Bass Grooves

Bass Grooves. (Develop Your Groove & Play Like the Pros in Any Style). Bass guitar. Book. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 112 pages. Backbeat Books #0879307773. Published by Backbeat Books.

This invaluable guide and accompanying CD give bass players both the musical background and training needed to get on with their grooving. With lessons guided by a metronome and presented in various musical styles and rhythmic applications, bassists increase their ability to internalize rhythm. The book also breaks down classic styles and grooves from rock, blues, R&B, jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and other traditions. Each example includes a notated version of the drum part and details how to program it into a drum machine.