Bass guitar - Beginning - Digital Download SKU: M0.99365MEB Full-Size Edition. Composed by Chris Matheos. Electric Bass, Rock. Jazz. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #99365MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.99365MEB). ISBN 9781619116009. UPC: 1619116006. 8.75x11.75 inches.In two-hand tapping on electric bass, your right and left hands both play notes. This is a fairly new concept on bass. New techniques and ideas are being created regularly. Tapping is being applied to all sorts of musical styles including blues, alternative, jazz, funk, and even classical. This book presents 50 brief exercises to practice the tapping technique, with each example demonstrated on the accompanying online audio. Try applying the techniques in this book to your favorite styles of music. Includes access to online audio.

By Bruce Arnold. For Electric Bass Guitar. Funk. 104 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Bass Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1193784 Composed by Mark King, Roland Gould, and Wally Badarou. Arranged by Stuart Clayton. Funk,Jazz,Pop. Score. 9 pages. Stuart Clayton/Bassline Publishing #793258. Published by Stuart Clayton/Bassline Publishing (A0.1193784). This track, from Level 42's 1985 album World Machine, features an excellent bass performance from Mark King. As well as a challenging slapped line, the song features a complex fingerstyle groove during the solo section and manipulated harmonics during the intro and outro sections.

Bass Guitar TAB - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1478341 By Tracy Dean McCallum. By Tracy Dean McCallum. Arranged by Tracy Dean McCallum. 20th Century,Jazz,Rock. Score. 1 pages. Tracy Dean McCallum #1055722. Published by Tracy Dean McCallum (A0.1478341). https://tracymccallum.com/Larry Duncan: This bassline throws down a rhythmic gauntlet. It likely doesn't settle for a simple root note on every beat. Here are some potential rhythmic complexities it might explore:Polyrhythms: Imagine two or three different rhythmic ideas happening simultaneously within the bassline. This could involve playing notes in triplets or quintuplets against a steady underlying beat.Syncopation: The groove might emphasize the off-beats – the spaces between the main downbeats – creating a sense of surprise and anticipation.Hemiola: This technique creates a sense of rhythmic ambiguity by playing a 3-over-4 pattern (three notes in the space of four beats). It can make the listener feel like the time signature is constantly shifting.Ghost Notes: These are lightly played notes that add rhythmic tension and detail without fully sounding out.Feel and Genre: While the rhythm is complex, Larry Duncan likely still lays down a solid groove. Depending on the genre, it could feel:Funky: Think of slapping and popping techniques with a focus on creating a pocket for the drummer to lock into.Fusion: The bassline might weave between complex jazz-inspired rhythms and driving rock feels.Progressive Rock: Imagine a bassline that mirrors the genre's adventurous spirit, constantly evolving and surprising the listener.Overall, Larry Duncan is a bassline for the adventurous player and listener. Its complex rhythms keep you guessing while still laying down a groove that makes you move.