Description The ULTIMATE bass line book. Contains 23 chapters on bass line construction and other areas such as sound production, practicing, special” effects, blues/rhythm, slow/fast tempos and time/feel. Review exercises included for each chapter. Basic Nomenclature Sound Production Fundamentals of Bass Line Construction How to Practice Scalar Bass Lines Chromaticism Thirds, Sevenths, and Other Intervals Chordal Bass Line Construction Playing the “Sound” “Two Beat” Style Time Rhythm and Metronome Rhythmic Articulation and Forward Motion Drops Pull Offs, Hammer Ons, and Other Effects The Half Diminished, Diminished, and Altered Dominant Chord Sounds Blues and Rhythm Changes Cycles II-V and II-V-I exercises Modal Bass Line Construction Latin Bass Line Construction Walking and Broken Time in 3/4 Fast Tempos and Ballads Playing in the Rhythm Section Etudes Summary: The Ultimate Base Line Discography