DiY (Do it Yourself) Electric Bass
Learn to Play Anywhere & Anytime
By Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger
Bass Guitar Book & Online Video/Audio
Item: 00-44148
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Description
With DiY Electric Bass there are no limitations to how, when, or where you learn. This clear and easy-to-follow approach is your blueprint to playing right away. No teacher is necessary since lessons are simple to follow---with corresponding video lessons and audio accompaniments. The included media is available to stream or download, so you can watch video lessons, hear examples, and play along anywhere you have a computer or mobile device.
Do it yourself---even if you have never touched a bass! No prior musical knowledge is needed. Make your dreams come true with this perfectly priced book and media package.
Do it yourself---even if you have never touched a bass! No prior musical knowledge is needed. Make your dreams come true with this perfectly priced book and media package.
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Contents
| Title | |
| The Parts of the Bass | |
| How to Hold Your Bass | |
| The Right Hand | |
| Proper Hand Position | |
| Using Your Fingers | |
| Using a Pick | |
| The Left Hand | |
| Proper Hand Position | |
| Placing a Finger on a String | |
| Tuning Your Bass | |
| Using the Online Media | |
| Tuning to a Piano or Keyboard | |
| Tuning the Bass to Itself | |
| Pitch Pipes and Electronic Tuners | |
| The Basics of Reading Music | |
| The Staff | |
| The Bass Clef | |
| Measures (Bars) | |
| Reading TAB | |
| Counting Time | |
| Four Kinds of Notes | |
| Time Signatures | |
| Notes on the 1st String G | |
| Notes on the 2nd String D | |
| Combining Notes on the G & D Strings | |
| Notes on the 3rd String A | |
| Up-Stems & Down-Stems | |
| The A Natural Minor Scale | |
| Sharps & Naturals | |
| Notes on the 4th Fret | |
| Notes on the 4th String E | |
| Note Finding Review | |
| Flats | |
| The Key of F Major | |
| The F Major Scale | |
| Key Signatures | |
| The Key of B-flat Major | |
| The B-flat Major Scale | |
| Eighth Notes | |
| Rests | |
| Licks in the Keys of F & B-flat | |
| The Key of G Major | |
| The 2nd Position | |
| The G Major Scale | |
| Good King Wenceslas | |
| The 3rd Position | |
| The Key of C Major | |
| The C Major Scale | |
| The Slide | |
| Accented Notes | |
| Ties & Syncopation | |
| Syncopation in the Keys of C, G, F, & B-flat | |
| The Dotted Quarter Note | |
| Combining Dotted Quarter Notes, Accents, & Slides | |
| Rock Licks with Syncopation | |
| High C-sharp (or D-flat) & D | |
| The Key of D Major | |
| The D Major Scale | |
| Joy to the World | |
| Rock Licks in the Keys of G, C, & D | |
| Sixteenth & Dotted Eighth-Note Rhythms | |
| Shuffle Rhythm Bass Lines | |
| The Key of A Major | |
| The A Major Scale | |
| Incomplete Measures | |
| Licks in the Key of A | |
| The Key of E Major | |
| The E Major Scale | |
| High D-sharp (or E-flat) & E | |
| The Two-Octave E Major Scale | |
| Licks in the Key of E | |
| Bass Fingerboard Chart |
Additional Information
| Series: | DiY (Do it Yourself) |
| Author: | Ron Manus, L. C. Harnsberger |
| Instrument: | Bass Guitar |
| Format: | Book & Online Video/Audio |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Item Number: | 00-44148 |
| ISBN 10: | 1-4706-2015-4 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-1-4706-2015-8 |
| UPC: | 038081498461 |
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