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| 10 BASS SOLOS FOR JAZZ STANDARDS
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No reviews | Contains jazz solos written for ten of the most common jazz standard progressions. The author suggests using these solos as a springboard for improvisation. Written in standard notation and TAB. 28 pages.
 
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| 100 FRETLESS BASS WORKOUTS
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 | Fretless bass is a unique instrument. The approach to playing fretless bass is much more like playing upright bass than to fretted bass. This book will cover many of the important techniques required to become a good fretless bassist. Some of these include slides, intonation development, and sustain. The 100 examples are written in bass clef and TAB (to suggest positions). All examples included on companion CD. 64 pages. Book is part of the 5'x8' Mel Bay QWICKGUIDE series.
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| 100 R&B SOUL GROOVES FOR BASS
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No reviews | This 5½' x 8' QWIKGUIDE book/CD set focuses on classic R&B/Soul bass grooves from the 1940's -1970's; Rhythm and Blues bass lines mixing Motown, Memphis (soul/gospel) and New Orleans (funk) feels. 30 examples written in standard bass clef notation and TAB and all are contained on the companion CD with a full rhythm section. The examples will vary from basic to very complex. Written in standard notation and TAB. 72 pages. Includes audio CD.
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| 100 ROCK AND ROLL WORKOUTS FOR BASS
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No reviews | This book focuses on many classic Rock & Roll style grooves. The grooves vary in difficulty from beginner to intermediate. All 50 examples are recorded on an accompanying CD. This book is written in bass clef and TAB. Many of the examples contain two different TAB fingering options. This book is perfect for most any beginning student. 64 pages. Book is part of the 5'x8' Mel Bay QWICKGUIDE series.
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| 101 BLUES PATTERNS FOR BASS GUITAR
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 | 101 Examples, applies to electric & upright.
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| 50 MODAL SLAP BASS WORKOUTS
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 | This 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE was created for the bassist who has mastered the basics of slap bass and wants to expand his or her skills. Many of this book's examples were written to fine tune individual string control -- the ability to thumb or pop on any string at any time. Individual string control is one of the most common weaknesses with slap bass students. Some of this book's examples are common fingerstyle workouts that are arranged for slapping. Developing the ability to slap finger style bass lines gives the bassist an amazing skill. This book covers some very advanced slap techniques, including triple pops and the flamenco thumb technique. Written in tablature only for the four-string bass. Includes audio CD. 48 pages.
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| 50 TUNES FOR BASS VOL. 1
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No reviews | 50 Tunes Volume 1 for Bass is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the same 50 tunes as those found in the other 4 books of the series, but carefully designed for the bass. Includes 3 audio CDs. Written in standard notation and tablature. 173 pages.
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| 50 TWO-HAND TAPPING WORKOUTS FOR ELECTRIC BASS
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 | This 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE book presents 50 brief exercises to practice the tapping technique, with each example demonstrated on the accompanying CD. In two-hand tapping on electric bass, your right and left hands both play notes. This is a fairly new concept on bass. New techniques and ideas are being created regularly. Tapping is being applied to all sorts of musical styles including blues, alternative, jazz, funk, and even classical. This book presents 50 brief exercises to practice the tapping technique, with each example demonstrated on the accompanying CD. Try applying the techniques in this book to your favorite styles of music. Written in standard notation and TAB. Includes audio CD. 56 pages.
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| AFRICAN BASS BIBLE VOL. 1 - DVD
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No reviews | Learn to play Rumba and Soukous style African bass guitar in this step by step DVD with Kibisi Douglas - bass player of Baka Beyond and Kanda Bongo Man. 28 exercises to develop your tone, phrasing and technique for African styles. Suitable for beginners and upwards.
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| BARRY BALES: A SOLID FOUNDATION TO ACOUSTIC BASS - DVD
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No reviews | Barry Bales has been among the most celebrated upright bassists in bluegrass and country music this past 20 years. He has multiple Grammy awards, plus trophies from the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Country Music Association. His bass is featured in recordings from Alison Krauss & Union Station where he is the full-time bass player, and in films like Walk The Line and O Brother, Where Art Thou.
In this two hour and 20 minute DVD, Barry shares his thoughts on the appropriate role of the bass, and demonstrates many of the techniques that have made him a first call musician in both bluegrass and country music. AcuTab's John Lawless leads Barry through a discussion of his background and influences before they move on to songs. Barry also covers important topics like tone production, walking bass, percussive 'ghost' notes, and more. 2 hours 20 minutes.
