Bass Guitar Method/Instruction

Supplies you with everything you need to get started! It includes tips on buying and maintaining your instrument, teaches how to read Tab and standard music notation and includes instruction in a wide range of popular styles including rock, metal, blues, country, jazz and more! The CD includes accompaniments for songs and exercises. The CD-ROM is compatible with Windows/Macintosh.

Johann Sebastian Bach is recognized as one of the world's supremely great musicians. Known primarily as an organist and then only later recognized as a composer, Bach transformed the conventional structures of preludes and fugues. J.S. Bach for Bass will open up a whole new world of phrasing for the aspiring bassist. Selections include Prelude #1 in C Major, Suite #1 in G Major, Suite #2 in D Minor, Suite #3 in C Major, Partita #1 in B Minor, Par...

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/CD 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 ...

For Funk, R&B, Soul & Hip-HopSeries: Berklee GuidePublisher: Berklee PressFormat: Softcover with CDAuthor: Anthony Vitti This book by Berklee bass prof Anthony Vitti will help you make your bass lines more creative, unique and memorable. Tap into the groove and evolve your bass lines by using fills. This book brings you beyond the basics and helps you incorporate figures into your lines that are natural to the groove, and applicable ...

The Rock House Method makes learning music fun, easy and effective. Thatmeans no more confusing explanations or mind-numbing, outdated songs tolearn. Rock House is a modern method that helps make learning musicsecond nature. Millions of muisicians in more than 150 countries havealready used the Rock House Method to fulfill their dream and playmusic. You are next!A revolutionary new approach to learningbass, this book is designed for beginners who...

The Rock House Method makes learning music fun, easy and effective. Thatmeans no more confusing explanations or mind-numbing, outdated songs tolearn. Rock House is a modern method that helps make learning musicsecond nature. Millions of muisicians in more than 150 countries havealready used the Rock House Method to fulfill their dream and playmusic. You are next!Building on the techniques learned in Book1, Book 2 starts with natural minor and maj...

Endorsed by Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, and Ben Allison, this book is one of the few method books that focuses exclusively on how to create authentic-sounding walking bass lines. Designed for beginning players or anyone wanting a solid foundation for learning jazz bass. Contains detailed discussions of: the four crucial principles of walking bass line construction how to always make good note choices tips on creating good t...

The term “12-bar blues” has become synonymous with blues music and is the basis for an incredible body of jazz, rock 'n' roll, and other forms of popular music. This book and CD package is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12-bar blues with authority. It covers many blues styles, including country, Chicago, Texas, swing, R&B, blues-rock, and funk blues. You'll also learn the blues b...

Series: Musicians Institute Press Publisher: Musicians Institute Press Softcover with CD - TAB Author: Dominik Hauser Learn step by step how to create interesting bass lines and grooves using notes that outline the chords, in multiple positions on the neck. With this comprehensive book/CD pack, bass blueprints will be revealed by using diagrams and tablature to visualize patterns on the fingerboard. The accompanying CD features 85 demo and ...

Do you play the bass guitar, but find parts of thefretboard to be uncharted territory? This book will teach you how toconquer your fretboard's rough terrain, and no music reading isrequired! Basic music theory helps improve your playing and ability tointeract with other musicians. Take your playing to new levels with thissystematic, comprehensive method! Covers: interval basics and shapes;major, minor & pentatonic scale patterns; triads and 7...

Get ready to rock and roll on the bass - even if you can't read music! This instrumental guide shows you how, with expert advice in everything from choosing your bass to playing basic scales to improvising lead solos. You'll discover how to tune your bass and keep it in great shape, as well as left- and right-hand techniques, timing tips, and in-depth examples in various musical styles. The companion CD includes the author demonstrating rhythms s...

Bootsy Collins Legendary Licks presents the music of funk master Bootsy Collins in a comprehensive package. In standard notation and bass tab, the book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks, fills, riffs, grooves and solos - complete with recorded demonstrations. There's even info on Bootsy's gear setup! 12 songs are covered, including: Ahh... the Name Is Bootsy Baby ? Ano...