Bass Guitar Beginners Jumpstart teaches you music fundamentals and bass skills to get you started the right way.
Learn to play guitar, FAST! Even if you've never made music before, you'll gain confidence as you hear your first notes, walk your first bass lines and complete your first songs. And, you'll be learning the Seeing Music method that lets you learn music easily using visual cues.
Student tested and proven learning method.
Any time or age is a great time to begin bass guitar. This method has been tested with child and adult learners and has proven to work. It's like having a guitar teacher with 30 years of experience sitting right there with you!
Learn to play with either a pick or fingerstyle.
Lots of photos to walk you through learning both fingerstyle bass and playing with a pick.
Step-by-step instructions for learning success. Great for kids and adults!
Even if you've tried to play bass before and failed, Bass Guitar Beginners Jumpstart will walk you step-by-step from your first notes to your first bass lines and your first songs. And, along the way you'll be learning the valuable foundation of music and music terms that will accelerate your learning long after you've finished the book.
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Learn the fundamentals of music: note names, rhythms, scales, bass lines and basic songs.
In Bass Guitar Beginners Jumpstart, you will learn:
Note Names Through the First 5 Frets
Time Signatures
Note Values (eighth, quarter, half)
Major and Minor Scales
Pentatonic Scales and Bass Lines
C Major and G Major Scales
Fingerstyle and Pick Techniques
Country, Blues, and Rock and Roll Songs
How to Create Your Own Bass Lines
Complete Chapter Listing:
Selecting Your First Bass
Bass Guitar Care and Maintenance
Day 1 - Proper Playing Position
Fretboard Diagrams
Day 2 - Playing Single Notes
Day 3 - The Major Scale
Know Your Fretboard (Part I)
Day 4 - C and G Major
Day 5 - A and E Major
Know Your Bass (A guitar anatomy lesson)
Day 6 - Right Hand Rhythms
Know Your Fretboard (Part II)
Day 7 - The D Major Scale
Day 8 - Minor Scales
Day 9 - Play Your First Songs
Day 10 - Creating New Bass Lines
Milestones in Music (chapter review)
Chord and Note Reference
Blank (fretboard) Diagrams and Staff Paper