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 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.
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 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 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.
Download or read book 25 Top Rock Bass Songs written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Bass Recorded Versions Mixed). This is not your typical bass tab book. In the Tab+ series from Hal Leonard we provide you guidance on how to capture the bass tones for each song as well as tips and advice on the techniques used to play the songs. Where possible, we've confirmed the gear used on the original recordings via new and previously published interviews with the bassists, producers, and/or engineers. Then we make general recommendations on how to achieve a similar tone, based on that info. Some of the songs will be easy to play even for advanced beginner students, and others might present a much greater challenge. In either case, we've identified key technique that should help you learn the songs with greater ease. This volume will help you master 25 must-know bass classics, including: Another One Bites the Dust * Around the World * Blurred Lines * The Boys Are Back in Town * Freewill * Hey Joe * The Joker * London Calling * My Generation * Sledgehammer * Strange Brew * Sweet Emotion * You Can Call Me Al * Young Lust * and more.
Download or read book Solos for the Double Bass Player written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by G. Schirmer, Incorporated. This book was released on 1986-11 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (String Solo). Contents: Bourre (Bach) * Grave (Abaco) * Concerto (Vivaldi) * Prelude and Allegro (d'Andrieu) * Sonata in C Minor (Handel) * Sonatina and Minuet (Beethoven) * Elegy and Andante (Bottesini) * Aria from Rigoletto (Verdi) * Adagio (Geissel) * Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) * Romance (Prokofiev) * Introduction and Tarentelle (Franchi) * Serenade (Beveridge) * Chaconne (Russell).
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 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.
Download or read book Best of Marcus Miller Songbook written by Marcus Miller and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Bass Recorded Versions). 23 transcriptions from Grammy-winning bassist and session player extraordinare Marcus Miller, including: Big Time * Could It Be You * Ethiopia * Forevermore * Funny * Maputo * Nikki's Groove * Tutu * What Is Hip * and more.
Download or read book Bass Players To Know written by Ryan Madora and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the aspiring musician, knowing what to listen to is just as important as knowing what to play. Bass player and writer Ryan Madora provides the reader with exactly that--a guide to listening and learning from the greats. Shining the spotlight on players who are too often confined to the background, this book highlights the session aces, band members, and career musicians whose bass lines have permeated popular culture. Madora discusses the nuances of bass playing and the stylistic choices behind classic records, top-forty hits, and funky deep cuts. An invaluable resource for professionals and hobbyists alike, Bass Players To Know features players who have contributed to the evolution of the instrument, including Ray Brown, Jack Bruce, Cliff Burton, Duck Dunn, Louis Johnson, Edgar Meyer, Willie Weeks, and many others.
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.
Download or read book The Pattern System for the Bass Player written by Ariane Cap and published by CapCat Music Media Incorporated. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise guide leads the learner to attain superior familiarity with the fretboard. It achieves this by strategically dividing the bass into six areas and employing systematic practice regimens, challenging scalar drills as well as creative improvisation exercises. Powerful and precise instructions on how to practice using all senses, how to best utilize the metronome and how to incorporate mental training lead the learner to a deeper understanding of the patterns of music.
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 100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass written by Dan Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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!
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.
