The term “12-bar blues” has become synonymous with blues music and is the basis for an incredible body of jazz, rock 'n' roll, and other forms of popular music. This book and audio package is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12-bar blues with authority. It covers many blues styles, including country, Chicago, Texas, swing, R&B, blues-rock, and funk blues. You'll also learn the blues bass scales and a history of the bass in blues music. The audio includes 51 full-band tracks!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Explore the technical brilliance and musical genius of the greatest electric bassist the world has ever known. This book features highly detailed analysis of 12 of Jaco's epic bass solos from the songs: Amerika • Bright Size Life • Chromatic Fantasy • Continuum • Days of Wine and Roses • Donna Lee • Havona • Port of Entry • Portrait of Tracy • Punk Jazz • Slang • (Used to Be A) Cha Cha.
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This pack provides both the original FastTrack book/online audio pack along with an instructional video, making learning to play bass easier and faster than ever before! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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This follow-up to Funk Bass studies the techniques and grooves of today's top funk/fusion bass players. It includes sections on mastering the two-finger technique, string crossing, style elements, establishing a groove, building a funk/fusion soloing vocabulary, and professional recordings of over 90 tracks to jam along with. Features a foreword written by Earth, Wind And Fire bassist Verdine White.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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This Omnibus Edition contains the complete Absolute Beginners Bass course in one complete and convenient package! The Absolute Beginners method has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your bass guitar. This edition also features a unique download card with professional demonstration and accompaniment tracks, allowing you to start playing music right away. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided code. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Includes 96 songs and examples in rock, blues, R&B, funk and other styles; riffs, slap and pop; fifth position, scales and keys; and more!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Bass Chops covers a cross section of musical genres with a unique step-by-step approach for strengthening your overall facility on the instrument. The lessons in this book include standard notation, tab, fingerings, and video demonstrations, and are presented in theme-and-variation format –– a highly effective approach to learning bass that has become very popular with students. Each lesson allows you to move at your own pace, beginning with a simple groove and gradually becoming more intricate and complex as the lesson progresses. Styles include blues, jazz, rock, fusion, R&B, and slapping. The price of the book includes nearly two hours of video demonstrations of every example in the book, performed by the author himself! Access the videos online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside.
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This cool, comprehensive guide provides the history and essential bass lines for 34 different musical styles, including all varieties of pop and rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, country, blues, funk and many others. The online audio includes 34 full-band demo tracks and is accessed using the unique code printed inside the book.
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For the first time, the legendary Louis Johnson “Star Licks” bass instruction videos are being made available in book format with online access to all the classic video footage. This package compiles Volumes I and II of the original Star Licks Master Classes into one bundle, giving you over an hour and a half of instruction, while the book contains transcriptions of every example played! All music is written in both standard notation and tab. In these in-depth demonstrations, Louis “Thunder Thumbs” Johnson teaches a dazzling array of techniques and styles. You'll learn: thumping basics • slap & pop style • slides • octaves • pop and jazz grooves • triplet tricks • session & practice tips • and much more.
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The 5-string bass is rapidly growing into the future and this is your handbook to meet it there. Besides discussing how to adapt to the differences in the 5-string versus the 4-string, this book explores the various ways of using the 5-string, practice tips, different techniques, and practical applications to various genres demonstrated through songs on the accompanying CD.
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It's your bass – take care of it! The Bass Player's Handbook provides bassists with a complete guide to understanding the origin and workings of their instrument. Greg Mooter outlines fundamental concepts of proper fingering, tone production and good practice habits. You will also learn how to care for your bass properly and keep it in top form with essential information on repairs, seasonal adjustments, and customizing for your own body, style and sound. Includes warm-up and full body stretching exercises and strategies to give you a lifetime of healthy bass playing.
“This timely and precious 'bible' has important information you won't find anywhere else.”
– Carole Kaye
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Jerry Jemmott wrote the book on R&B bass, and here it is! This book/CD pack examines Jerry's personal philosophy of music and teaches the secrets to mastering blues, soul and funk bass. Includes a CD with new compositions that demonstrate the techniques he used with legendary performers such as Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, B.B. King and Freddie King. Includes note-for-note transcriptions, comprehensive perfor-mance notes, an in-depth bio, and rare photos.
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Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backup track! Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you pick up your bass guitar.
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Do you want to learn how to play the bass guitar quickly, but don't read music or have little to no musical experience? If so, this book/audio pack is for you! Instead of standard music notation, this method uses tablature combined with rhythmic symbols to make learning fast and easy! Topics covered include: parts of the bass guitar • tuning • basic hand and finger positions • interpreting chord symbols and musical charts • major, minor and pentatonic scales • arpeggios • easy-to-interpret diagrams, photos and illustrations • and much more! Includes online access to accompanying bass-and-beats and full-band demonstration tracks for download or streaming.
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This book is based on the scale types that are necessary to master and understand the chord/scale relationships found in many styles of music. By keeping things simple and uncluttered, each page consists of only one scale type, illustrated on a bass guitar neck with the correct fingering – a vital part of organizing the hands. The more organized the hands, the easier it is to play. The arpeggio shape is super-imposed over the corresponding scale in order to create an understanding of the chord/scale relationship. This is better explained with diagrams and not notation. However, because it is a good idea to associate finger positions with their notational equivalents, notation is also included. A simple but comprehensive jazz theory section is also included. This will help the student gain a deeper understanding of harmony and further insight into how to apply the scales found in this book.
