Pentatonics on electric bass was written to provide a focused and musically satisfying approach for electric bassists to learn the major and minor pentatonic scales in all 12 keys. Teach yourself how to play the bass guitar overnight. Wide selection of free lessons and tips on playing bass. Mel bays encyclopedia of bass riffs is an overview of over 40 different musical. Books by carol kaye author of how to play the electric bass. This lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken. Guitar books ernie ball ernie ball guitar instructional books. Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf.
Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists. How to play the electric bass book carol kaye store. It provides instruction in music theory with concepts and pictures. Read it, then read it again and make it an indispensable part of your instrument maintenance toolkit. Each piece is well presented, easy to follow and a standalone skill builder ear training, dexterity, etc. Through a wide variety of stylistic examples, this book explores many musical genres that may have never existed without the electric bass guitar.
You will 42page pdf, 15 exercises, 22 bass lines and 22 mp3s. Jerzy drozd the ultimate guide to the perfect bass setup version 1. A bass guitar is like a guitar, but with only the lowest four strings. The original trendsetting 1969 book with tons of unequaled great funky and pop lines, all styles, little green apples and other authors famous recorded lines still the best.
A free and accurate list of pdf bass tabs made from power tab files. Nov 06, 2012 bass tabs the best bass tab books bassist frequently contact us asking about bass tabs, and so we reached out to the owner of, dave tuckman, to find out the best bass tab books requested most by bass players. I ebook pdf version classical masterpieces for electric bass is a comprehensive compilation by mike cornelison of 46 classical music pieces arranged for the bass guitar. The other difference with a bass is how its played. Overture the temples of syrinx bass cover electric bass intermediate to difficult 1 pdf 1 mp3. An index of bands and artists beginning with the letter a.
Guitar chord book with easy reference open sounding chord diagrams. The guitar or bass of your dreams, from the first draft to the complete plan 9. The strings are thicker and give you a lower sound than a guitar. Contains books 1, 2, and 3 in one easytouse volume hal leonard bass method the. This is not a method book, but goes into good depth on the art of actual forming and playing bass. Click the buy now button to be taken to gumroad, our secure download provider. Bass guitar sheet music and music books sheet music plus. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. The main goal of this book is to introduce, reinforce, and provide musical applications of the major and minor pentatonic scale from an electric bassists perspective. It doesnt make a big difference if you have 20, 22, or 24 frets on your guitar. Carol kaye has 15 books on goodreads with 210 ratings. Essential sightreading studies for electric bass has the practice material you need to improve your music reading skills. Download a new introductory course to start playing the electric bass from scratch. Book 2playing concepts and dexterity the complete electric bass player series by rainey, chuck and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Jazz bass books walking bass line in 12 keys upright. Chuck raineys book is a step by step approach to electric bass. Jun 06, 2012 pentatonics on electric bass ebookpdf version pentatonics on electric bass was written to provide a focused and musically satisfying approach for electric bassists to learn the major and minor pentatonic scales in all 12 keys. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you.
Guitar books ernie ball guitar instructional books. Our collection of tabs, guitar chords, and video lessons is constantly growing, so check back often to find your favorite songs. How to play the electric bass pdf free download epdf. For beginning to advanced bassists who want to learn the neck and get a handle on their scales, modes and arpeggios. Sight reading on bass guitar is a challenging topic. Mel bays encyclopedia of bass riffs is an overview of over 40 different musical styles, covering 50 years of electric bass playing. Download this free video from our on demand system at. When leo fender invented the electric bass in the early 1950s, little did he know the musical revolution that would follow. Electric bass guitar by guitar player basic library.
Parts of the bass a bass is made up of three main sections. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Pdf download, by leonardo lospennato electric guitar and bass design. The bass players complete guide to scales and chords. Latin, funk, punk, country, reggae, blues, and jazz musicians of both double bass and electric bass. Music notation is a great system, but it isnt the most modern, or best system for learn modern bass guitar songs. Serious electric bass is a definitive, comprehensive, userfriendly guide for electric bassists of all. Ultimate slap bass is one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique.
For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method serious electric bass. Browse s of titles of bass guitar sheet music with bass guitar tab and bass guitar songbooks from all the top artists and instructional bass guitar music for honing your skills. All of our bass tab pdf is printable and downloadable so you can enjoy it for years to come. The bass players complete guide to scales and chords contemporary bass series hal leonard electric bass method complete edition. Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of bass guitar method books at guitar center.
