Bass Guitar

Johann Sebastian Bach is recognized as one of the world's supremely great musicians. Known primarily as an organist and then only later recognized as a composer, Bach transformed the conventional structures of preludes and fugues. J.S. Bach for Bass will open up a whole new world of phrasing for the aspiring bassist. Selections include: Prelude #1 in C Major; Suite #1 in G Major; Suite #2 in D Minor; Suite #3 in C Major; Partita #1 in B Minor; Partita #2 in D; Partita #3 in E Major; Sonata #1 in G Minor; and Sonata #3 in C Major. This book is written in notation and tablature.
Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.

This book will give bassists insight into many of the scales used in jazz. Each scale is presented with standard notation, tablature, and fingering patterns for both one octave and two octaves. The book starts with the basic major scales, then delves into the modes (Lydian, Phrygian, etc.), altered scales, bebop scales, pentatonic scales, blues scales, and symmetric scales (diminished scales, whole-tone scales, and chromatic scales). If you are not familiar with these terms, don't fear; they are explained clearly in the book. Along the way, the authors offer advice and exercises to help you use the scales in improvisation. While not going into great depth or giving numerous examples for each scale, this book will give the bassist a thorough understanding of the wide variety of scales available for improvising. Plan to spend some time practicing and working out your own patterns once you have mastered the ones in the book. The scale fingerings presented are applicable to both electric and upright bass. Recordings of the chord progressions and etudes have been provided so the student can hear how these scales may be used in real life situations. Another useful feature of the book is a glossary of chord symbols. Clear enough for a beginner working slowly, there is also plenty of material here to keep an intermediate player busy.

The Jazz Workbook (vol. 1) is a first of its kind book. Teaching single note instrumentalists (including guitarists) how to hear and play thru chord changes, this is the essential elements of jazz. The play along CD has no chord instrument included, thus the student can hear the sound of the chord on his or her own. This is a method book in which everything is written out for the student, so in turn, just playing thru the exercises in this book with or without a teacher will clear up many questions about harmony. Editions come in Bass, E-flat, B-flat and Concert.

Bass legend Jeff Berlin brings his unique teaching philosophies to life on this special DVD. Known throughout the world for his one-of-a-kind bass playing, Jeff started The Players School of Music in Clearwater, Florida and immediately introduced study concepts that go against the grain of the general music education system.

Jeff discusses his non-metronome and non-tablature points of views, offering instead different ways to improve your time and develop your bass playing abilities.

Harmonic exercises are used that will open doors to bass players wishing to explore new tonalities and melodic possibilities.

This is a special DVD full of educational information, live playing demonstrations, and learning philosophies, the kind of which you will find nowhere else. Jeff Berlin plays with an all-star band in the video including Pat Martino (guitar), Dennis Chambers (drums) and Richard Drexler (keyboard).

This instructional package for beginning electric bass guitar includes a DVD, an interactive CD-ROM, and a portable book/CD set. The DVD introduces the instructors, shows how they got started, what it is like to perform, what music means to them, and how to buy your first gear. Learn some basic techniques and start jamming right away! Come back and play with the band in the interactive Virtual Jam Session! The CD-ROM contains your first 50+ bass lessons. Daniel, Liz, and Blake will teach you how to get set-up and start jamming. Learn the 12-bar structure, how to play with a steady beat, and bass lines for country, soft rock, heavy metal, jazz, pop, rap, and funk! The full color AudioBook is the pocket reference manual that works with the Audio CD that contains your first 50+ lessons and gives you the flexibility to practice and keep learning where ever you are. Just match the tracks in the book to the tracks on your CD player and follow along. Plus you can connect with JustEnough.net for more exciting benefits!

