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This book is a collection of 9 classical pieces of middle to hard level, demonstrating a different approach to bass guitar than just playing accompanying lines. It contains a number of ideas how to treat a bass guitar like a “full-fledged” instrument, which is capable for a melody as well as for accompaniment at the same time. For beginners, there's a number of must-know titles and names of luminaries of classical music. For advanced players, some great ideas to spice up their playing or just finished solo-numbers to play. Written in standard notation and TAB. 33 Pages and 9 MIDI files.

This best selling book differs from the myriad of other sight singing books in that it develops the ability to identify and name all twelve pitches within a key center. Through this method a student gains the ability to identify sound based on it's relationship to a key and not the relationship of one note to another i.e. interval training as commonly taught in many texts. All note groupings from one to six notes are presented giving the student a thesaurus of basic note combinations which develops sight singing and note recognition to a level unattainable before this Guide's existence. This ebook is a must own for anyone serious about developing their ability to improvise and compose. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 108 pages.

A comprehensive study covering the 60 most important arpeggios encountered in modern music
Grab yourself a can opener and a supply of canned goods and bottled water - it's time to lock yourself in that proverbial woodshed and set yourself down to working through the most intensive study of arpeggios you'll ever encounter. Arpeggio Woodshedding takes you through arpeggio studies of the five most important seventh chords through all twelve keys, covering a good 90% of the seventh chords you'll ever encounter in a chord chart. Each of the sixty chords are presented in both sixteenth-note and eighth-note exercises, combining for 180 exercises, covering every inch of the fretboard.

Whether you're looking to master your jazz chord charts or bust out with some mind-blowing solos over heavy metal power chords, this new book by Mike Cornelison has everything the practicing bassist needs to develop a perfect balance of harmonic wisdom and fingerboard firepower. Written in standard notation and tab. 54 pages. MIDI versions of each example are included with this title.
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Bach: Partita BWV 1013 is a transcription of the wonderful solo piece, originally written for flute. The complete transcription includes the Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Bourree Anglaise. Also includes coresponding MIDI files, as an invaluable learning aid. Written in standard notation and TAB. 19 pages.

The Bass Encylomedia companion MP3 files give you the opportunity to strengthen your improvisational skills by playing along with the first eleven songs of Bass EncycloMedia. On each disc, every song has a two measure intro - and to help you quickly achieve 'play-along' success - each song is recorded twice. The first version is at the tempo indicated in Bass Encylomedia companion, and the second version is at half-speed. This slower tempo second version corrects the problem most players have with play-along CD's, which is - you know what to play, but you can't play along because the song is too fast! With these - your instant play-along success is assured! A fantastic way to quickly and easily increase your soloing abilities because now you can truly play-along - the very first time!

If you own a copy of Bass EncycloMedia - then the Bass Encyclomedia companion files are a 'must have'.

Bass Solos en Clave was born as a result of the mixture of Caribbean rhythms and the American jazz. When we combine the jazz repertoire with the Latin rhythms, we combine them with the clave and we create a salsa blues, a Latin jazz, a clave jazz or what ever you want to call it, and this combination creates an energetic, flavored and contagious fusion that makes you vibrate from head to toe with the rhythms in clave and the improvisation.

Bass Solos en Clave takes 10 classic Jazz standards, and provides a solo to each, giving an excellent example of a solo played through the changes of that arrangement, applied to a clave rhythm. Written in standard notation and TAB. Audio tracks are in MP3 format. Each MP3 has the Bass on the left channel and accompaniment is on the right, so if you want to play along, just pan it to the right and have no bass. 29 pages.

Maintain the Groove, Add some Chords and Have Fun!!!
These grooves in connection with the chords are going to make the bass lines more interesting and you will have a more complete picture of the rhythm and harmony in each exercise.

The bass line won’t be sacrificed. In other words if you play a bass line in the style of salsa, blues, rhythm changes, funk, afro-cuban, son montuno, boogie woogie, samba or bossanova you will always maintain the essence of the groove and at the same time add a different color; chords.

Also you can utilize these grooves in a section of a bass solo to demonstrate another aspect of the instrument’s technique, as well as being able to experiment with them in any other style of music. Written in standard notation and TAB. Audio tracks are in MP3 format. 21 pages.

