How To Play Bass - Learning From James Jamerson Vol 4

Build Your Bass IQ - 16th Note Rhythmic Concepts (Part 2)Volume 4 of Learning From James Jamerson looks under the hood to understand how Jamerson created Stage 3 16th note bass lines (e.g. Bernadette, For Once In My Life, Darling Dear and so on).Here’s just some of what you’ll learn in Volume 4:Jamerson’s advanced useof layering (Section 7).How to use implied chord substitution on static chord environments to create dynamic movement in a bass line (Section 6).A deep dive into the unique 16th note rhythmic concept that Jamerson introduced to electric bass in songs like Darling Dear, Bernadette and a thousand others. (Section 2).Bass Line Modeling - how to take a Jamerson bass line for one chord progression and adapt it for a different chord progression. (Section 9).Jamerson‘s favourite indirect resolution - so easy to use, barely anyone else uses it (Section 3).The 5 different ways Jamerson used open strings in his lines...2 of them are common, 3 of them aren’t. (Section 10).How to play a dynamic line on a slash chord (Section 11).Building A Rhythmic Vocabulary (Section 9.)Advacned 16th note devices (that you can play at an 8th note or even quarter note level (Sections 2,4, 5 and 11).Although Volume 4 closes out the series with analysis of what Jamerson was doing in his ‘virtuoso’ period - a lot of the ideas can be adapted for simpler, 8th note lines tooBonus - Online Version Of The BookThere’s an ‘online version’ of the book which contains the following items:The majority of examples filmed at two tempo levels and presented with picture in picture technology.MP3 practice tracks to download and use for your own practiceBonus Lessons - including detailed lessons (60 pages plus in PDF) on how to practice using indirect resolutions at a 16th note rhythmic levelKey Point: although Jamerson's advanced ideas were used at a 16th note level that required a virtuoso level of technique to execute...the majoirty of these ideas and devices can be used at an 8th note level and so are accessible to 'normal' bass players!Get Volume 4 now to start learning some of these advanced ideas..NOTE: to be added to the free, online version of this Volume, simply email a copy of your Amazon invoice or Amazon order to paul(at)how-to-play-bass.com and I'll add you to the online version and email you log in details. Please note: Amazon marketplace orders or orders from second hand book sellers do not qualify for the bonus, online version. Read more