Bass Guitar

25 songs every bassist should know, including: Another One Bites the Dust Badge Come Together Crossroads Detroit Rock City Free Ride Funk #49 Hey Joe Iron Man Low Rider Money My Generation Owner of a Lonely Heart Peg Start Me Up Sweet Emotion more.

From James Jamerson and Bootsy Collins to John Entwistle and Flea, this book examines the genesis of bass guitar. It includes bass line transcriptions in notes & tab, lessons on how to play them, bios, equipment listings, photos, historical facts and more! The accompanying CD contains full-band demos of every bass line in the book, and is enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch. Songs include: Aeroplane All My Loving All Right Now For Once in My Life Free Ride I'll Take You There Love Shack Money Mustang Sally Respect Soul Man Sweet Emotion What's Going On Won't Get Fooled Again and more!

The most comprehensive and complete scale book written especially for the 5-string-bass. Divided into 4 main sections: 1) Scale Terminology 2) Scales 3) Fingerboard chart and diatonic triads 4) Scale to Chord Guide - tying it all together and showing what scale to use over various chords.

The low, throbbing beat of great bassists like James Jamerson, Anthony Jackson, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Louis Johnson and Verdine White drove the world to the dance floor during the disco era. In this new Bass Builders book, renowned bassist Josquin des Prs provides 101 authentic funk and disco bass patterns to help players practice getting their groove. Includes standard notation and tab, and a CD with 99 full-demo tracks.

The Bass Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Songs: Big City Nights (Bang Your Head) Metal Health Rock Me Rock of Ages Shot in the Dark Talk Dirty to Me We're Not Gonna Take It Yankee Rose.

The Bass Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Songs: All I Wanna Do Fly Away Give It Away Hard to Handle Jeremy Know Your Enemy Spiderwebs You Oughta Know.

16 of Aerosmith's hardest-rocking classics transcribed note-for-note with tablature for bass: Back in the Saddle Big Ten Inch Record Come Together Deuces Are Wild Dream On Dude (Looks Like a Lady) Eat the Rich Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) Janie's Got a Gun Love in an Elevator Mama Kin Same Old Song & Dance Sweet Emotion Toys in the Attic Train Kept A-Rollin' Walk This Way.

Have you struggled through tedious lessons and boring instruction books in your desire to learn to play the bass guitar? If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your bass playing quest, then this is it: All About Bass is for you. Whether it's learning to read music, playing by ear, improvising, or all of the above, this enjoyable guide will help you to finally start playing your favorite songs in many different styles. Plus, learn interesting tid-bits on bass makes & models, care and maintenance, other fretted instruments, and other fun stuff about the bass. This fun-filled, easy-to-use guide includes: An introduction to bass Step-by-step music reading instruction How to play by ear and improvise Background on various styles of music, including dozens of favorite songs Performing tips CD includes over 90 tracks for demo and play-along. Over 40 popular songs, including: All Shook Up Another One Bites the Dust Born Under a Bad Sign Brick House Come Together Get up (I Feel like Being) a Sex Machine The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) I Got You (I Feel Good) In the Midnight Hour Message in a Bottle Paperback Writer Pride and Joy Sweet Emotion You Can't Hurry Love and many more.

This comprehensive source for learning to build melodic walking bass lines in all styles pulls together lessons from MI elective courses. The CD includes 31 full-band tracks and demonstrates the exercises in the book. Topics covered include: intervals, chord symbols, and key centers; passing tones, chromatic tones, surround tones, sequences, and bypassing changes; blues, rhythm changes, II-V-I progressions, and other common progressions. In standard notation and TAB.