Build technique with beautiful music through the works of great composers such as Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Brahms and more. Beyond Basslines helps you put your scales and arpeggios to use while developing dexterity, finger independence, a melodic sense and an appreciation of the electric bass as a solo instrument. ArtSong Publishing presents Beyond Basslines; From Bach to Brahms. Arranged and compiled by Chuck Bianchi, Beyond Basslines encourages technical and musical development through the beautiful music of the great composers. Whether it is through the technicality of Bach or the lyricism of Schumann and Chopin, you will experience how the master composers use scale patterns and arpeggios to create some of the most beautiful music ever written. Arranged and compiled by Chuck Bianchi. Midi files for each piece are also included. Contains 11 solos and 5 duets. Written in standard notation and TAB. 51 Pages.
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Gather the family around the amplifier and share the Christmas spirit with the wonderful sounds of Christmas Classics for Solo Bass. Over 50 pages of Christmas fun and all the classics are here, from the beloved favorites you've been singing since you were a kid, to a few hand-picked gems well-deserving of a return to the spotlight. Christmas Classics for Solo Bass consists of thirty-one arrangements from twenty-three songs, with a wide variety of material for all ability levels, including eight songs which are represented in two separate arrangements - a single-note version for easy learning as well as a beautiful chordal arrangement for the more adventurous.

It really is better to give than receive, so this holiday season, learn a few Christmas Classics for Solo Bass and share the gift of holiday music with all your friends and family. Now includes the MIDI files for every song. Written in standard notation and tab. 52 pages.
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Includes seven solos and one duet!
Did you ever wonder where all those great sounding arpeggio runs and bass lines came from? They come from the easily playable material of great composers such as Carcassi, Bach, and Carulli. As the electric bass has become an immensely exciting and popular instrument, its standards for technical excellence have also risen. What we find lacking is a thoughtful, graded approach to learning solos for electric bass. Each of the timeless classics presented here is playable by the beginner to early-intermediate bassist. All are presented in both 'standard' and TAB form. Of greatest importance is that this book exceeds its intended goal - to enable each student to experience the emotional and musical joy of playing not just one, but many pieces of music from start to finish. Each of these Classic Gems is suitable for solo performance by today's modern bass guitarist. Includes MIDI files. 20 pages. Written in standard notation and TAB.

Classical Masterpieces for Electric Bass is a comprehensive compilation by Mike Cornelison of 46 Classical Music pieces arranged for the Bass Guitar. Each piece is well presented, easy to follow and a stand-alone skill builder (ear training, dexterity, etc.). 109 pages and 46 MIDI files. Written in standard notation and tab.

Following on the success of Classical Masterpieces For Electric Bass, Mike Cornelison is at it again with this collection of 60 of the greatest classical pieces ever attempted on the electric bass. With many pieces that are instantly recognizable to a few rarities you may be hearing for the first time, the variety of music contained in this book is truly impressive, ranging from simpler songs that will put a smile on your friends faces to jaw-dropping, concert level pieces and a couple tapping arrangements and chordal arrangements thrown in for good measure.

The ebook comes with the midi files for every piece, combined with a free download of Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11, you can use the new tempo feature from WMP 11 to practice all these pieces at whatever tempo you desire. Written in Standard Notation and TAB. Spiral bound. 111 pages and 60 MIDI files.

Comping Styles for Bass Volume 2 Funk is a collection of 36 different progressions that are presented in a funk style. The chord progressions include 12 versions of a blues, minor blues and "Rhythm Changes in all 12 keys. This allows a bass player to see multiple options for playing through these common chord progressions with a variety of funk bass lines.

Both the guitar and bass parts are presented in staff notation (No Tab) so a bass player can see what the guitar is doing and also get experience reading bass parts on a professional level in a funk style. The Included MP3s contain all progressions in a trio setting of Guitar, Bass and Drums.
 118 pages.

Developing aural recognition skills is a two pronged process. It consists of listening and singing. The listening side as represent in Ear Training One Note Complete allows you to develop your skills to recognize a pitch someone else is playing. Singing allows you to develop your ability to recognize the notes you hear in you head and to facilitate high improvisational and compositional skills.

Contextual Ear Training takes the one note exercise found in Mr. Arnold's popular book Fanatic's Guide to Sight Singing and Ear Training and presents an exercise that can be practiced anywhere that you can listen with a CD or MP3 player. With this portable audio exercise a student can practice no matter how busy his or her schedule may be, thus accelerating progress.

This ebook purchase of Contextual Ear Training contains four CDs in MP3 format and will really help a student to focus in on this technique in a structured way. It also includes a music theory section and FAQ sections. The music theory section explains why the knowledge of music theory is integral to ear training. Please note that much of the material from the first few chapters of Fanatic's Guide is included in this book. If you already own Fanatic's Guide to Sight Singing and Ear Training, Contextual Ear Training will help you to learn the one note exercises faster. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 55 pages.

