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by Troy Nelson (Editor), Michael Mueller (Author)
Are you ready to learn, practice & apply the most popular scales in music? Bass for Beginners: Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales + Exercises is the ultimate intro to bass pentatonic scales!
Why take the time to learn bass pentatonic scales? Because it will set you up for success with all the other playing you want to learn. Melodies will become more intuitive and less difficult when you know the scales behind the music.
Real-World Bass Lines!This how-to bass book is divided into 20 practice sessions, each featuring an important major or minor pentatonic or blues scale pattern. From Michael Mueller, author of the hit book How to Play Bass Guitar in 14 Days, this title is packed full of important bass pentatonic scales, exercises & bass lines.
To help you learn these essential patterns, each session of this beginner bass guitar book puts a pentatonic scale through five exercises and then applies it to a real-world bass line in either a rock, pop, or funk style, among others.
The 20 Daily Practice Sessions Include:- Open-Position Patterns
- Movable Patterns
- Major and Minor Blues Scales
- Real-World Bass Lines
- Chromatic Scales
- Arpeggios
- Rhythms
- Real-World Bass Lines
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All scales, exercises, and bass lines are presented in easy-to-understand fretboard diagrams and rhythm tab so you, the beginner, can quickly apply the material to your instrument!
Read it! Hear it! Play it!Music examples are presented in fretboard diagrams and tab. This practical, step-by-step guide to beginning bass guitar includes quick-and-easy access to audio tracks via download or streaming-right from troynelsonmusic.com. No signup required!
About Michael Mueller: Over the past 20 years, Michael Mueller has authored over 20 instructional guitar books, with over 400,000 units sold. Titles include the #1 New Releases How to Play Bass Guitar in 14 Days, How to Play Ukulele in 14 Days, and Bass for Beginners: Major and Minor Scales + Exercises, as well as Christmas songbooks for ukulele and bass guitar. In addition, Michael has written the Hal Leonard Rock Guitar Method, Acoustic Guitar Tab Method, and Scale-Chord Relationships. He has also edited countless others, including the top-selling Guitar Aerobics (Troy Nelson) and Ukulele Aerobics (Chad Johnson) titles. Additionally, he has served as the Editor at top guitar magazines Guitar One and Guitar Edge, and contributed to Guitar World, Jazz Times, and Sirius XM, among others.
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