Samples for this product are available at JustEnough.net

Minimum System Requirements for CD-ROM:

Windows:
166 MHz Intel Pentium processor or compatible
Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
64 MB RAM
8X CD-ROM Drive
800 x 600 Monitor Resolution
16-bit color depth
Sound card and speakers

Macintosh:
120 MHz Power PC processor
Mac OS 8.1 or later
64 MB RAM
8x CD-ROM Drive
800 x 600 Monitor Resolution
16-bit color depth
External speakers recommended

The five-string bass is growing rapidly in popularity due to its expanded tonal range plus the added versatility and creativity it offers. Mike Hiland is an accomplished bassist and writer. Building on the player's knowledge of four-string bass, this easy-to-understand, nuts-and-bolts method in notation and tablature gives the player the tools to tackle the extra low end (low B string). It presents what the bass student both wants and needs to know including finger exercises, scales, arpeggios, slapping, and tricks to help you around the 5-string! A companion CD is included which demonstrates each of the scales and exercises at full tempo with a drum machine.

Mastering the Bass is a thorough method for both electric and upright bass designed to guide bassists to mastery. It begins with building strong time and rhythmic skills, a firm foundation upon which all bass playing must be rooted. Following this, students learn a wide range of grooves and practice reading all styles of music: Blues, Rock, Funk, Reggae, Fusion (including odd meters), Jazz, Latin, Baroque, Classical and more. Ear training incorporated into the method improves the students' listening skills, teaching students to hear chord progressions, melodies and rhythms. Theory lessons help students understand how the bass functions in music. Students also study improvisation of both bass parts and solos on chord changes, articulation (finger and bowing technique), performance goals, visualization, and more. Each volume moves logically to the next level Even seasoned players can fill holes in their technique by going through the method from Book I and moving on to greater technique as well as a deeper understanding in later volumes.
Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.

Book 2 continues to build strong technique, ear skills, and musicality with obtainable goals relative to those accomplished in Book 1. A large number of shifting and position studies are presented to help players learn to navigate the fingerboard. For upright bassists, there are bowing exercises and variations as well as an explanation of bow articulations. In addition, you will find a further explanation of theory, which includes: triads, inversions, basic, diatonic harmony, minor scales, modes and simple chord progression analysis. You will also find discussions of musical expression markings, such as dynamics, and various articulations. A thorough knowledge of all of these musical elements contributes to your instrumental mastery.
Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.

This lesson concentrates on creating bass lines for any musical style. He helps players strengthen their hands and build chops through scales and modes in every position on the fingerboard. Using a step-by-step analysis of chord tones and how they can articulate a chord progression, David introduces exotic scales, ear training exercises, and dynamic soloing. 75-MIN. • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

A study of scales, chords, and modes and their application up and down the fretboard, including all the possible combinations of chord tones with play-along bass line examples. Variations on the blues are considered, as are playing arpeggios, recognizing intervals, and creating solos in all modes. Includes music and tab. 60-minutes.

Ideal for teaching electric bass to children and teenagers, as well as an excellent foundational text for bassists with no previous music experience. Cover tuning, hand positions, note reading, rhythms, picking, solo playing, and offers bass patterns, scale studies, and solos in the keys of C, G, F, D, E-flat, B-flat, D minor, A, A minor, G minor, E, E minor, A-flat, C minor, and F minor. In the Mel Bay teaching tradition, this book presents essential music theory concepts as required by the music at any given point in the book, building solid musicianship throughout. Standard notation. In SPANISH only. Also available in English as item #94097.

Learn how to use modes by playing rock riffs in the style of Kirk Hammett, R.E.M., Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Rush, the Allman Brothers, and Aerosmith.

This book was written for bassists who wish to learn to read music as well as for those who wish to sharpen their music reading skills. The studies in the book progress from beginning to professional levels and represent an variety of styles that modern bassists are likely to encounter in real-world musical situations. For those conversant in music's universal language, a whole world of musical styles, ideas, and sounds is always available. This book aims to sharpen the skills of serious student bass players so that they may partake of this endless stream of ideas, information, and inspiration. Standard notation only. None of the exercises in this book contain fingering indications. This omission was made in order to make these exercises useful to players of all types of bass instruments, both electric and acoustic. The author strongly recommends that students work through this book with the supervision of a qualified teacher. If you are a professional musician the author hopes this book will help you stay in top sight-reading form, giving you an edge in a highly competitive market. If you are a novice bassist, this book will help you hone your skills in becoming a skilled professional.