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| BASIC BASS LINES
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No reviews | This superb study book or method supplement for any bass student contains 19 bass rhythm parts in a mixture of popular styles, including shuffles, reggae, rock, swing, standard walking bass, be-bop, 'newgrass,' syncopated Latin lines, the jazz waltz, and country western. Written in standard notation and TAB. 32 pages.
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| BASS BIBLE
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| The English bassist Paul Westwood is one of the most in demand bass players of our time. His Bass Bible is the ultimate method book for every bass player. It contains a fascinating journey through the world of techniques, styles, grooves, and their evolution, using more than 1000 musical examples in all! This book is designed like a dictionary of musical phrases, which can be opened at the point that interests you. Learning a whole series of musical phrases, riffs, rhythms and patterns provides the basic language for performing within a group. Each section of the book captures the essence of a particular style, providing a springboard from which to start improvising. In notation and TAB for 4-string bass. Includes 2 audio CDs. 288 pages.
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| BASS CHORDS
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No reviews | This QWIKGUIDE book provides a comprehensive electric bass chord reference in a convenient 5 1/2"x 8" format. Chords are shown in chord grids as well as in standard notation, while individual root notes are shown in fretboard diagrams. The book concludes with a set of harmonized major and minor scales followed by a page of assorted blues progressions. This compact book will take you a long way towards unlocking the harmonic mysteries of the bass fretboard. Written in fretboard diagrams. 64 pages.
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| BASS GUITAR CHART
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| 36'X24' Bass Guitar Reference Poster/Chart - Shows Fingerboard Notes & Chords.
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| BASS GUITAR CHORD CHART
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No reviews | A concise collection of bass chords in all 12 keys. This chart shows all major, minor, augmented, diminished, minor 6th, major 7th, and suspended 4th added 7th chords. Root notes are clearly marked as diamonds and all the other chord tones are shown as circles for ease of playing. Also includes a chart showing names and locations of notes on all frets and strings, enharmonic equivalents, and their positions within the bass clef.
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| BASS GUITAR FOR DUMMIES
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| Publishers of the infamous 'For Dummies' series, now offers a title for the Bass Guitar!
Written by Patrick Pfeiffer, in the same style as the other For Dummies titles, this offers a light, unique approach to learning the Bass. 360 pages and includes audio CD.
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| BASS SCALES WALL CHART
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| This 36' X 24' poster presents the most commonly used scales and modes with fretboard diagrams for four-string bass.
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| BASS STYLES MADE EASY
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No reviews | Here is something for everyone, introducing students to many different styles of bass playing: rock ‘n roll, blues, swing, funk, reggae, classical, alternative, country, be-bop, ska, bossa nova, heavy metal, gospel, two-hand tapping, etc. Examples focus on basic patterns, chord progressions, and playing with a band. The companion CD features all examples recorded with a professional band. Audio includes band examples with and without bass; students can hear it and play along. 25 examples included, written in bass clef and tab. 32 pages. Includes audio CD.
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| BASS WARM-UPS
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No reviews | This 5x8 QWICKGUIDE focuses on warming up the left and right hands.
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| BASS WORKS BY TYRONE BROWN
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No reviews | "Bass Works" is Brown's second book of original compositions, and includes a companion CD of him performing all 10 pieces from the book. For this publication, he has enhanced his own legendary artistry with accompaniment by outstanding artists on piano, cello, drums and percussion. As with his first book, "Compositions for Bass", the companion CD can be utilized as a play-a-long. Brown's work has earned strong endorsements from Bass Player Magazine and the Boston Globe, in addition to such jazz greats as bassist Henry Grimes, trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, renowned classical bass soloist Gary Karr, and Neil Courtney, assistant principal bassist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. This publication is a "must" for bassists, and has great listening value for other musicians as well as non-musicians. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 40 pages.
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| BLUE BASS PLAY-ALONG TRAX
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No reviews | Welcome to the School of the Blues Lesson Series! This book and recording were created to help give you context to all the music you worked so hard to learn. The recorded Play-Along Trax have no bass. This gives you the opportunity to work on your blues bass patterns. I have used several different keys and tempos throughout these Play-Along Trax. These Play-Along Trax give you a very realistic example of how you would play live with a band.
Music examples are kept fairly simple to make sure this book is accessible to bass players just above the beginning level. For best understanding of these techniques refer to Mel Bay’s Blues Bass, Level 1 (MB21063BCD).
Lastly, all the references in this book are written for a right-handed four string electric bass. If you play a 5 string bass you just need to extend the examples to include your B string. If you play left-handed then you need to reverse any references to the left and right hands. Written in standard notation and TAB. 24 pages.
