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NEW BASS PLAY-ALONG BOOKS ADDED TO OUR CATALOG The Bass Play-Along series from Hal Leonard is truly the way to learn great songs. The audio download lets you hear the bass line as you follow on the page (both standard notation and TAB, with melody, lyrics and chords) and then you play the part to the separate backing track. You can even slow the tempo without changing pitch. Very cool. QUEEN BASS PLAY-ALONG From stadium anthems to a hit movie, Queen was a mega-band. Here are bass lines for 8 great songs, with the Play-Along audio download. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN BASS PLAY-ALONG Stevie Ray Vaughan was a most influential guitarist-songwriter of the '80s blues revival. Here are bass lines for 8 great songs, with the Play-Along audio download. METALLICA 1991-2016 BASS PLAY-ALONG Among the founders of thrash metal, Metallica has been bashing it out for nearly 40 years. Here are bass lines for 8 great songs, with the Play-Along audio download. THE BEATLES BASS PLAY-ALONG The most influential music group in history created lots of songs you should know how to play. Here are bass lines for 8 of them, with the Play-Along audio download. See all Bass Play-Along series books

BASS MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION EBOOKS from Aidan Hampson See all Aidan Hampson bass transcription ebooks NEW! BERNARD EDWARDS BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- With his own band, Chic, and numerous marquis stars, Bernard Edwards wrote, played and produced great hits. Here are his bass lines for 14 of them. NEW! BRITPOP BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Britpop was a lighter, brighter reaction to the darkness of '90s grunge. Here are bass lines for 13 songs from various groups of the movement. JAMES BROWN BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- The Godfather of Soul and The Hardest Working Man in Show Business created hundreds of ground-breaking songs. Here are bass lines for 12 of them. ART POP BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Creative invention crops up all over pop music. Here are bass lines for 14 innovative songs from 14 unique bands. STEELY DAN COLLECTION FOR BASS -EBOOK/PDF- Here are bass lines for 13 hits from this quirky and inventive American duo that brought a hybrid style to the '60s scene. BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC FOR BASS -EBOOK/PDF- This book presents the bass lines from 11 of Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits, as played by John McVie. BRUNO MARS BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Here are bass lines for 13 songs from the singer-songwriter who works in a broad range of styles. ABBA BASS TRANSCRIPTIONS -EBOOK/PDF- Here are bass lines for 12 of ABBA's hits, as played by Rutger Gunnarsson and Mike Watson. See all Aidan Hampson bass transcription ebooks

BASS BOOKS for all reasons See all our EAGLES titles The Eagles reigned as one of our best and most popular rock bands, true American originals. 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 JAMES JAMERSON titles Some of the greatest songs from one of the greatest players: Jamerson played on a massive number of hits from a wide range of artists. See all our CLASSICAL MUSIC titles A bass guitar is capable of melody as well as accompaniment. Studying classical compositions expands your skills on many fronts. See all our NATHAN EAST titles A vast wealth of material shows Nathan's easy facility with many styles, including rock, pop, jazz, funk and blues. See all our SIGHT READING titles Not only is Sight Reading an immensely practical skill, but studying it develops (or revitalizes) your understanding of many aspects of music.

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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THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF JACO -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A compendium of the genius of Jaco Pastorius: 18 of his greatest songs, note for note.	SIGHT READING FOR THE BASS One of THE standard texts in the sight reading canon. Build your skills no matter your experience level.
CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES FOR ELECTRIC BASS, VOLUME I -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A comprehensive compilation of 46 classical music pieces arranged for the bass guitar by Mike Cornelison.	CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES FOR ELECTRIC BASS, VOLUME II -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- Mike Cornelison does it again with this collection of 60 of the greatest classical pieces ever attempted on the electric bass.
THE BEAST OF THE BASS -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- Here are 18 of Steve Harris' heavy metal bass lines from Iron Maiden's first five albums.	FRETBOARD ALCHEMY FOR 4-, 5-, and 6-STRING BASS -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- This comprehensive study strips away all the fluff associated with scale theory and brings it up to date with style.
THE FOUR-FRET CONCEPT -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- Improvising over the fundamental 2-5-1 Jazz progression, with the structure of 99 examples explained.	APREGGIO WOODSHEDDING -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A comprehensive study covering the 60 most important arpeggios encountered in modern music.
PENTATONIC NOTE SEQUENCE GRIMOIRIUM -EBOOK/PDF- Amazingly comprehensive: over 700 note sequences based on the major pentatoic scale and associated modes.	FRETBOARD ARCANUM -EBOOK/PDF VERSION- A comprehensive method written to help bassists with their "vertical" soloing skills.
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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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 65: NOTICE WHAT YOU DO WELL Don't Waste Time Worrying Do you recognize your accomplishments and feel good about them? Or, do you focus only on your musical problems? It’s important to know which aspects of your playing need improvement. After all, every bassist wants to be better. But, it’s equally important to notice progress you’ve made. Don’t become one of those bassists who plays an amazing concert but leaves the stage feeling down. Thousands of notes played perfectly, yet they focus all their thoughts and energies on the two notes they missed. That is not healthy. And, it’s not a good use of your time. A balanced approach is better. Remember that music (like life itself) always has room for improvement but needs to be enjoyed today. (Read more) SECRET 66: SET UP A PLEASANT PRACTICE SPACE Personalizing This Important Area If you dread walking into the room where you practice, you’ll never go in there. It’s better if you’re comfortable where you play bass. You’ve got to practice regularly, and you can’t have any hesitation about beginning a practice session. Wanting to go to your practice room is especially important if you are a procrastinator. Make your practice space interesting and inviting so you’ve eliminated one barrier to practicing every day. Granted, some rooms are nicer than others. If you’re stuck practicing in the attic or basement, even after you clean up the cobwebs, you’ll still be dealing with exposed pipes and low ceilings. Having only a corner of a room to use for playing bass is also challenging. You can’t let situations like these get you down. There are always ways to make your practice area more inviting. (Read more) See all ESSENTIAL SECRETS published to date on our BLOG See all our DAVID MOTTO titles

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 on Advanced Bass Playing on Tuesday, February 26. Time will be 9:00 pm in Jaime's native Puerto Rico; that's 8:00 pm Eastern. The clinic is free. Sign up via email at basseducinc@gmail.com. See all Jaime David Vazquez' BASS TIPS in our FREE STUFF section

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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 a Cool Blues Solo in C Bass Play-Along video This bright and lively bass solo uses chord tones and works the upper reaches of the fretboard. Check out the play-along video demo.

JAIME DAVID VAZQUEZ www.jaimedavidvazquez.com

BASS TIPS: The Eights Jaime demonstrates "pumpin' eights," the common rock cluster of eight fast notes.

MIKE OVERLY www.basstruth.com

1-3 Rhythm Ratio, Part 4 In this lesson Mike Overly, GRAMMY® nominated music educator and author of Bass EncycloMedia, uses the triplet to create a shuffle rhythm.

JOHN FALSTROM www.EADG4.com

EADG 4: Part 2 Arpeggiated Major Chords John Falstrom, author of EADG 4, presents the basics for playing major chords on the bass.