Essential Bass Lines, Techniques, Theory and Grooves
Format: Softcover Audio Online
Author: Ed Friedland
 
There's more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarist's left hand! This book with audio demo exercises and full-length tunes available online for download or streaming gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context.
Learn to play the perfect line for any musical situation – on the spot! Topics covered include:

• tips on playing position and posture
• warm-up exercises
• essential scales and rhythms
• building with octaves, appraoch notes, and fifths
• box shapes, pentatonic scales and blues
• rhythmic variations

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