Guitar starter kits with similar components are also available. It contains a huge range of movable scale, chord and arpeggio fingerboard diagrams allowing you to play in any key. John patituccis vast musical knowledge and masterful playing can be found in hundreds of jazz bass lessons online at artistworks. Ray brown presents his foundation for playing in this book. Method and historical context jeffrey james mcfadden doctor of musical arts 2010 graduate department of music university of toronto abstract fretboard harmony is essential in any thorough approach to the education of classical guitarists yet no effective method or materials for teaching a course in. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed. Learn to play great jazz bass lines, recognize common chord progressions in jazz standards, and study the work of jazz bass greats like paul chambers, ray brown, ron carter.
With an electric bass, you dont need to change your strings as often as you do with a sixstring guitar. Learn the coolest, funkiest and most dynamic of bass guitar techniques with this fantastic book. Mandolin by jack tottle, bluegrass guitar by happy traum, bluegrass fiddle by gene lowinger, bluegrass dobro by stacy phillips, melodic banjo by tony trischka, and lest we forget bluegrass bass by ned alterman and ritchie mintz, originally published in 1977. Bass lessons syllabus lesson plan guitar masterclass. A bass guitar can be a melody instrument on itself, and bachs cello suites are the perfect music for it. It will give you a quick guide you can use to master everything you have learnt today. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book.
Create and print scales for violin, cello, double bass and other. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. In some short circuit conditions this might lead to lethal accidents. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Their thickness provides extra durability, and some players actually prefer the muted tone of older strings. The goal of studybass is to educate you on how music works and how to create your own basslines and solos, not just to parrot those of others. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. There are two methods you can use to tune a bass guitar. A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example.
This is the first book to present them formally, and is a milestone of its kind. By the end of this course you will have skills of an experienced bass player and be able to perform in various genres, construct your own bass lines, play in slap and pop style, tapping style and have many other techniques under your belt. The science of electric guitars and guitar electronics. Find your own guitar chord voicings by assembling the arpeggio notes of chords in various ways. Other instruments wont sound as weak if they dont support the chords as well. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. Megan offered unwavering support and encouragement throughout my graduate studies, from the beginning when i was initially applying to graduate school, all the way to the. In this first curriculum my intention is to put you on. These free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf.
Make sure you get a bass amp and not a guitar amp 6 some way to tune your bass. Chords, soloing, theory, vocabulary, and more in each book. The strings of the bass should be tuned to the notes e, a, d, and g. Essential sightreading studies for electric bass volume 2 by david motto. Walking bass exercises for jazz guitar lesson with tabs and audio. Here are some goals for developing your timing and groove.
Although a solidbody instrument, such as the electric bass guitar, appears. Although tablature is the most popular way to read music these days, the ability to at least understand basic music theory and how to read music the old fashion way is not a bad idea for any bass guitar player. Learn bass exercises to use in your daily practice routine. So, you might ask, why should i learn how to set up my bass if a professional guitar maker or luthier can do it for me. Home free sheet music composers instrumentations new additions add your sheet music for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. Demonstrate the sound of a bass line on a bass guitar for the class. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. The more you study the suites, the more melodic your overall bass playing becomes. Any song chart youre currently working on and handout showing which bass strings are the same as the guitar, such as some of the bass ics from bass consumables, as well as handout simple rhythms from bass consumables.
Bass guitar now lets apply this to the bass guitar. Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with. Youll find your bass guitar etudes and exercises music at sheet music plus. Please visit for auxiliary study material, pdf ebooks, and info. Build stamina, coordination, dexterity and speed with essential bass exercises play bass guitar kindle edition by pratt, simon, alexander, joseph. Advanced studies for bass guitar bassline publishing. Print out all the guitar notes on the guitar fretboard or bass notes on the bass fretboard.
