal Bass further demonstrates how these techniques can be applied in real-life situations within the context of a song. No matter what brand of metal you subscribe to - from classic metal to modern metal and beyond - Extreme Metal Bass will supply the bass skills you crave. Extreme Metal Bass also includes enhanced online audio with demonstration and play-along tracks of all the examples in thebook, plus play-along MIDI drum files for optimum practicing. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. This book is designed for players who use a standard-tuned five-string bass (low to high: B-E-A-D-G). If you do not have a five-string bass, a four string (tuned B-E-A-D) will work for much of the material presented. / Méthodes et pédagogie / Guitare / Guitare basse / HAL LEONARD

Whether you want to play thundering bass grooves classic Rock 'n' Roll slap-tastic funk lines or a simple backing the Basix Bass Method is the perfect place to start. A fabulous complete tutorial for the Bass Guitar this is an indispensable book which includes sections on playing rock blues heavy metal country and jazz styles. There is also essential licks sample bass lines rhythm and timings all in TAB and standard music notation. The brilliant CD includes accompaniments for songs and examples of all the exercises found within the pages. With a detailed look at styles from different eras from the 1940's to the modern day this is an interesting educationaland proven guide to learning the bass guitar.

Play-Along with 8 great-Sounding Tracks-Eight classic Stones songs with full TAB and two CDs. CD 1 contains a complete version of each song while CD 2 contains a play-along version without Bass. Embedded software allows you to slow down loop and even transpose keys on your computer. Matching bass and drum editions available!

Easy Jazz Play-Along Volume 3-Improvising is easier than ever with this new series for beginning jazz musicians. The Hal Leonard Easy Jazz Play-Along Series includes songs with accessible chord changes and features recordings with novice-friendly tempos. Just follow the streamlined lead sheets in the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD. The bass or piano can also be removed by turning down the volume on the left or right channel. 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!Volume 3 includes 18 songs: Afternoon inParis • Doxy • Girl Talk • Impressions • In Walked Bud • Lady Bird • St. Thomas • Solar • Sunny • and more.

As the original bassist for the seminal death metal band Cannibal Corpse author Alex Webster offers invaluable insight into the realm of metal Bass Guitar. This exclusive book/online audio pack provides detailed hands-on training featuring vital Bass Guitar techniques and concepts. Extreme Metal Bass further demonstrates how these techniques can be applied in real-life situations within the context of a song. No matter what brand of metal you subscribe to ? from classic metal to modern metal and beyond ? Extreme Metal Bass will supply the Bass skills you crave. Extreme Metal Bass also includes access toonline audio with demonstration and play-along tracks of all the examples in the book plus play-along MIDI drum files for optimum practising.

Performed by Janet Grice bassoon Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano This collection of classic pieces scored for solo bassoon with piano accompaniment covers a huge span of time and musical styles from Bach (Bourrée I and II) to Dukas's Sorcerer's Apprentice. Includes selections from Carmen L'Elisir d'amore Pictures at an Exhibition and many many more! Includes a high-quality printed solo part and a compact disc containing a complete performance presented in split-channel format with the piano accompaniment on the left channel and bassoon soloist on the right channel. This affords the player the ability to easily dial in or out the reference solo part. (Notethat due to publisher's restrictions there is no printed part included for the two Grice selections.)

Big Band Play-Along Volume 5-Play along with a real big band with this great book/CD pack. The book features authentic big band arrangements of 10 holiday classics in easy-to-read parts and the CD has great professionally recorded accompaniments. Songs include: Baby It's Cold Outside - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - My Favorite Things - Silver Bells - White Christmas - and more.

This is the bass method students and teachers have been waiting for. Learn the notes of the bass with riffs like Day Tripper and Stand by Me reading rhythms and tab with classics by the Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers fingerstyle and pick technique with songs like Roxanne and Low Rider and much more. The method's unique well-paced and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before and music from popular artists like the Beatles Nirvana and Green Day will keep them playing and having fun. The online audio includes audio examples of each exercise.

32 Trios that can be played by any combination of wind instruments-Compatible Trios for Winds contains 21 trios in a variety of styles from classical to folk and includes some new original works as well. Each piece is playable by any combination of three wind instruments. Trios are a great way to learn how to play in a chamber music setting and this unique collection gives players the opportunity to do it with anyone else that plays a wind instrument making for an almost limitless combination of instruments. Compatible Trios for Winds is especially useful in a school setting where students are eager to play music with friends. The flexibility of these trios makes them a must-have for any windplayer. Includes tunes such as 'The Irish Washerwoman ' Brahms’ 'Hungarian Dance No. 5 ' Larry Clark’s original 'Harvest Moon ' and more.

A Comprehensive Guide with Detailed Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Bass-The Hal Leonard Jazz Bass Method is your complete guide to learning jazz bass. Author Matthew Rybicki guides you through the essential knowledge you need to create your own walking bass lines and improvised solos in the classic jazz style. This book with online audio access uses standard chord progressions and songs to teach you about accompanying and improvising in the style of players like Ray Brown Paul Cahmber Scott LaFaro and many others. Lessons include: walking basics; chords and scales; blues; rhythm changes; string raking; soloing; technique; chord substitution; pedal points and ostinato; standard notation plus tab for electric bass; and much more! Audio isaccessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

Bass Play-Along Volume 1-Volume 1 in Hal Leonard's Bass Play-Along series will help you to 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 books in this series include the melody and lyrics 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 features eight classic rock songs: Another One Bites the Dust Badge Brown Eyed Girl Come Together The Joker LowRider Money and Sweet Emotion.