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| BLUES BASS MADE EASY
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No reviews | Here is something for every blues bassist, studying blues patterns and chord progressions. Examples focus on basic patterns, chord progressions, and playing with a band. Covered here are Chicago, New Orleans, Memphis, swing, gospel, zydeco, Texas, and other different styles of blues bass playing. The companion CD features all examples recorded with a professional band. Audio includes band examples with and without bass so students can hear it and play along. 25 examples included, written in bass clef and tab.
32 pages. Includes audio CD.
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| BLUES BASS METHOD BOOK/CD SET
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| Blues Bass Level 1, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, is an exciting method that contains the most common grooves used in blues bands today. Areas covered are: Tuning, Achieving Good Tone, Major & Minor Scales & Movable Scale Forms, 12 Bar Blues Progression, Major Blues Bass Lines, Jump Blues, Swing Blues, Box Patterns, Slow Blues, Chicago Shuffles, Two Beat, Rumba Beat, Tramp Beat, Minor Blues, Introductions, Turnarounds & Endings. 40 pages.
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| BUILDING AMAZING BASS TECNIQUE
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 | This 5 1/2" x 8" QWIKGUIDE(TM) book/CD set focuses on fingerstyle speed building. Topics covered include: arpeggio workouts, linear patterns, one-octave scales, tow-octave scales, diminished workouts, and more. There are also special sections for five to six string bass. These exercises are designed to train your mind as well as your hands. Written in standard notation and TAB. Includes audio CD. 32 pages.
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| COMPING STYLES FOR BASS (FUNK)
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No reviews | Comping Styles for Bass is a collection of 36 different progressions with both guitar and bass parts written out, so a bass player can see what the guitar is doing and also get used to reading bass parts in a funk style. It includes a CD which demonstrates the progressions in a trio setting of guitar, bass, and drums. It is a useful tool for learning to interact with a rhythm section. 103 pages.
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| ELECTRIC BASS METHOD VOL. 1 - BOOK/DVD
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No reviews | The most widely-used introductory bass method available! Both Volumes I and II present a standard notation approach to reading solo and arpeggio studies for four string bass. Included in Volume I are the rudiments of playing, plus handy charts of arpeggios featuring major, minor, augmented, diminished, and seventh chords, plus upper harmonic extensions. Written in standard notation only (no tab). 48 pages. Includes DVD.
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| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCALES AND MODES FOR ELECTRIC BASS
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| A master catalog of major, minor, pentatonic, and blues scales in the keys of C, D, E, F, G, A and B. In addition, the Mixolydian, Dorian, Lydian, Phrygian, and Locrian modes are presented in each key. A fingerboard diagram appears at the top of each page. The scale or mode is shown in numerous positions on the fingerboard, and a riff is shown in notation and tablature utilizing each scale or mode. This comprehensive text also includes charts showing the history of scales and modes, formulas, practice tips, key charts, circle of fifths, and much more.
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| ESSENTIAL JAZZ LINES IN THE STYLE OF CANNONBALL ADDERLY
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No reviews | Many of the devices and techniques used by 'Cannonball' Adderley are covered in this text. In addition to the theory chapters, many melodic lines and phrases in the style of 'Cannonball' Adderley are presented.
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| ESSENTIAL JAZZ LINES IN THE STYLE OF CHARLIE PARKER
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No reviews | Charlie Parker was arguably one of the most influential jazz musicians to have ever lived. This text presents numerous jazz lines in Charlie's style, grouped by their application in a given harmonic content. Students will learn to connect lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds and other harmonic frameworks. To facilitate proficiency in all twelve keys, each section of the book has a chordal play-along that modulates around the circle of fourths. Some of the techniques used in the Charlie Parker style will also be discussed with examples provided. This will help musicians analyze each of the ideas presented, further ensuring their mastery. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 32 pages. Includes Audio CD.
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| ESSENTIAL JAZZ LINES IN THE STYLE OF CLIFFORD BROWN
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No reviews | Clifford Brown was one of the most influential jazz trumpeters and was a true master of jazz. His fantastic tone, time, feel and command of the jazz language have been inspiring jazz musicians on all instruments for decades. This book breaks down many of the one and two-bar phrases played by Clifford and helps students apply them to their own playing. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 48 pages. Includes audio CD
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| ESSENTIAL JAZZ LINES IN THE STYLE OF JOHN COLTRANE
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No reviews | Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This book will focus on the first period of Coltrane's career, when he was with Miles Davis, and the jazz vocabulary he used. First, to help the student better understand Coltrane's bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in Coltrane's style grouped by the harmony over which they can be used. The accompanying play-along CD provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys. By combining various lines, musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds, and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of John Coltrane. Written in standard notation only (no TAB). Includes audio CD. 56 pages.
