There's more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarist's left hand! This book gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context. BASIC TIPS ON PLAYING RIGHT HAND POSITION LEFT HAND POSITION CHROMATIC WARM UP EXCERCISE LET'S ADD THE METRONOME ROOT-FIVE-OCTAVE EXERCISE FIRST THINGS FIRST - HERE'S THE NECK MAJOR SCALE AND NUMERICAL SYSTEM - OPEN STRING POSITION BASIC RHYTHMS TAKE A LITTLE REST PLAY THE ROOT USING THE OCTAVE ADDING THE FIFTH CHROMATIC APPROACH NOTES SCALE APPROACH NOTES DOMINANT APPROACH NOTES BOX SHAPES, PENTATONIC SCALES AND BLUES WALKING BLUES LINE ANTICIPATING THE DOWNBEAT UPBEATS SIXTEENTHS WRAPPING IT UP FULL LENGTH TUNES
| Arrangement | Bass Guitar |
| Format | Instrumental Tutor |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 44 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled), CD, Digital Audio, Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Hal Leonard |
| Contributors | Friedland, Ed (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781540026682 |
| UPC | 0073999449082 |