Francis Rocco Prestia Fingerstyle Funk download. At last, bass players around the world are allowed a rare, in-depth look into the style and technique of one of the most influential electric bassists of our time. In a logical step-by-step approach, Tower of Power bassist Francis Rocco Prestia clearly explains his percussive “ghosting & muting” techniques and demonstrates the importance of a “balanced” bass line. Twelve Tower of Power tunes are used to illustrate his approach to funk & half-time shuffles, straight-8th, 16th-note and 12/8 funk, ballads and more.Each example is presented in it’s fundamental form, then he elaborates one...

Frank Gambale The Great Explorers PDF download. Guitar Recorded Versions note-for-note transcriptions are written directly from artist recordings. This series, one of the most popular in print today, features some of the greatest guitar players and groups from blues and rock to country and jazz. Guitar Recorded Versions are transcribed by the best transcribers in the business. Every book contains notes AND tablature. “The Great Explorers” finds Gambale returning to all-instrumental, high-energy rock and fusion guitar with stellar musicians Tom Coster, Stuart Hamm, Jonathan Mover and Freddie Ravel. The result of this collaboration with Joe Satriani’s touring band? Absolute...

Jon Chappell Scales & Modes PDF. Essential Skills. 42 movable scales and modes arranged over rock, shuffle, and funk grooves. Includes CD and performance notes. Scales & Modes are the building blocks of lead playing for all styles. This book introduces you to the 42 essential scales needed for rock, jazz, Latin, fusion, metal and country soloing. Alternate positions and fingerings are provided for the most common patterns and theory and scale-usage notes are included to help you analyze and apply these figures in a musical context. The essential skills series provides aspiring and professional guitarists with the materials...

Andrew D Gordon Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves for Eb (Alto) Sax PDF. Internationally renowned authors, musicians and recording artists, Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon of The Super Groovers have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner, intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. The smooth jazz grooves in this 48 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R&B, Jazz, Funk, Top 40, Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz. Popular artists in...

Marcus Miller Legend Player PDF. Marcus Miller is an American jazz composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a bass guitarist. Throughout his career, Miller worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, as well as maintaining a successful solo career. Miller is classically trained as a clarinetist and also plays keyboards, saxophone and guitar. There are 15 transcriptions of songs Marcus Miller, published in Japan. Songs include: Rio Funk Could It Be You Hideaway Straight To The Heart Run For Cover Shake Dance Maputo Benny Crossfire Panther Steveland Rampage The Sun...

Bob Mintzer 14 Jazz & Funk Etudes for Bb Instruments PDF. 14 Jazz And Funk Etudes, written for B flat instruments by jazz musician Bob Mintzer, includes practice and performance materials in various styles used in jazz and funk jazz performance. Practice aids and theoretical explanations are given with each etude, and a CD recording of combo accompaniment for practice sessions is included. The accompanying CD helps – you can (try) to play along with Bob Mintzer. Or you can load a track into Audacity and slow it down and then play along. Contents: Start With The Blues A...

T M Stevens Heavy and Funky Bass Techniques download free. T. M. Stevens’ combination of rock, funk, and everything in between is like no other. A longtime session player who has worked with artists such as James Brown, Joe Cocker, and Billy Joel, Stevens is one of the most respected bass players in the industry. In this video, he explores his unique style of playing, going in-depth into his approach to the bass guitar. Stevens covers all the bases as he takes you on a wild journey into his world of heavy metal funk. Topics include: holding the bass,...

Steve Khan Contemporary Chord Khancepts PDF. Contemporary Chord Khancepts presents information for guitarists of all styles-from Rock, Latin, and Funk to Country, Jazz, and Alternative. Steve shares his approach to chord construction, an area he has become known for on guitar. In this book, he has taken a complex subject and broken it down into simple building blocks and small study units. You will learn to extend your sense of harmony by the superimposition of chord forms which are familiar, as well as a world of new ones. Your ability to express yourself and create textures and musical moods...

David Overthrow Beginning Electric Bass PDF. Perfect for beginning bassist or players who want to enhance their knowledge. Starting with a review of reading music, this book explains the basics of music theory as it relates to being a great bass player with an easy, step-by-step approach. Before you know it, you’ll be using major scales, triads and 7th chords to create cool-sounding bass lines for the most important chord progressions all bassists need to know. Learn to lock in with a drummer and the basics of blues and funk styles. Students, teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy...

Billy Cobham By Design PDF. This collection of charts is a selection of 5 titles from Billy’s CD release “By Design.” In addition to each track from the CD and the play along recording without drums, the compositions appear as both a chart version for creating your own ideas, plus a transcription of what Billy played on the CD. Each of these five compositions are geared to assisting a drummer reach goals such as synchronizing with the band, identifying the subtle changes in musical intensity, establishing strong, secure rhythm, and playing with controlled force. These pieces incorporate fusion, an...