Bass Instruction Archives - Page 3

Hal Leonard has released The Who: The Who: Bass Play-Along Volume 28, a 72-page book featuring eight classic tunes by The Who and bassist John Entwistle. As with all of the books in the Bass Play-Along series, The Who: Bass Play-Along includes a CD, playable in any CD player, or on a Windows or Mac computer. The enhanced features allow...

Hal Leonard’s newest in their Bass Play-Along series focuses on the music of Aerosmith and bassist Tom Hamilton. Aerosmith Bass Play-Along Volume 36 is a 72 page book, presented in the standard Play-Along format, with tab and an accompanying CD. The CD is formatted in both standard audio, playable in any CD player, as well as enhanced for use on...

Hal Leonard’s latest addition to their Bass Play-Along series features the music of Eric Clapton. Eric Clapton – Bass Play-Along Volume 29 includes eight Clapton tunes, mostly from his solo albums and one by Derek and the Dominos. The Bass Play-Along series contains standard notation and tab, as well as the melody and lyrics for each song. An accompanying audio...

Hal Leonard’s latest in the Bass Play-Along series focuses on modern day Christian worship music. Modern Worship: Bass Play-Along Vol. 37 includes 8 songs in both standard notation and tab, and includes the complete chord charts for each song. As with all books in this series, Modern Worship includes an enhanced CD, playable in any audio player, with special features...

Hal Leonard has released Avenged Sevenfold: Nightmare, a new book in their Bass Recorded Versions series of transcription books. The 104-page book includes note-for-note transcriptions for all of Johnny Christ’s bass lines from the 2010 CD of the same name. The music is presented in both standard notation and tab. Song list: Buried Alive Danger Line Fiction God Hates Us...

Hal Leonard has released Rock Bass Songs for Dummies, a transcription book featuring 38 classic rock tunes. The book includes transcriptions for all 38 songs, presented in both music notation and tab, along with performance notes. The guide presents additional details on bass techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides. For music trivia enthusiasts, background information on each song and...

Hal Leonard’s 38th book in their Bass Play-Along series, Bob Marley: Bass Play-Along, features eight songs by the legendary singer/songwriter. Each song is presented in tab format. The book ships with an accompanying CD, which can be played in any CD player. The CD also runs on Windows and mac, allowing the player to adjust the recording’s tempo without changing...

Hal Leonard has released Jazz Bass on Top: A Guide to Left-Hand Technique by Andy McKee, an instructional book for double bass aimed at improving fingerboard facility through 50 jazz songs. Presented in order of difficulty, the tunes range from “The Girl From Ipanema” to “Teen Town,” and teach walking bass lines as well as soloing techniques. McKee, who teaches...

Cherry Lane Music has published a new series by Danny Gill, focusing on the music of Metallica. Metallica: Classic Songs for Bass is a book/DVD package, featuring note-for-note transcriptions of eight Metallica tunes. The book includes both standard notation and tab. The DVD includes instruction by Gill, demonstrating many bass lines from the song (run time: 1 hour, 24 minutes)....

Damon Mazzocco’s Classic Gems For Electric Bass, now back in print, is a focused study guide for learning solos on electric bass. The goal is to get through the guide with an ability not only to play the pieces start to finish, but to also gain new skills with arpeggio runs. The 20 page book contains seven solos and one...

Bassist Bernhard Lackner has released a new instructional book, Plucking Hand Workout For Electric Bass, featuring 200 exercises on 2-finger right hand technique. Written in both standard notation and tablature, the book focuses on developing your plucking hand in order to improve your overall technique, tone and musicianship. The exercises start at the beginning with quarter notes and work up...

Hal Leonard has released a KISS Bass Play-Along book, featuring bass lines played by Gene Simmons written out in TAB format. The accompanying CD has tracks with and without the bass line to help you hear what it should sound like, then play it on your own. The disc plays in any CD player, but it’s also enhanced to allow...