I realize that the choice of notes make a line hip, but the rhythm and the timing make the groove. With these jazz standard study guides you learn how to master your favorite jazz tunes on guitar. This piece is part of our funk studies for bass guitar compilation. Advanced studies for bass guitar contains 10 study pieces designed to help the modern bass guitarist develop and master various techniques including slapping, fingerstyle and plectrum playing, and the use of harmonics. Students in the jazz bass course have unlimited access to these video lessons, as well as music theory, backing tracks and study materials. John patitucci jazz bass lessons online artistworks. The difficulty in walking bass on the guitar lies in the combination of playing chords and bass at the same time. Bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is a printable pdf book for bass guitarists. Also keep in mind that bass strings are pricier than guitar strings. Essential sightreading studies for electric bass molto music essential sightreading studies for electric bass volume 2 by david motto david motto is the electric bass instructor in the jazz and world music program at san francisco state university and the author of the musicians practice planner. Below is a quick index of bass lessons on studybass. If you enjoyed this bass lesson, then be sure to download the free bass guitar notes chart and cheat sheet. In time, you will probably discover more reasons, but for now, i will give you two. Teach yourself how to play the bass guitar overnight.
The very basics relating mostly to bass playing will be covered here. Next, this approach of teaching scales works fine for most other instruments like guitar and piano. Shop the worlds widest selection of bass guitar etudes and exercises sheet music, music books, scores and more. It is a study on finger positions, scales, and chords. Even though some bass players know how to do it, most turn to a professional to do it for them. Create printable blank fretboard diagrams for any number of strings in any shape or size. This chapter is focused on a really cool comping technique which consists in linking chords together by using. Under the bridge of the guitar there often is a grounding cable, which makes you part of the electric circuit when touching the strings. You can move on to tuning forks, harmonic tuning, and variable instrument tuning later. Studies for bass 3volume setebook pdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. Or if you are looking at the guitar neck with the head to the. For the bassist with no prior music theory knowledge, though i do encourage the study of music theory and reading music. Please use the highlyorganized studybass study guide to navigate the studybass bass lessons.
He developed this book after years of teaching the importance of learning arpeggios and scales in all twelve keys to his students. The four strings of a bass are g, d, a, and e, from the highest pitched to the lowest pitched. Fretted bass guitar funk studies for the electric bass. While walking bass in a band is generally played by the bass guitar or double bass player, being able to play walking bass lines is an essential skill for jazz guitarists when playing without a bass player. David motto is the electric bass instructor in the jazz and world music program at san francisco state university and the author of the musicians practice planner. Advanced studies for bass guitar contains ten study pieces designed to help the modern bass guitarist develop and master various techniques including slapping, fingerstyle and plectrum playing and the use of harmonics. Bass guitar scales pdf free download bass scales are successions of notes with a relationship between them and it is necessary, for any instrument, to know and master them in ours concretely, they will allow us to create bass lines or to improvise in an efficient way. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
But, bass is a unique instrument playing a very critical role of supporting the chords. There are three levels of bass guitar teaching diploma available. Standard notation for over 200 songs free bass transcriptions. Youll find bass guitars for every skill level and playing style in this section. Available singly or as a set, in print or ebook form, with accompanying audio. Now its your time to make your mark on this instrument with some serious grooves of your own. Im sure you will find lots of inspiration in this music.
Written to be the only reference book a bassist will need, bass guitar scales chords and arpeggios is available to download direct from. From jazz bassist to popular music icon by joshua andrew zarbo, b. Chord tones are primary bass chord patterns studybass. Bass book john patitucci electric bass entertainment general. Lesson 16 a series of major scale exercises to use in your daily practice routine. James jamerson from jazz bassist to popular music icon. Its all about the groove and timefeel fancy words for pocket. I have made a bass course for you with all my lessons put in order in which you should practice them. The essential guide to walking bass for bass guitar players introduction 2 1. Legendary jazz bassist ray brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this indepth book.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bass technique finger gym. I have included in the appendix a detailed transposition chart in which the bassist canuse to transpose to any key signature and to any neck position. I have also included my 6string bass guitar neck chart in all twelve. Additionally, this thesis will expand the historical. Pdf vibration of an electric bass guitar researchgate. Bass book john patitucci electric bass free download as pdf file. Bass guitar notes lesson for beginners a quick guide.
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