Teach Yourself Bluegrass Bass

This book is designed to teach you authentic bluegrass. You will find: • Clear instructions from a professional • Basics • Right & left hand techniques • Solos • Back up • Personal advice on performance • Complete selection of the best bluegrass tunes & songs • Photos Contents: Introduction History of bluegrass bass Reading in the bass clef The bass fiddle • Electric bass Tuning • The right hand • The half position The tunes • Sally Goodin • Soldier's joy • Roll in my sweet baby's arms • Turkey in the straw Bass patterns • Walking bass patterns • Will the circle be unbroken • Little Maggie • All the good times • Pretty Polly • Footprints in the snow Slap bass technique Slap bass tunes • dark hollow • salt creek • June apple Bass solos More tunes • nine pound hammer • salty dog • I wonder where you are tonight • Cripple creek • Fire on the mountain • Arkansas traveler • Sitting on top of the world • Old Joe Clark • Live & let live • Crazy creek • Blackberry blossom • Bill Cheatem • John Henry • Devil's dream • Ruben's train • Red River Valley • John Hardy • Shady grove Discography