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Book The Art of Solo Bass

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Dimin
  • Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
  • Release : 2015-11-18
  • ISBN : 1610652460
  • Pages : 63 pages

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.

Book Soloing on Electric Bass

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jason Raso
  • Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
  • Release : 2020-03-06
  • ISBN : 1619119994
  • Pages : 52 pages

Download or read book Soloing on Electric Bass written by Jason Raso and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Raso’s Soloing on Electric Bass: A Chord Tone Approach provides the next step following his first book for Mel Bay Publications, Improvising on Electric Bass. The primary focus of this second book is to help you develop a more melodic approach to solo bass playing. The author suggests avoiding root notes, concentrating instead on chord tones of a 3rd, 5th, and 7th as fertile ground to begin revising your approach to more creative soloing. Following a series of standard notation exercises exploring intervals and goal notes in all keys, Jason presents a dozen original solo etudes in notation and tablature.

Book Chord Tone Soloing for Bass Guitar

Download or read book Chord Tone Soloing for Bass Guitar written by Joseph Alexander and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Jazz Bass Soloing - Quickly learn how to solo over the 13 most essential chord progressions in jazz using arpeggios, substitutions and chromatic approaches.

Book Music Theory for the Bass Player

Download or read book Music Theory for the Bass Player written by Ariane Cap and published by CapCat Music Media. This book was released on 2018-12-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music Theory for the Bass Player is a comprehensive and immediately applicable guide to making you a well-grounded groover, informed bandmate and all-around more creative musician. Included with this book are 89 videos that are incorporated in this ebook. This is a workbook, so have your bass and a pen ready to fill out the engaging Test Your Understanding questions! Have you always wanted to learn music theory but felt it was too overwhelming a task? Perhaps all the books seem to be geared toward pianists or classical players? Do you know lots of songs, but don't know how the chords are put together or how they work with the melody? If so, this is the book for you! • Starting with intervals as music's basic building blocks, you will explore scales and their modes, chords and the basics of harmony. • Packed with fretboard diagrams, musical examples and exercises, more than 180 pages of vital information are peppered with mind-bending quizzes, effective mnemonics, and compelling learning approaches. • Extensive and detailed photo demonstrations show why relaxed posture and optimized fingering are vital for good tone, timing and chops. • You can even work your way through the book without being able to read music (reading music is of course a vital skill, yet, the author believes it should not be tackled at the same time as the study of music theory, as they are different skills with a different practicing requirement. Reading becomes much easier once theory is mastered and learning theory on the fretboard using diagrams and patterns as illustrations, music theory is very accessible, immediately usable and fun. This is the definitive resource for the enthusiastic bassist! p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Helvetica; min-height: 16.0px} This book and the 89 free videos stand on their own and form a thorough source for studying music theory for the bass player. If you'd like to take it a step further, the author also offers a corresponding 20 week course; this online course works with the materials in this book and practices music theory application in grooves, fills and solos. Information is on the author's blog.

Book Classical Favorites for Electric Bass

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.

Book Ultimate Slap Bass

Download or read book Ultimate Slap Bass written by Stuart Clayton and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimate Slap Bass covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing, open string hammer-ons and how to combine slapping with other techniques in a musical way.

Book Walking Bass Solos  for Guitar

Download or read book Walking Bass Solos for Guitar written by JOHN E. LAWRENCE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-03-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book teaches guitarists how to play chords and bass lines simultaneously while providing insight to bass line construction. Includes exercises to enhance the playing of chord changes and bass lines, plus bass solos that illustrate specific styles including walking blues, jazz swing, and bossa nova. Exercises include: Constructing Walking Bass Solos Root - 5th; Root - 5th - Leading Tone; What Is a ii-V-I Chord Progression?; the Major Walk; Root - 5th and Octave; Slow Blues Line; 12-Bar Blues Progression No. 1; 12-Bar Blues Progression No. 2; 12-Bar Blues Progression No. 3; Putting It All Together; and New Bossa. 40 pages Written in notation and tablature.

Book Creative Bass Technique Exercises

Download or read book Creative Bass Technique Exercises written by Dan Hawkins and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover fully-formed musical grooves, riffs and licks you can incorporate into your playing right now - each one carefully crafted to develop dexterity, timing and feel.

Book Bass Guitar For Dummies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patrick Pfeiffer
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2009-12-22
  • ISBN : 047060381X
  • Pages : 363 pages

Download or read book Bass Guitar For Dummies written by Patrick Pfeiffer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-22 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with the latest bass guitar technology, accessories, and more The bass is the heart of music. So leave center stage to the other musicians-you have more important work to do. You can find everything you need to dominate bass in Bass Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition. You'll get expert advice on the basics, like deciding what kind of bass to pick up and which accessories are necessary and which are just nice to have. Plus, you'll get step-by-step instructions for getting started, from how to hold and position your bass to reading notation and understanding chords, scales, and octaves to playing solos and fills. New coverage of slaps, double stops, de-tuning, and fretless techniques New musical exercises as well as updates to charts, illustrations, photos, and resources Whether you're a beginner picking up a bass for the first time or an experienced player looking to improve your skills, Bass Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an easy-to-follow reference that gives you just enough music theory to get you going on your way fast!

