Download or read book Classical and Contemporary Studies for Bass Guitar written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical and Contemporary Studies for Bass Guitar combines essential studies from 19th- century composer Giovanni Bottesini; the “Paganini of bass”, with contemporary studies by Gilbert Isbin; one of the leading European composers for guitar, lute and bass. These 33 studies will help build not just your technique, but reading abilities and overall musicianship. The material is intended for serious bass students and can be played on a fretted or fretless bass. While Bottesini's works lie firmly in the classical genre, Isbin's studies bring in elements of classical, jazz and world music. All the studies are written in standard bass clef notation as well as tablature. Includes access to online audio recorded by Rob MacKillop for each study.
Download or read book Classical Favorites for Electric Bass written by Chuck Bianchi and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your bass guitar technique and musicality by studying the music of the masters. Classical Favorites for Electric Bass is a collection of solos and duets featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Dragonetti and other composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. Some of these pieces are well-known and others are a bit off the beaten path, but each composition encourages technical and musical development in players who want to expand the scope of the electric bass beyond traditional bass lines. This book is written in standard bass clef notation and tablature and is recommended for the intermediate to advanced player.
Download or read book Classical Masterpieces for Bass written by Josquin des Pres and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of seven popular classical pieces in the form of bass duets introduces note combinations and intervals rarely heard in normal bass playing, as well as chords never thought to be playable on the bass guitar. These selections will broaden your sense of dynamics and enrich your phrasing and musicality. Written in standard notation and tab. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Time Signature Studies for Bass written by Chuck Rainey and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines time signatures and rhythms for the acoustic bass and the four and five-string electric bass. This method book is divided into two sections: 1) addresses simple meters, and 2) focuses on compound meters. This study will promote facility in executing the feel or groove of the rhythm within each time signature. In standard notation only.
Download or read book Classical Themes for Electric Bass written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Bass). Play 20 of the most famous classical themes ever on the electric bass! Each piece is expertly arranged for intermediate level solo performance, combining the melody with double-stop and chord accompaniment where possible. Includes standard notation and tab with fret-hand fingerings. Includes: Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) * Fur Elise (Beethoven) * Humoresque (Dvorak) * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) * Pavane (Faure) * Turkish Rondo (Mozart) * and more.
Download or read book Fernando Sor Selected Studies Arranged for Electric Bass written by Paul Ballam-Cross and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents selected studies by masterful 19th-century classical guitar composer Fernando Sor, arranged and edited for bass. Drawn from several of Sor’s collections of studies, this publication aims to provide electric bass players with material that is both didactic and enjoyable to play but could also be used in recital programs. A set of duets provides more advanced players with further study material. Written in standard notation and tablature.
Download or read book 101 Licks and Exercises for Electric Bass written by DAN GUTT and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, in notation and tablature, is designed to improve reading skills and present phrases appropriate to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, Reggae, disco, and new wave. Includes arpegiated and 3-note chord exercises and slapping/popping studies!
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Bass Riffs written by JOSQUIN DES PRES and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Leo Fender invented the electric bass in the early 1950s, little did he know the musical revolution that would follow. Dozens of musical styles were born as a direct result of his invention. Mel Bay's Encyclopedia of Bass Riffs is an overview of over 40 different musical styles, covering 50 years of electric bass playing. Through a wide variety of stylistic examples, this book explores many musical genres that may have never existed without the electric bass guitar. These examples will undoubtedly add diversity to your musical vocabulary and supplement your style.
Download or read book Serious Electric Bass written by Joel Di Bartolo and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1997-02-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bass basics, major scales and modes, harmonic and melodic minor scales and modes, arpeggio patterns and symmetric scales (whole tone and diminished). Serious Electric Bass is a definitive, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for electric bassists of all levels.
Download or read book Bach Cello Suites for Electric Bass written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Bass). All six of J.S. Bach's essential suites for unaccompanied cello are arranged here for bass guitar in standard notation and tablature. Includes: Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 * Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 * Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 * Suite No. 4 in Eb Major, BWV 1010 * Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 * Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012.
