Jazz solos written for ten of the most common jazz standard progressions. The author suggests using these solos as a springboard for improvisation. Beginning/intermediate. Note/tab. 26 pp.
02-99774
$9.95
101 ESSENTIAL LATIN BASS PATTERNS
by Larry McCabe
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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
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120 2-BAR ii-V RIFFS FOR BASS
by Frank Vignola
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120 cool, useful 2-bar ii-V riffs that can give you some new harmonic outlooks on this commonly used progression. Turn these riffs into bass lines or grooves. Learn them in as many different positions as possible by using each of your four fingers as starting points on the beginning note of each phrase. A year worth of enjoyment and study. Beginning/intermediate. 15 pp.
02-99773
$5.95
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5-STRING BASS CHORD CHART
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Created for the 5-string bass, this chart shows major, minor, 7th, 6th, augmented, diminished, and many other chords. A fretboard chart showing the notes on each string is also included. 4 pp.
02-99578
$4.95
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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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60 MELODIC ETUDES FOR ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC BASS
by John Patitucci
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Great tools to improve your skills! The modes and scales presented here will advance your knowledge of the fingerboard, improve intonation and time, develop flexibility, more. 128 pp.
12-122
$20.95
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ACOUSTIC BASS
taught by Rob Wasserman
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Book/6 CD pack. This complete course will give you the tools for playing upright bass on everything from bluegrass to jazz. Rob starts at the beginning, teaching the basics of holding the bass, hand positions, picking technique, tuning, finding the notes on the fingerboard, and scale exercises. He quickly moves into improvisation, back-up patterns, walking bass lines, runs, chords, a variety of rhythm feels, tips on practicing, more. Plus, with the help of David Grisman and Mike Marshall, you'll learn the bass parts to "16/16," "Dawgma," "E.M.D.," "Dawgmatism," more. Notation only. Comb-bound. 33 pp.
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300-584
$59.95
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ALL STAR BLUEGRASS JAM ALONG - BASS
featuring Todd Phillips
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Book/CD pack. This series is designed to teach aspiring pickers the intros, endings, back-ups and lead parts for 21 essential bluegrass tunes. Each book features a different instrument--guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin or bass--so that every member of your band can learn their part. On the CD, the band (featuring a virtual "dream team" of professional pickers) plays backup and lead to each tune at a slow-to-moderate tempo. After the first solo the bass drops out so you can play along and provide the bottom end yourself. There are even spaces where the lead instruments drop out so you can try your own solos. The book includes notation for the bass part as well as the basic melody so you can play along with the intros, endings and solos. Notation only. 34 pp.
300-592
$19.95
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BASS BIBLE
by Paul Westwood
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This is the ultimate literature for every bass player! Includes hundreds of lessons and style examples in note/tab. Contains a fascinating journey around the world of techniques, styles, grooves, and their evolution. This info-packed book includes 2 CDs that demonstrate the examples and grooves covered. 285 pp.
519-1
$39.95
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BASS CHORDS, POCKETBOOK DELUXE
by William Bay
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A comprehensive pocket/case sized collection of hundreds of chord forms ranging from basic major, minor and dominant forms, and venturing into extensions such as minor 7b5, 7b9, major 9th, minor 9th, etc. Beginners, 96 pp.
02-21216
$4.95
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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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BLUEGRASS BASS FAVORITES
by Fred Neumann
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This timeless book presents suggested bass lines for dozens of bluegrass favorites, offering the root and the fifth for each chord in the progression in guitar-friendly keys. No music, tab, or lyrics are included, just song titles and the author's suggestion of a fundamental bass line in his own brand of shorthand. Perfect for the doghouse bassist wannabe! Beginners. 40 pp.
02-20314
$9.95
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CD - COMPLETE BASS GUITAR BY EAR: RELATIVE PITCH EAR TRAINING COURSE, FOR 4, 5, OR 5 STRING BASSES
by Mark Sternal
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2-CD set. Learn to play by ear. CDs focus on ear training, finger strength and music theory. Starts with one note, then completely and progressively covers every note, and note combination. No written text!
542-CD167
$22.95
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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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$4.00
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COUNTRY BASS GUITAR MADE EASY
by Larry McCabe
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Book/CD set. Teaches the basics of country bass playing in a fun, "quick access." format. In a minimum amount of time, you'll learn the bass part to 22 popular traditional songs including train songs ("New River Train"), gospel standards ("Amazing Grace"), Waltzes ("Knoxville Girl"), bluegrass songs ("Don't Let Your Deal Go Down"), country blues ("Corrine, Corrina") and more. Bass parts are written in note/tab exactly as played on the CD. The CD lets you sit in with a country band that includes a singer, rhythm guitar and bass. Each of the 22 songs is performed at two tempos: moderate and "slowpoke." The stereo format allows you to hear the bass guitar clearly isolated on the right speaker. Extra lyrics are provided for singers. Beginners. Note/tab. 60 pp.
