Alfred's Basic Bass Method, Book 1
The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play
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SKU: AP.28369
Book 1. The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play. Bass Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Alfred's Basic Bass Guitar Library. Instructional, Method and Play Along. Book and Digital Download. With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, fingerings, illustrations, instructional photos and instructional text. 64 pages. Alfred Music #00-28369. Published by Alfred Music (AP.28369).ISBN 9780739048863. UPC: 038081309224. 9x12 inches. English.
Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Alfred's Basic Bass Method is the newest addition to the Alfred's Basic family of methods, featuring clear, well-paced instruction covering popular styles like rock, blues, country, and jazz. Lots of photos and diagrams make learning easy, and the DVD includes iPod-compatible video that is perfect for the visual learner. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Bass Method-the first and best choice for today's beginning guitar students. Book 1 features all the necessities including how to hold your bass, tuning your bass, right-hand and left-hand technique, basics of reading music, notes on all four strings, scales, licks, and songs, how to read TAB, playing slides and accents, and photos and diagrams.
Song List (130)
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- Parts of the Bass
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- Parts of the Amp
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- How to Hold Your Bass
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- The Right Hand
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- The Left Hand
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- Tuning Your Bass
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- The Basics of Reading Music
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- Counting Time
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- Notes on the First String G
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- Playing Quarter Notes
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- Playing Half Notes
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- Playing Dotted Half Notes
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- Playing Whole Notes
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- Four Rhythms in 4/4
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- Four Rhythms in 3/4
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- Mixin' It Up in Four
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- Mixin' It Up in Three
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- Notes on the Second String D
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- Playing D, E, and F
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- Once Again
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- Extra Credit in Three
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- Skipping Down & Up
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- Combining Notes on the G & D Strings
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- Two-String Warm-Up
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- D Minor Blues
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- Notes on the Third String A
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- Up-Stems & Down Stems
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- A Few New Notes
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- Lookin' Up
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- The A Natural Minor Scale
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- Rockin' a la Mode
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- A Minor Lite
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- Sharps
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- Naturals
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- Notes on the Fourth Fret
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- Fourth Finger Frenzy
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- Little Finger Challenge
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- Notes on the Fourth String E
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- E-String Strut
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- Note-Finding Review
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- Swing Bass Line
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- Slithering Up
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- Octaves
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- All the Octaves You Know So Far
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- Octave Jumps
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- Octabass 12
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- Octave Boogie Lick
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- MetalOctavus
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- Flats
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- Jammin' with Sharps, Naturals, and Flats
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- Flats and Naturals
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- Flats, Sharps, and Naturals
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- Bluesy Lick
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- The Key of F Major
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- The F Major Scale
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- Key Signatures
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- The Extended F Major Scale
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- Rockin' in F
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- Funky Bass
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- Waltz in F
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- Rock Ballad in F
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- The Key of B flat Major
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- The B flat Major Scale
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- Jazz Blues in B flat
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- B flat Bass Line
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- Hold On
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- The Chromatic Scale
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- Chromatic Rock
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- Bumble Bass
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- Eighth Notes
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- Eighth Notes on an Open String
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- Eighth Notes on Three Open Strings
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- Eighth Notes with Fingered Notes
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- Quick Time
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- Early Rock with Eighths
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- Eightude
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- Rests
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- No Time to Rest
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- Quiet Time
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- Warm-ups in the Keys of F & B flat
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- Licks in the Keys of F & b flat
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- Second Position
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- The Key of G Major
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- The G Major Scale
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- Good King Wenceslas
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- Blues in G
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- Reading TAB
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- Third Position
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- The Key of C Major
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- The C Major Scale
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- Warm-up in C
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- Bass Line for a Rocker
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- The Slide
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- Accented Notes
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- Ties & Syncopation
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- Syncopation in the Keys of C, G, F, & B flat
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- The Dotted Quarter Note
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- Preparatory Drill
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- Rock Bass Line in G
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- Rock Bass Line in F
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- Combining Dotted Quarter Notes, Accents, & Slides
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- Rock Licks with Syncopation
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- High C sharp (or D flat) & D
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- The Key of D Major
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- The D Major Scale
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- Joy to the World
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- The D Scale in Repeated Notes
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- Rock Licks in the Keys of G, C, & D
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- Heavy Metal Licks in G, C, & D
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- Sixteenth Notes & the Dotted 8th and 16th Note Rhythm
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- Shuffle Nos. 1 & 2
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- Shuffle Rhythm Bass Lines
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- Blues in C
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- Jazzy Bass Line in D
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- Rockin' Line in F
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- Cashin' In
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- The Key of A Major
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- The A Major Scale
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- Incomplete Measures
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- Bass Line for a Country Song
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- Licks in the Key of A
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- The Key of E Major
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- The E Major Scale
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- E Major Warm-up in 4/4
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- E Major Warm-up in 3/4
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- High D sharp (or E flat) & E
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- The Two-Octave E Major Scale
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- Licks in the Key of E
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- Bass Fingerboard Chart
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- Certificate of Promotion