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| ESSENTIAL MUSIC THEORY FOR ELECTRIC BASS
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No reviews | This book is designed to help guide a beginning music theory dialogue between instructor and student in private one-on-one lessons. Six areas of beginning music theory are covered. The major scale, the natural minor scale, intervals, triads, seventh chords and harmonized major and minor scales. Fingerings, intervallic structures and note names are also diagrammed in each chapter.
It is highly recommended that this book is used in the course of study with a professional bass instructor, though many players have found the book to be useful in self-study. A good bass teacher will help explain and demonstrate theory concepts in a live setting and also shed additional light in terms of alternate fingerings, ear training and gaining full technical mastery of theory concepts across the entire fingerboard
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| ESSENTIAL STYLES FOR BASS
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No reviews | This book was designed to demonstrate the many different styles music available for bassists to play, and to give the student ideas as to what to play in different situations. There are many other method books available for bass that teach all sorts of styles and techniques. This book shows you how, when, and where to use all the wonderful information found in those books. It will help you get a better understanding of most of the contemporary styles that will get you started on your journey as a working and playing bassist. The styles covered are Blues, Rock and Roll, Country, Funk, Latin, Jazz, and Rhythm & Blues. Examples are in notation only for four-string bass. The CD includes most of the examples from the book. 80 pages.
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| FAMOUS BLUES BASS LINES
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Blues music is a sturdy, adaptable music that reflects many shades of emotions and lends itself to numerous stylistic interpretations. This 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE is designed to help the bassist become more versatile. Each blues bass pattern in this book is played over four bars of C7. By practicing all 50 licks over the same chord progression, students can learn the basic concept of improvisation: how to play a variety of musical phrases over the same chord or chord changes. Each example is written in both notation and tablature exactly as it is recorded. The accompanying CD, featuring Larry McCabe's Heat-Seeking Missile Blues Band is recorded in stereo with drums and rhythm guitar in the center, bass guitar on the left, and lead guitar on the right. The licks are recorded at a moderate tempo for ease of learning. The rhythm guitar parts heard on the CD are taught in Mel Bay's 101 Bad to the Bone Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns. The lead guitar parts are taught in Mel Bay's Famous Blues Guitar Lines. Written in standard notation and TAB. Includes audio CD. 32 pages.
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| FAMOUS JAZZ BASS CHORD PROGRESSIONS
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No reviews | This 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE shows bassists how to play along with popular jazz chord progressions. The examples demonstrate how to use triads, arpeggios, scales, and passing tones in swing, be-bop, bossa nova, and ballad styles. Includes audio CD. Written in standard notation and TAB.
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| FAMOUS ROCK & BLUES BASS CHORD PROGRESSIONS
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No reviews | This 5 1/2' by 8' QWIKGUIDE shows bassists how to play along with popular rock & blues chord progressions. The examples show chord symbols and sample bass lines. The audio CD plays each example both with the bass included and without so you can practice along.
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| FIVE-STRING BASS CHORD CHART
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No reviews | This chord chart created for the 5-string bass shows major, minor, 7th, 6th, augmented, diminished, and many other chords. A fretboard chart showing the notes on each string is also included. Written in fretboard diagrams. 4 pages (it's a 2 page foldout).
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| FLAMENCO BASS CLINIC - DVD/BOOKLET SET
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No reviews | In this Book/DVD, Mariano Martos, explains Flamenco Bass Technique, examples of Rumba, Tangos, Tanguillos and Bulerías. Emulation techniques to other instruments and play with harmonics. Author's original compositions that show how to work on the studied rhythms. The DVD has many possibilities as you can listen to the bass separately, or all instruments together combining the different instruments. English and Spanish. DVD full compatible with all countries (PAL and NTSC).
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| FLAMENCO BASS METHOD
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No reviews | Flamenco Bass method divided into four basic styles palos: Rumbas, Tangos, Tanguillos and Bulerías. The exercises are conducted in a progressive manner to assist in learning. Practice of basic patterns of each style, at the end of the palos there are two falsetas from a well known tune or the author of this book to train the ear. CD includes 94 exercises + 4 loops. Written in Standard Notation and TAB. Written in English and Spanish
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| GREAT INSTRUMENTAL WORKS OF J.S. BACH TRANSCRIBED FOR ELECTRIC BASS
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| Good collection of J.S. Bach music composed around 1720 transcribed for solo Bass Guitar. Written in standard notation and tablature for the 4-string electric bass. 56 pages.
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