Book Building Walking Bass Lines

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
  • Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Release : 1995
  • ISBN : 9780793542048
  • Pages : 72 pages

Download or read book Building Walking Bass Lines written by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El-basguitarskole.

Book Chord Tone Mastery for Electric Bass

Download or read book Chord Tone Mastery for Electric Bass written by Joe Hubbard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unfortunately, many bass students are blindly taught to practice playing scales and arpeggios up and down their fingerboard without the understanding of the concepts that will enable you to start improvising like the masters! Fortunately, there is a better way to take your improvisation skills to the next level with this "game-changing" book that you never thought was possible. Plainly and simply, the material covered in this book will revolutionize your bass guitar technique exponentially! As a teacher and clinician, Joe has seen this exact methodology work consistently for both himself and countless years as a teacher- teaching some of the best bass players on the planet including Pino Palladino! By finding the weakest areas of your technique, there is no way to avoid making major leaps and bounds when you put these concepts into purposeful practice!

Book Charlie Parker for Bass

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Release : 2014-07-01
  • ISBN : 149500225X
  • Pages : 190 pages

Download or read book Charlie Parker for Bass written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Bass). Play 20 of Bird's most signature saxophone renditions on the electric bass with this collection of transcriptions with tab. Songs includes: Anthropology * Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) * Chi Chi * Dexterity * Donna Lee * K.C. Blues * My Little Suede Shoes * Now's the Time * Ornithology * Parker's Mood * Scrapple from the Apple * Yardbird Suite * and more.

Book Right Hand Drive

    Book Details:
  • Author : Damian Erskine
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2019-05-21
  • ISBN : 9781716702068
  • Pages : 110 pages

Download or read book Right Hand Drive written by Damian Erskine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right Hand Drive primarily explores Damian's unique, 3-finger, percussive style of using his plucking hand. It contains a wealth of patterns, grooves and exercises specifically tailored to developing this technique. Readers are also presented with a myriad of ways to practice combining harmonic and rhythmic exercises and use them to explore harmony in new ways. Regardless of your chosen techniques, readers will discover how to incorporate them in exciting ways and learn how to create exercises of their own.

Book First 50 Songs You Should Play on Bass

Download or read book First 50 Songs You Should Play on Bass written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Bass). If you're new to the bass, you are probably eager to learn some songs. This book provides easy arrangements in tab with lyrics for the most popular songs bassists want to play. Includes: American Girl * Billie Jean * Blister in the Sun * Crossfire * Hey Joe * I Got You (I Feel Good) * Livin' on a Prayer * Low Rider * Money * Monkey Wrench * My Generation * Paranoid * Peter Gunn * The Pink Panther * Roxanne * Should I Stay or Should I Go * Uptown Funk * What's Going On * With or Without You * Yellow * and more!

Book Mike Stern Altered Scale Soloing

Download or read book Mike Stern Altered Scale Soloing written by Mike Stern and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Stern is an electrifying guitarist whose blistering chops combine jazz harmony with rock-fusion and perfect bluesy phrasing. In this book, he shares his secrets of altered scale soloing and reveals the keys to his signature sound.

Book Topics in Jazz Bass

    Book Details:
  • Author : Danny Ziemann
  • Publisher : Low Down Publishing
  • Release : 2021-01-20
  • ISBN : 9781735327716
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Topics in Jazz Bass written by Danny Ziemann and published by Low Down Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you usually shake your head no when offered a chance to solo? Maybe you think it's not a part of the job. After all, you didn't learn the instrument to sound like a guitarist, right? However, a bassist who avoids soloing is like a baker who refuses to frost their cakes. Sure, frosting is decoration, and too much is dangerous. But your bass playing is meant to be more than just a dry foundation. Maybe you've tried soloing and the effort fell flat. You even learned the scales, memorized patterns, followed advice, and attempted transcribing, only to produce less-than-stellar solos. What if you discovered a way to break past your limitations and solo with freedom and authentic self-expression? Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing is a groundbreaking resource that can tie all of your efforts together and get you soloing with confidence. Through this book, you will: Discover powerful ear-training techniques to unlock your inner soloist. Develop a melodic, compositional approach to building a solo. Finally understand what the players around you are doing and know how to step up when called upon. Complete with audio examples and a new pick-your-path approach, this book promises to engage you wherever you're at on your musical journey. Written by Danny Ziemann, touring jazz bassist and six-time author, Soloing draws from his extensive performance history, degrees in music education from the Eastman School of Music, and years of teaching experience to provide you with expert-level training. Walk into your next gig ready to nod yes when asked to solo. Buy Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing today.

Book Tapping Grooves

    Book Details:
  • Author : Josh Cohen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-06-22
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 62 pages

Download or read book Tapping Grooves written by Josh Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tapping Grooves: Vol. 1 is a transcription and play-along book for 4, 5 and 6-string bass guitars containing 27 different tapping grooves. These grooves are intended to show the modern bass player how to use tapping techniques to create multi-layered polyphonic grooves that emulate the sound of entire rhythm section. Each of the grooves contained in this book come with access to unique play-along recordings featuring both a sample of the groove and a drum/percussion track in which practice your own playing!