Book/CD pack. The ability to "play Latin" is mandatory for any serious bassist, but there are scores of regional Latin styles, dances, and song forms. This book attempts to impart the skill of hearing, feeling, and playing Latin bass lines and rhythms. Most of the patterns use only the fundamental notes (1 and 5, or 1, 3, 5) of the chord. Includes patterns in 4/4, cut time, 3/4 & 6/8 time. Precise timing, and taste in application, are the keys to performing Latin rhythms. For acoustic or electric bass. The split channel CD includes all 101 patterns. Text in English and Spanish. Comb-bound. Note/tab. 33 pp.
709-4
$19.95
101 LICKS & EXERCISES FOR E LECTRIC BASS
by Dan Gutt
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Designed to improve reading skills and present phrases appropriate to rock, jazz, fusion, funk, Reggae, disco, and new wave. Includes arpegiated and 3-note chord exercises and slapping/popping studies! Reissue. Beginning/intermediate. Note/tab, 40 pp.
02-93991
$9.95
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30-DAY BASS WORKOUT: AN EXERCISE PLAN FOR BASSISTS
by David Overthrow
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Book/DVD set. The strategy focuses on warm-ups and stretching, exercises for strength, agility and stamina, and specific techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs. Jam-packed with tried and true exercises from the Naional Guitar Workshop curriculum, this book will build your techniques, no matter what style of music you play. 47 pp.
20-24212
$23.95
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50 TUNES FOR BASS, VOL. 1: TRADITIONAL, OLD TIME, BLUEGRASS & CELTIC SOLOS
by Mark Geslison
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Book/3-CD set. Parts range from beginner to advanced - arranged in "basic," "active" and "solo" levels. Basic, a standard accompaniment mode, is the simplest level of bass playing. Active bass is a mixture of basic accompaniment and "walking" which is common in jazz music. Solo bass--which involves fast, syncopated melodic phrases--is the most complex. Standard bass clef notation and 4-line bass tab. One book in a 5-book series that contain the same 50 tunes for ensembles & individuals, arranged for different instruments. Beginning/intermediate. 173 pp.
02-99940BCD
$29.95
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BASIC BASS GUITAR WRITING BOOK
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Tablature, chord diagrams, standard notation staves. 30+ pp.
444-46
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BASS FITNESS - AN EXERCISING HANDBOOK
by Josquin des Pres
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200 exercises designed to help increase your speed, improve your dexterity, develop accuracy and promote finger independence. The wide variety of finger exercises will help you develop the techniques necessary to succeed as a working bassist. Excellent as a daily practicing program. Note/tab. 72 pp.
49-660177
$9.95
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BASS PLAYER'S GUIDE TO JAMMING
by Carl Yaffey
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Book/CD set. Joining a jam session can be intimidating. Presents everything an upright or electric bass player needs to know to participate. Describes how jam sessions work, jam session etiquette, the typical chords and keys for jamming and typical bluegrass rhythm. A section is included on the role each instrument plays in bluegrass rhythm. The play-along CD includes 9 typical bluegrass jam tunes. The tunes are played twice: once with the tune played on the left channel and a verbal description on the right channel and once in stereo. Beginning/intermediate. 27 pp.
02-21289BCD
$14.95
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BEGINNING BASS SOLOS
by Earl Gately
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For the beginning to intermediate bass player. Good for those wishing to pick up some new ideas. The solos are not overly difficult and don't go higher than the 5th fret. The 22 solos cover a wide range of styles, including bebop, rock, funk, and jazz. Reissue. Note/tab. Beginning/intermediate. 24 pp.
02-93772
$7.95
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BIG BAND PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 1: SWING FAVORITES - BASS
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Book/CD pack. 10 big band charts that let you play along with your favorite swing tunes! Includes: "April In Paris," "In The Mood," "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," "Stompin' At the Savoy," "Tangerine," five more. For bass: notated bass lines with chord symbols in a nice jazz font. CD features a professionally recorded band with piano, bass, drums, guitar, trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax and trombone. Each book in this series includes the same tunes in the same keys. Intermediate. Notation only. 23 pp.