This method book explains how percussive slap bass works with the drums, and how playing percussively will make you "lock" tighter with the drummer. Included are sections on building a percussive groove, pop control, moving patterns, individual string control, slap without pops, slapping with tensions, double pops, slapping with dyads, triplets, Flamenco thumb technique, odd meters, applied grooves, and a special section for a rhythm section workout. Notation and tablature are clearly explained with instructions on left hand muting and many slapping tips. This method will make your grooves sound fuller, making your playing mode more valuable to your rhythm section.

Playing electric bass from chord symbols is an essential skill for the musician desiring to play at either amateur or professional levels. This method book will make it possible for the bassist to play from chord symbols and educate the student on "chord spellings" and chord construction. In both notation and tablature.

This book is designed to give 5-string electric bass players an understanding of the bass fingerboard. Such knowledge is essential for the creation of melodic bass lines. Bass players must be able to perform on their instruments to the utmost of their abilities. To do so, they need the same tools that make any musician a powerful performer. The first set of tools consists of scales and arpeggios, which are the basic units from which all melodies and chord progressions are derived. This book will teach you, with a minimum of pain and lost sleep, to play these patterns over the entire range of this beautiful instrument. Written in notation, tablature, and fretboard diagrams. Every exercise appears on the accompanying CD.

This product can be used for automatic or manual tuning. Features In & Out Jacks, an LCD meter, LED lights, automatic note selection, and unsurpassed accuracy.

This book provides guidance for the bassist as well as the percussionist and rhythm guitarist on creating individual reggae grooves. The numerous challenging 2 and 4-measure rhythm patterns make a great rhythm reading workout, and the advice the author provides on equipment selection and rhythmic styles will be appreciated by the whole band. The attached CD features a full rhythm section both with and without the bass part, so you can jam as part of the group. Written in both standard notation and tablature.

Designed for those who have some experience of playing bass guitar but wish to improve their playing ability and broaden their knowledge of bass guitar techniques and styles. This book is the second in the acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors.

The book covers all the material needed for the Registry of Guitar Tutors bass guitar examinations from Grade 3 to Grade 5, enabling you to gain an internationally recognized qualification.

Whether or not you intend to take the bass guitar examinations this handbook will help you develop your bass guitar playing to an advanced level. It explains the most useful scales and arpeggios, and how to use them in playing bass patterns and creating bass lines. It also provides a sound theoretical basis to enable you to achieve your full potential as a bassist. Aural assessments are provided to help develop your general musicianship skills.

Here’s what Bassist Magazine said about the series: “Produced to a very high standard. The pace and content are expertly designed. The material is remarkably well presented. It should be an enjoyable journey.”

Designed for those who have at least a few years experience playing bass guitar but wish to improve their playing ability and knowledge to an advanced level. This book is the highest level in the acclaimed series by the Registry of Guitar Tutors. The book covers all the material needed for the Registry of Guitar Tutors bass guitar examinations from Grade 6 to Grade 8, enabling you to gain a valuable internationally recognized qualification.

Whether or not you intend to take the bass guitar examinations, this handbook will help you develop your bass guitar playing to a fully advanced level. It covers all the most useful scales, modes and arpeggios, and explains how to use them in improvising and creating bass lines. A wide range of bass patterns, covering all popular styles, is also included. The book provides a sound theoretical basis to enable you to achieve your full potential as a bassist. Aural assessments are provided to help you develop your musicianship skills to a high level.

Here’s what Bassist Magazine said about the series: “Produced to a very high standard. The pace and content are expertly designed. The material is remarkably well presented. It should be an enjoyable journey.”