Do-It-Yourself Bass Guitar: The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Start Playing (Do It Yourself)

Don't trust strangers on the internet with your musical dreams! The Do-It-Yourself series from Hal Leonard helps adults (and young adults) achieve their music-making dreams with carefully-curated instruction by trusted experts. Complete with audio demos and video instruction, these books provide you with easy-to-learn lessons to give you a solid foundation to start making music as soon as you'd like! Written with the use of well-known songs, you'll be making music while still learning to play!

Do-It-Yourself Bass Guitar is a fun, independent, and easy way to get started playing. Using well-known pop, rock, and funk tunes, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. It includes audio tracks for demonstration and play-along, plus video instruction by bass guitarist and instructor Travis Dykes.

Includes:

• 100 audio tracks!

• Bass guitar fundamentals

• Reading bass guitar tablature

• Left-hand and right-hand techniques

• Intervals and chords

• Scales

• Playing styles and articulations

• Song structures and chord charts

• Nashville Number System

• Demonstration and play-along audio tracks

• Video instruction and demonstration

• and much more!

Don't wait another day: Start making music on your own terms with Do-It-Yourself Bass Guitar.

The audio and video recordings are accessed online using the unique code inside the 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.