Complete Book of Bass Essentials (book/CD)

Mel Bay Publications
In notation only with fretboard diagrams
For 4 & 5 String Bass

"Bunny Brunel has played with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Larry Coryell, Wayne Shorter, Al Dimeola, Al Jarreau, and many other jazz and fusion greats.
Bunny has compiled over 250 pages of ""nuts and bolts"" basics needed to play contemporary bass. Applicable to either 4- or 5-string bass, this comprehensive text covers position playing, utilizing scales and modes, chords and harmony, creating bass lines, improvising, fingering, and much more!

Lesson #1
The Right- & Left-Hand Fingerings
Lesson #2
The Major Modes
The Ancient Greek Modes
Lesson #3
The C Major Positions
Lesson #4
The G and D Major Positions
Lesson #5
The Harmonic Minor Modes
Lesson #6
The C Harmonic Minor Positions
Lesson #7
The G and D Harmonic Minor Positions
Lesson #8
The Melodic Minor Modes
Lesson #9
The C Melodic Minor Positions
Lesson #10
The G and D Melodic Minor Positions
Lesson #11
The Additional Modes
Lesson #12
Reviewing the Modes
Lesson #13
The Pentatonic Scales
Lesson #14
Chords & Harmony
Lesson #15
Key Signatures
Lesson #16
Matching the Chords with the Modes
Lesson #17
A Few Tips
Lesson #18
Creating Bass Lines
Lesson #19
Improvisation