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Peter Murray's book, which scored an “A+” rating from Bass Player magazine, provides bassists with everything they need to know to play effectively, helping them master the basics, and then explore what's beyond. Essential to any bass player!
“Once in a while, a book comes along that stands head and shoulders above the endless rows of 'method books' that fill the racks in music stores. This is one of those exceptional books. If you're a beginner, study of Murray's method could save you from countless hours of frustration (and possibly injury) by showing you the correct way to use you hands right from the start; if you're a more advanced player, it should help you to refine your ability and overcome the technical barriers that can block further development. Bravo!” – Jim Roberts, Bass Player magazine
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Learn to play the bass instantly with this revolutionary method! Author Danny Morris has included a wealth of solid bass lines, tips on playing and locking in with a drummer, and strategies to help you understand the bass and develop your own bass lines. The accompanying CD lets you jam with a band in a variety of musical styles.
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Bass players: customize your warm-up routine with this fantastic collection of stretches, coordination exercises, pentatonic scales, major and minor scales, and arpeggios sure to limber up your fingers and hands and get you ready to play in top form!
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Learn how to play guitar using the songs you know and love from the incredibly popular video game! This all-tab method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and it's the perfect guide to help make the transition from video game console to a guitar fun and easy. Songs include: Creep • Don't Fear the Reaper • Mississippi Queen • Say It Ain't So • Wanted Dead or Alive • When You Were Young • and more! The CD contains 99 tracks, including full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.
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Create more expressive solos with this book/audio pack, which presents a unique improvisation strategy based on ear training and a linear interpretation of note relationships. Comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will guide you as you: develop an expectation of sound; master the movement of notes over modes and harmonies; become comfortable improvising over jazz standards; create your own chord pads to use as you practice recognizing the tendencies of pitches within chord progressions.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Afro-Cuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove! Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin jazz, and Latin jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your slap bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The book includes access to online percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro is one of today's top players and a pioneer in bass education. He is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, where he helped found the Latin bass studies department. He is co-author of The Latin Bass Book.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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There's more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarist's left hand! This book with audio demo exercises and full-length tunes available online for download or streaming gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context. Learn to play the perfect line for any musical situation – on the spot! Topics covered include: tips on playing position and posture • warm-up exercises • essential scales and rhythms • building with octaves, appraoch notes, and fifths • box shapes, pentatonic scales and blues • and rhythmic variations.
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Following the success of his critically-acclaimed groove-oriented bass technique books, including Funk Bass and Funk/Fusion Bass, Jon Liebman is back with a whole new collection of funky instructional grooves–this time with a jazz infusion! You'll learn to play with a wide variety of expression and nuanace on both fretted and fretless bass, incorporating techniques like slapping, chord playing, syncopated rhythms, and “dead” note articulation. Follow along with over 45 minutes of online video as the author presents new grooves in the style of 30 hand-picked bass legends, allowing you to analyze how some of the greatest players of all time have done it.
You'll learn to play in the style of: Victor Bailey, Jeff Berlin, Bunny Brunel, Alain Caron, Stanley Clarke, Carlitos Del Puerto, Nathan East, James Jamerson, Bakithi Kumalo, Will Lee, Chuck Rainey, Esperanza Spalding, and more!
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Your all-in-one package for learning to play the bass guitar. The book gets you playing right away and allows you to practice along with accompanying audio tracks. The DVD features a demonstration with an expert, plus chapter menus and more. Authored for Zone 0.
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A concise thesaurus of essential and practical study form for practice and study. Included are valuable tips on using scales to build speed, endurance and fretboard fluency.
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Join acclaimed bassist, composer and teacher Patrick Pfeiffer as he explores the anatomy of a bass groove from the inside out. You'll learn to dissect each groove and discover what makes it so groovy – from its skeleton to its apex – while evolving your playing skills and musicality along the way. Plenty of exercises and tons of groove ideas will put you in the pocket in no time. The companion CD includes full-band demo tracks of many of the examples in the book.
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The At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional bassist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic, and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information, and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action.
Scales & Modes for Bass features these lessons: Major and Minor Scale Shapes, Pentatonic Scale Shapes, the Seven Modes, and Mixolydian Bass Grooves. Song examples include: Barracuda • California Girls • Carry On Wayward Son • Detroit Rock City • Dream On • Lay Down Sally • Smoke on the Water • Sultans of Swing • What's Going On • You Give Love a Bad Name • and more.
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Now available with companion audio! Three duets and five solo pieces arranged for bass. The recordings will help players facilate mastery of these pieces, by providing accompaniment for the duets and allowing the listener to hear all of the bass parts. All pieces are arranged and performed by Dr. Bob Gallway.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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How to play bass guitar from the very beginning, with fills, walking bass lines, chords and scales. This narrow format book fits neatly into your guitar case so you can take it everywhere.
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This songbook correlates with Book 2 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method, giving beginning students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown • Crazy Train • I Heard It Through the Grapevine • Jamming • Jet Airliner • Message in a Bottle • My Generation • No Excuses • Paranoid • Pride and Joy • Ramblin' Man • Summer of '69 • and more.
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