# The Total Blues Bassist: Bass Guitar Book & CD

- **Brand:** Alfred Music
- **Price:** $20.99
- **Catalog:** alfred
- **Retailer:** alfred
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABqVwm1QmLYHF0UU8v3HAJnCNcOmySbfXY_Bk_Gea9uUS7nroEUYXf0L6eD6YaMkrQ5d8kqSd997LgnNhRuPtC20X8SDfEJfDvOp3QgWPa3qElTgfpq63HbpFj0cvrAK2KIsWCi_G8kBFPFXS7GCJySl0er5UDEQF1iMs2QFUnaDMsPx2KLz-1Jjzi4oS5KcV-93FGAT0X0yIf5Cs-8W3bRWUSE5v4bCGEEUE9P7HV1cZfJApAyVm9jTtkLtITsAAAFkdpm77vt4bclSWsdgyTKNA0clIrnlfTUuT7WSH_bmtsinzQbwrHONSwoTefBjb-yAVaaIDEIoCOPOejVBkWT6AhvFBgLXYhej55zy4v6pa_ebvH8C1rPHiw4z13c8P8A89hgV79dOv_R8LyC_oLYzphBukqE4v3LCaZQOdMX3jVq6OHsRcPjTB3NcBAS0PKOr08L
- **GTIN:** 9780739052679

## Summary

The Total Blues Bassist instructional book and CD, a comprehensive guide to blues bass playing featuring lessons on walking patterns, fingerboard geometry, and music theory.

## Description

The Total Blues Bassist is a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of blues bass playing. The blues has influenced countless styles of music---including rock, jazz, pop, and country---and is loved for the depth of feeling it captures. This book will teach you all the skills you need to master the blues, such as various left- and right-hand techniques as well as advanced concepts like using silence and dynamics to help you create more interesting bass lines. Learn how to lock in with the drummer, guitarist, and singer, and even how to play without a drummer. You will also discover many styles such as delta blues, Chicago blues, Texas blues, rockabilly, funk, and jazz blues. You can build your own style on the bass as well as prepare for any blues situation you encounter. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included.

## Categories

- **Categories:** Shipped

## Enrichment

- **Type:** instructional book
- **Type Synonyms:** music book, educational book, bass guitar guide
- **Age Groups:** adult
- **Tags:** bass guitar, blues music, CD included, instructional
- **Category Path:** Media > Books > Print Books
- **Genre:** Education, Hobbies & interests, Music
- **Language version:** ENG- English
- **Canonical Brand:** Alfred Music

## Images

- ![Image 1](https://cdn.octogen.ai/9b2a64a810fa62ecdf8db63b242cdf34/4b6aa6a51329512d3f57966c33136b8d.png)

---
*Source: cosimo.shop | Product ID: 4eeb15c2-3277-472c-9adc-fd31522bf312 | Canonical URL: https://cosimo.shop/product/alfred-music/the-total-blues-bassist-bass-guitar-book-cd-4eeb15c2-3277-472c-9adc-fd31522bf312*