The Late guitarist Andres Segovia put the practice of scales into perspective: 'The student who wishes to acquire a firm technique ..... should never neglect the patient study of scales. Many hours of frequently futile exercises can be condensed into one hour of scales.' Although the study of scales is one important element of becoming a great bassist, mastering scales is the primary means to developing new and creative bass playing. The importance of this book can not be overstated. Includes MIDI files. 12 pages. Written in standard notation. (NO TAB)

Real Music for Real Aural Comprehension
10 MP3s in a Dorian Key Center
This 10 track CD download in MP3 format is part of a series of additional audio files that give a student more experience applying their contextual ear training skills to real music situations. These tracks are additional audio files for the Direct Application Ear Training Volume Two Book. These additional tracks are full band excerpts using music styles as diverse a classical symphony orchestra pieces to down home Bluegrass tracks. All music is in various Dorian key centers. While you listen to the track you will hear one note played followed by the name of that note. This will help you to apply one note contextual ear training to a real music situation.

Direct Application is recommended for any student who understands the difference between "contextual ear training" and "interval ear training." While having some experience with our "One Note Series", "Fanatic's Guide" or "Contextual Ear Training" books is recommended, it is not essential to reaping the benefits of the exercises. But keep in mind that context is the secret behind all great ear training skills. The more you vary the type of exercise you do, the more you will be able to apply this ear training to the multitude of situations that will come your way in your musical life. Includes 10 MP3's.

Real Music for Real Aural Comprehension
10 MP3s in a Major Key Center
This 10 track CD download in MP3 format is part of a series of additional audio files that give a student more experience applying their contextual ear training skills to real music situations. These tracks are additional audio files for the Direct Application Ear Training Volume One Book. These additional tracks are full band excerpts using music styles as diverse a classical symphony orchestra pieces to down home Bluegrass tracks. All music is in various Major key centers. While you listen to the track you will hear one note played followed by the name of that note. This will help you to apply one note contextual ear training to a real music situation.

Direct Application is recommended for any student who understands the difference between "contextual ear training" and "interval ear training." While having some experience with our "One Note Series", "Fanatic's Guide" or "Contextual Ear Training" books is recommended, it is not essential to reaping the benefits of the exercises. But keep in mind that context is the secret behind all great ear training skills. The more you vary the type of exercise you do, the more you will be able to apply this ear training to the multitude of situations that will come your way in your musical life. Includes 10 MP3's.

Real Music for Real Aural Comprehension
The Direct Application Ear Training series is a major expansion of our ear training method. It bridges the gap between ear training in a controlled exercise environment to its application in the real world. This is the first course of its kind for students who often experience the frustration of not being able to apply what they have learned from an aural comprehension exercise to a playing, real time situation. Each volume in this series covers a particular kind of key center and for the first time shows not only how they can be built, but also explains why certain key centers can be difficult for students to hear.

Direct Application is recommended for any student who understands the difference between "contextual ear training" and "interval ear training." While having some experience with our "One Note Series", "Fanatic's Guide" or "Contextual Ear Training" books is recommended, it is not essential to reaping the benefits of the exercises. But keep in mind that context is the secret behind all great ear training skills. The more you vary the type of exercise you do, the more you will be able to apply this ear training to the multitude of situations that will come your way in your musical life. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 36 pages and 72 MP3's included.

This is one of the best selling ear training books on the market. It contains a unique method for developing crucial skills; all through one simple exercise that starts you on the road to hearing what others are playing and identifying the pitches you hear in your head. This method is not based on interval training. Instead it develops your ability to hear within a key center and to recognize pitches based on their unique sound.

This download contains the entire Ear Training One Note Complete book and 3 CDs in MP3 format. You will find that with continued daily study this ear training method will dramatically improve relative pitch skills. Study can be accomplished (and is actually recommended) during spare time such as driving to work, riding on a train, or sitting in a waiting room. The download contains three levels of difficulty so that students can steadily and methodically improve their ability over time. It is perfect for anyone interested in developing their musical ear.

The method contained in this book will change your musical life and help you to begin the journey of understanding the music you hear and the music within you. A must own for anyone who is serious about music. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 58 pages.

EarMaster Pro 6 is the newest version of the best-selling ear training and sight-reading software. Take your musical skills to the next level If you want to sing, improvise, or jam with complete confidence, you need to recognize all the sounds around you. Ear training can make this possible. Making music with others will become easy and fun! EarMaster 6 is the latest version of the leading ear training software used around the world by musicians and singers at all levels.

