Building Rock Bass Lines

Building Rock Bass Lines. (A Solid Foundation for the Rock Bassist) ** by Ed Friedland. Bass Builders (Building and development of bass guitar chops). Softcover with CD. 48 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Theres more to rock bass playing than just following the guitarists left hand! This book gives you all the tools you need to construct your own bass lines, creatively and effectively, in a rock context. Youll learn: tips on playing position and posture * warm-up exercises * essential scales and rhythms * building with octaves, approach notes and fifths * box shapes, pentatonic scales and blues * rhythmic variations * and more. The CD includes exercises and full-length tunes.