49-711319
$14.95
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BIG BAND PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 5: CHRISTMAS FAVORITES - BASS
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Book/CD pack. Play along with a real big band! Authentic big band arrangements of 10 holiday classics in easy-to-read parts. Includes: "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "My Favorite Things," "Silver Bells," "White Christmas," six more. For bass: notated bass lines with chord symbols in a nice jazz font. CD features a professionally recorded band with piano, bass, drums, guitar, trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax and trombone. Each book in this series includes the same tunes in the same keys. Intermediate/advanced. 22 pp.
49-843124
$14.95
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BLUES BASS PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 9
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Book/CD pack. Learn your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics included. Eight songs: "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "I'm Tore Down," "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "Killing Floor," "Pride and Joy," "Sweet Home Chicago" and "The Thrill Is Gone." Note/tab. 56 pp.
49-699817
$12.95
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CHORD BASSICS
by Jonas Hellborg
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A complete chord dictionary for bass. 76 pp.
01-160138
$5.95
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CHORDS & SCALES IN THE BEGINNING - CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR BASSISTS
by Max Palermo
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ON SALE!! SAVE $6.45!! Offers a practical approach for playing scales over the most commonly used chords to strengthen bass lines, groove patterns and solo ideas. For each chord (major, minor, diminished, sus4, ma7, etc.) relevant scales are presented in the same key including major scales, minor scales, augmented, whole tone, the modes, and more. Discover countless combinations to create more interesting melodies and enrich your grooves with new and diverse patterns for every musical situation. Note/tab. 79 pp.
49-101140
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CHRISTMAS CLASSICS FOR BASS
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20 holiday melodies arranged for four-string electric bass: "Blue Christmas," "Frosty the Snow Man," "A Holly Jolly Christmas," "A Marshmallow World," "My Favorite Things," "Silver Bells," "Suzy Snowflake," more. Note/tab. 56 pp.
49-700183
$9.95
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CHRISTMAS SONGS FOR BASS
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24 holiday melodies arranged for four-string electric bass: "Carol of the Bells," "Deck the Hall," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "Jingle Bells," "Joy to the World," "O Christmas Tree," "O Holy Night," "We Three Kings of Orient Are," more. Note/tab. 44 pp.
49-700182
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COMPOSITIONS FOR BASS
by Tyrone Brown
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Book/CD set. A collection of hip musical compositions by award-winning bassist Brown. 10 pieces in various grooves including Swing, Latin and odd meters. The CD includes each piece - eight on acoustic bass and two on acoustic bass guitar. The pieces are also playable on electric bass guitar. Some tunes are suitable for solos or duets. The solo from each piece is also transcribed. Notation only. Intermediate. 37 pp.
02-21118BCD
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COUNTRY BASS PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 11
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Book/CD pack. Learn your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics included. Eight songs: "Achy Breaky Heart (Don't Tell My Heart)," "All My Ex's Live in Texas," "Boot Scootin' Boogie," "Chattahoochee," "Guitars, Cadillacs," "I like It, I Love It," "Should've Been a Cowboy" and "T-R-O-U-B-L-E." Note/tab. 62 pp.
49-699818
$12.95
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DICTIONARY OF BASS GROOVES - A COLLECTI0N OF GROOVES AND STYLES FOR BASS GUITAR
by Sean Malone
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This cool, comprehensive guide provides a short history and essential bass lines for 34 different musical styles, including all varieties of pop and rock, R&B, jazz, Afro-Cuban, country, blues, funk, and more. The CD includes 34 demo tracks. Note/tab., 75 pp.
49-695266
$14.95
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EASY POP BASS LINES
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Book/CD pack. Play hits from The Beatles, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton and more with this supplement to Book 1 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method! Songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple one and two string bass lines and ending with songs that cover all four strings. 20 favorites: "All the Small Things," "Come as You Are," "Crossfire," "Friends in Low Places," "Lady Madonna," "My Girl," "Smoke on the Water," "Surfin' U.S.A." "Takin' Care of Business," "Walk of Life," "Wild Thing," more. Notation only. 59 pp.
