Discovering Rock Bass

Description

An Introduction to playing Rock and Pop Styles, Techniques, Sounds and Equipment

This distinctive book presents a comprehensive overview of the key bass styles and bass players of Rock and Pop music from 1950 to the present day, including Rock'n'Roll, the music of The Beatles, Disco, Classic Rock, Reggae, R&B, and Latin. There are fully notated bass lines and tabs as well as chord sheets for you to experience playing in each style, and the accompanying CD contains high-quality demos of all the tracks played by the author, Dominic Palmer, and sought-after musicians from the London pro circuit. Also included on the CD are backing tracks for you to play along with.

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Technical exercices
• Chapter 3: Rock 'n' Roll
• Chapter 4: Mowtown [and the 60s]
• Chapter 5: The Beatles [and the 60s]
• Chapter 6: Disco [and the 70s]
• Chapter 7: Country Rock
• Chapter 8: Classic Rock
• Chapter 9: Hard Rock
• Chapter 10: Reggae
• Chapter 11: Slap
• Chapter 12: Alternative Rock
• Chapter 13: R&B
• Chapter 14: Latin
• Chapter 15: Ballads