Bass Guitar

13 transcriptions including: Aeroplane My Friends Pea Shallow Be Thy Game Walkabout Warped and more.

The pentatonic is one of the most widely used scales in music. This book teaches fingerings for these essential five-note scales all over the neck, and how to use them to create solid, functional bass lines. The CD contains 56 tracks and features full-band demonstration examples. Covers: major and minor pentatonic scales; one- and two-octave scale patterns; pentatonic modes and their applications; soloing with pentatonic scales; and much more!

Pentatonic scales are widely used in all styles of music. This book focuses on the most often used, including ethnic and exotic scales. For each, this book presents the structure and construction, the main chords with which the scale works well, and a list of relevant scales. Development over one and two octaves follows, with fingerings and tab for 4- and 5-string basses.

The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and a professional-quality CD with 99 full-demo tracks AND a DVD with more great instruction to help beginners master the basics. This pack teaches: songs, riffs, and scales; all musical styles; playing tips and techniques; and more. It also includes standard notation and tablature.

Teach yourself to play the easy way! This method gets beginners playing the bass at their own pace through easy-to-understand instruction and a great CD featuring instruction and 99 demo tracks complete with background accompaniments. You'll learn songs, riffs and scales; all musical styles; playing tips and techniques; how to read standard notation and tablature; and much more. Perfect for all ages!

Teach yourself bass the easy way! This method covers: riffs and scales; all musical styles; playing tips and techniques; how to read standard notation and tablature; and much more. Songs: I Saw Her Standing There My Girl Walk Don't Run Wild Thing Wonderful Tonight.

With its handy teacher on CD and 99 demo tracks, this book/CD pack is the ultimate self-teaching method! Picking up where Level 1 leaves off, it covers: more songs, riffs and scales; chords and arpeggios; playing tips and techniques; all musical styles; and standard notation and tab.

This companion songbook to the Play Bass Today! method books features 10 great bass songs: Brick House (Commodores) I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) I Shot the Sheriff (Bob Marley/Eric Clapton) My Girl (The Temptations) Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley and His Comets) Stand by Me (Ben E. King) Tennessee Waltz (Patti Page) Walk Don't Run (The Ventures) Wild Thing (The Troggs) Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton). Includes tab. The CD includes full band demonstration tracks so you can hear how each song should sound and then play along when you're ready.

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: Can't Stand Losing You De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Every Breath You Take Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Roxanne Spirits in the Material World Synchronicity II Walking on the Moon.