LEARN TO PLAY BASS GUITAR

LEARN TO PLAY BASS GUITAR TEACHES YOU THE EASY WAY, FOLLOWING SIMPLE ILLUSTRATED LESSONS FROM ALL STYLES OF MUSIC, INCLUDING SIMPLE ROCK LINES, THROUGH BLUES, POP, COUNTRY, FUNK, REGGAE AND PUNK RIGHT UP TO VIRTUOSO JAZZ STANDARD IMPROVISATION TECHNIQUES. LESSONS START WITH THE BASICS -- HOW TO HOLD THE BASS, HOW TO TUNE IT UP AND START PLAYING -- AND TAKE THE STUDENT TO A PLAYING LEVEL WITH SUFFICIENT SKILLS TO JOIN A BAND. EACH LESSON IS WRITTEN IN THE STANDARD TAB FORMAT WITH EASY-TO-READ RHYTHM NOTATIONS AND STEP-BY-STEP PICTURES OF THE CORRECT FINGER POSITIONS. THE TITLE ALSO INCLUDES A LIBRARY OF SCALES, AND HAS THE ESSENTIAL ARPEGGIOS REFERENCED THROUGHOUT, GIVING A WIDER RANGE OF BASS NOTES TO PLAY FOR ANY GIVEN CHORD. THE CD INCLUDES BOTH RECORDINGS OF THE CORRECT BASS LINES AND BASS-FREE MUSIC TRACKS WITH WHICH TO PLAY ALONG.