Rock Slap And Funk Bass

From the young Black teenager who built a bass guitar in woodshop to the musician building a solo career with Motown Records—Prince’s bassist BrownMark on growing up in Minneapolis, joining Prince and The Revolution, and his life in the purple kingdom In the summer of 1981, Mark Brown was a teenager working at a 7-11 store when he wasn’t rehearsing with his high school band, Phantasy. Come fall, Brown, now called BrownMark, was onstage with Prince at the Los Angeles Coliseum, opening for the Rolling Stones in front of 90,000 people. My Life in the Purple Kingdom is BrownMark’s memoir of coming of age in the musical orbit of one of the most visionary artists of his generation. Raw, wry, real, this book takes us from his musical awakening as a boy in Minneapolis to the cold call from Prince at nineteen, from touring the world with The Revolution and performing in Purple Rain to inking his own contract with Motown. BrownMark’s story is that of a hometown kid, living for sunny days when his transistor would pick up KUXL, a solar-powered, shut-down-at-sundown station that was the only one that played R&B music in Minneapolis in 1968. But once he took up the bass guitar—and never looked back—he entered a whole new realm, and, literally at the right hand of Twin Cities musical royalty, he joined the funk revolution that integrated the Minneapolis music scene and catapulted him onto the international stage. BrownMark describes how his funky stylings earned him a reputation (leading to Prince’s call) and how he and Prince first played together at that night’s sudden audition—and never really stopped. He takes us behind the scenes as few can, into the confusing emotional and professional life among the denizens of Paisley Park, and offers a rare, intimate look into music at the heady heights that his childhood self could never have imagined. An inspiring memoir of making it against stacked odds, experiencing extreme highs and lows of success and pain, and breaking racial barriers, My Life in the Purple Kingdom is also the story of a young man learning his craft and honing his skill like any musician, but in a world like no other and in a way that only BrownMark could tell it.

Teach yourself how to play bass with our easy slap bass guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free bass guitar videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.*** "It approaches the matter of slapping in 10 easy lessons, but the lessons progress in complexity [...] The examples are clear and very useful. Some are more difficult than others but all sound so funky! I really recommend it to anyone interested in learning this technique." - A. Grice, UK [Amazon UK] Progressive Beginner Slap Bass contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great slap bass guitar player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson slap bass tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of basses including precision bass and jazz bass. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing the bass guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play bass from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play slap bass lines, scales, arpeggios and fingering patterns used by the world’s best bass players • How to play slap bass patterns for beginners and slap rhythm bass rhythms • All the fundamental techniques of slap bass playing including thumb slapping, popping, left hand hammers, slides, bends, ghost notes and double stops • Bass theory for learning how to read bass music for beginners and how to read bass tabs for beginners, including time signatures, rests, note values and scale patterns • How to be creative and formulate your own world-class slap bass lines • Which scales, arpeggios and fingerings to use to get the best slapping bass sounds • How to tune a bass • Slap bass tips and bass tricks that every player should know when learning bass guitar • Shortcuts for how to learn bass fast by getting the most from bass practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the bass today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy beginners bass guitar lessons written by a professional slap bass teacher • Full color photos and diagrams • Easy-to-read slap bass music for beginners and easy slap bass tabs for beginners with chords for accompaniment • 109 slap bass exercises using funk chord progressions, slap bass riffs, slap bass licks, slap bass solos and popular easy slap bass music for beginners in heavy rock, pop rock, funk, blues and R&B styles Beginner bass lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the bass, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's slap bass lessons for beginners are used by students and bass teachers worldwide to learn how to play bass guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted bass lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.

Gleaned from years of teaching, performance, and listening experience -bass players at all levels will benefit from studying the numerous exercises, grooves, and musical examples offered in this book. Whether you are into funk, R and B, fusion, jazz, rock, punk, reggae, alternative music, or any other style; the slap technique will find a niche in your bass playing vocabulary. Chapter headings include: Technique, Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs, Ghost Notes, Left Hand Slap, Open Strings, Double Slap, Double Stops, Double Pops, Other Licks and Tricks, and Advanced Grooves & Solos Using All Techniques. The author strongly advises the student to play each lesson slowly until the exercise or principlebeing illustrated is thoroughly mastered. Written in notation and tablature. Audio and video download available online

(Bass Method). The Hal Leonard Funk Bass Method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. It uses real funk songs to teach you the basics of grooving and soloing funk bass in the style of Flea, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Rocco Prestia, and many others. Songs include: Brick House * Can't Stop * Fire * Higher Ground * I'll Take You There * Let's Groove * Pick up the Pieces * Stay * Sumthin', Sumthin' * What Is Hip * and more.

Bill The Buddha" Dickens is a phenomenal bass talent whose reputation has reached legendary cult status as one of the top session bassists in the world. Bill Dickens teaches all of his amazing funk grooves and patented slap, pop, and percussive techniques in this must-have book. Everything is demonstrated slowly on the included CD and all the music is written in standard notation and TAB."

Pick up this comprehensive book and experience a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of rock bass playing. From the blues-soaked sound of early rock 'n' roll to the hyperkinetic thrash of modern metal, this book has something for every kind of bassist out there---no matter what your style and preference is. This book breaks down the styles of iconic players and includes authentic-sounding examples. Learn the technique, theory, and song forms needed to be a great bassist, and take the stage in your own rock band. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included. Features: Examples in a wide variety of styles including classic rock, metal, punk, blues, reggae, ska, and funk * Basic chord progressions used in thousands of songs * Essential techniques including fingerstyle, pick, slap & pop, tapping, and double-stops * Important rock rhythms and odd time signatures * Lots of scales, triads, arpeggios, and modes, including exotic scales for a modern sound.

Self instruction program to play rock and funk music on the bass guitar.

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.