BASS MAGIC	STYLES

Create Your Own Bass Lines

Bass Magic is not going to just give you a bunch of licks and tell you to memorize them. You're going to really learn how to play in a style and how to create you own bass lines. These lessons are truly musical. All of the examples and exercises come with multi track sequences that use drum, guitar, and keyboard parts so you can play with an entire band. Hear and see how bass lines work with other instruments in real musical situations. The Virtual Fretboard will be there to display it all for you.

Walking Bass Lines
Every bassist should learn how to create walking bass lines. It used in every form of popular music today. Jazz, Blues, Rock, Pop, Gospel, Funk, Ska, and even Punk all use Walking lines. You're going to learn what goes into making walking bass lines. Using triads, scales, approach notes, landmarks, chromatics, and much more. The lessons are set up so that you can take the knowledgeand apply it to any type of music.

Rock/Pop
Learn to create your own lines over Rock/Pop grooves. We'll show you what goes into making bass lines and how you can use it yourself. There's even a lesson on working with the drummer.

Blues
You'll really get inside the Blues with these incredible lessons. There's alot more that goes into palying Blues bassists than alot of people think, and you're going to get it all here. Intros, endings, turnarounds, and creating fills. 8, 12, and 16 bar blues. Different blues progressions like Stormy Monday changes, slow blues, minor blues, and more.

Even if you're not a Blues bass player, these lessons are invaluable to bassists for many styles of music like Rock, Classic Metal, Gospel, and more. Many of these styles are based on the Blues and you'll find yourself understanding modern music better because of these lessons.

Funk
When people think of Funk bass, they often think of Pop/Slapping. Well there's a whole lot more to it than just one technique. Bass Magic has plenty of Slapping exercises in the Technique lessons, but here we get into fingerstyle funk, early slapping, 16th note grooves, working with the funk drummer and more.

Reggae
Learn to create and play Raggae lines! Work on different chord progressions. See how traditional raggae lines are created and how to create your own bass lines.

Country
There's a whole lot more to playing Country bass parts today than just I - V. You'll learn how to create lines and fills over different feels. Work on the Ray Price Shuffle feel, Western Swing, Waltzes and more. Learn how to work with the drummer's kick drum to create your parts.