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CLASSICAL MUSIC ON ELECTRIC BASS

What can be better than getting better while having fun and sounding good?

The themes composed by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi and the rest became known as "classical" for a reason: they stood a profound test of time and came to define what "musical" means to our ears. Playing these ageless lines on a modern electric bass will expand your horizons, advance your reading ability, build fingering skills, develop your ear, and make you a better bass player in every way that matters.

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CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES FOR ELECTRIC BASS, VOLUME I -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A comprehensive compilation by Mike Cornelison of 46 classical music pieces arranged for the bass guitar. 109 pages and 46 downloadable MIDI files. In print form or ebook.	CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES FOR ELECTRIC BASS, VOLUME II -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- More from Mike Cornelison in this collection of 60 great classical pieces for electric bass. Some will be instantly recognizable, others not so. 111 pages and 60 downloadable MIDI files. In print form or ebook.
BACH TWO-PART INVENTIONS FOR 4-STRING BASS 5-STRING BASS 6-STRING BASS -EBOOK/PDF- The Two-Part Inventions of J.S. Bach are mini-masterworks that can further the training of any musician.	BACH CELLO SUITES FOR ELECTRIC BASS All six of J.S. Bach's essential suites for unaccompanied cello are arranged here for bass guitar in standard notation and TAB.
CLASSICAL THEMES FOR ELECTRIC BASS Play 20 of the most famous classical themes on the electric bass. Each piece is expertly arranged for intermediate-level solo performance.	BAROQUE MUSIC FOR SOLO BASS GUITAR Baroque music offers bass players new concepts in chording, unusual phrasing and virtuosic passages -- both useful exercises and beautiful music.

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BASS MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION EBOOKS from Aidan Hampson

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BEST OF THE JAZZ MASTERS BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- A celebration of the California Sound, created by some kids from Hawthorne who went on to become pop/rock giants. Learn the bass lines to 12 memorable hits.	BEYOND THE BEATLES BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Seminal hits like Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me, and Just the Two of Us helped Bill Withers set the sound of '70s soul. Here are bass lines to 11 hits.
JOHN MAYER TRIO: WHERE THE LIGHT IS BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Pino Palladino's athletic bass lines added meat to John Mayer's expressive arrangements. Learn the lines to all eight songs of the trio set on the 2008 album, Where the Light Is.	EARTH, WIND & FIRE BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- The versatile superband owed much of its power to Verdine White's incomparable bass playing. Here are his lines on 11 of the band's favorite hits, from six albums recorded between 1973 and 1979.
THE BLUES BROTHERS BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Donald "Duck" Dunn played on the sound track for this musical-comedy cult classic, and even portrayed himself in the film. Songs included favorites from James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin and more.	MILES DAVIS KIND OF BLUE BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- 60 years on: the best-selling jazz album of all time was not even rehearsed!
HERBIE HANCOCK BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- The creative Jazz-Fusion composer and performer has won 14 Grammy Awards!	BEST OF DURAN DURAN BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- This book collects 12 of the band’s greatest hits, and details the driving, funky bass lines played by John Taylor.
THE BEACH BOYS THE BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER'S BEST OF ELVIS BEST OF NATHAN EAST PAUL SIMON BOB DYLAN STEVIE WONDER VOL. 1 STEVIE WONDER VOL. 2 BILLY JOEL QUEEN FRANK SINATRA JAMES BROWN PINK FLOYD BEST OF RADIOHEAD THE BEATLES: 1965-1970 MICHAEL JACKSON: THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON: OFF THE WALL MICHAEL JACKSON: BAD BEST OF DIRE STRAITS	BILL WITHERS JAMES JAMERSON ELTON JOHN FLEETWOOD MAC ABBA TOTO BEST OF PRINCE '70s SOUL '70s FUNK '80s ROCK BEST OF THE EAGLES STEELY DAN BERNARD EDWARDS BEST OF OASIS MARVIN GAYE BEST OF VAN HALEN NEW WAVE GREATEST STUDIO BASS PLAYERS VOL. 1 GREATEST STUDIO BASS PLAYERS VOL. 2

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BASS MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION EBOOKS from Eric Beaulé

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JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Bass lines for 15 hits from one of the founders of heartland rock.	PINO PALLADINO BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- This collection of 10 songs takes a look at the early bass work of this legendary session player.
STU COOK CCR ANTHOLOGY BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- A collection of 15 classic hits from Creedence Clearwater Revival, as played by bassist Stu Cook.	BOZ BURRELL BAD COMPANY BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- These transcriptions capture the blues-rock-inspired bass lines from 12 of Bad Company’s greatest songs.
BOWIE GREATEST HITS BOSTON: FIRST ALBUM ERIC CHURCH NEW COUNTRY FAVORITES	TIRAN PORTER, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS STEVE MILLER BAND CLASSIC ROCK VOL. 1 CLASSIC ROCK VOL. 2

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ONLINE CLINIC WITH JAIME DAVID VAZQUEZ

You love his BASS TIPS, so now get in on a free online clinic! Player, instructor, and BassBooks.com contributor Jaime David Vazquez is hosting a presentation entitled MODERN BASS PLAYING TECHNIQUES VI on Monday, June 28. The clinic is free. Sign up via email at basseducinc@gmail.com.

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TEACH ME BASS GUITAR: DIGITAL MASTER COURSE by Roy Vogt

This may be the most comprehensive, effective, and entertaining self-paced bass-instruction course ever created. TEACH ME BASS GUITAR is a one-of-a-kind master class in bass guitar taught by Roy Vogt, head of the Bass Department at Nashville's prestigious Belmont University for 30 years.

This digital-download course is available from the TEACH ME BASS GUITAR website, where we will send you for ordering.

