Identify the notes, scales, and chords used in funk bass lines. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned bass player, this workshop will help you learn many of the bass lines and styles found in your favourite funk tunes, and inspire you to experiment with your own creations. Bass guitar chord chart for beginners bass books and music. Apr 20, 2012 jaco pastorius big band bass guitar the chicken fingerstyle funk i talked about jaco pastroius with the word of mouth big band in the latest issue of first bass and beyond this is a clip from the toob of that big band playing at a jazz festival in japan in 1982.
Jazz bass guitar lessons for beginners on apple books. In example one we see a simple hook based pattern around the octaves of g and a. Jaco pastorius big band bass guitar the chicken fingerstyle funk i talked about jaco pastroius with the word of mouth big band in the latest issue of first bass and beyond this is a clip from the toob of that big band playing at a jazz festival in japan in 1982. Paul westwoods bass bible has a funk section that touches on jamerson mowtown, staxx, james brown, larry graham, chuck rainey and others. Use fingerstyle funk technique, including hand position, tips for muting, and getting a good. Berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines instructional book. Along with learning the basics, this book teaches fingerstyle guitar players to play twostring harmonies, accompaniment styles and. It took 5 teachers about a hundred books and years of frustration and money to get started playing the bass. Fingerstyle funk bass lines learn the art of creating a solid fingerstyle funk bass groove. Anthony vitti is an associate professor of bass at the berklee college of music where he. Jaco pastorius fingerstyle funk lines bass practice diary 2nd july 2019.
Hal leonard holy is the lord bass edition worship band playalong series. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned bass player, this workshop will help you learn many of the bass lines and styles found in your favourite funk tunes, and. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bass fingerstyle funk grooves made easy. Fingerstyle guitar boogie woogie lesson in the style of blind boy fuller. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form.
Take your bass playing to the next level with fingerstyle funk bass lines. Open quick view dialog for berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines berklee guide series softcover with cd written by joe santerre incheckoutpromo. This week ive been practicing playing jaco style fingerstyle funk lines by using a book of his transcriptions called the essential jaco pastorius. In 1995, there were very few offerings in the bass book world. In this lesson, we will go over the basics of finger style funk bass playing so that you can get a kick start in this fun and exciting genre. Fingerstyle guitar boogie woogie lesson fundamental. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted bass lesson books that are.
This is a list of the best guitar books currently available. This masterwork contains vocal, guitar, bass and drum parts for 52 songs from four albums in its 1040 pages. Igor presnyakovs fingerstyle guitar anthology music. The two books you mention are probably it for transciptions without tab. Jaco fingerstyle funk lines bass practice diary youtube. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Funk guitar and bass 2007 backbeat books publisher the caged system for guitar 2009 hal leonard publisher improvising and variations for fingerstyle blues guitar selfpublished articles. The art of fingerstyle guitar by mark humphrey art, the oxford american dictionary informs us, is the production of something beautiful, skill or ability in such work. Hi, my name is danny merriman, ive developed a simplified formula which uses step by step tutorials, which provides an exciting and engaging way to learn how to play funk on the bass guitar. Weve included the best guitar books on beginning guitar, music theory, jazz guitar, sight. I dont own any exclusively funk bass books, except sitsom, which is awsome, but only about jamerson.
In this lesson we take a look at how to play an easy boogie woogie on the guitar by playing a typical walking bass with the thumb and offbeatchords with the index finger. Fingerstyle funk bass lines di santerre, joe su abebooks. Slide guitar 2005 backbeat books publisher fretmaster. Heres an example in case youre not familiar with the studybass approach. Vitti and jim stinnett has a lot of reading material. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted bass lesson books that are a cut above the rest. For latin check out sher publisihing lots of good fake books and latin bass style books. If youre working through the lessons, you should definitely pick up a few of these so you can practice some of the songs and get the most out of the lessons. Visit talkingbass for all lesson material tabstracks. Octaves provide a solid foundation for creating memorable hooks that sound fuller than their single note counterparts. I particularly wanted to study the way he improvises funky fingerstyle bass lines. Fingerstyle funk will completely overhaul your thinking of what can be played with ten fingers and six strings. As with the previous lesson, im making use of open strings to achieve some fast note doubling this time, a and d.
Apr 01, 2008 take your bass playing to the next level with fingerstyle funk bass lines. Best guitar books for beginners to advanced players. Berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines berklee guide. In this lesson, well explore some fingerstyle soulfunk with a nice groove in a. The album covers a range of styles, from traditional 12 bar blues to bluesfunk. Open quick view dialog for berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines berklee guide series softcover with cd written by joe santerre. This lesson is in the style of step it up and go by blind boy fuller, but off course it can be applied to a countless number of other blues.
