Mastering the Bass Book 1

Mastering the Bass Book 1
Author: Bruce Gertz
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2011-03-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610658825

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.

Complete Electric Bass Method

Complete Electric Bass Method
Author: David Overthrow
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2000
Genre: Bass guitar
ISBN: 9780739006863

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. Beginning with a brief review of reading standard music notation and TAB, this book takes you further into using scales to build bass lines, techniques such as slap & pop, string muting, and walking bass lines. You'll be introduced to ideas such as modes, tetrachords, passing tones and varying rhythmic activity. Author David Overthrow keeps things fun and interesting without sacrificing any important details. A must for any serious bass players.

The Bass Handbook

The Bass Handbook
Author: Adrian Ashton
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879308728

This indispensable handbook helps players of all levels produce better, more creative, and more varied bass lines. Divided into two sections - Playing Your Bass and Knowing Your Bass - it covers everything from tuning, reading music, scales and chords, and advanced techniques to tips on buying and upgrading a budget bass and troubleshooting. Along with a list of suggested listening and reference guide, this book provides an unrivalled digest of bass information that might otherwise take an entire career to amass. It begins with a 'Basics' section that assumes nothing about your ability. 'Scales and Chords' shows you how to add other notes to your bass lines and includes exercises to extend musical knowledge and train your ear. It develops your understanding of the links between chords and scales, helping you to play from a chord chart or to improvise when required. Most of the ideas and techniques can be achieved without reading music at all, although the information is there for those who can. The 'Reading music' section develops an intuitive approach using pattern recognition rather than the usual mechanical (counting) method, and introduces a skill that may eventually become important to your professional career. Advanced techniques includes harmonics and fretless bass.

Mastering Largemouth Bass

Mastering Largemouth Bass
Author: Larry Larsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1989
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780914697244

In his decades of bass fishing, Larry Larsen covered the bass' global range, from Minnesota to Honduras, from the Hawaiian Islands to Cuba. His personal best largemouth weighed more than 12 pounds, and he established an official line class world record in 1982 for Suwannee bass. A frequent contributor to national and regional outdoor publications, he has written about bass fishing for more than 20 years. His writings detail highly productive fish-catching methods and special techniques. He gives his readers the most productive tactics to find and catch bass. This book will give you a better understanding of America's number one gamefish -- and it will make you a better bass fisherman. Illus.

The Bass Player Book

The Bass Player Book
Author: Karl Coryat
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 409
Release: 1999-05-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1617131512

This is the right-hand man for players who live and breathe bass, or for beginners who want an all-in-one guide to the instrument that “shakes the low end” of rock, pop, jazz and more. This handbook details the ins and outs of buying basses and equipment; provides set-up and electronics tips; and explores unique characteristics of landmark bass models. Chapters on technique cover bass basics, theory, fretless playing, acoustic bass, the essentials of various music styles, recording, gigging, and more. Seminal interviews with great bassists include Jeff Berlin, Stanley Clarke, John Pattitucci, Bill Wyman, and many others.

New Method for the Double Bass: English and German

New Method for the Double Bass: English and German
Author: Franz Simandl
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780353606210

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Complete Electric Bass Method Complete Edition: Book & Online Audio

Complete Electric Bass Method Complete Edition: Book & Online Audio
Author: David Overthrow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739073995

Beginning concepts include reading music, the basics of the instrument, and building bass lines using scales, modes, and chord progressions. Intermediate topics include scales, techniques such as slap & pop, string muting, walking bass lines, modes, tetrachords, passing tones, and varying rhythms. The advanced ideas are designed to guide you into high-level bass playing with concept like ""Rhythm changes," tritone substitution, odd time signatures, chord playing, Latin groves, reggae, ska, and advanced funk bass lines.

Complete Jazz Bass Book

Complete Jazz Bass Book
Author: Earl Gately
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1999-07-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0786646861

This comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance. It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions, basic theory, the first position, how to read music, fingering, accelerated fingerboard studies, a fingerboard note location chart to the 12th fret, four-string studies, rhythm studies, syncopated rhythms and dotted notes. The book then introduces the second through seventeenth position, scale and arpeggio studies, accelerated fingerings using two-octave scales and various arpeggios, chord applications, rhythm patterns, extension fingerings, and harmonic minor and harmonized major scales using diatonic 7th chords. Part IV consists of theory for the bassists, chord construction, relating chord symbols and numbers, and the harmonized major, natural, harmonic, and ascending (jazz) melodic minor scales. Diagrams of 26 chords with the transposition charts using "G" and "C" fingerings are included. Each progression covers many playing styles encountered by the modern bassist, including: walking, 2-beat, syncopated rhythms(funk), Latin, bebop changes, pop-rock, blues, traditional blues, deadened-string technique, funk playing plus full chord progressions within tunes. Chords are suggested for the very diverse bass lines, syncopated patterns, scales and arpeggios. Written in standard notation with chord diagrams.

Mastering the Bass Book 2

Mastering the Bass Book 2
Author: Bruce Gertz
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2011-08-18
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610658981

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.

Walking Jazz Lines for Bass

Walking Jazz Lines for Bass
Author: Jay Hungerford
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2015-12-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610657888

The bass has been called "the most important instrument in any band." the bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the "time flow" or "pulse" steady, and keep the form of the song together. This book is designed to help bassists create beginning to advanced walking patterns (smooth-sounding lines) that can be used in jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, Latin and country music. By explaining the basics of intervals, chords, and scales the author builds a framework for understanding bass line patterns. Then the book presents one- and two-measure patterns that can be used in playing the blues, rhythm changes, the II-V-I progression, and 20 popular jazz standards. the book is written in standard notation with chord symbols. the CD gives you the opportunity to play with one of the finest rhythm sections around. It is in stereo, with the bass and drums on the left and piano and drums on the right. Since the examples in the book are presented both with sample bass lines and as chord progressions only, you can either follow along with the bass or practice your own lines with the CD as your accompaniment.Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.