Description
Presents an informative, step-by-step guide for double bass and electric bass and electric bass study. Though primarily intended for jazz ensemble use, this text covers improvisation basics that all beginning and intermediate bassists need.
Chords
Chart Reading: A Starting Guide
Styles Encountered
Swing
Blues
The Two Beat
The Jazz Waltz
Rock
Latin
Bossa Nova
Samba
Reggae
Solos
Bass Lines
Getting a “natural” sound
More on chords
9th, 11th and 13th chords
Divising formulas for determining chord members
Non- Chordal tones
Scales and Chords
Diminshed Scales
Miscellaneous
Sampling of a Chart
Clefs
Give the Chart a Chance
A Word on Major/ Minor
Bass Charts From “Hate to see you go”
