eS3an'ld 10 ASNOH SASUNOS) SSva Ole Ce): re te Cele) telek§ om nr COURSE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START PLAYING BASS GUITAR Qg 9g 9 9g INCLUDES: Cues 9 Pelee eee td Rae Backing Tracks & Playing erred Peet) @ for Online Lesson Support Dee ey |Presents BASS COURSE BOOK Written & Method By: John McCarthy Adapted By: Jimmy Rutkowski ‘Supervising Editor: Joe Palombo Music Transcribing & Engraving: Jimmy Rutkowski Production Manager: Joe Palombo Layout, Graphics & Design: Jimmy Rutkowski Photography: Jimmy Rutkowski, Rodney Dabney Copy Editors: Cathy McCarthy Cover Art Direction & Design: Jimmy Rutkowski HL102636 ISBN: 978-1-4768-1387-5 Produced by The Rock House Method® © 2012 Fred Russell Publishing, LLC All Rights ReservedTable of Contents Introduction .. How to Use the Lesson Support Site . loon Key csoscnersccuemareormmescan’ Chapter 4 Parts of the Bass d 6 Holding the Bass .......s.00 cement Names of the Open Strings & Tuning 9 Finger Numbers 9 Reading Tablature .......csecsseecsesseeenneee 10 Mating 210 Alternating ..... ce ce Using a Metronome ........ auuaromsacs 11 Types of Notes, 12 Your First Bass Line 13 Counting Along with 2 Beat 14 Body Clock 14 Rhythm - Playing withthe Drums oscso.48 Bass Line #2: Gear Shifter o.oo 18 Blues Progression .......sesscessssessnsesseese 16 Shuffle Feel 7 Blues Shuffle Progression 7 Attaching Your Strap co 1B Bass Line #3: Hit it Hard 18 Chapter 2 Finger Flexing vvesniansarenrsaceecporysce EG Eighth Notes 20 Rests ... . 24 Rhythm - Playing Eighth Notes 21 Open String Bass Progression 22 Riff Challenge 22 The Chromatic Scale ......-seeccseeee 23 Notes in the First Position ......ccsssseeessese 24 sths 25 Applying 5ths: Rock Climbing 25 Single Note Riff: The Mission ..........10..00-26 How to Read a Scale Diagram 26 2 Minor Pentatonic Scale: First Position Key of “A” 27 Chapter 3 Minor Pentatonic Single Note Pattern .....28 Complete Song Progression: Clockwork .. 5s 21:29 Minor Pentatonic Scale: Positions 2 & 3 . 29 Minor Pentatonic Single Note Pattern’ Positions 2.& 3 3t Blues Riff Rhythm 32 Bass Power Chords esmmmunesenttl Applying Power Chords: Double Trouble . - 34 THDICRS sosesscesssseeensssseennnssseneennsseenns 4 Triplet Pattern ....... cen SS Staccato Groove reensneseanr Chapter 4 The Major Scale: Key of 38 Major Triads 39 Major Triad Progression: Cherry Sky ......40 Minor Triads 41 Minor Triad Progression: Unbreakable ....42 Major & Minor Triads: ASpell ON MO ssessssssecersssseeesssesersnene AD Octaves, 44 Octave Rock Progression cose AB Applying Octaves: The Chase .........-0045 Minor Pentatonic Scale: Positions 4&5 - 46 Minor Pentatonic POSIIONS 4 & 5 sssseecssssseessnnsseeerenee AB Finger Flexing #2 48 Using a Pick 49 Muted Picking ......-sccsseeccnssee 49