R&B Bass - A Guide to the Essential Styles and Techniques Book/Online Audio

by Glenn Letsch

(Bass Method). The Hal Leonard R&B Bass Method is your complete guide to learning the styles and techniques of rhythm and blues bass. This book and Online Audio pack uses actual classic R&B, Motown, soul, and funk songs to teach you how to groove in the style of James Jamerson, Bootsy Collins, George Porter, Jr., Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bob Babbitt, and many others. The 19 songs include: Cool Jerk * For Once in My Life * Good Times * Knock on Wood * Mustang Sally * Respect * Soul Man * Stand by Me * What's Going On * and more. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

64 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2005