Download or read book 5 String Bass written by Sharon Ray and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How low can you go? The 5-string bass stretches the limits of normal bass playing to give you notes that are needed for many styles of contemporary music---including gospel, Latin, funk, metal, and pop. This book teaches you how to incorporate the 5th string into all these styles and more. You'll learn how the 5th string can open up new fingering possibilities and allow you to play a wider range of pitches economically---without moving your left hand up and down the neck. Opening your mind to these new possibilities is just a start; the bottom line of playing 5-string is playing notes you can really feel! All examples are notated in both standard music notation and TAB, and the online audio included with the book allows you to hear the examples and play along.
Download or read book Reading Contemporary Electric Bass written by Rich Appleman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1986-11-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Fretted). This Berklee Workshop is a comprehensive collection of exercises and performance studies designed to expand your bass playing in a wide range of musical styles. The rhythms and bass lines presented are excellent for developing sight-reading skills and technical proficiency.
Download or read book Solos for Bass Guitar written by Sebastien Jean and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Utilizing pieces from cello, guitar, bassoon and flute repertoire, this collection opens the electric bass player to the world of Classical and Baroque music. Combining simple etudes with more complicated works of varying styles and levels of difficulty, the pieces have been selected and transcribed for their musical and pedagogical qualities. Accompanying exercises help the bassist to develop the technical skills necessary to master these works.* Standard and Tab notation * 105 pages * Audio files available for download. * Composers : JD. Braun, JS. Bach, JB. Lully, CF. Abel, F. Sor, M. Corrette, F. Carulli, GP. Telemann, M. Blavet, R. Crome, E. Jancourt, GM. Dall' Abaco, M. Giuliani, JJ. Quantz, GP. Palestrina, R. Schumann, FP. Sipriani, JB. de Boismortier, JF. Mazas, N. Coste, J. Weissenborn, B. Bruni.
Download or read book The Art of Solo Bass written by Michael Dimin and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Solo Bass is a jumping off point, a place to glimpse the possibilities of the electric bass. This book examines the use of chords and chord/melody in performance, arranging, composing and the development and exploration of new techniques. from using chords to enhance and embellish your groovin' bass lines, to developing a comping style to perform with an ensemble and finally to create solo arrangements and compositions for practice and performance.The Art of Solo Bass will open new horizons for you, the bass player. This is a step-by-step tutorial into the techniques, theory and practical application of solo bass. the Art of Solo Bass includes actual arrangements, recordings, notation and tablature to guide you along the way.
Download or read book Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar Level IV V written by Robert Benedict and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1992-03-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sight Reading for Classical Guitar (Level IV-V) is designed for grade school or university level in either private tutoring of class instruction and is intended to be used by guitar students on a daily basis. This volume, containing Levels Four and Five, continues the study of sight reading, providing material suitable for more advanced students. Both books can be used to establish a reading level for students entering a new environment of guitar instruction, whether it be private tuition or class lessons.
Download or read book The Improvising Fingerstyle Guitarist written by Gilbert Isbin and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-12-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written -with the guitar at hand- to help you as a fingerstyle guitarist, improvise in a contemporary way on the guitar. Every musician can learn to improvise. You just need to study and practice the right tools. Each chapter focuses on a different improvisational approach. An extensive theoretical knowledge is not necessary. This book is written for all levels: the beginner, the intermediate and advanced player. Every guitarist will find new insights and concepts to broaden his improvisational skills. Studying this book will increase your confidence for improvising, stimulate your command of the guitar with scale, interval, arpeggio studies and above all stimulate your imagination and musical creativity. In every chapter there is a 'Your turn' section, following the examples. The aim is to create your own improvisations. The book contains standard notation and tablature. Include access to online audio.
Download or read book Electric Bass Position Studies written by Roger Filiberto and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The versatility of the Electric Bass has been drawn the attention of musicians and jazz buffs throughout the world. While not a lick book itself, this book will teach you the skills necessary to master many contemporary bass lines and patterns. an ideal supplement to any bass method. This well-written text contains solos, etudes, and various studies in a number of positions. In addition, it integrates position playing with riffs, phrases, and chords. It is a valuable course of study that familiarizes the student with key relationships up the neck.
