Dan Hawkins

Master the Grooves of The World's Greatest RnB, Soul and Motown Bass PlayersGet inside the grooves and techniques of the coolest bass players ever recorded RnB, Soul & Motown Style Basslines is your complete guide to mastering the essential skills of Soul bass guitar. You'll learn 100 grooves in the style of 16 legendary bassists, mastering in-the-pocket playing and growing your vocabulary of bass riffs, licks and techniques.Discover 100 RnB, Soul & Motown Grooves for Electric BassThis is much more than a simple book of licks, you'll go on a journey with some of the most innovative players ever to pick up the bass. These are the players who literally discovered what makes an amazing bassline.You'll nail the groove styles of: - Early Soul & RnB pioneers Lloyd Trotman and Bernard Odum- Memphis Soul and Stax - Lewie Steinberg, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tommy Cogbill- Motown - James Jamerson, Bob Babbitt- West Coast Motown - Wilton Felder, Carole Kaye, Scott Edwards- Philly Soul - Ronnie Baker, Jimmy Williams- Atlantic and Muscle Shoals - David Hood, Jerry Jemmott- Chicago Soul & Chess Records - Louis Satterfield, Willie WeeksThe Recipe for a Perfect Bass GrooveWe all know a great groove when we hear it, but what makes it so compelling? In this book, seasoned session bassist Dan Hawkins teaches the essential techniques needed to create an array of memorable grooves. Electric Bass skills you'll learn include: The "breaking the rules of music" trick Bernard Odum used for James BrownHow to create solid memorable riffs that make a tuneMastering syncopation in the style of James JamersonHow to lock in with a drummerWhere to use articulations such as hammer-ons, pull-offs and slidesEssential arpeggio and scale patternsThe ideas that fuelled some of the greatest basslines in recorded historyGet Your Bass Groove Playing Up to ScratchThere's more RnB, Soul & Motown Style Basslines also teaches you how to nail the perfect Soul Tone in its "Gear Talk" section. You'll even discover how to recreate classic tone with modern gear.

Struggling to Build Perfect Bass Technique?Complete Fingerstyle Bass Technique will teach you step-by-step, how to fret and pluck your way to electric bass mastery. It's packed full of musical exercises and expert advice that will help you develop flawless fingerstyle technique, quickly and easily.In no time at all, you will...Master the essential elements of fingerstyle bassDiscover how to practice efficiently for faster resultsLearn the secrets of consistently great toneDevelop all the techniques you need to tackle almost any basslineProfessional Grade Bass Technique... From the Ground UpMost bass students make the mistake of not addressing the fundamental techniques early enough, and end up building their playing on shaky foundations - full of bad habits. With Complete Fingerstyle Bass Technique, you can rest assured that this will not be the case for you Perfect for the beginner or early intermediate player, this book fills in all the gaps in your knowledge. All the essential components of fingerstyle playing are isolated, developed, then combined to form formidable and reliable technique.Complete Fingerstyle Bass Technique is not simply a random list of exercises and lines. It is a complete course in fingerstyle bass playing that, once completed, can be used as a sourcebook of techniques and exercises for years to come.From the most basic plucking patterns, right through to rich, textural chordal ideas, you will be guided in small friendly steps that leave no gaps in your ability. Throughout, there is an emphasis on mastering the practice process, developing good habits, understanding what makes great technique and playing music instead of exercises.Essential Electric Bass Skills You'll Learn: Alternate plucking, three-finger plucking, chordal playing, raking, rest strokes and more...Expressive techniques such as legato, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs and ghost notesAdvanced left-hand bass techniques to help conquer tricky melodies, such as rolling, barring, muting, and pivoting, etc.How to develop speed on bass quickly and correctly, keeping your powerful progress pain-free Hear it and See it Learning basslines from tab and notation is one thing, but once you hear them in context, they take on a life of their own.Complete Fingerstyle Bass Technique comes with supporting audio examples for every exercise that you can download for free. You can hear and feel exactly how every example is supposed to sound. As a professional session bassist, Dan Hawkins has played each example with stunning groove and feel for you to copy as you practice along. And if that wasn't enough, there are plenty of backing tracks and even two bonus video lessons to accompany some of the exercises.If you're ready to build perfect technique, great tone, and a deeply grooving feel on bass, then scroll up to buy Complete Fingerstyle Bass Technique now...

