Bass Guitar

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 CD includes 34 full-band demo tracks.

It's never been easier to learn to play bass guitar! Whether you're a beginner just starting out, or an experienced bassist who wants to learn to read music, the Don't Fret Note Map(TM) for Bass will give you the tools you need to succeed. This unique map fits most full-size electric or acoustic bass guitars (34 inch. scale length) and shows note names and locations across the entire fretboard. Using a color-coded method for reading music, it also accelerates finger memory. The map is made of cling vinyl and uses no fasteners or adhesives, so it will not affect tone or playability. Just put it on and start playing! Includes music instruction and three simple color-coded songs to play.

Play your favorite hits from The Beatles, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton and more with this songbook that correlates with Book 1 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method! The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple one- and two-string bass lines and ending with songs that contain many notes, including all four strings. Gives beginning bass students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: All the Small Things Come as You Are Crossfire Friends in Low Places Great Balls of Fire Imagine Lady Madonna My Girl Peggy Sue Smoke on the Water Surfin' U.S.A. Takin' Care of Business Walk of Life Wild Thing Wonderful Tonight and more! The CD includes demos and backing tracks so that you can play along with the band!

Play your favorite hits from The Beatles, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton and more with this songbook that correlates with Book 1 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method! The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple one- and two-string bass lines and ending with songs that contain many notes, including all four strings. Gives beginning bass students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: All the Small Things Come as You Are Crossfire Friends in Low Places Great Balls of Fire Imagine Lady Madonna My Girl Peggy Sue Smoke on the Water Surfin' U.S.A. Takin' Care of Business Walk of Life Wild Thing Wonderful Tonight and more!

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! This pack includes: All the Small Things A Hard Day's Night Roxanne Runnin' with the Devil Smells like Teen Spirit Sunshine of Your Love Wild Thing With or Without You.

Book 2 features: CD with more great play-along tracks, covering Exercises 1-55 and Individual Studies (pages 38-41) Book 1 review section Rhythm Raps Daily Warm-ups Theory History Multicultural Music Creativity and Assessment Sight-reading and Improvisation Etudes created specifically for each instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist Rubank Studies and Solo - designed for each instrument from the very best of student etude and solo literature 12 full band arrangements, including a planned concert and more!

Now the best-selling band method is even better! The same great method that directors have come to trust now includes a CD AND a DVD. Features include: BOOK: Same great Essential Elements 2000 method! CD/CD-ROM FEATURES: Play-Along Tracks 1-58 (with a professional player for every instrument) DVD FEATURES: Startup Video (learn the basics - 15 min.); ALL 185 Play-Along Tracks; More Duets and Trios; Music Listening Library CD AND DVD EACH FEATURE: SmartMusic Software (practice, record, and e-mail a performance, plus on-screen assessment - includes Ex. 1-99 with special offer to continue); Finale NotePad Software; Tempo Adjustment Software (for Play-Along Tracks)

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

Note-for-note transcriptions with tab of Jaco's brilliant bass work on 16 songs: Amerika Birdland Blackbird The Chicken Chromatic Fantasy Come On, Come Over Continuum Donna Lee Invitation Liberty City Opus Pocus Portrait of Tracy River People Soul Intro Teen Town Word of Mouth.

This songbook correlates with Book 3 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method, giving beginning students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: ABC Another One Bites the Dust Badge Brick House Cheap Sunglasses Come Together Higher Ground Into the Great Wide Open Iron Man The Joker Radar Love Sweet Emotion Under Pressure more. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with sixteenth-note rhythms and ending with slap and pop technique.