"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Bass Guitar will show you exactly how to master the fundamentals of bass and develop your own playing style. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: detailed advice on everything you need to learn to play bass, from choosing the right equipment to playing and improvising on your own; the low-down on scales, chords, arpeggios, and more; clear explanations that will have you reading tablature and music notation in no time; tips on getting the most out of your practice sessions." - back cover.
Sebastian, Derick, 5 sections, 5-6 selection, 11 setup (buying ukuleles), 238 shapes, chords, 83-85 sharp notes, ... 210 soprano ukuleles, 7 sounds baritone ukuleles, 158-160 comparisons, 10 staff, 34-35 standard music notation, ...
Explains how to select a guitar, understand chords and melodies, how to read notes, explore different musical styles, and details how guitar music is written.
Learning to play the guitar has never been easier! This book begins with an introduction to different types of guitars and their parts, followed by helpful information on how to choose a guitar.
The book then goes into depth on the major scale and the four basic chords, to make guitar theory very clear and keep it easy, before going into all the chords and scales. The last part of the book covers playing solo and with others.
A guitar guide that includes a play-along CD covers everything from how to hold the instrument and read music to making chords, strumming and playing blues and rock riffs, in a book where each chapter has practice songs.
Provides instruction for playing rock guitar including reading music, playing chords, scales, and improvising.
Now newbie songwriters can learn the craft - and sing their own praises online. Beginning songwriters can hit the right note by starting out with the basics in this guide, including: ? How to create melodies.
Presents basic lessons in reading music notation, advice on how to select an instrument, and details how to find your way around the keyboard.
In the new updated and expanded second edition, the book includes a special CD and book section on ear training.
At last, here is a method book for the upright string bass or "dog house bass" as it is affectionately known in bluegrass circles.