Modern Electric Bass Method Grade 1

Written in the tradition of Mel Bay's original Modern Guitar Method, Grade 1.Combines ease of learning with outstanding music selections. Provides music theory essential to understanding the book's performance demands.Tablature was not used in this book, except in specific situations, in order to encourage the development of standard music notation reading skills.With the large number of extended range electric basses being used today, an effort was made to include notes for those instruments where applicable.In some instances, a choice of two notes instead of one is provided. These can be played in whatever octave the student prefers or has available on the instrument. Includesaccess to online audio.

CONTENTS

• How to Hold the Bass
• Tuning the Bass
• The Rudiments of Music
• Notes
• Types of Notes
• Rests
• The Time Signature
• Electric Bass Fingerboard Chart
• Notes on the G String
• Open G string exercise
• Whole Notes on the G String
• Half Notes on the G String
• Quarter Notes on the G String
• G String Exercise
• Playing the Notes
• Working the Fingers
• 1st-String Etude
• Etude No 2
• The Mixmaster
• Eighth Note Studies
• Notes on the D String
• Open D String Exercise
• Whole Notes on the D String
• Half Notes on the D String
• Quarter Notes on the D String
• D String Exercise
• Notes on D & G
• Study #1
• Study #2
• Steps
• E-B
• Inch Worm
• Indian Drum
• Three-Four Time and Dotted Half
• Notes Explanation
• 3/4 Song
• 3/4 Study
• Waltz
• The Merry Men
• March
• Frolic
• Notes on the A String
• Open A String Exercise
• Whole Notes on the A String
• Half Notes on the A String
• Quarter Notes on the A String
• Open G & D & A String Exercise
• Ascending
• Descending
• French Song
• Smoky Ridge
• Sweet Betsy from Pike
• Voyage
• Elsie's Waltz
• Buffalo Gals
• Waterfall
• Notes on the E String
• Open E String Exercise
• Whole Notes on the E String
• Half Notes on the E String
• Quarter Notes on the E String
• Open G D A & E String Exercise
• Native Drum
• Native Flute
• Bear Dance
• Dotted Quarter Notes
• Homeward Bound
• Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
• Scale Studies #1
• Scale Studies #2
• Scale Studies #3
• Scale Studies #4
• Scale Studies #5
• Scale Studies #6
• Scale Studies #7
• Scale Studies #8
• The Tie Explanation
• Kum-Ba-Ya
• Psalm 100
• Pick-Up Notes
• One Note Pick-up
• Two Note Pick-up
• Red River Valley
• When the Saints Go Marchin In
• Aura Lee
• Sunset
• Sparkling Stella
• Prelude
• Driving Bass
• Low Gear
• Running the Notes
• Westward Ho!
• Wilderness Trail
• German Waltz
• Chord Waltz
• Hymn
• Cockles and Mussels
• Prairie Song
• Mountain Flower
• Quest
• Village Waltz
• Daydreams
• Ozark Stream
• Melancholy
• Amazing Grace
• Chester
• Tenting Tonight
• Mountain Trail
• Tudor Dance
• Mohican Lament
• Dance of the Royal Court
• Waltz Across Time
• Everyday Country
• Low Down Blues
• C Boogie
• Blues to the Sixth
• Minor Blues
• Pop Bass
• Country Pop
• Latin Tinged
• Angry Eighths
• Twistin
• Zig Zag Exercise
• C Major Scale #1
• C Major Scale #2
• C Major Scale #3
• C Major Scale #4
• C Major Broken Thirds
• G Major Scale #1
• G Major Scale #2
• G Major Scale #3
• Open G & D String Exercise