49-695809
$14.95
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ESSENTIAL MUSIC THEORY FOR ELECTRIC BASS
by Robert Garner
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Designed to help guide a beginning music theory dialogue between instructor and student in private one-on-one lessons. Six areas of beginning music theory are covered: the major scale, the natural minor scale, intervals, triads, seventh chords and harmonized major and minor scales. Fingerings, intervallic structures and note names are also diagrammed in each chapter. It is recommended that this book is used in the course of study with a professional bass instructor, though many players have found the book to be useful in self-study. 112 pp.
02-20304
$14.95
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FAMOUS BLUES BASS LINES
by Larry McCabe
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Each bass blues pattern in this book is played over four bars of the C7 chord. By practicing all 50 licks over the same chord progression, students can learn the basic concept of improvisation: how to play a variety of musical phrases over the same chord or chord changes. Note/tab. Includes CD, 32 pp.
02-98429BCD
$5.95
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FAQ - BASS GUITAR CARE AND SETUP
by John LeVan
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A hands-on guide to bass guitar repair. With photographs, diagrams, and sketches. Learn how to: clean & condition a guitar, restringing techniques, adjust the neck, adjust the bridge saddle, adjust the string nut, adjust the pickups, adjust the intonation, carve string nuts, more. Forward by Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars. 80 pp.
02-21032
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FUNK BASS BIBLE
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32 funk classics transcribed note-for-note for bass, including: "Brick House," "Car Wash," "Fire," "Higher Ground," "Le Freak," "Love Rollercoaster," "Pick up the Pieces," "Super Freak," more. Note/tab. 262 pp.
49-690744
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FUNK BASS PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 5
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Book/CD pack. Learn your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics are included in case you want to sing along. Eight songs: "Brick House," "Cissy Strut," "Get Off," "Get Up (I Feel Like Being) a Sex Machine," "Higher Ground," "Le Freak," "Pick up the Pieces" and "Super Freak." Note/tab. 63 pp.
49-699680
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J.S. BACH FOR ELECTRIC BASS - THREE DUETS AND FIVE SOLO PIECES ARRANGED FOR BASS GUITAR
by Bob Gallway
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An innovative collection of J.S. Bach pieces arranged for electric bass, complete with historical analysis, instruction and playing suggestions. "Two-Part Invention #4 in D Minor," "Two-Part Invention #1 in C Major," "Sinfonia from Partita 2 in C Major for Solo Harpsichord," and five more. Note/tab. 40 pp.
49-695643
$7.95
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JIMI HENDRIX SMASH HITS BASS PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 10
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Book/CD pack. Learn your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics included. 12 songs: "All Along the Watchtower," "Can You See Me?" "Crosstown Traffic," "Fire," "Foxey Lady," "Hey Joe," "Manic Depression," "Purple Haze," "Red House," more. Note/tab. 95 pp.
49-699815
$16.95
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MEL BAY'S BASS CHORD PICTURE BOOK
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A user-friendly photo chord guide showing basic chord tones for major, minor, dominant 7th, sus 7, minor 7, major 7, diminished, augmented, sixth, minor 6th, 7#5 and 7b5 chords. The arpeggios for each of the chord forms are pictured on the fretboard and in notation and diagram form in all twelve keys! 55 pp.
02-99920
$5.95
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MUSIC THEORY FOR BASSISTS -
by Sean Malone
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Book/CD pack. An excellent introduction to music theory for bassists of all levels. Not a dry textbook full of concepts you don't need, this book takes a practical, applied approach to theory from the bassists point of view. Covers: properties of sound, fundamentals, rhythm and meter, scales and modes, intervals, keys, chords, more. Uses easy-to-understand terms and concepts, music examples, and diagrams througout, plus the CD provides 96 tracks of examples, demonstrations, and play-alongs. Note/tab. 64 pp.
49-695756
$17.95
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ROCK BAND
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Note-for-note bass transcriptions for 25 songs from the hot video game: "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," "Black Hole Sun," "Dani California," "Detroit Rock City," "Don't Fear the Reaper," "Mississippi Queen," "Paranoid," "Should I Stay or Should I Go," "Suffragette City," "Wanted Dead or Alive," "Welcome Home," "Won't Get Fooled Again," more. Note/tab. 184 pp.
