Bass Guitar Teaching - Guitar - Song Books & Sheet Music

Alfred's MAX™ Bass

By L. C. Harnsberger and Ron Manus

£16.74

00-22653

See, hear, and play every song and example with this truly extraordinary book & DVD set. A powerful method at an exceptional value! 48 pages. Learn More

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The Complete Electric Bass Method: Beginning Electric Bass

By David Overthrow

£26.50

00-22910

Take your bottom all the way to the top. Apply the tools and techniques of the world's greatest players towards creating your own spectacular bass lines. Starts with a review of the basics then dives into building bass lines using scales, modes and chord progressions, concluding with advanced concepts like rhythm changes, tritone substitutions, and improvisation techniques. 96 pages each. Learn More

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The Complete Electric Bass Method: Complete Edition

By David Overthrow

£27.95

00-36419

Anyone interested in learning to play electric bass can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques. Beginning concepts include the basics of the instrument, reading music, and building bass lines using scales, modes, and chord progressions. For the intermediate player, it takes you further into using scales, techniques such as slap & pop, string muting, walking bass lines, modes, tetrachords, passing tones, and varying rhythms. The book concludes with ideas designed to guide you into high-level bass playing, such as rhythm changes, tritone substitution, odd time signatures, chord playing, a study of Latin grooves, reggae, ska, and advanced funk bass lines. Whether you are starting to learn the bass or are an advanced player looking to give your playing more nuance, Electric Bass Method Complete is all you will ever need. Access to online audio demonstration examples is include with the book. Learn More

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Scales & Modes for Bass

By Steve Hall and Ron Manus

£6.95

00-4434

This book is a fast and fun way to learn how to use scales and modes. Learning scales and modes and being able to identify their sounds will give you a better command of the fretboard. Each chapter has two sections. The first section describes the scale or mode, lists the chords it works well with, musical styles it is most commonly used with and shows the intervals of the scale or mode. The second section shows the scales and modes, in most cases, in five different positions on the neck. Positions are shown in neck position, standard music notation and TAB. Learn More

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The Total Jazz Bassist

By David Overthrow and Tim Ferguson

£19.75

00-26063

The Total Jazz Bassist is a complete jazz method, giving equal treatment to electric and double bass. Covering such styles as bebop, Latin, funk, and fusion, this book provides examples and lessons that will help you become a well-rounded bassist. You'll learn to develop walking bass lines, how to solo, bass lines and solo patterns for blues changes, major and minor two-five-one progressions, dominant 7th chord scales, and more! Online audio examples are also included. Learn More

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Jimmy Haslip's Melodic Bass Library

By Jimmy Haslip

£35.95

00-F3167C

An indispensable book on scales and modes for the bass guitarist. The lessons contain diatonic, modal, pentatonic, whole tone, and diminished scales as well as modes of both the harmonic and melodic minor scales, Eastern, Middle Eastern, and other exotic scales of Jimmy's own invention. Learn More

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Ultimate Beginner Series Mega Pak: Bass Basics

By Dale Titus and Albert Nigro

£26.50

00-DVD2000R

The Ultimate Beginner Series has helped thousands of aspiring musicians take their first steps towards experiencing the fun of playing music. This book, CD, and DVD package will teach you everything you need to know to start playing bass. Topics include picking techniques, common bass lines, playing with a drummer, slap and pop techniques, and reading music notation and TAB. The DVD includes video lessons that clearly cover all the topics taught in the book. Learn More

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No-Brainer: Play Bass

£24.74

00-35320

Open up your mind, and make playing bass a no-brainer! This all-in-one book takes a no-nonsense approach to learning bass. Start with basics, like holding your bass, then move on to advanced techniques, playing in a band, and learning about the music business. You'll play licks in the styles of legendary bassists like John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius, Flea, and Billy Sheehan. No-Brainer: Play Bass includes a DVD that will help you learn visually and features over 100 minutes of MP3 audio so you can play along. "...packed with cute, clever, and comprehensive tips for exercising both brain and body." - Bass Player magazine. ". . . loaded with good information. . . . there is a lot more here than just licks and tunes. I found a sample contract, true stories about bands, scales and a Basic Chord Dictionary - this book has something for even the most seasoned player!" ----Raul Amador, Bass Musician Magazine Learn More

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Ultimate Beginner Series Mega Pak: Rock Bass Basics

By Tim Bogert

£40.74

00-DVD2001

The Ultimate Beginner Series® has helped thousands of aspiring musicians take their first steps towards experiencing the fun of playing music. By combining volumes 1 and 2 on DVD or on two videos with one book and one CD, we now offer the greatest and most convenient learning package for the low price of $24.95! A savings of almost 25%. Learn More

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