Music Theory for Bass Players – Demystify the Fretboard and Reveal Your Full …
Finally, a music theory book designed for bass players of all levels! With this comprehensive workbook, you’ll expand your fretboard knowledge and gain the freedom and confidence needed to tackle any musical challenge. Rather than overwhelm the reader with lots of complex theory that may be useful for jazz guitarists or keyboard players, this book and audio pack focuses on the elements that are essential for the bass player throughout, like how to write bass lines, lay down a solid foundation, and improvise. Features hundreds of examples to study and practice, including loads of « real world » bass lines and play-along audio tracks to jam to! Includes over 200 demonstration and play-along audio tracks and three bass fretboard theory video lessons online for download or streaming.
First 15 Lessons – Bass Guitar – A Beginner’s Guide, Featuring Step-By-Step L…
The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor, you’ll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson, learning the basics of the instrument and music reading with tab while practicing the many exercises, concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away, with a free online tuner and metronome! The bass guitar book features lessons on: bass fundamentals, music reading, tuning, the 1-5 pattern, arpeggios, grooves, position shifts, scales, syncopation, chromatics, swing/shuffle feel, and blues, funk and rock styles. Includes full bass lines in tab from five real songs: Get Ready (The Temptations) * I Shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley and The Wailers) * Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes) * Smooth (Santana) * Super Freak (Rick James).
Modern Band Method – Bass, Book 1 – A Beginner’s Guide for Group or Private I…
The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This bass method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band! Bass lessons include: * Tuning * Reading music and tablature * Walking/picking patterns * Notes and scales * Using passing tones * Popular rock and pop bass lines * Creating solid grooves * Muting and slides * Syncopation * Composing a song * Writing lyrics