Thoughts on the improviso rs bass me thod discussion in general instruction bg started by lojoe, sep 10, 2003. The improvisors bass method by chuck sher this one has written and recorded examples by the exquisite marc johnson. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Shop and buy the improvisors bass method sheet music. The book works with electric or acoustic bass and covers. Letter from evans, vol 1, no 6 free download as pdf file. This book is aimed at both upright bass and bass guitar players and explains a lot of music theory in plain language and from a bass players perspective.
My instructor is in the habit of writing out his lessons free hand with a mix of notation, comments, and specific instructions. Endorsed by eddie gomez, rufus reid and others, this is a complete method book for electric or upright bass. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Eddie gomez, ron carter, david friesen, charles mingus, james jamerson, ray brown, paul jackson, scott lafaro, marcus miller, george mraz, jaco pastorius, paul chambers, alphonso johnson, jimmy garrison, and more. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Foundation exercises for bass by chuck sher bass players bible dont leave home without it. Sher music the most comprehensive bass method book ever published. You can move on to tuning forks, harmonic tuning, and variable instrument tuning later. Starting with scales, chuck sher guides the reader through chord theory, rhythm studies, soloing, and techniques for pulling apart other peoples music. It is filled with charts of how all the scales and chords lie on the fingerboard, hundreds of foundation exercises to help bassists gain mastery of their instrument, ideas for constructing bass lines, soloing and more. Eddie gomez ron carter david friesen charles mingus james jamerson ray brown paul jackson scott. Make sure you get a bass amp and not a guitar amp 6 some way to tune your bass. The jazz plano book is chucks sccond textbook contribution, the first boing the improvisors bass method written by chuck himself.
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