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The English bassist Paul Westwood is one of the most in demand bass players of our
time. His boo/CD "Bass Bible" is the ultimate method book for every bass player. It contains a
fascinating journey through the world of techniques, styles, grooves, and their
evolution, using more than 1000 musical examples in all! This book is designed like a
dictionary of musical phrases, which can be opened at the point that interests you.
Learning a whole series of musical phrases, riffs, rhythms and patterns provides the
basic language for performing within a group. Each section of the book captures the
essence of a particular style, providing a springboard from which to start improvising.
In notation and tablature for 4-string bass. 285 pages.
Contents:
Introduction
BOOK ONE
- Techniques
- Finger style
Soft/Hard Playing
Tone
Spanish Style
Plectrums & Picks
Nail Playing
Slap Bass
The Squeeze
Right Hand Tapping
Damping
Walking 4 and Damping
Patting
Harmonics
Pedals and Effects
- 49 Steps to Basic Theory
- Walking Bass Lines
- Scales, Arpeggios and Scale Exercises
- Major Scales
Minor Scales
Diatonic Modes
Arpeggios (Major)
Arpeggios (Minor)
Scale Exercises
Swing 4 Basic Changes
Swing 4 with Chord Extensions
Swing 4 with Passing Notes
Triplet Fills
- Chord Sequences and Improvisation
- Pop
Latin
Ballad
Jazz
BOOK TWO
- Basic Grooves
- 8th Note Basic Grooves
16th Note Basic Grooves
12/8 Shuffle Basic Grooves
- Blues and R&B
- 12/8 Blues and R & B (Shuffle Feel)
4/4 Blues and R & B
- Soul
- JAMES JAMERSON and Motown
- Bass Fills
- CHUCK RAINEY and Atlantic Records
- JAMES BROWN and Funk
- STANLEY CLARKE
- Rock
- Straight 8th Note feel
Syncopated 8th Note feel
16th Note feel
Shuffle feel
BOOK THREE
Latin Music
Latin Styles
Latin Riffs
Double Time Latin Riffs
Salsa
Spanish Flamenco
Mexican Mariachi
Cuban Mambo
Cuban Rock
Jamaican Reggae
Even feel
Even feel, no downbeat
Shuffle feel
Shuffle feel, no downbeat
Colombia
Brazilian Samba
Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia
BOOK FOUR
African Music
African Riffs
North Africa & the Middle East
Somalia
Mali
Guinea
Cameroon
Republic Congo (Zaire)
Zimbabwe
South Africa & Soweto
BOOK FIVE
- Boogie Lines
- Larry Graham & Mark King -- Slap Bass
- Slap (Beginners)
Larry Graham -- Slap (Boogie)
Mark King -- Slap (Popping)
- Jaco Pastorius -- Fretless Bass
- Riffs
Fretless Bass Solos
- Natural Harmonics
- Chordal Harmonics
Arpeggio Chord Progressions with Harmonics
- Synthesizer Bass
- Modern Riffs -- Jazz & Progressive Lines
- Modern Riffs
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