Reading Contemporary Electric Bass Aly thas by RICH APPLEMAN ere pioiicaions. a Publications ee ~ollal ena Patti. Pabiishieg CorparetionTABLE OF CONTENTS Section | Pages Regular bass line rhythms. "Walking Boss”, “Two Feel” 425 Section II ‘Syncopated, more'octive bass lines ‘ond rhythms. Eighth-note feel. Top 40, Soft Rock, Country/Western, Radio ‘and TV Jingles 26-51 Section Itt Busier, more syncopated lines ‘and rhythms. Eighth and sixteenth note feel, Funk, Rock, Disco, Contemporary Musical Theatre 52.74 Section IV Vamps, Repetitive phrases using moderately active rhythms 75-79 Section V Reading exercises. Voried styles of bass lines and rhythms found in professional performing situations 80-111 © Copyright 1989 Berklee Press Publications [Al Rights ReservedFOREWORD Contemporary Electric Bass Rhythms mean many things to many people: fost repetitive funk vamps, long low sustained notes behind e singer, walking lines composed fon the spot that shape a framework for a jazz soloist, and many more The rhythms and bass lines in this book are representative of what I've been playing in many different areas of performonce — Theatre, Pop, Recording, Jazz, Dance, Funk, Fusion, Latin, Disco The Contemporary bassist must play, read, and compose in « variety of different styles. Some general rules to think about: * Don't get fooled by the apparent simplicity of basic foundation lines and chythms, It fakes good musicianship to play them right! * Develop a vocabulary af basic rhythms and styles and use it as a basis on which to constantly expond. Be as versatile and flexible as possible. * Be solid and supportive; Develop o good lime feel and good sound belore trying to be an out front leacetype player. Some hinis for practicing these exercises. * Always play slowly and perfectly when learning something new. * Play ot different tempos with different phrosing * “ry playing the lines and rhythms in all keys. Memorize the lines you especially like and expand upon them. * Chord symbols have been omitted fo make certain thatthe bookis used todevelop reading skills * Don't just ploy notes . .. moke music! Good buck Richard €. Appleman Choieman, Boss Deportment BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSICSECTION | Regular Bass Line Rhythms. 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