Want to learn the Bass? Play it better? Enjoy it more? Emiliano Beltrani on Flickr We are the only bookseller dedicated to the bass. Browse over 1000 titles, including music books and DVDs, transcriptions, artist profiles and more. Many are Ebooks for quick download. Feed your passion! All Categories / Styles Skills / Bands / Artists Beginners / Ebooks Transcriptions / Free Stuff NEW BASS TRANSCRIPTION EBOOKS Prolific British transcriptionist Aidan Hampson has been missing from our catalog for a while, but he returns with a fresh lineup of great collections. Which ones make you want to play? BEST OF ELVIS FOR BASS -EBOOK/PDF- The King created rock history, gave us memorable hits and played with some great bassists. LELAND SKLAR BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Nine popular hits from one of the most recorded bass players ever. BEST OF NATHAN EAST FOR BASS -EBOOK/PDF- These tracks showcase Nathan East's versatility across styles and genres. PAUL SIMON BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Here are bass lines to 12 of this prolific songwriting talent's great works. ESSENTIAL COVER BAND SONGS VOL. 1 -EBOOK/PDF- Here's help with some of the songs that audiences always seem to request. ESSENTIAL COVER BAND SONGS VOL. 2 -EBOOK/PDF- More help with some of the songs that audiences always seem to request. THE BEATLES: SGT PEPPER'S BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Paul McCartney's bass lines from one of the most important albums of all time. BOB DYLAN BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- America's minstrel has created some great songs. Here are bass lines to 12.

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HAPPENINGS Here's what has caught our attention lately. "Although many musicians agree music is a language, it is rarely treated as such." In a deeply impressive TED ED video five-time GRAMMY® winner Victor Wooten uses his own astonishing bass playing to highlight his view that music should be learned the same way a child absorbs language: by using it, every day, in close contact with "experts," and making lots of mistakes. "Learning to speak was not something you were sent somewhere to do only a few times a week." See all our titles featuring Victor Wooten.

NOTABLES New additions and familiar titles worth a fresh look. Click for details, sample pages and prices. HEARING CHORD PROGRESSIONS -EBOOK/PDF- If you want to hear chord changes better and understand how they function in a key center, this course is ideal. Extensive audio samples. ESSENTIAL SIGHTREADING STUDIES FOR BASS 3-VOLUME SET -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- This set of three volumes makes up one of the great sightreading resources. MEGADETH BASS PLAY-ALONG A great way to learn and play your favorites: read the TAB, follow along with the full audio, then play with the backing tracks. ROCK BASS BASICS Basic technique and the classic rock grooves every player needs to know. Get off to a solid start. ESSENTIAL GROOVES A must-have reference on contemporary styles for anyone writing, performing or producing music. JAMES JAMERSON BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Some of the greatest songs from one of the greatest bassists.

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TOP SELLERS OF THE MONTH
These best-sellers were favorites among our player-customers over the past 30 days. Click for details, sample pages and prices.

PAUL SIMON BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Amazing bassists have played on his songs. Here are the lines for 12 hits.	SIGHT READING FOR THE BASS One of THE standard texts in the sight reading canon. Build your skills no matter your experience level.
SLAP IT! Also see the -ONLINE COURSE- One of the standard resources for learning more about slap bass lines.	LELAND SKLAR BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Here are nine favorites from one of the most recorded bass players ever.
STU COOK, CCR BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Accurate transcriptions of 15 hits from Creedence Clearwater Revival.	BASSIST'S GUIDE TO INJURY MANAGEMENT -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- Player Dr. Randall Kertz helps you avoid and manage physical problems.

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THE CATEGORIES Here is our library arranged by subject matter. Browse the "shelves" and find what resonates for you. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT --ARPEGGIOS --BASS & DRUMS STUDIES --BEGINNERS --CHORD STUDIES --FINGER PICKING --FRETBOARD STUDIES --EAR TRAINING --FRETLESS --GROOVES --HARMONICS --IMPROVISATION --MUTING --SCALES AND MODES --SIGHT READING --SLAP --SOLOING --TAPPING --TECHNIQUE --THEORY --TIME SIGNATURES MUSIC STYLES --BE-BOP --BLUEGRASS --BLUES --CLASSICAL --CONTEMPORARY --COUNTRY --CUBAN --DISCO --DIXIE --FLAMENCO --FUNK --GRUNGE --HEAVY METAL --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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ESSENTIAL SECRETS Here's the latest in a series of free tips from performance coach/bassist David Motto and his ebook, THE 10-MINUTE BASS VIRTUOSO: An Insider's Guide to Transforming Your Bass Playing in Ten Minutes a Day.

SECRET 29: FIGURE OUT FINGERINGS FIRST Making Left Hand Decisions Affects Everything Else Before you can add all the elements of a song that make it exciting to listen to, you’ve got to play the correct notes with the correct fingers. Left hand fingering on the bass is particularly challenging. Fret spacing in the lower positions is huge, riffs can be played on different strings, and nearly every note on the bass is available at multiple locations on the fretboard. Start with some experimentation to figure out your fingerings. With each new song you will find yourself in a discovery phase. (Read more)

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PENTATONIC NOTE SEQUENCE GRIMOIRIUM -EBOOK/PDF- Amazingly comprehensive: over 700 note sequences based on the major pentatoic scale and associated modes.	SIGHT READING FOR THE BASS One of THE standard texts in the sight reading canon. Build your skills no matter your experience level.
THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF JACO -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A compendium of the genius of Jaco Pastorius: 18 of his greatest songs, note for note.	EXPOSED: SOLO MUSIC FOR UNACCOMPANIED ELECTRIC BASS -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A study in going it alone! Comprehensive analysis of four solo pieces and the techniques behind them.
SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS FOR ELECTRIC BASS You need to know about all the basic scales and their corresponding arpeggios. Here it is. Includes DVD.	WALKING BASSLINES: A GUIDE TO CREATING AND IMPROVISING JAZZ BASSLINES -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A vital guide for the jazz bassist; simple to complex, with examples and exercises, and scales and modes identified.

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ERIC BEAULÉ www.PlayBassLines.com

Bass Transcription of With a Little Help From My Friends from The Beatles This transcription is compliments of Eric Beaulé, at www.PlayBassLines.com, author of several titles we carry. Here's the prominent and memorable bass line Paul McCartney plays under Ringo's lead vocal. The song is off the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album of 1967.

JAIME DAVID VAZQUEZ www.jaimedavidvazquez.com

BASS TIPS: Tapping the Bossa Nova Jaime demonstrates how to tap the clave while grooving the bossa nova.

JOHN FALSTROM www.EADG4.com

EADG 4: Part 10 The Minor Pentatonic Scale John Falstrom, author of EADG 4, examines the highly useful Minor Pentatonic scale.

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