Use fingerstyle funk technique, including hand position, tips for muting, and getting a good fingerstyle funk sound. Dark horse band danny started playing bass in 1986 inspired by bass legends jack bruce, mark king, larry graham, louis johnson and paul mccartney he is now well known in. Bass fingerstyle funk grooves made easy sheet music plus. A guide to the techniques and philosophies of funk bass. It uses real funk songs to teach you the basics of grooving and soloing funk bass in the style of flea, victor wooten, marcus miller, rocco prestia, and many others. Red hot chili peppers bass playalong volume 42 series. Play sixtynine solid funk riffs, set in both traditional notation and tablature. Free bass guitar tutorial the funk bass formula udemy. Fingerstyle funk bass lines by softcover audio online sheet. Jun 22, 2019 this is a list of the best guitar books currently available.
The funk bass method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. It features books covering a range of styles and subjects, written both for beginners and for more experienced players. Danny merriman bass guitarvocals fuses together a unique mixture of rock blues and funk in a way that separates him from mr. Bass fingerstyle funk grooves made easy ebook written by chris matheos. With your faithful fingerstyle guru at your side, jamsire ernoir aka ernie jackson, will teach you how to create insane grooves, layer chords over the groove, and play a melody over the top and then play it all at the same time. Music book learn the art of creating a solid fingerstyle funk bass groove, with 69 radio riffs, develop your own funk lines, learn the notes, scales and chords needed for funk bass lines, by joe santerre, including cd. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed. It is a great intro for anybody getting started on funk or bass in general. Bass fingerstyle funk grooves made easy by chris matheos. Shop and buy bass fingerstyle funk grooves made easy sheet music. Learn the art of creating a solid fingerstyle funk bass groove. Throughout the studybass lessons, i reference songs that are transcribed in these books. Many of these books are considered to be classics in their field.
Mel bay this book is complete in the sense that there is something for everyone. Now you can emulate youtube phenom presnyakovs unique playing and arrangements with his official tab collection featuring 18 songs. Beat it dust in the wind every breath you take hes a pirate hello nothing else matters smells like teen spirit. Berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines thomann united. Fingerstyle funk bass lines by joe santerre, 9780876390764, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Im playing a sandberg california tt marlowedk signature bass through a. A good website for looking for books is he has good desciptions of books and sample pages. Whenever you have a single note groove, try adding an octave on top of each note. The album covers a range of styles, from traditional 12 bar blues to blues funk. It has great beginner material and moves onto full original songs shows the key for every measure. So this funk bass groove is build mostly from the notes of an a7 chord, as well as some notes from an a minor pentatonic scale. See the folk instruments section for publications for banjo, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele and other folk instruments. And after you are done with each chapter they give you a full page to write your own fingerstyle funk lines. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned bass player, this workshop will help you learn many of the bass lines and styles found in your favorite funk.
Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned bass player this workshop will help you learn many of the bass lines and styles found in your favourite funk tunes andinspi. Play funk guitar lesson seven fundamental changes music. Averagejoe bass player and puts him in league with the elite few. Save time and money and reduce your carbon footprint. Blues funk backing tracks for bass guitar features twelve exciting blues funk jam tracks. The book moves on to cover blues progressions with substitution, created by the. Fingerstyle funk bass lines by softcover audio online. Unlike other forms of art, which we experience as artifacts quite detached from their creators, musical performance gives us the. This progression, as defined in its primordial form of the country blues, crystallized in the classic blues period and was used also in urban blues and subsequent evolutions of rhythm n blues, funk, and blues rock.
Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned bass player, this workshop will help you learn many of the bass lines and styles found in your favorite funk tunes, and inspire you to experiment with your own creations. Jaco pastorius fingerstyle funk lines bass practice diary 2nd july 2019 this week ive been practicing playing jaco style fingerstyle funk lines by using a book of his transcriptions called. Aug 09, 20 in this lesson, well explore some fingerstyle soulfunk with a nice groove in a. Fingerstyle guitar boogie woogie lesson fundamental changes. Great and cool funk lesson jerry carlos carrillo 8th april. So to start, heres the bass tablature for this riffand then ill break things down a little. Fingerstyle funk bass playing can be found in many styles of modern music. Fingerstyle funk paperback common by author joe santerre on. Unlike other forms of art, which we experience as artifacts quite detached from their creators, musical performance gives us. Follow along with the video and this transcription pdf.