Bass Guitar Basics For Dummies - Softcover

The fast and easy way to learn bass guitar!

The bass is the heart of music. So leave center stage to the other musicians ? you have more important work to do. Whether you've never held a bass guitar or you're an experienced player looking to improve your skills, Bass Guitar For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an easy-to-follow reference that gets you playing quickly!

• The world according to bass ? develop the skills you need to play bass in a band

• The bass-ics of playing ? explore the techniques for turning scales and chords into great music

• Making the moves, creating the grooves ? discover the joy of creating just the right groove for each musical genre and style

• Rock on (and beyond) ? join the band on the CD for a journey through playing different musical styles and perfect accompani-ments to songs

"Patrick's teaching method showed me how to connect the bits of technique I'd collected into a playing style."? Adam Clayton, bass player, U2

Bonus CD Includes

Bass tracks of examples in the book for you to reference and play along with

Samples demonstrating groove styles, scales, chords, and techniques

Open the book and find:

• More than 150 grooves in many different styles

• How to change strings and perform basic maintenance

• Exercises to improve your technique

• Tips on how to play with other musicians

• Warm-ups, same-string strokes, and string crossing

• Bass styles from around the world

• Instruction on how to compose your own grooves

• Advice on which bass guitar is best for you