Jazz Vocabulary for Electric Bass: ii-V-I is the first definitive book of its kind: explaining, exploring, and creating jazz harmony and improvisation from the perspective of a world-renowned bassist. The book begins at the heart of basic vocabulary in the jazz idiom, building a concrete foundation of confidence in "making the changes," before guiding through every step of the process to more fresh and complex interpretations of the altered scale, unexpected tonal centers, and innovative chord structure. This book will strengthen your technique, refine and train your ear, and make informed and creative jazz vocabulary attainable in your playing. Get better at jazz-for real this time.

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Bass basics, major scales and modes, harmonic and melodic minor scales and modes, arpeggio patterns and symmetric scales (whole tone and diminished). Serious Electric Bass is a definitive, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for electric bassists of all levels.

This book teaches everything you need to know to create great bass lines. An easy-to-use, step-by-step approach to basic theory is given as a foundation, and then the essential styles-and many styles within each style-are explored from the bass point of view. Learn how the bass fits into the group, the important bass techniques for each style and even what tempos to expect. Bass players, arrangers and composers alike will love the hundreds of tips and sample bass lines. A CD demonstrating all the examples and for playing along is available.