All About Bass

Have you struggled through tedious lessons and boring instruction books in your desire to learn to play the bass guitar? If you wish there was a fun and engaging way to motivate you in your bass playing quest, then this is it: AllAbout Bass is for you. Whether it's learning to read music, playing by ear, improvising, or all of the above, this enjoyable guide will help you to finally start playing your favorite songs in many different styles. Plus, learninteresting tid-bits on bass makes & models, care and maintenance, other fretted instruments, and other fun stuff about the bass. This fun-filled, easy-to-use guide includes: · An introduction to bass · Step-by-step music readinginstruction · How to play by ear and improvise · Background on various styles of music, including dozens of favorite songs · Performing tips · Online audio tracks for over 90 tracks for demo and play-along. Over 40 popular songs,including: All Shook Up · Another One Bites the Dust · Born Under a Bad Sign · Brick House · Come Together · Get up (I Feel like Being) a Sex Machine · The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) · I Got You (I Feel Good) · In theMidnight Hour · Message in a Bottle · Paperback Writer · Pride and Joy · Sweet Emotion · You Can't Hurry Love · and many more. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the providedcode. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

CONTENTS

• Crazy
• Get Up (I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine
• Hide Away
• All Blues
• Crossfire
• All I Wanna Do
• All Shook Up
• All The Things You Are
• Pride And Joy
• I Want You Back
• Amazing Grace
• So What
• Love And Happiness
• Ode To Joy
• When The Saints Go Marching In
• Another One Bites The Dust
• Money
• Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
• Come Together
• Cissy Strut
• Beast Of Burden
• Higher Ground
• Birthday Song
• Born Under A Bad Sign
• Alcohol
• Joshua (Fit The Battle Of Jericho)
• Knock On Wood
• Your Cheatin' Heart
• Message In A Bottle
• Dancing In The Street
• Footprints
• Friends In Low Places
• The Girl From Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema)
• Hello Mary Lou
• I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
• I Got You (I Feel Good)
• In The Midnight Hour
• Killing Floor
• Paperback Writer
• Satin Doll
• Smells Like Teen Spirit
• Sweet Emotion
• Sweet Home Chicago
• Synchronicity Ii
• What's Going On
• Brick House
• Would?
• You Can't Hurry Love