Keine langweiligen Bass- bungen mehr Das Session-Ass Dan Hawkins hat in Hunderten von Sessions aufgenommen und wei , was man braucht, um eine makellose Technik zu erreichen, die dem pr fenden Blick im Studio standh lt. In Kreative Bass-Technik bungen bietet er eine Reihe von technikbildenden bungen an, die alle g ngigen technischen Probleme l sen.Behalte ein cooles Bassspiel bei Findest du die meisten technischen bungen sinnlos und langweilig? W rdest du deine Technik gern mit musikalischen Ideen perfektionieren, die du tats chlich auch benutzen kannst? M chtest du eine wasserdichte Methode, um stets "in the pocket" zu spielen? Suchst du nach einem musikalischen Weg, um genau im Takt und im Feeling zu bleiben, in einer Reihe verschiedener Genres? Wenn du mit einem der obigen Dinge Probleme hast, dann ist Kreative Bass-Techniken bungenperfekt f r dich. Meistere grundlegende technische F higkeiten f r E-Bass Baue Unabh ngigkeit der rechten und linken Hand auf Verbessere dein Feeling auf Anhieb Z hle und beherrsche komplexe Rhythmen Groove in unterschiedlichen Stilen mit Kapiteln zu Pop, Blues/ RnB, Funk, Rock, Jazz. Bonus: Lerne ber Bordun- bungen zu spielen, um dein Geh r zu verbessern und musikalische Unabh ngigkeit zu erreichen. Entdecke vollst ndig ausformulierte, musikalische Ideen, die du sofort in dein Spiel einbauen kannst - jede einzelne ist darauf ausgerichtet, deine Geschicklichkeit, dein Timing und dein Feeling weiter zu entwickeln. Schaffe dir die technische Grundlage des Bassspiels f r ein ganzes Leben Technik ist nur ein Mittel zum Zweck, aber schlampige Technik f hrt zu Frustration und begrenzt das, was du eigentlich spielen k nntest. Kreative Bass-Technik bungenbietet einen motivierenden Ansatz, um alle Aspektedeines Spiels zu verbessern und so eine bessere Musikalit t zu erreichen. Baue eine perfekte Bass-Technik auf mit: Fingerstyle Koordination, Geschwindigkeit, Kraft und Genauigkeit Hammer-Ons und Pull-Offs Slides und Rakes M heloses Lagenwechseln Ghost Notes Muting und D mpfung Slap-, Tap- und Zupf-Technik Aufgrund seiner langj hrigen Lehrerfahrung wei Dan Hawkins, dass du eher mit bungen arbeitest, die deinen technischen Horizont erweitern, wenn sie wie Musik klingen. Aus diesem Grund wird jede sorgf ltig konzipierte bung genau in dein bestehendes Vokabular an Licks, Riffs, Grooves und Fills passen. Meistere die Grundlagen der Bassgitarre Kreative Bass-Technik bungen ist viel mehr als eine kalte Sammlung von bungen. Es geht in die Details einer gro artigen Technik, ohne die Musik aus den Augen zu verlieren. Es hilft dir, ohne Schmerzen und Anstrengung zu spielen und Probleme in der Zukunft zu vermeiden. Es gibt auch einen guten Einblick in effektive bungsmethoden. H r es dir an Lade dir kostenlos Audiodateien in Studioqualit t von jedem Beispiel herunter, um zu h ren, wie die Licks, Fills und Grooves klingen sollten. Du bekommst auch Backing-Tracks zum ben und Jammen. Hol es dir jetzt... Perfektioniere deine Bass-Technik noch heute, so dass du nicht mehr dar ber nachzudenken brauchst und einfach gro artige Musik machen kannst

Ready to Master the Grooves of The World's Greatest Funk Bass Players?Get inside the grooves and techniques of the funkiest bass players on the planet 100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass is your complete guide to mastering the essential skills of funk bass groove. From old school to new, Funk has never gone away, because it's all about the groove. Here, Dan Hawkins teaches what you can learn from the funk bass players who laid down the story of funk on thousands of deep cuts.Discover 100 Funk Bass GroovesSo much more than simply a book of licks, you'll learn the funk bass groove secrets of the world's most influential and sought-after bass players. You'll nail the groove styles of: The Pioneers: Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham The Groove Masters: Bernard Edwards (Chic), Mark Adams (Slave), Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire) The Technicians: Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power), Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report), Bobby Vega (Sly Stone, Tower of Power, Joe Satriani) The Jazz-Funksters: Paul Jackson (Herbie Hancock), Abraham Laboriel (Michael Jackson), Incognito The Funk-Rockers: Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Les Claypool (Primus), Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine) The Recipe for a Perfect Bass Groove We all know a great groove when we hear it, but what makes it so compelling? In 100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass you'll drill down into every essential technique needed to create your own super-bad basslines, all while growing your bass lick vocabulary. Electric Bass Skills You'll Learn: Essential scales and arpeggios and how to use them Perfect syncopated note placement and rhythmic space How to play fast and accurate Legato hammer-ons and pull-offs How to slap, pop and tap the right way Special finger and pick techniques Get Your Bass Groove Playing Up To Scratch Funk bass is the driving force and inspiration behind some of the most popular tunes ever recorded and has touched every area of groove-based music: Pop, Soul, RnB, Jazz and Rock. If you want to be the perfect bass player, you owe it to yourself to learn to lay it down. 100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass Each section of the book profiles an iconic funk bass player and gives a rundown of the instruments and gear used to create their tone. Bonus 1: As well as FREE download of 100 studio quality audio examples, we've created a special Spotify playlist of essential tunes to get you in the groove. Bonus 2: 4 x bonus videos walk you through the most challenging techniques, step-by-step, with detailed breakdowns. Bonus 3: Studio quality backing tracks and isolated drums loops to get you in the groove. Buy 100 Funk Grooves for Electric Bass today and learn to get your funk on

Swing is jam-packed with real-life examples, success principles, and action steps you need to dust yourself off and get back up. No matter where you are in life today, Dan lays out your plan to Swing for the fences. Becoming the person you dream to be is a result of overcoming your fears, and this book shows the exact recipe needed to do just that. It will inspire all who read it to have the courage to become the person they were created to be.

Discover fully-formed musical grooves, riffs and licks you can incorporate into your playing right now - each one carefully crafted to develop dexterity, timing and feel.