~~ ELECTRIC BASS A NEW method by DAN DEAN CONTENTS ] ABOUT THE AUTHOR 30 EIGHTH NOTES 2 THE ELECTRIC BASS ‘32 TUNES USING EIGHTH NOTES 3 PLAYING POSITION 32. Walkin" 4 TUNING TO THE RECORD 32. Sidewinder 5 TUNING BY YOURSELF 33. Heavy 6 RIGHT-HAND TECHNIQUE 34 INTRODUCTION TO FIFTH POSITION 7 USING THE FINGERS 35 NOTES ON THE FOURTH STRING 8 OPEN STRING EXERCISES 36 NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING 8 TABLATURE ‘37 NOTES ON THE THIRD and FOURTH STRINGS 1 MUSIC SYMBOLS 38 Some Jaz Tl TIME SIGNATURES 38 Baroque Song 12 OPEN STRING EXERCISES 39 NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING 14 THE MUSICAL ALPHABET 4O NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING 14 THE LEFT-HAND ‘41 NOTES ON THE SECOND and FIRST STRING 16 NOTES ON THE FOURTH STRING 42 TIES 18 NOTES ON THE THIRD STRING 43 TUNES ON ALL FOUR STRINGS 20 Movin’ 43 Syncho 21 Tracks 43 Dreaming 22 NOTES ON THE SECOND STRING 44 Dance With Me 24 TUNES ON STRINGS 2, 3 and 4 45 DOTTED QUARTER NOTES 24 Piece A Cake 46 Quadrangle 25 Go Easy 46 Why Not? 26 NOTES ON THE FIRST STRING 47 Oh, Yes! 28 TUNES ON STRINGS 1, 2, 3. and 4 28 Rock It 28 Country Man ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dan Dean has earned the reputation as an outstanding bassist, composer, educator, and roducer dnd is gaining wide deceptance os a recording artist in the US, Europe and Japan. Dan has performed or recorded with performers such as Howard Roberts, Emie Watts, BB. King, Peggy Lee, Donny Hathaway, Emestine Anderson and many others. His debut album, WHISTLING MIDGETS (Inner City Records IC 1126/TIC 126) with mallet player, Tom Collier, has recently been released. Dan is on the Associate Faculties of Western Washington Univ. Shoreline College, and Olympic College. He has appeared as soloist with many of the symphonies on the west coast, per- fomning both original symphonic works for electric bass & orchestra and transcriptions of classical works by such composers as Vivaldi, Bach and Respighi. Dan Dean is currently an artist for the Toucan Bass, Gibson Guitars and Dean Markley strings. [Dist LEONARD (© 1962 HAL LEONARO PUBLSHING CORPORATION bbematonal Copjight Secured Al Aghis RoservedTHE ELECTRIC BASS Head Front (also Neck or Bass) pickup Back (also Bridge or Treble) pickup Tone and Volume Controls Output JackPLAYING POSITION - SEATED * Bass rests on the right leg. * The bass should be balanced fairly well in the seated position. This means that the bass is held in place by the right leg and the upper right forearm. * The left hand is not used to support the bass, only to play it * Both feet should be flat on the floor. * The left arm should form an L. The upper arm should be close to the body, pointing straight up and down. The forearm should be at 90 degrees to the upper arm. * The neck of the bass should be held slightly away from the body. * The neck of the bass should be pointed up slightly. STANDING: ‘* The selection of the strap is crucial. A strap must be made of leather with one rough side (suede), This will support the bass and keep it well bal- anced. ‘* Adjust the strap to hold the bass in approximately the same position you would use while seated (Avoid locating the bass at your knees or at your chest) * The head of the bass should be about even with your shoulder. Avoid tiling the neck too far up- ward * TIP: To save wear and tear on your cables, run the cable under the strap at the end of the bass.