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Music Theory for the Bass Player: A Comprehensive and Hands-on Guide to Playing with More Confidence and Freedom

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Music Theory for the Bass Player is a comprehensive and immediately applicable guide to making you a well-grounded groover, informed bandmate and all-around more creative musician. Included with this book are 89 videos that stream from the author's blog.

This is a workbook, so have your bass and a pen ready to fill out the engaging Test Your Understanding questions! This version is revised for typos

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Discussed in Help.... Newbie wanting to learn BG in the TalkBass community

Jeremy Crockett

Hello and welcome to Talk Bass! I have seen lots of recommendations here for this book: Music Theory for the Bass Player: A Comprehensive and Hands-on Guide to Playing with More Confidence and Freedom by Ariane Cap. ... more

A9X

Welcome and excellent choice. Very good book. She has another as well that looks worth buying too, but I'm waiting for the post Christmas shipping mess to abate before ordering. She also has a YT channel and website NoTreble. There are periodic lessons and transcriptions. Resources; YT; Bassbuzz (online course is good too ... ... more

Discussed in Theory Book for bass in the TalkBass community

Seanmo

Ari Cap's book from 2015 is a rare music theory for bassists book. It is a great place to start. ... more

Discussed in Method book for giving lessons in the TalkBass community

Rhythmman535

Music Theory for the Bass Player: [link] ... more

Discussed in The Praise and Worship Band Bassists Club in the TalkBass community

FunWithBass

I am sure once the indiegogo campaign ends that she will sell the new book on Amazon. That is where I bought her other book (and where her blog sends you if you click on the link ... ... more

Discussed in Music theory for bass.........for dummies........possibly morons in the TalkBass community

Ukiah Bass

This is aimed exactly at people like the OP: [link] . [image] ... more

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