Upright Bass Primer

"Includes audio CD with over 20 play along songs with a full band. Quickly & easily learn to play like the pros with this step by step method." --front cover.

At last, here is a method book for the upright string bass or "dog house bass" as it is affectionately known in bluegrass circles. Although bluegrass bass has a style of its own, the knowledge gained through this method is applicable to virtually any musical genre. This book addresses the elements of tuning, hand positions, essential chord theory, slap bass technique, and playing in positions 1-10. A handy chart is provided for transposing chord progressions from one key to another. Written in standard notation only.

The Upright Bass Primer Book for Beginners with Online Video & Audio Access by Andy Hohwald is an instructional course that focuses on the beginning bluegrass player and emphasizes proper playing technique. This instrument may also be known as a double bass, contrabass, standup bass, bass violin, or bass fiddle. These beginner lessons will guide the student through learning parts of the bass, proper playing position, tuning the bass, right and left hand technique, marking the positions, how to read tablature, playing notes, and how to play with other instruments. The book focuses on playing in a folk or bluegrass style and will teach the beginner how to play several bluegrass standards. This course includes online access to audio tracks and over an hour of video instruction with split screens that allow for close up views of the left and right hand along with on-screen tablature. Songs include Tom Dooley, Pretty Polly, Going Down That Road, Worried Man Blues, Rueben's Train, Soldier's Joy, John Hardy, Nine Pound Hammer, Sittin' On Top Of The World, Dark Hollow, Billy In The Lowground, Cryin Holy, Little Maggie, Pallet On Your Floor, Wabash Cannonball, and Way Downtown. - Watch & Learn, Inc.

Although designed for newcomers to the upright bass and bluegrass music in general, this unique approach to creating basslines has something for everyone! The first half focuses on bass-playing essentials, giving the reader a solid technical footing with the instrument. Then, using his own baritone voice and the classic bluegrass song, “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad,” author Nate Sabat reveals his creative process in crafting effective basslines from the song’s melody and chord progression. The second half focuses on bass playing within the specific context of complementing bluegrass vocals. Well beyond what you might expect from an introductory method, Nate tastefully guides the reader by presenting multiple composed bassline options for each of five well-known bluegrass songs: Rabbit in the Log, Don’t this Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Long Journey Home, I Am a Pilgrim, and Angel Band. Nate’s warm, pitch-perfect vocals can be heard on virtually every track, giving this method an undeniable musicality. A lightly accompanied vocal track with no bass is also provided, so you can be the sole upright or electric bassist in the band. You’ll not only want to back Nate up—but sing harmony with him too! The impulse to sing can’t help but influence your bass playing in a natural and positive way. Nate provides notated versions of the eight major scales most commonly used in bluegrass. Once you get them under your fingers, you’ll soon be able to play along with the book’s 50 companion online recordings. With its simple harmonic palette and repetitive nature, bluegrass music offers bassists the perfect opportunity to become musically literate. If you’ve hesitated to learn to read music, this is the time and place to eliminate that drawback. Working through these 46 pages will provide the tools and confidence needed to create your own engaging and musical basslines and hopefully, you’ll be inspired to continue your bluegrass bass journey for years to come. Includes access to online audio.

(Bass Instruction). Learn the tricks and tehnique of playing rockabilly bass from one of the world's foremost masters, Johnny Hatton. In this book, along with video lessons online, he will teach you: the snap * the slap * the hand positions * stragith eighths * the double slap * the swing slap * the triple slap * slap patterns * mambo * alternate slap techniques * two-beat swing slap. Plus, you'll learn about jazz notation, scales and music theory.

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This book was written for bassists who wish to learn to read music as well as for those who wish to sharpen their music reading skills. the studies in the book progress from beginning to professional levels and represent an variety of styles that modern bassists are likely to encounter in real-world musical situations. for those conversant in music's universal language, a whole world of musical styles, ideas, and sounds is always available. This book aims to sharpen the skills of serious student bass players so that they may partake of this endless stream of ideas, information, and inspiration. Standard notation only. None of the exercises in this book contain fingering indications. This omission was made in order to make these exercises useful to players of all types of bass instruments, both electric and acoustic. the author strongly recommends that students work through this book with the supervision of a qualified teacher. If you are a professional musician the author hopes this book will help you stay in top sight-reading form, giving you an edge in a highly competitive market. If you are a novice bassist, this book will help you hone your skills in becoming a skilled professional.

The first book clearly showing the beginner how to play the fiddle. Includes many illustrations showing how to hold the bow and fiddle properly and many exercises to develop good bowing technique and learning how to play in tune. Great beginnner fiddle lessons.