This book introduces the beginner to the fundermentals of 5 string bass playing. Covers scales, arpeggios, rhythms and grooves with particular emphasis given to the fingering advantages available on the 5 string bass.
A great introduction to the world of Acoustic Guitar playing. Covers strumming, picking, fingerpicking, left hand techniques, chords, scales and reading music. Contains a wide variety of styles including Blues, Country, Rock, Folk and Classical. You do not need to read music to use this book.
A great introduction to the world of Banjo playing. Includes melody and chord playing,rolls,picking and strumming techniques and an introduction to more complex bluegrass playing.You do not have to read music to use this book.
Contains all the chords you need to play any style of music. All chord types are demonstrated with chord progressions and solos along with essential information on transposing, music theory and chord substitution. Suitable for both 4 string and 5 string banjo.
This Bass Book is specifically designed for students who wish to play Bass guitar in a Rock group. Teaches licks incorporating modern Rock & Pop styles. Shows you how to create your own bass lines. You do not need to read music to use this book.
Progressive Bass Licks Book features over 190 Bass licks incorporating modern music styles including Rock, Blues, Heavy Metal, Funk, Rap, Reggae, Jazz, Latin, Go-Go, Afro, etc. Uses techniques including harmonics, arpeggios, slapping and two handed tapping.
An easy to follow 27 - lesson introduction to playing the guitar. A hard cover, Glossy Full Colour, 128 page self teaching, learning and reference manual for the beginning Guitarist
An indispensable self teaching, learning and reference manual for the beginning guitarist. Hardcover, Glossy Full Colour, 332-page manual with 90 lessons covering Lead, Rhythm and Fingerpicking styles of playing the guitar.
The bass player, together with the drummer, form what is called the "rhythm section" of a group. They create the backing beat, driving force and 'tightness' necessary for a successful group. Progressive Beginner Blues Bass is suitable for beginners, but it would be preferable to have some knowledge of bass playing before starting this book. Progressive Beginner Bass is suggested as a primer. During the course of Progressive Beginner Blues Bass, you will learn bass lines using all of the common note and rest values used in music, along with the scales, arpeggios and fingering patterns used by the world's best bass players. A variety of styles are covered including Shuffles, Slow Blues, Soul, Rock'n' Roll and Funky R&B, which are the roots of most of todays Popular music styles. All the examples sound great and are fun to play. The book also covers music theory as it applies to bass playing. Anyone who completes this book will be well on the way to being an excellent Blues bass player.The best and fastest way to learn is to use this book in conjunction with:1. Buying sheet music and song books of your favourite recording artists and learning to play their songs.2. Practicing and playing with other musicians. You will be surprised how good a basic drums / bass / guitar combination can sound even when playing easy music.3. Learning by listening to your favourite recordings.It's recommended that you use the accompanying audio available (see the front of this book for more details). The book explains the techniques to use, while the audio lets you hear how each example should sound when played correctly.
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