Upright Bass Deluxe Edition Book/DVD/CD

The Upright Bass Deluxe Edition Book/DVD/CD by Andy Hohwald is an instructional course that focuses on the beginning bluegrass player and emphasizes proper playing technique. The course will guide the student through learning parts of the bass, proper playing position, tuning the bass, right and left hand technique, marking the positions, how to read tablature, playing notes, and how to play with other instruments. The book focuses on playing in a folk or bluegrass style and will teach the beginner how to play several bluegrass standards. The 70 minute DVD features split screens that allow for close up views of the left and right hand and includes on screen tablature. Songs include Tom Dooley, Pretty Polly, Going Down That Road, Worried Man Blues, Rueben's Train, Soldier's Joy, John Hardy, Nine Pound Hammer, Sittin On Top Of The World, Dark Hollow, Billy In The Lowground, Cryin Holy, Little Maggie, Pallet On Your Floor, Wabash Cannonball, and Way Downtown.