A comprehensive source for learning the theory and geometry of the bass fingerboard by one of today's leading players and instructors. Audio features Gary Willis demonstrating 99 examples and exercises.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Showed me the way,
This review is from: Fingerboard Harmony for Bass (Paperback)
This book efficiently combines fingerings with music. (While most books rely on technique which is useless).
Unfortunatly, most guitarists and bassists focus on scales and arpeggios only without making music only to show off their skill. But that ain't skill, force without emotion is only mass. I improved my harmonical awareness with this book which greatly improves my overall musicianship (not only my bass playing). Already ordered ear training, gary, your the teacher of my dreams.
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This review is from: Fingerboard Harmony for Bass (Paperback)
It seems to me that this book was written for jazz walking bass only. It is also not very helpful because there are hardly any exercises to practice the theory being presented. It is easy to say things like: "Use passing tones between chord tones", or :"Try to stay away from always playing the root on beat one". A short 2 bar example following is not of much help either.
The other problem I had with this course was the author attempting to make the student "see all the chord tones of each chord throughout the entire fingerboard". Again this may be possible with correct exercises, otherwise only experts with many years of playing exprience would be capable of that. I was learning from "Walking Bass Lines" by Ed Friedland at the time and I must admit that this is a much better manual and explains the same material followed by simple and developmental exercises. You will get so much more out of this book than FBH. All in all this manual is for pros that most likely already know all the material. (refresher course maybe?) But if you are learning bass you won't get very far before you dump this into your closet.
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Very good book for the intermediate bassist looking to broaden their bass playing skills from 3 chord rock. I have been playing for two years. Helps you understand fundamentals and may even help you with your creative side if you want to try your hand at writing, or, come up with counter melodies and steal some thunder back from your guitarist.
Worth the cost new.
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To begin with, let's make sure we understand a few general music terms. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second finger position, fret area, sharp eleven, times ploy, five frets, chord tones, major seventh chord, minor seventh chord, key center, weak beat New!
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To begin with, let's make sure we understand a few general music terms. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second finger position, fret area, sharp eleven, times ploy, five frets, chord tones, major seventh chord, minor seventh chord, key center, weak beat New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- 101 Bass Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use by Gary Willis in Back Matter
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