The Total Rock Bassist

Author : Dan Bennett
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739052693
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Total Rock Bassist written by Dan Bennett and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pick up this comprehensive book and experience a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of rock bass playing. From the blues-soaked sound of early rock 'n' roll to the hyperkinetic thrash of modern metal, this book has something for every kind of bassist out there---no matter what your style and preference is. This book breaks down the styles of iconic players and includes authentic-sounding examples. Learn the technique, theory, and song forms needed to be a great bassist, and take the stage in your own rock band. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included. Features: Examples in a wide variety of styles including classic rock, metal, punk, blues, reggae, ska, and funk * Basic chord progressions used in thousands of songs * Essential techniques including fingerstyle, pick, slap & pop, tapping, and double-stops * Important rock rhythms and odd time signatures * Lots of scales, triads, arpeggios, and modes, including exotic scales for a modern sound.

Author : Mike Michalkow
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739052686
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Total Rock Drummer: A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Rock Drumming, Book & Online Audio [With CD (Audio)] written by Mike Michalkow and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Total Rock Drummer is a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of rock drumming. Start with basic lessons in keeping a beat, and end up playing sophisticated fills and solos. This book features many of the styles that make rock drumming so challenging, yet rewarding, and is meant for all drummers---from beginners to advanced players. Learn everything from rockabilly and reggae to funk and progressive rock, plus actual drum beats from famous rock tunes by Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, The Police, Tool, Green Day, and more! This is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great rock drummer. Access to online audio demonstrating the examples in the book is included.

Author : Joe Bouchard
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739043127
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Total* the Total Rock Keyboardist written by Joe Bouchard and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Total Rock Keyboardist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock keyboard playing. This book is ideal for all skill levels, from absolute beginners to experienced prog-rockers. Youll learn everything you need to become a well-rounded player, from rhythm parts that support the band to flashy improvised solos. Along the way, youll gradually learn important music theory such as chords, diatonic harmony, and scales. This book covers practicing tips, warm-ups, easy-to-understand theory, discussion of various keyboard instruments and their place in music history, left-hand bass lines in a variety of styles, tips for improvising melodies and keyboard solos, a wide variety of chords, and great songs and examples in the styles of innovative rock keyboardistspresent and past. A CD is included with backing tracks to make practicing fun and easy.

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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780793587872
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Total Rock Guitar written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Educational). Total Rock Guitar is a unique and comprehensive source for learning rock guitar, designed to develop both lead and rhythm playing. This book/CD pack covers: getting a tone that rocks; open chords, power chords and barre chords; riffs, scales and licks; string bending, strumming, palm muting, harmonics and alternate picking; all rock styles; and much more. The examples in the book are in standard notation with chord grids and tablature, and the CD includes full-band backing for all 22 songs.

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Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739038505
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Total Rock Guitarist: A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Rock Guitar Playing, Book & CD written by and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Total Rock Guitarist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock guitar playing. This wide-ranging study of rock guitar is for all players from beginning to advanced. The beginning-to-intermediate player will find all the tools needed to become a great guitarist, while the more advanced player will find lots of useful tips and a fresh perspective on rock guitar. This book features many of the styles that make up the world of rock guitar: from classic rock, blues and funk to alternative and heavy metal. This is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great rock guitarist. A CD is included with backing tracks in different styles to jam over.

Author : Karl Coryat
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1617131512
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bass Player Book written by Karl Coryat and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the right-hand man for players who live and breathe bass or for beginners who want an all-in-one guide to the instrument that shakes the low end of rock pop jazz and more. This handbook details the ins and outs of buying basses and equipment; provides set-up and electronics tips; and explores unique characteristics of landmark bass models. Chapters on technique cover bass basics theory fretless playing acoustic bass the essentials of various music styles recording gigging and more. Seminal interviews with great bassists include Jeff Berlin Stanley Clarke John Pattitucci Bill Wyman and many others.

Author : Tony Bacon
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879309244
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bass Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-color, comprehensive history, tracing the entire development of one of the 20th century's most important musical instruments. Based on firsthand interviews with primary inventors and makers of past and present bass guitars, this new book examines the birth of the instrument, its popularization during the 1960s and 1970s, and modern variations of the instrument.

Author : Tony Bacon
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879303686
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bass Book written by Tony Bacon and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete illustrated history of bass guitars.

Author : Chuck Rainey
Publisher : Music Sales Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780825624285
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Electric Bass Player written by Chuck Rainey and published by Music Sales Corporation. This book was released on 1985 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El-bas guitarskole.

Author : James Jamerson
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780881888829
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standing in the Shadows of Motown written by James Jamerson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1989 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Book). Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded all-star performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind-the-scenes Motown. Features a 120-minute CD! Allan Slutsky's 2002 documentary of the same name is the winner of the New York Film Critics "Best Documentary of the Year" award!