Description

You Can Teach Yourself Electric Bass
by Mike Hiland

Product Number: 94358
ISBN: 0871667762
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub., Inc.
Difficulty Level: Beginning
Format: Book

This method is loaded with information. In the author’s words, “The electric bass is in a very exciting developmental period. No longer does it just provide ‘low-end support.’ Now entire songs are built around the bass line.” This method is both easy to understand and thorough! It provides the theory and technique needed to play contemporary bass, and it covers such modern effects as slap & pop and right-hand hammering techniques. While note reading is taught, tablature is also presented.

CONTENTS

How To Use The Book
The Parts Of The Electric Bass
Tuning The Bass
Playing Technique
Left Hand Techniques
Right Hand Techniques
Finger Exercises
The Basics Of Reading Music
Reading Music
Electric Bass Fingerboard Chart
Notes on the E-String
Notes on the A-String
Notes on the D-String
Notes on the G-String
Sharps, Flats, and Naturals
Key Signatures
Eighth-Note Studies
Dotted Notes
Sixteenth-Note Studies
Triplets
A Few Popular Bass Lines
Scales
More Scale Stuff
Bass Lines And Fills
Walking Bass Lines
Slap-and-Pop Technique
Left-Hand Technique
Slap Exercises
Pop Exercises
Technique Exercises
Simple Rhythm Patterns
More Rhythm Patterns
Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
Right-Hand Hammering Technique
Right-Hand Technique
Left-Hand Techniques
Right-Hand Techniques
Scales and Scale Patterns
Using More Than One Right-Hand Finger