Among the many features designed to help you learn:
▪ 16 hours of video instruction
▪ More than 100 video play-along tracks with professional studio musicians
▪ 162-page 4-color fully illustrated ebook
▪ All original music
▪ Impressive loop library
▪ Animated fretboard naming and showing every note Roy is playing

Three separately available print books -- Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced -- follow the course structure but can also be used standalone.

Beginners and old pros alike will learn and grow in their bass playing with this unique digital course, now offered at just $79.95.

Go to the TMBG website for full course details and ordering

THE CATEGORIES
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

--ARPEGGIOS
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--IMPROVISATION
--MUTING
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--SOLOING
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--TECHNIQUE
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--TIME SIGNATURES

MUSIC STYLES

--BE-BOP
--BLUEGRASS
--BLUES
--CLASSICAL
--CONTEMPORARY
--COUNTRY
--CUBAN
--DISCO
--DIXIE
--FLAMENCO
--FUNK
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--HIP-HOP
--HOLIDAY, CHRISTMAS
--INDIAN/RAGAS

--JAZZ/FUSION
--LATIN
--AFRICAN
--AFRO-CARIBBEAN
--AFRO-CUBAN
--SALSA
--METAL
--MULTIPLE STYLES
--R&B
--REGGAE
--ROCK
--ROCKABILLY
--SWING
--WALKING BASS LINES
--WORLD
--WORSHIP

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Here's what we have added to the Free Stuff library this month:

ERIC BEAULÉ www.PlayBassLines.com
This transcription is compliments of Eric Beaulé, at www.PlayBassLines.com, author of several titles we carry. Bass Transcription of Low Rider from War Eric offers this transcription of B.B. Dickerson's bass line on this song from War's 1975 album, Why Can't We Be Friends? See all Eric Beaulé transcriptions available in our catalog
JAIME DAVID VAZQUEZ www.jaimedavidvazquez.com
BASS TIPS: The ii-V Chord Progression Jaime presents one of the fundamental elements in composing and playing Jazz.
MIKE OVERLY www.basstruth.com
Playing Jazz, Part 6 In this lesson Mike Overly, GRAMMY® nominated music educator and author of Bass EncycloMedia, takes the next step in improvisation by introducing the melodic minor scale modes. Check out Mike's excellent book, BASS FRETBOARD TRUTH
JOHN FALSTROM www.EADG4.com
"I Ain't Drunk, I'm Just Drinkin'" performed by Sopros 21st Annual Thanksgiving Chicago All*Star Blues Revue Band (2003) John Falstrom, author of EADG 4, is playing the bass in this raucous rendition.

BASS BOOKS for all reasons

See all our JAZZ titles The scope and styles of Jazz span the entire range of human emotions. Studying it is a commitment, playing it is a joy.	See all our STEVIE WONDER titles The creative genius of Stevie Wonder lives in the bass lines of his many big hit songs.
See all our LATIN titles Authentic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Latin Jazz styles are rich with expression and history.	See all our JAMES BROWN titles For 50 hard, fast years, the Godfather of Soul contributed to the development of rap, disco and funk.
See all our CHORD STUDIES titles See all our JAMES JAMERSON titles See all our EAGLES titles See all our MUSIC THEORY titles See all our SLAP titles See all our SCALES AND MODES titles	See all our JACO PASTORIOUS titles See all our CLASSICAL MUSIC titles See all our FRETBOARD STUDIES titles See all our SIGHT READING titles See all our TAPPING titles See all our BLUES titles

CLASSICAL MUSIC ON ELECTRIC BASS and more: See the June issue of our free email newsletter.

BASS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

NOTICE: Due to COVID-19, shipping services may be delayed, especially to overseas destinations.

Musicians are not good social distancers and the past year has been painful. But things are inching back toward normal, sort of. Go easy and be smart.

BassBooks.com is operating as normally as possible, to keep you in books and music. Deliveries by the US Postal Service and UPS have been improving. As always, our EBOOK downloads remain available, quickly and contact-free!

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SLAP IT!
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ONLINE COURSE

Tony Oppenheim's SLAP IT! will give rookies the right start and help pros refine their touch. Audio tracks included.

The ONLINE COURSE is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. Like Volume 2 of SLAP IT!

RECENT ADDITIONS

BEST OF THE BEE GEES -EBOOK/PDF-	ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR JAZZ BASS
SOUTHERN ROCK BASS PLAY-ALONG	MILES DAVIS BASS PLAY-ALONG
STU HAM: BOOK OF LIES	JAMIROQUAI BASS BOOK VOLUME 2
SCALE COLOUR SYSTEM	SPINAL TAP: THE BIG BLACK BOOK

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APREGGIO WOODSHEDDING -EBOOK/PDF VERSION-	SIGHT READING FOR THE BASS -EBOOK/PDF VERSION-
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ESSENTIAL SIGHTREADING STUDIES FOR BASS, 3 Vol. set

ESSENTIAL
SIGHTREADING
STUDIES FOR BASS
3-VOLUME SET
-EBOOK/PDF VERSION-

These three books from David Motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. Available singly or as a set, in print or ebook form, with accompanying audio.

GETTING STARTED

Just learning your way around the bass? We'll start you right.

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PLAY BASS TODAY

Teach yourself to play bass guitar at your own pace. Includes CD with instruction and backing tracks.

BEGINNING
ELECTRIC BASS

Part one of a three-part series, this book introduces music theory, scales and chords. Learn to build cool bass lines.

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JOSQUIN DES PRES

Bass player, record producer, songwriter, and TV composer Josquin Des Pres has also found time to write many instructive books for bass. His work includes everything from funk and hip hop and R&B to classical music, sight reading, fretless and even music-career advice.

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