Here you fill find jazz walking bass line books, excellent resources for learning to play jazz walking bass lines. All bass guitar scales can be sorted by number of notes. Building a 12 key facility for the jazz bassist is an excellent resource for those that want to dig a little deeper in to. Go to and dowload the ebook 5 steps for a good start, a new introductory electric bass course. The bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in standard. Books on the blues, rhythm changes, standards, as well as books for learning and developing technique. Its a system that takes weeks or even months to learn the basics, while guitar tab can be learned in a matter. In this book, the second in the series of three, more complex techniques are covered.
Mel bay easiest electric bass book pdf book library. When we read a word on paper, our brain is recognising a pattern and attaching meaning to it. After browsing our selection of free bass tab pdf, view our video lessons to help you get started learning your favorite songs from start to finish. Learn the coolest, funkiest and most dynamic of bass guitar techniques with this fantastic book of. Basics of bass guitar playing 8 there are usually about 20 something frets on a standard bass guitar. The electric bass and double bass are two different instruments sharing a common function. The science of electric guitars and guitar electronics. Specially formatted for the ipad, each exercise is easy to read and simple to access. The bassment is a mean machine groove for bass players. After you have finished this book, you will be ready for intermediate electric bass. Written to be the only reference book a bassist will need, bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is available to download direct from.
This just means that you can play a couple notes higher on the guitar and those notes are so high pitched they are pretty annoying to listen to anyway. Chuck rainey is the author of the complete electric bass player book 1 4. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. All of their books are modeled after their courses and of high quality. The ultimate goal in the writing process has been that the reader of this book could. Contains books 1, 2, and 3 in one easytouse volume hal leonard bass method charlie. Download now and take your bass playing to the next level. Open quick view dialog for perrys music chordbuddy guitar learning system bookdvdposter. I love her books and although i have been playing professionally for over 35 years i still use them and always find something new and inspiring from them and her. Perrys music chordbuddy guitar learning system bookdvdposter.
It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key. Bassists can learn to read music notation, chord lyrics charts, or bass tablature. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Perfect for beginning bassist or players who want to enhance their knowledge. This just means that you can play a couple notes higher on the guitar and those notes. The capacity of a bassist to fully support an ensemble is something that can be. Dozens of musical styles were born as a direct result of his invention. The bestselling band method just got better this multitouch, enhanced edition encompasses all the audio examples from the original book in one easytouse ebook. Just found the best bass notation site in the universe, also offering tab to the lesser bass mortals, just cannot understand why it took me so long to find you.
Hal leonard bass method book 3 progressing students will learn more great. Learn how to play guitar with ernie ball guitar instruction books and accesories. This is the process you began learning when you were a few years old. Free bass tabs printable, downloadable pdf bass tabs. Overture the temples of syrinx bass cover electric bass intermediate to difficult 1 pdf. The main goal of this book is to introduce, reinforce, and provide musical applications of the major and minor. Three duets and five solo pieces arranged for bass guitar hal leonard electric bass method complete edition. Bass basics, major scales and modes, harmonic and melodic minor scales and modes, arpeggio patterns and symmetric scales whole tone and diminished. It should be borne in mind that some scales are called different shapes types of scales for electric bass. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. It also teaches proper hand theory, to get you off to the best start possible.
Carol kaye how to play electric bass line 1 youtube. Playing it will help teach you where all the notes are through correct finger spacing play this scale and all other scales in the following man ner. The bass players job is usually to hold down the bottom end and provide a groove. Chuck rainey author of the complete electric bass player. All pdf electric bass will be free and for the same scale will put 3 digits or more. You can also browse authentic bass guitar transcriptions as well as our huge selection of guitar tablature, easy guitar songbooks and classical guitar sheet music. Applicable taxes if any will be added prior to checkout. While it is good for beginners, it isnt good for anyone who wants to learn to play bass without getting into any complicated theory. Scotts top 15 books for bass players scotts bass lessons. Click here to view the pdf a pdf will download to your computer. Before you know it, youll be using major scales, triads and. Ultimate slap bass intermediate level bass techniques pdf book 2. This is why i have written this book, as my gift to you.
1474 752 1608 1092 1572 226 599 1584 505 1521 1351 40 439 828 1037 654 553 1470 1569 350 749 1163 1113 274 554 343 1475 180 1409 1477 1329 496 985 1295 693