Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Foreword
• Introduction
  • About This Book
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • Icons Used in This Book
  • Beyond the Book
  • Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Started with the Bass Guitar
  • Chapter 1: The Very Basics of Bass
    • Discovering the Differences between the Bass and Its High-Strung Cousins
    • Understanding the Bass Player’s Function in a Band
    • Dissecting the Anatomy of a Bass Guitar
    • On a Need-to-Know “Basses”: Gearing Up to Play Bass
    • Playing Grooves, Solos, and Fills
    • Experimenting with Different Musical Genres
    • Stocking Up on Some Bass Gear
    • Giving Your Bass Some Good Ol’ TLC
  • Chapter 2: Gaining the Tools and Skills to Play
    • Getting a Handle on Your Bass
    • Holding Your Bass
    • Placing Your Hands in the Proper Position
    • Reading a Fingerboard Diagram
    • Tuning Your Bass Guitar
    • Playing a Song on Your Bass Guitar
  • Chapter 3: Warming Up: Getting Your Hands in Shape to Play
    • Understanding the Sound Your Bass Makes
    • Performing Right-Hand Warm-Ups
    • Coordinating Your Left Hand with Your Right Hand
• Part 2: The Bass-ics of Playing
  • Chapter 4: Reading, ’Riting, and Rhythm
    • Reading Notation: No Pain, Much Gain
    • Finding Any Note in Any Octave
    • Using the Metronome: You Know, That Tick-Tock Thing
    • Dividing Music into Phrases, Measures, and Beats
    • Discovering How to Read Music
    • Playing Your First Song While Reading Music
  • Chapter 5: Understanding Major and Minor Structures
    • Building Major and Minor Scales
    • Building Chords: One Note at a Time, Please
    • Inversions: Down Is Up, and Up Is Down
    • Spicing Up Your Sound: The Seven Main Modes (Scales)
    • Using Chromatic Tones: All the Other Notes
    • Bringing a Groove to Life with Dead Notes (Weird but True)
    • Sampling Accompaniments
• Part 3: Making the Moves, Creating the Grooves
  • Chapter 6: Creating the Groove
    • Anatomy of a Groove: Putting Together the Necessary Elements
    • Creating Your Own Groove
    • Grooving with a Drummer
    • Jammin’ with Other Musicians
    • Getting Creative with Existing Grooves
  • Chapter 7: Going Solo: Playing Solos and Fills
    • Soloing: Your Moment to Shine
    • Creating Fills without Any Help from Your Dentist
• Part 4: Using the Correct Accompaniment for Each Genre
  • Chapter 8: Rock On! Getting Down with the Rock Styles
    • Rock ’n’ Roll: It’s The Attitude!
    • Hard Rock: Going at It Fast and Furious
    • Pop Rock: Supporting the Vocals
    • Blues Rock: Doin’ What “Duck” Does and Playing a Countermelody
    • Country Rock: Where Vocals Are King, and You Take a Back Seat
    • One Rock Fits All: Applying a Standard Rock Groove to Any Rock Song
  • Chapter 9: Swing It! Playing Styles That Rely on the Triplet Feel
    • Swing: Grooving Up-Tempo with Attitude
    • Jazz: Going for a Walk
    • Blues Shuffle: Walking Like Donald Duck (Dunn, That Is)
    • Funk Shuffle: Combining Funk, Blues, and Jazz
  • Chapter 10: Making It Funky: Playing Hardcore Bass Grooves
    • R & B: Movin’ to Rhythm and Blues
    • The Motown Sound: Grooving with the Music of the Funk Brothers
    • Fusion: Blending Two Styles into One
    • Funk: Light Fingers, Heavy Attitude
    • Hip-Hop: Featuring Heavy Funk with Heavy Attitude
    • Knowing What to Do When You Just Want to Funkifize a Tune
  • Chapter 11: Sampling International Flavors: Bass Styles from Around the World
    • Bossa Nova: Baskin’ in a Brazilian Beat
    • Samba: Speeding Up with Bossa’s Fast Cousin
    • Afro-Cuban: Ordering Up Some Salsa (Hold the Chips, Please)
    • Reggae: Relaxing with Offbeat “Riddims”
    • Calypso Party Sounds: Dancing through the Groove
    • Combining Reggae and Rock: The Distinct Sound of Ska
    • African Grooves: Experimenting with Exotic Downbeat Grooves
    • Music without Borders: Grooving to the World Beat
  • Chapter 12: Playing in Odd Meters: Not Strange, Just Not the Norm
    • An Odd-Meter Oldie but Goodie: The Waltz
    • Beyond the Waltz: Navigating Beats in Odd Meter
    • Complex Simplicity: Syncopation and Subdivision
  • Chapter 13: Groovin’ in a Genre: It’s All About Style!
    • Playing Grooves in Each Genre: One Simple Song, Many Genres Strong
    • To Blend or Not to Blend: Knowing How to Fit In
  • Chapter 14: Eight Degrees of Separation: The Beatles’ Solution
    • Playing Your Rhythm Straight or Syncopated
    • Making Harmonic Choices
• Part 5: Buying and Caring for Your Bass
  • Chapter 15: Love of a Lifetime or One-Night Stand? Buying the Right Bass
    • Assessing Your Needs Before You Buy
    • Needs Are One Thing … Budget Is Quite Another
    • A Trip to the Bass-Mint: Where to Shop for Your Bass Guitar
    • When Money Is No Object: Getting a Custom-Made Bass
  • Chapter 16: Getting the Right Gear for Your Bass Guitar
    • Making Yourself Heard: A Primer on Amplifiers and Speakers
    • Needs, Wants, and Nonessentials: Rounding Out Your Equipment
  • Chapter 17: Changing the Strings on Your Bass Guitar
    • Knowing When It’s Time to Say Goodbye
    • Off with the Old: Removing Bass Strings
    • On with the New: Restringing Your Bass
    • Ensuring a Long Life for Your Strings
  • Chapter 18: Keeping Your Bass in Shape: Maintenance and Light Repair
    • Cleaning Your Bass, Part by Part
    • Making Minor Repairs to Your Bass
    • Adjusting the Bass Guitar
    • Assembling a Cleaning and Repair Tool Bag
    • Storing Your Bass
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 19: Ten Innovative Bassists You Should Know
    • Stanley Clarke
    • John Entwistle
    • James Jamerson
    • Carol Kaye
    • Will Lee
    • Paul McCartney
    • Marcus Miller
    • Jaco Pastorius
    • Victor Wooten
    • X (Fill in Your Own)
  • Chapter 20: Ten Great Rhythm Sections (Bassists and Drummers)
    • Bootsy Collins and Jab’o Starks
    • Donald “Duck” Dunn and Al Jackson Jr.
    • James Jamerson and Benny Benjamin
    • John Paul Jones and John Bonham
    • Joe Osborn and Hal Blaine
    • Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine
    • George Porter Jr. and Zig Modeliste
    • Francis Rocco Prestia and David Garibaldi
    • Chuck Rainey and Bernard Purdie
    • Robbie Shakespeare and Sly Dunbar
• Appendix: Audio Tracks and Video Clips
  • What’s on the Audio Tracks
  • What’s on the Video Clips
  • Customer Care
• Index
• About the Author
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement

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