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Hal Leonard Bass Method Book 1 –
2nd Edition Book/CD Pack- $9.99

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Book 1 teaches: tuning, playing position; musical symbols; notes within the first five frets; common bass lines, patterns and rhythms; rhythms through eighth notes; playing tips and techniques; more than 100 great songs, riffs and examples; and more! The CD includes 44 full-band tracks for demonstration or play-along.

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Hal Leonard Bass Method Book 2 –
2nd Edition -$ 5.95
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The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Book 2 teaches the box shape, moveable boxes, notes in fifth position, major and minor scales, the classic blues line, the shuffle rhythm, tablature, and more!

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Hal Leonard Bass Method Book 3 -
2nd Edition - $5.95
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(Bass Method). The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. It is based on years of teaching bass students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Book 3 teaches more great songs, riffs, and examples, sixteenth notes, playing off chord symbols, slap and pop, hammer ons and pull offs, playing different styles and grooves, and more.

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Easy Pop Bass Lines - Book/CD - $14.95
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Play your favorite hits from The Beatles, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton and more with this songbook that correlates with Book 1 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method! The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with simple one- and two-string bass lines and ending with songs that contain many notes, including all four strings. Gives beginning bass students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: All the Small Things • Come as You Are • Crossfire • Friends in Low Places • Great Balls of Fire • Imagine • Lady Madonna • My Girl • Peggy Sue • Smoke on the Water • Surfin' U.S.A. • Takin' Care of Business • Walk of Life • Wild Thing • Wonderful Tonight • and more! The CD includes demos and backing tracks so that you can play along with the band!

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More Easy Pop Bass Lines - Book/CD - $14.95
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This songbook correlates with Book 2 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method, giving beginning students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: Bad, Bad Leroy Brown • Crazy Train • I Heard It Through the Grapevine • Jamming • Jet Airliner • Message in a Bottle • My Generation • No Excuses • Paranoid • Pride and Joy • Ramblin' Man • Summer of '69 • and more.

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Even More Easy Pop Bass Lines - Book/CD- $14.95
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This songbook correlates with Book 3 of the Hal Leonard Bass Method, giving beginning students great pop & rock songs to play while they are still learning! Includes 20 favorites: ABC • Another One Bites the Dust • Badge • Brick House • Cheap Sunglasses • Come Together • Higher Ground • Into the Great Wide Open • Iron Man • The Joker • Radar Love • Sweet Emotion • Under Pressure • more. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, beginning with sixteenth-note rhythms and ending with slap and pop technique.

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The Ultimate Beginner Series-
Bass Basics with CD $9.95
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This book & CD package is designed to help aspiring musicians take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music, and is packed full of tips, lessons, and practical knowledge. Contents include bass basics, picking techniques, common bass lines, playing with a drummer, slap/pop techniques, and reading music notation and tablature.


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Rock Bass (Bass Builders Series) - $17.95
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(Bass Instruction). Learn essential rock grooves and bass lines in the style of Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Sting, Billy Sheehan, Flea and many other bass greats from the 1950s through the 90s. In this historical overview of bass playing, Jon covers shuffle, straight eighth, the "bounce" feel, the Motown sound, funk, hard rock, heavy metal, techno pop, alternative, grunge and much more. The CD includes 99 full-demo tracks and 131 music examples.

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Hal Leonard Best Bass Rock Hits -
Bass Recorded Version - $12.95
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Includes Tab and Standard Notation.
10 bass favorites, including: The Sunshine of Your Love • Money • Come Together • Roxanne • and more.
Badge
Come Together
Cross Road Blues (Crossroads)
Day Tripper
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
I Saw Her Standing There
Money
Roxanne
Sunshine Of Your Love
When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around


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FastTrack Bass Method - Book 1 - $7.95
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(Fast Track Music Instruction). Everything you need to know about playing the bass, including music notation, tablature, riffs, licks, and scales, syncopation, and rock and blues styles. Method Book 1 includes 75 songs and examples.

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FastTrack Bass Songbook 1 - Level 1- $12.95
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(Fast Track Music Instruction). The FastTrack songbooks were designed to supplement the FastTrack method books, but also can be used independently. They feature 8 copyrighted songs by artists including The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Van Halen. Perfect for Weekend Warrior or beginning band type atmospheres.

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Music Reading for Bass -
The Complete Guide - $10.95
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(Musicians Institute Press). A comprehensive source for sight-reading fundamentals, including notes, rhythms, keys, positions, and scale forms. Also teaches reading from chord symbols, following charts, creating walking bass lines, slides, ghost notes, and other techniques.

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Grooves for Electric Bass: Essential Patterns and Bass Lines- $ 14.95
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(Musicians Institute Press). Grooving the marriage of the rhythmic feel to the harmony should be an integral part of a bassist's practice routine, and author David Keif provides a variety of grooves that will help develop any player's skills. This book provides essential patterns and bass lines for rock, pop, blues, funk, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and other styles. The CD includes 36 tracks for demonstration and play-along.

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Classic Rock Bass- $ 19.95
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An in-depth exploration of 15 of the most memorable moments in rock bass. This book/CD pack features lessons and artist bios, as well as riff transcriptions and demonstrations on the CD. Songs include: American Woman • Another One Bites the Dust • Badge • Barracuda • Come Together • Detroit Rock City • Hey Joe • Juke Box Hero • Miss You • Money • My Generation • Radar Love • Sweet Emotion • Synchronicity II • You Shook Me.

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Blues Bass - The Complete Method - $18.95
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The best single source for learning to play the blues for bass! Styles covered include: Delta blues, Texas blues, New Orleans blues, West Coast blues, Chicago blues, boogie woogie blues, jazz blues, and more. Also covers 12-bar blues, 8-bar blues, 24-bar blues, minor blues, tags & turnarounds, 12/8 feel, swing, shuffle, jazz, pop, slow blues, funk blues and R&B. The CD includes 74 full-band tracks.

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