Emmons, Tim

The Essential Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use
This book/CD pack will get you playing bass lines anywhere on the fretboard, in any key. You'll learn to build bass lines under chord progressions; major, minor, and pentatonic scale patterns; and much more through easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players. The CD includes 64 demonstration and play-along tracks. Written in standard notation and TAB. 71 pages. Includes audio CD.

This amazing book and demonstration CD uses proven methods for comprehending and performing complex rhythms to make understanding, performing, and composing in odd meters easy and natural. Also included: Three Steps to Mastery, Rhythm pyramid for all meters, Magic dotted rhythms to make odd meters feel even, Compound meters and combinations of even and odd meters, Applying odd meters to common song forms, Bibliography and Discography of recommended reading and listening. 88 pages. Written and Standard Notation and TAB.