Bass Guitar Method/Instruction

“The Basses Loaded Series by Rod Goelz is the industry’s best Bass Method for anyone wanting to learn the electric bass”. That’s the chant kicking around all the magazine racks, educational string periodicals and musical water coolers across the country.Basses Loaded: Volume 3, “Blues Edition” published by Santorella Publications covers “Blues Bass” played in numerous styles including Chicago, Texas...

“The Basses Loaded Series by Rod Goelz is the industry’s only Bass Method designed specifically for someone who is seriously committed to learning the electric bass”. That’s the chant kicking around all the magazine racks, educational string periodicals and musical water coolers across the country.Basses Loaded: Volume 4 “Groove Workshop” R & B and Motown Styles published by Santorella Publications covers n...

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...

Chop-Monster is a sequential jazz improvisation method by acclaimed jazz pianist and educator Shelly Berg that utilizes a "call-and-response" approach: students listen to a jazz idea, imitate it until it is internalized, and then "try it on their own." In Chop-Monster 1, students will hear and improvise to the Ima7, iimi7, and V7 chords in the key of B-flat, plus a basic blues progression. In Chop-Monster 2 students will hear and improvise to the...

Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know!From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing, this program hassomething for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons withbassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniquespopularized by Marcus Miller, Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You'lllearn the four elements of slap and pop as well as advanced techniqueslike octaves, fifths, muting,...

The ability to read, play, and make a convincing, consistent groove in a sixteenth note rhythm is one of the more formidable challenges facing a contemporary rhythm section player. This book attempts to address that challenge by supplying chord progressions with different syncopated rhythmic patterns. Practice of these exercises will lead to an understanding of the style, and ability to execute the rhythms common to funk. Comping Styles for Bass ...

Perfect for beginning bassist or 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 to lock in with a drumm...

" Presents chord arpeggio diagrams for fourteen chord types from eachchromatic root. Also includes a bass note finder chart through fret 15for the 4-string bass. 35"" x 24"" durable coated paper. "

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 & pop, string mutin...

The most widely-used introductory bass method available! Both Volumes I and II present a standard notation approach to reading solo and arpeggio studies for four string bass. Included in Volume I are the rudiments of playing, plus handy charts of arpeggios featuring major, minor, augmented, diminished, and seventh chords, plus upper harmonic extensions. Volume II continues with studies, scales, walking bass patterns, and more. Applicable to any s...

The most widely used beginning bass method available! Presents note reading, solo playing, and chord arpeggio studies. Included are handy charts of arpeggios featuring major, minor, augmented, diminished, seventh chords, and even upper harmonic extensions. Applicable to any style of music, this method has gained acceptance as the foundational text for electric bass study.

The highly acclaimed ensemble method by Eddie Green, John Benzer and David Bertman is now available for beginning and intermediate musicians. Ensemble Concepts ? Fundamental Level is designed to help young ensembles to acquire solid performance skills while also learning overall musicianship. The exercises fit easily into your warm-up routine, so you don't have to sacrifice musicianship for the sake of the "nuts and bolts" learning all young musi...