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A funk institution and Tower of Power founding member, Rocco Prestia is one of the most important innovators of the electric bass. This Play-It-Like-It-Is Bass book/CD pack from Cherry Lane allows bassists to learn Rocco's authentic bass parts. The songbook includes full transcriptions with tab for eight songs, a bio on Rocco, and his performance notes for each tune. The special accompanying CD features performances by Rocco along with Tower of Power members Larry Braggs (vocals), Dave Garibaldi (drums), Roger Smith (keyboards) and Jeff Tamelier (guitar) on four TOP classics (Credit • Down to the Nightclub • There's Only So Much Oil in the Ground • What Is Hip) plus four new grooves created especially for this book (Don't Knock It • F-Funk • Free-Fallin' Funk • Hip-E-Jam)! Tracks on the CD are included both with and without the bass line so that players can sit in with Tower of Power!

This invaluable guide and accompanying CD give bass players both the musical background and training needed to get on with their grooving. With lessons guided by a metronome and presented in various musical styles and rhythmic applications, bassists increase their ability to internalize rhythm. The book also breaks down classic styles and grooves from rock, blues, R&B, jazz, Afro-Caribbean, and other traditions. Each example includes a notated version of the drum part and details how to program it into a drum machine.

Lista utworów:
Developing Your Feel for Time
Laying Back
Bulding Your Foundation
Listening
Technique
Practicing
Phrasing
Straight Feel and Swing Feel
Ghost Notes
Make It More Intresting
Closing

Błyskawiczna szkoła gry na gitarze basowej uczy gry na tym instrumencie od podstaw. Uczy podstawowych typów akompaniamentów, utrzymywania pulsu, techniki gry, teorii muzyki w zakresie potrzebnym by umożliwić rozpoczęcie gry na basie. Na dołączonej płycie CD znajdują się przykłady i akompaniamenty.