An encyclopedia of riffs, styles, and techniques. The incredible diversity of the bass guitar is revealed in this newly revised, all-inclusive style guide. Each chapter covers particular styles or families of styles, gradually introducing players to techniques that will allow them to get the most out of their instrument and easily increase their bass repertoire. More than 400 bass grooves are presented, spanning an excess of 100 styles that musicians...

This ultimate guide to caring for your guitar includes: how to strip down and clean your instrument * how to set the action * how regular maintenance can improve your guitar and your playing. Top repairman Charlie Chandler will show you how to carry out basic maintenance and repairs, all of which can be done yourself, without the need for professional assistance. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with over a hundred diagrams and photographs....

* Los acordes son la base del acompañamiento musical. Una vez los haya aprendido, usted podrá desarrollar su técnica con mucha más seguridad y rapidez. Interpretar una melodía o acompañar a un cantante le será muy fácil. * En esta guía usted encontrará todos los acordes y sus respectivos «giros» o combinaciones, representados en sencillas ilustraciones en las que podrá reconocer fácilmente las cuerdas de la guitarra y la posición...

This indispensable handbook helps players of all levels produce better, more creative, and more varied bass lines. Divided into two sections - Playing Your Bass and Knowing Your Bass - it covers everything from tuning, reading music, scales and chords, and advanced techniques to tips on buying and upgrading a budget bass and troubleshooting. Along with a list of suggested listening and a reference guide, this book provides an unrivaled digest of bass...

At long last, the ultimate chord reference book for left-handed guitarists is here! This amazing resource features photos and diagrams for over 2,600 chords specifically shown for the southpaw player. Includes: easy-to-see photos, easy-to-read chord grids, basic chord theory, basic fingering principles, open chords and barre chords, partial chords and broken-set forms, and more. Perfect for all playing styles and levels.

Scales for Guitar I presents exercises to help you easily learn the major and minor pentatonic and diatonic scales. Learning the scales on a guitar is of the utmost importance for your skills of improvisation and composition. Each of the four scales covered in this book are shown in five positions on the fretboard of the guitar. The goal is that you will know and immediately see all five positions as a single great pattern that covers all strings...

Grab a standard open E chord and move it five frets up the neck and you will get a beautiful sounding Aadd9 chord. Open moveable chords are seldom described despite the vast amount of guitar literature available. Although often used by various artists these chords and chord systems are well kept secrets to many aspiring guitarists. This book will help expand your chord vocabulary with a set of new and refreshing chords that will inspire you and spark...

So you want to learn how to play guitar? This could be easier than you think! Finding a good guitar course can be hard. It can be especially hard when you're trying to teach yourself on the internet. Do you ever feel like when you're watching guitar videos online, you understand the "how" but not the "why"? Do you ever feel like you're just being shown music and chords for the purpose of being shown music and chords without any rhyme or reason? This...