EarMaster Pro 6 is your personal teacher. It is easy to use and provides instant feedback. EarMaster Pro 6 includes over 2000 new lessons available through 2 complete courses: a standard course (all styles) and a Jazz course (with swing rhythms and jazz chords). Both will guide you and automatically increase in difficulty as your ear improves. You can even create your own customized exercises!

EarMaster 5 Pro teaches ear training for all musicians, at any playing level, playing any instrument! If you want to sing, improvise or jam with complete confidence, you need to recognize all the sounds around you. EarMaster includes over 650 ear training lessons for recognizing and transcribing intervals, chords, scales, rhythms and melodies. You can even create your own customized exercises! Learn to play, improvise, notate and compose by ear. EarMaster will challenge trained and untrained ears for all vocalists and musicians playing guitar, piano, bass, drums, flute or any other instrument! Making music with others will become easy and fun!

EarMaster Pro 6 is the newest version of the best-selling ear training and sight-reading software. Take your musical skills to the next level If you want to sing, improvise, or jam with complete confidence, you need to recognize all the sounds around you. Ear training can make this possible. Making music with others will become easy and fun! EarMaster 6 is the latest version of the leading ear training software used around the world by musicians and singers at all levels.

EarMaster Pro 6 is your personal teacher. It is easy to use and provides instant feedback. EarMaster Pro 6 includes over 2000 new lessons available through 2 complete courses: a standard course (all styles) and a Jazz course (with swing rhythms and jazz chords). Both will guide you and automatically increase in difficulty as your ear improves. You can even create your own customized exercises!

This transcription is the bass line to Got To Get You Into My Life. Earth Wind And Fire reimagine d the Beatles version of the tune so much that when you hear the original version it now sounds like a lame cover! How’s that for stamping your own authority on a cover version! If you play through this one, really watch for the note lengths in the line. Have a close listen to what Verdine is playing and watch for those quarter notes on the downbeat played short (and notated with a dot over the top of them). This transcription includes accurate note-for-note transcription, one written in standard notation and TAB, and the other in just standard notation. 20 pages altogether.

This is the complete 3 volume set written by David Motto. Vol. 1 covers Eighth Note Grooves in 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, and Cut-time. Vol. 2 covers Sixteenth Note Patterns in a Wide Variety of Styles, and Vol. 3 covers Triplet Feel, Mixed Meters, and Odd Time Signatures. Each includes audio CD and is written in standard notation only, no tab.

This is Vol. 1 of the series. Covers Eighth Note Grooves in 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, and Cut-time. Written in standard notation only, no tab. 48 pages and 82 MP3's included.

This is Vol. 2 of the series. Covers Sixteenth Note Patterns in a Wide Variety of Styles. Written in standard notation only, no tab. 48 pages and 72 MP3's included.

This is Vol. 3 of the series. Covers Triplet Feel, Mixed Meters, and Odd Time Signatures. Written in standard notation only, no tab. 48 pages and 72 MP3's included.

Now available in eBook format, Exposed: Solo Music for Unaccompanied Electric Bass features transcriptions of 4 solo bass pieces from Chuck Bianchi’s CD Dreaming Out Loud. The Compositions explore the use of two-handed tapping, harmonics, chords, altered tunings and other “alternative” techniques. It is complete, written in standard notation and TAB, and includes performance notes for each piece. Spiral bound. 40 pages. Written in standard notation and tab. The e-book includes both the book in Adobe pdf format and the audio tracks in MP3 format.
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'Extreme Slap Bass' is an electronic download containing 175 Killer Funk, Soul, and R&B licks. Each lick is written in standard notation and TAB, and is accompanied with an MP3 audio example. The licks range in difficulty from simple octave patterns to complex 'machine-gun' 16th notes and double stops. 'Extreme Slap Bass' is organized into sections that cover the elements of the funk style, including: octaves, hammer ons/pull offs, pentatonic scales, Dorian and Mixolydian modes, and much more. In short, this book is a huge source of new ides that should keep you busy for a long time!

This book is an in depth study of scales and arpeggios occurring in 1st position on the 4 string electric bass guitar. All major scales with their related modes, triads, 7th chords, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic and blues scales are shown in all 15 keys. Each scale and arpeggio is expanded to cover the full range of notes in first position. Utilizing all of the notes in one position can open up the fingerboard with out having to move the hand, which can result in more fluid and melodic bass lines and solos. Written in standard notation with the appropriate finger positions. 48 pages.

