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Build Walking Bass Lines in 14 Days

Beginner Bass Guitar Method Book

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One of our first series, this method book for uprigth bass will teach you the basics and have you sounding great quickly!

Easy beginner level

For complete beginners

90 minute lessons

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Free audio examples

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Highly-rated author

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Learn how to walk bass lines from master instructor Clay Schaub. Build Walking Bass Lines in 14 Days is the ultimate walking bass lines book for intermediate and advanced upright bass and bass guitar players.
In this practical, step-by-step guide, bassist and master instructor Clay Schaub teaches you the essential elements you need to know to begin walking blues and jazz bass lines. Inside this upright bass and bass guitar book for intermediate and advanced bassists, you'll find songs, melodies, and music exercises all presented in standard notion and bass tab so you can quickly apply the music to your upright bass or bass guitar!

Bass Guitar Theory
Bass Scales & Chords
Common Progressions
Fundamental Rhythms
Bass Line Recipes
How to Groove
The Blues

An innovative method for learning to walk blues and jazz bass lines on upright bass or bass guitar. The instructional material is not only easy to use and follow, but also cutting-edge in its approach. This book speeds up the learning process by including both standard notation and tab—for bass guitar and upright bass—in all songs, melodies, and music exercises.

Includes tons of music notes, easy-to-understand exercises, and full songs, including complete 12-bar blues and 32-bar jazz forms for learning to walk blues and jazz bass lines. Plus, the audio downloads include complete demonstration tracks and full-band play-alongs! This book is the bass bible for walking bass lines!

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Meet author Clay Schaub

Clay Schaub is a jazz bassist who performs and teaches in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clay has been playing music professionally for over 20 years, including five years on the New York City jazz scene, where he regularly worked with Michael Kanan, Greg Ruggiero, Gregory Tardy, Bob Mover, Sam Taylor, and countless others. An in-demand bassist in the Midwest, Clay performs over 250 engagements each year.

Clay is a faculty member of the Milwaukee Jazz Institute and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. As an educator, he has been a guest clinician for the University of Wisconsin, the University of New Mexico, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and many others. He is also a recipient of the Downbeat Award for Outstanding Big Band Arrangement.

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