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    The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2
    The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2
    The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2
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    The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2

    By Stephen Utting

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    This book is the second in a series of six books that I believe will take you, the reader, on a journey to becoming a completely passionate bassist. Building on the foundation of good technique you begin to explore Scales, Arpeggios and Rhythm. Next you learn to combine them to make music. The audio tracks enable you test what you have learnt and create your own bass tracks within the knowledge you have already learnt. You are beginning to be creative and even though there is a long way to go you can start. When I first started playing bass in bands all I knew was one scale shape and how to move it around the fret board to make every scale. The best way to be a bassist is to take every little thing you learn and use it. The thing with bass is that it is primarily a support instrument so you don’t have to know everything to be able to play in a band. This book will give you a very good grounding in one key. Book 3 will expand that to all the keys played in music. Enjoy the next step on the journey and use what you learn.
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStephen Utting
    Release dateJun 14, 2013
    ISBN9781301113088
    The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2
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    Stephen Utting

    Hello. I am writing a series of books on learning guitar and bass. The first couple of books will be online soon here at smashwords. All books will come with audio tracks to enhance the learning experience. I have been teaching for 30 years and have been a musician for 40 years. My books are the result of refining the years of teaching. If you want to learn have a look. All the books will be $2.99 and will give the equivalent of 6 -10 private leassons. Please keep an eye out for these books and let me know what you think. All the best Stephen Utting.

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      The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2 - Stephen Utting

      Music4thepassionate presents

      The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2

      By Stephen Utting

      Published by Stephen Utting at Smashwords.com

      Copyright 2013 Stephen Utting

      Discover my other titles at Smashwords.com

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 4 - Bringing it all together

      * Finger Stretching

      * Finding the Strings

      * Both Hands Together

      * Scales

      * Arpeggios

      * Chord Progressions

      * Fret-board - 2

      * Creativity - 3

      * Organised Practice - 3

      Chapter 5 – Rhythm Basics

      * Rhythm Patterns

      * Adding Rhythm and Scales Together

      * Associated Rhythms

      * Playing Music

      * Fret-board - 3

      * Creativity - 4

      * Organised Practice - 4

      Chapter 6 – Scales and how to use them

      * Holding all Fingers Down

      * How to Play Bass to a Chord Progression

      * C Major Scale Shape 1

      * C Major Scale Shape 2

      * Combining Shape 1 and Shape 2

      * Adding Rhythm

      * Creativity - 5

      * Organised Practice - 5

      Chapter 4 - Bringing it all together

      Finger Stretching

      Diagram - The starting position for exercise.

      Follow the steps below:-

      Start the exercise with your fingers in the shape shown below so that finger 4 is on fret 12.

       Then, without moving the other fingers, pull finger 1 back one fret, then finger 2 back one fret, then finger 3 and then finger 4.

       Repeat this until finger 1 has reached fret 1.

      Hot Tip

      This exercise is very good for stretching the fingers apart.

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      Finding the Strings

      Right Hand Plucking Technique

      These exercises are used to give you more control over your right hand.

      Each exercise should be perfected while watching the hand movement and then perfected while looking away from the strings.

      Hot Tip

      The idea of this is that while playing you can only look at one hand at a

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