One of our perennial best-sellers over the past few years, Fretboard Alchemy For 4, 5, And 6-String Bass is now available as an eBook! A no nonsense comprehensive study of scales, modes, chords, arpeggios, extended fingerings, diagonal fingerings, functional harmony, theory and more. Ever wonder how to play a Phrygian Dominant? It's there on page 26. How about the 4th mode of the Melodic Minor? Page 17 in all of its glory. I have stripped away all the fluff associated with scale theory and brought it into the new century with style. All examples are presented in both standard notation and fretboard diagrams.
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Now available in eBook format, Fretboard Arcanum, by Scott Hubbell, is a comprehensive method written to help bassists with their 'vertical' soloing skills. The purpose of this book is to familiarize the bassist with chord structures and to enhance his ability to solo intelligently and effectively. While many of these concepts can be applied to bass lines and fills, these exercises will focus more on soloing. Includes hundreds of exercises, written in both standard notation and tablature will help the player with ear-training, chord studies, fretboard knowledge and over-all chops fitness. 94 pages. MIDI versions of each example (105 in total) are included with this title.
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Fretboard Mastery: 4 String Arpeggios uses a 4 string Bass to illustrate the chord and scale construction of different triads and seventh chords. All examples are in the key of A and 15 triads/seventh chords are covered. Additional chord structure examples are included for the different triads and chords. Written in standard notation and TAB. 46 pages.

Fretboard Mastery: 5 String Arpeggios uses a 5 string Bass to illustrate the chord and scale construction of different triads and seventh chords. All examples are in the key of E and 15 triads/seventh chords are covered. Additional chord structure examples are included for the different triads and chords. Written in standard notation and TAB. 47 pages.

Fretboard Mastery: 6 String Arpeggios uses a 6 string Bass to illustrate the chord and scale construction of different triads and seventh chords. All examples are in the key of E and 15 triads/seventh chords are covered. Additional chord structure examples are included for the different triads and chords. Written in standard notation and TAB. 50 pages.

These are the companion MP3 files to the book of the same name written by Gerardo Colon. Includes 100 examples and 6 arrangements, all correlating to a specific examples provided in the book. The bass is panned to the left side, with the rest of the instruments panned to the right so you can hear the lines with the bass or remove it and play along.

Now available in eBook format, Grooving Low – Ultimate Grooves For Bass is a self written and published book written by Gerardo Colon Ortiz that introduces and demonstrates several Latin styles (salsa 2-3, salsa 3-2, bossa, samba, swing, funk, latinjazz, bomba, plena, son montuno, bolero, merengue apambichao', afro-cuban, rumba, and more). Includes 100 examples and 6 arrangements. 49 pages. Written in standard notation and tab. The e-book includes both the book in Adobe pdf format and the audio tracks in MP3 format.
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Indian Bass is a study of the Melakarta Ragas (equivalent to the scales and modes of traditional Western Harmony). Altogether there are 72 Ragas. Examples are in the key of C, allowing you to additionally study them in other keys. In the exercises section, all examples are played on the raga No. 15 (Mayamalavagaula) on a cycle of 8 beats (two measures of 4 beats) called Adi Talam. Written in standard notation and TAB. 47 pages.

Find out what music is made of…with Jammit! Isolate or remove an instrument from the mix & jam with the original multi-tracks! The audio for the individual instruments and voices heard on your favorite songs was recorded separately before being blended into the final mix. These original multi-track recordings are the building blocks for every popular song released over the past 50 years and the same authentic tracks that we use in Jammit.

Yes, Jammit actually allows you to isolate or remove an instrument from the mix, so you can jam with a band’s original master tracks! In addition to instrument isolation, Jammit’s scrolling scores, section looping, variable slow mode and onboard recorder let you experience music like never before. Whether you’d like to emulate every nuance of an incredible player or just take in the musical genius of a great performance, Jammit software allows you to find out what your favorite music is really made of.

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This ebook is a high potency method for any bass guitarist who is seeking to become a professional musician and who wishes to practice the techniques used by world class players.

There are many possible ways to construct jazz bass lines. This book explores one of those possible ways in depth. The method is built upon the use of chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization techniques.

Three forms common to the jazz idiom are used to explore this method; the Blues, Minor Blues and Rhythm Changes. A detailed explanation of the components of building a bass line note by note is included as well as an explanation of the theory behind basic reharmonization. This book also contains a section on the proper scale to use for each chord, with all chord types including available tensions and avoid notes.

Includes ebook in PDF form and 36 MP3s of bassist Steve Lucas playing each progression at a moderate tempo. Written in standard notation (no TAB). 58 pages.