Building Rock Bass Lines

There's more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarist's left hand! This book gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context.

BASIC TIPS ON PLAYING

RIGHT HAND POSITION

LEFT HAND POSITION

CHROMATIC WARM UP EXCERCISE

LET'S ADD THE METRONOME

ROOT-FIVE-OCTAVE EXERCISE

FIRST THINGS FIRST - HERE'S THE NECK

MAJOR SCALE AND NUMERICAL SYSTEM - OPEN STRING POSITION

BASIC RHYTHMS

TAKE A LITTLE REST

PLAY THE ROOT

USING THE OCTAVE

ADDING THE FIFTH

CHROMATIC APPROACH NOTES

SCALE APPROACH NOTES

DOMINANT APPROACH NOTES

BOX SHAPES, PENTATONIC SCALES AND BLUES

WALKING BLUES LINE

ANTICIPATING THE DOWNBEAT

UPBEATS

SIXTEENTHS

WRAPPING IT UP

FULL LENGTH TUNES