Bass Guitar

This book for beginning to advanced 4- & 5-string bassists offers a practical approach for playing scales over any chord progression to strengthen bass lines, groove patterns and solo ideas. Players will discover countless combinations to create more interesting melodies and to enrich their grooves with new and diverse patterns in any key and for every musical situation.

From the irresistible party jams of South Bronx to the urban sounds of today, hip-hop has maintained close links with its roots. Many of its characteristic sounds and beats come from funk, soul, and R&B origins. The electric bass plays a key role in creating the groovin' that gives hip-hop a unique, attractive feel. This book/CD set contains 90 authentic hip-hop licks that will lead you to the vibrant world of hip-hop style. All the bass lines are demonstrated on the CD's full-performance tracks and transcribed in standard notation and tablature. Jamming along with these patterns, you will improve your technique while learning how to lay down the right groove. Just listen to the tracks and concentrate on playing with a good-time feel. Enjoy!

Bassist and educator Max Palermo takes you through more than 700 easy, step-by-step exercises for finger building, based on the 24 possible fingering combinations.

Matching folio to the album. Nine smashing metal songs, including: Eye of the Beholder One The Shortest Straw and more.

Culled from Guitar magazine, each of the 48 Bass Secrets columns in this book highlights a specific topic, ranging from the technical to the philosophical. You'll discover dozens of new techniques; practical advice from Stu Hamm, Billy Sheehan, Randy Coven and Tony Franklin; and so much more. The accompanying CD includes 100+ musical examples recorded by Coven.

Note-for-note bass transcriptions of 24 tunes by low-end masters such as Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, James Jamerson, Larry Graham and others. Includes: Amazing Grace Bernadette Donna Lee Jerry Was a Race Car Driver Roundabout Shy Boy What Is Hip You Can Call Me Al and more, plus a rare interview with Jaco!

Features exact transcriptions of big hits from Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase, including: Comedown * Everything Zen * Glycerine * Machinehead * Mouth * Swallowed * Synapse * more.

Note-for-note bass transcriptions of 14 Satch classics: Always with Me, Always with You Borg Sex Cool #9 The Extremist Flying in a Blue Dream Killer Bee Bop Luminous Flesh Giants The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing One Big Rush Satch Boogie Summer Song Surfing with the Alien Up in the Sky (You're) My World.

Highly regarded as a bass innovator, Victor Wooten has made a name for himself laying down the low-end for both Bla Fleck and during his guest stints with the Dave Matthews Band, and in his own successful solo career. The Best of Victor Wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which Wooten transcribed himself! This deluxe songbook includes note-for-note transcriptions of: Amazing Grace Blu-Bop Cherokee (Indian Love Song) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Sex in a Pan A Show of Hands The Sinister Minister You Can't Hold No Groove and 6 more, as well as Wooten's performance notes for each song, an insightful biography, an article on his gear, and fantastic photos!

Instead of progressive harmony and fancy licks, blues bass playing is all about creating a great feel and locking it in. This book/CD pack teaches classic blues bass lines, as well as how to create your own. Once you know the bass lines, the author shows you how to apply them to different blues styles, covering topics such as: the 12-bar blues, the 1-3-5 theme, shuffle vs. walking bass, box patterns, tone, turnarounds and more. You'll find everything you need to be jamming blues bass in no time.