Advanced Studies for Bass Guitar features a series of advanced study pieces for bass guitarists. The aim of the book is to provide study material that will enable the student to focus on crucial elements of bass playing techniques such as slap and pop, plectrum playing, fingerstyle, two-handed tapping, and chordal and harmonic playing.
Master the Bass Guitar
Over the course of the ten study pieces, every technique required by the contemporary bass guitarist is covered, ranging from plectrum and fingerstyle techniques, to slapping and two-handed tapping. There are also pieces that cover the use of natural and artificial harmonics, palm muting and the chordal fingerstyle technique. Each piece is accompanied by a set of detailed performance notes. The book contains the following pieces:
- Fingerstyle Study No. 1
- Fingerstyle Study No. 2
- Chordal Fingerstyle Study
- Harmonics Study
- Plectrum Study No. 1
- Plectrum Study No. 2
- Slap Bass Study No. 1
- Slap Bass Study No. 2
- Two Handed Tapping Study
- Contemporary Techniques Study
Each of the ten pieces in Advanced Studies for Bass Guitar has been recorded with a full band. Audio files are available with bass (for illustration purposes) and without, so that you can play along. You can download the audio files free of charge from the publisher’s website.
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