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NOTABLES - LED ZEPPELIN Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones made up one of the biggest rock bands of all time. From the late '60s through the '70s, their musical-performance power was relentless. Play their hits! Click for details, sample pages and prices. LED ZEPPELIN I PLATINUM SERIES The band's first album launched them on the way to super-stardom. Here are bass lines for all eight songs. LED ZEPPELIN BASS TAB ANTHOLOGY Bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones personally selected the 21 songs in this powerful collection of bass lines. LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES OF THE HOLY PLATINUM SERIES This 1973 album expanded the band's stylistic creativity, after the success of IV. LED ZEPPELIN IV PLATINUM SERIES 37 million album buyers can't be wrong. "Stairway to Heaven," the most-requested song on '70s radio, appeared here. LED ZEPPELIN BASS PLAY-ALONG VOLUME 1 Here are bass lines for eight great songs. Includes CD audio tracks. LED ZEPPELIN BASS PLAY-ALONG VOLUME 2 Another eight classic hits. These CDs include a play-along track, without the bass.

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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 57: START WITH SOMETHING FUN Getting Started and Overcoming Procrastination Starting your practice sessions with warm-ups makes the best use of your time. But, there are days when getting started at all is a challenge. On those days, you can motivate yourself by starting your practice session playing music you truly love. Don’t even think of it as practicing. Just play something fun. Playing every day is always better than skipping days. If running through your favorite song is what it takes to get in your 10 minutes of bass time today, then do it. Even if you only play the fun music, that’s okay. You avoided falling into the trap of skipping a day because you didn’t feel like practicing, and that’s an important victory. After all, why do you play bass anyway? (Read more) See all ESSENTIAL SECRETS published to date on our BLOG.

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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.
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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 Go Your Own Way from Fleetwood Mac Here is John McVie's bass line for the classic song off the 1976 legendary album "Rumours."

MIKE OVERLY www.basstruth.com

1-3 Rhythm Ratio, Part 1 In this lesson Mike Overly, GRAMMY® nominated music educator and author of Bass EncycloMedia, introduces the triplet, or a single beat divided into three counting parts.

JAIME DAVID VAZQUEZ www.jaimedavidvazquez.com

BASS TIPS: Pitch: Reading Fundamentals Jaime starts at square one on reading and note pitch.

JOHN FALSTROM www.EADG4.com

EADG 4: Part 78 Double Octave Dorian Modes John Falstrom, author of EADG 4, studies the important Dorian Mode scale over two octaves of the neck.