49-690946
$22.95
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ROCK BAND BASS PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 21
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Book/CD pack. Learn your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics included. Eight songs: "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," "Black Hole Sun," "Creep," "Dani California," "In Bloom," "Learn to Fly," "Say It Ain't So," and "When You Were Young." Note/tab. 64 pp.
49-700705
$14.95
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SLAPPIN': A COMPLETE STUDY OF SLAPPING TECHNIQUE FOR BASS
by Marc D. Ensign
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Book/CD/DVD set. Bass players at all levels will benefit from studying these exercises, grooves, and musical examples. Whether you are into funk, R&B, fusion, jazz, rock, punk, reggae, alternative music, or any other style; the slap technique will find a niche in your playing. Chapter headings include: Technique, Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs, Ghost Notes, Left Hand Slap, Open Strings, Double Slap, Double Stops, Double Pops, Other Licks and Tricks, and Advanced Grooves & Solos Using All Techniques. Note/tab. 31 pp.
02-96534SET
$19.95
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THE BASS HANDBOOK - THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MASTERING THE BASS GUITAR
by Adrian Ashton
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ON SALE!! SAVE $13.95!! Book/CD pack. Everything you need to know about the electric bass. Includes: a step-by-step guide to playing from tuning up to advanced harmony, instruction in slapping and harmonics, advice on playing a range of genres from rock and blues through jazz, funk, and metal; a history of the instrument and its makers, a guide to the great bassists plus recommended listening, reading, and viewing; help with buying and maintaining your bass, advice on amps, speakers, strings, pickups and cables. CD includes 80 tracks of exercises and examples. Hardcover, lay-flat spiral binding. Note/tab. 256 pp.
49-331295
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THE BEST OF BASS JAM TRAX - BLUES, R&B AND ROCK
by Ralph Agresta
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Book with CD. 12 extended jams. 31 pp.
01-945307
$12.95
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THE REAL BOOK VOLUME 1 - BASS CLEF EDITION
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The first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced! You won't even notice the difference, the covers and typeface look the same and the song list is nearly identical. Includes 400 songs: "All Blues," "Autumn Leaves," "Black Orpheus," "Bluesette," "Body and Soul," "Bright Size Life," "Epistrophy," "Four on Six," "Giant Steps," "How High the Moon," "I'll Remember April," "Lullaby of Birdland," "Misty," "My Funny Valentine," "Take Five," "There Is No Greater Love," hundreds more! Comb-bound. 462 pp.
49-240226
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THE REAL BOOK VOLUME II - SECOND EDITION FOR BASS CLEF INSTRUMENTS
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The first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. The covers look the same, the engravings look the same, the songlist is nearly identical, and the price remains fair! 400 songs, including: "Air Mail Special," "Birdland," "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Caravan," "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)," "Georgia On My Mind," "Just the Way You Are," "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," "The Nearness of You," "Now's the Time," "Old Devil Moon," "Phase Dance," "Stardust," "Tangerine," "Tenor Madness," "Whisper Not," "Yardbird Suite," more. For all bass clef instruments. Comb-bound. 438 pp.
49-240229
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THE REAL BOOK VOLUME III - FOR ALL BASS CLEF INSTRUMENTS
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Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted the Real Books to get them through every gig, night after night. Now, with these legitimate and legal editions, you can use them and know you're benefitting the songwriters we owe for some of the greatest music ever written! 400 songs, including: "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Along Came Betty," "Cheek to Cheek," "East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)," "Funkallero," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Jive Samba," "Samba De Orfeu," "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)," " The Very Thought of You," more. 416 pp.
49-240286
$29.95
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THE ULTIMATE BASS SCALE CHART
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Created to assist bassists in learning to play the most commonly used scales. Gain instant access to 120 scale patterns through easy-reference fretboard diagrams. Also features a useful section on scale theory. 8 pp.
49-695695
$2.95
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