“DiY Electric Bass” Teaches Bass In A Simple Way

Do you know someone who would really love to play bass, but wants to learn in their own time and in their own way? Then DiY (Do It Yourself) Electric Bass: Learn to Play Anywhere and Anytime could be the book he or she needs.

The book by Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger, is structured so that anyone — even those without previous musical experience — can play. The book, which approaches the topic simply and clearly, also features video lessons and accompaniments that can be streamed or downloaded.

Check out all the areas the 48-page paperback book, available here, covers for the novice:

1. Accented Notes
2. Ties & Syncopation
3. Syncopation in the Keys of C, G, F, & B-flat
4. The Dotted Quarter Note
5. Rock Licks with Syncopation
6. High C-sharp (or D-flat) & D
7. The Key of D Major
8. The D Major Scale
9. Pitch Pipes and Electronic Tuners
10. The Basics of Reading Music
11. The Staff
12. The Bass Clef
13. High D-sharp (or E-flat) & E
14. Placing a Finger on a String
15. Tuning Your Bass
16. Using the Online Media
17. Tuning to a Piano or Keyboard
18. Tuning the Bass to Itself
19. Time Signatures
20. Measures (Bars)
21. Reading TAB
22. Counting Time
23. Four Kinds of Notes
24. The Slide
25. Licks in the Keys of F & B-flat
26. Notes on the 1st String G
27. Notes on the 2nd String D
28. Combining Notes on the G & D Strings
29. Notes on the 3rd String A
30. Notes on the 4th String E
31. The 3rd Position
32. The Key of C Major
33. The C Major Scale
34. The Key of G Major
35. The 2nd Position
36. The G Major Scale
37. The Two-Octave E Major Scale
38. Licks in the Key of E
39. Bass Fingerboard Chart
40. The Key of B-flat Major
41. The B-flat Major Scale
42. Eighth Notes
43. Rests
44. The A Natural Minor Scale
45. Sharps & Naturals
46. Notes on the 4th Fret
47. The Right Hand
48. Up-Stems & Down-Stems
49. Proper Hand Position
50. Good King Wenceslas
51. The F Major Scale
52. Key Signatures
53. Note Finding Review
54. Flats
55. The Key of F Major
56. Incomplete Measures
57. Licks in the Key of A
58. The Key of E Major
59. The E Major Scale
60. The Parts of the Bass
61. How to Hold Your Bass
62. Proper Hand Position
63. Using Your Fingers
64. Using a Pick
65. The Left Hand
66. Combining Dotted Quarter Notes, Accents, & Slides
67. Joy to the World
68. Rock Licks in the Keys of G, C, & D
69. Sixteenth & Dotted Eighth-Note Rhythms
70. Shuffle Rhythm Bass Lines
71. The Key of A Major
72. The A Major Scale