02-98132BCD
$17.95
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FUN WITH THE STRING BASS
by William Bay
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47 easy-to-play, big-note, level-one solos on folk favorites for young students of the upright bass. Designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining interest. An ideal supplement to any method. All of the solos may be played together in ensemble with the "Fun With Violin," "Fun With Cell," and "Fun With Bass" books. Includes many traditional, favorite tunes: "Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here," "I've Been Workin' On The Railroad" many more. Beginners, 32 pp.
02-93483
$5.95
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GETTING INTO SLAP BASS
by Chris Matheos
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Book/CD set. Everything is covered here, starting with all the basics like octaves, hammer-ons and pull-offs. It then builds into advanced slap techniques, including double and triple pops, flamenco thumb technique, and plucks. Lessons in upright bass slap, as well as modal harmony studies. The grooves cover a wide range of styles, including jazz fusion, walking lines, fingerstyle conversion, pop/dance, funk/soul, bluegrass, Dixieland, etc. Something for almost any student; written in bass clef and tablature. Beginners. 96 pp.
02-21273BCD
$17.95
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LEARN TO PLAY BLUEGRASS BASS
by Earl Gately
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This method book for the upright bass addresses: tuning, hand positions, essential chord theory, legato technique, slap bass technique, and playing in positions 1-10. A handy chart is provided for transposing chord progressions from one key to another. Notation only. 42 pp.
02-93638
$9.95
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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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RAY BROWN'S BASS METHOD - ESSENTIAL SCALES, PATTERNS, AND EXERCISES
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The legendary jazz bassist reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy. Covers: solo exercises and arpeggios, music fundamentals, right- and left-hand positions, scales, chords, exercises in tenths, rhythm patterns with "drops," diminished chords, runs and variations, blues patterns, extension scales, more. Notation only. 135 pp.
49-695308
$12.95
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SIGHT READING FOR THE BASS
by Ron Velosky
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For both electric and acoustic bass. Starts at the beginner level and moves progressively through to advanced sight reading. Covers basic music theory, triplets, simple and compound meters, more. With lots of slow grooves, funk, and blues exercises to practice on. Notation only. 95 pp.
512-16
$17.50
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SLAP BASS MADE EASY
by Chris Matheos
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Book/CD set. Covers many slap bass techniques, including: octaves, hammer-ons, pull-offs, flamenco thumb technique, double hammer-ons, tenths, etc. while also applying these to many grooves; 78 examples written in bass clef and tablature. Basic/intermediate. 30 pp.
02-21272BCD
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SOLOING FOR ALL BASS-CLEF INSTRUMENTS
by Earl Gately
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Book/CD set. Focuses INSIDE the scales, explores the various intervals, harmonized scales in triads and diatonic 7ths, and neighbor tones to achieve some chromaticism. Helps to employ multiple uses scales (modes) by superimposing them over the given chords to expand and color them. A variety of chord progressions, taken from various forms, are used in the ideas for soling, with complete analysis. Covers the harmonized scales of the major, ascending melodic minor, and the harmonic minor - how to go inside them, the nomenclature of each, such as the various intervals, neighbor tones, triads and diatonic 7ths that the scales generate, and most importantly, how to employ them in a music situation, such as soloing, rhythm section, and composition. Note/tab. Intermediate. 112 pp.
02-21074BCD
$24.95
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THE ART OF WALKING BASS - A METHOD FOR ACOUSTIC OR ELECTRIC BASS
by Bob Magnusson
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This comprehensive source for learning to build melodic walking bass lines in all styles pulls together lessons from Musicians Institute elective courses. The CD includes 31 full-band tracks and demonstrates the excercises 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. Note/tab. 64 pp.
49-695168
$18.95
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THE LOST ART OF COUNTRY BASS: AN INSIDE LOOK AT COUNTRY BASS FOR ELECTRIC AND UPRIGHT PLAYERS
by Keith Rosier
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Teaches classic and modern bass lines in the styles of Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Stuart, David Ball and others. Play-a-long with a live country band on 33 tracks on accompanying CD. Also learn about the pros' gear, being a studio bassist and more. Note/tab. 80 pp.
49-695107
$19.95
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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
$29.95
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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
$29.95
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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 TOTAL JAZZ BASSIST
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Book/CD set. From bebop to Latin styles to funk and fusion, this will provide you with lots of inspiring examples and lessons to help you become a well-rounded and masterful bassist. Covers theory, technique, tunes, solos, and jazz styles. 127 pp.
20-26063
$19.95
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UPRIGHT BASS PRIMER
by Andy Hohwald
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Book/CD pack. Created for beginners this book teaches fundamental techniques to get you started properly. Guides you through: parts of the bass, playing position, tuning, right and left hand technique, marking the positions, playing notes, and how to play with other instruments. Focuses on playing in a folk or bluegrass style and teaches several bluegrass standards. Using a template (a free PDF download) you can locate the positions on the fingerboard which correspond to the tablature. Also features CD & DVD counters to help you find each lesson on the companion CD and available DVD. Note/tab. 57 pp.
56-38
$14.95
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