Music notation and theory for intelligent beginners. All exercises have been transposed to bass clef and range adjusted, with bassists and trombonists especially in mind. Check out this cool site for lots more, including super cute worksheets with graphics for kids. If any of them dont quite fit the range of your instrument, feel free to adjust. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time.
Bass clef, is an interactive, fully printable pdf ebook compilation of technique building, noncliche musical exercises, patterns and licks, which are essential to anyone who is serious about their development as an improvising musician. The lowest bass octaves in the piano dont have correspondence in staff of treble clef. The low, strong, percussive notes of a bass s strings play a critical role in music. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. Patterns for improvisation has long been a standard guide for developing jazz improvisational chops, and now its available in a bass clef edition. Also, this exercise alternates from the treble clef notes to the bass clef notes. All of our bass tab pdf is printable and downloadable so you can enjoy it for years to come. After browsing our selection of free bass tab pdf, view our video lessons to help you get started learning your favorite songs from start to finish. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. Some of the licks were originally played on a different musical instrument like piano or guitar, which brings a new color to bass soloing. Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. The staff is made up of two clefs, the treble clef and the bass clef. Hundreds and hundreds of licks for double bass and electric bass guitar in standard notation.
Today i will teach you how to read sheet music notes in this one easy lesson. Just as i was getting really tired of licks in 12 keys, rich put out a notice that this book, together with accompaniment in three tempos for each, was on sale at a discount. You can play these progressions with the same lick, licks you may already know, or mix and match any of the licks in this. This line is almost entirely diatonic, except for the gb on the f7 chord which is a b9. Bass clef phrases combo package all 5 phrase based pdf. Lets get started by noticing the differences in the bass and treble clef scale. Bass clef version is designed to build and extend the melodic vocabulary of improvising musicians. Draw the bass clef at the beginning of the staff and then draw the notes indicated. Deeperpitched instruments use this clef, such as tuba and trombone, the baritone sax, cello and of course the bass guitar. From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020.
Our collection of tabs, guitar chords, and video lessons is constantly growing, so check back often to find your favorite songs. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. The bass clef is where low notes are marked, notes below middle c on a piano. The bass clef stave system is made up of 5 horizontal lines. Grand staff ledger line note naming and intervals practice 1 page. Learning licks, or little musical phrases and ideas, can be a great way to learn vocabulary and help you. Thousands and thousands and thousands of jazz licks for. Alas, i should leave in a few minutes for this inaugural rehearsal, so no time to delve into the book more than my precursory flipthrough. Be careful to know whether you need to raise a pitch or lower a pitch. Download the beatles bass bass signature licks pdf created date. Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff and write the letter name of each note. If you look at the note chart below, you will see that middle c is a line note. Music note naming, rhythm, and music theory worksheets by dennis frayne.
The volume contains over 1500 jazz licks in standard notation for the most popular chord progressions available in all keys. The treble clef for high range notes the bass clef for low range notes the alto clef for middle range notes the treble clef also called the g clef because it. Bass clef worksheets you can print for free to help master the note names. Your source for custom jazz improvisational materials including pdf and track packages. Authentic jazz lick for bass guitar over the autumn leaves chord progression. Advanced treble clef, bass clef, alto clef, tenor clef, grand staff note reading and interval identification worksheets and exercises. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. In this series of 15 free video lessons, you will learn to read, write and play all of the notes on treble and bass staff. The melody lingers on 24 melodic jazz solos for bass. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Free bass tabs printable, downloadable pdf bass tabs. This easy iiv7i lick can also be played over a static i chord. Eight iviiivi licks bass clef learn jazz standards.
Bass clef is used to represent the lower notes bass. Treble clef version is designed to build and extend the melodic vocabulary of improvising musicians. Bass clef version is 296 pages of improvisational gold for bassists a collaborative project led by nikita borisenko, the book contains more than 1,500 jazz licks for the more popular chord progressions 251 and 1625 in the jazz repertoire. Viewprint trombone bass clef pdf file of a page from this book. Play the bass lines of 20 pop and rock songs hal leonard bass method bass. No, thats not just the question of hosting, as backend indeed needs to be reworked to move to another stack. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. As for the data it has not been updatededited during the past 5 years, so there are some inaccuracies and duplicates that were eliminated in the book discussed in this thread. Patterns for improvisation bass clef nelson, oliver. I stole this phrase from a mike stern recording a few years ago because i liked the sound of it. The broad collection of 81 different improvisational patterns covers a full array of meters and feels. Custom jazz educational pdf and track packages jazz. Take a one or two bar phrase and transpose it to all 12 keys.
Bass clef 20 approach note etudes digital download. For example, a short pattern that is played on two strings could be played on strings 12, 23, 34, 45, and 56. Nov 21, 2016 the bass clef scale is an easy to learn scale that will widely improve your piano paying. Students will be able to learn landmark notes on the grand staff, notes in middle c position, bass c position, line, and space notes. Try to play the phrase on as many sets of strings as possible.
Charlie parker plays this lick on the bridge of the tune confirmation over a ii v i progression in bb. Just like notes for the right hand, bass clef notes can either sit on the line line note, or in the spaces between two lines space note. I have decided to use it as a four string bass with a long thumb rest for the moment, as i cannot find any bass sheet music with the lower notes included. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. More than 460 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. Note reading worksheet ardrey kell high school choral. Here are all the major scales on the bass clef along with a printable pdf file to keep with you. Note naming worksheets treble and bass clef notes pdf. Free euphonium sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources sheet music pieces to download from. Digital download 20 etudes written by chad lefkowitzbrown on jazz standards and more. Bass clef scale cello sheet music, cello music, trombone.
These note naming worksheets pdf download help students master treble and bass clef notes. All the things you could beautumn treesbeautiful lovelybella by moonlightblues for birdchads blueschads rhythm changeschero kneemy glistening houron red whale streetonly. The project is influenced by outstanding musicians including charlie parker, bill evans, joe pass, clifford brown and others. Treble clef licks, bass clef licks, guitar licks tabs, walking bass lines. After you are comfortable playing the lick with the key changes, pick another one to mix with the progression. I restarted when my younger son bought me a 5 string bass as a birthday present.
Free bass transcriptions notation and tab bass lessons. Click here to download a pdf version of the piano note chart. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Note reading crash course piano video lessons courses. In a sense, the clef calibrates or orients the staff to specific notes. The bass fretboard map will help you in finding the correct key if you need it.
A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. The note 1 below middle c, which is b, is a space note. The course is paced with each lesson covering 1 to 3 notes, and giving you plenty of practice, so the notes will really sink in. Bass clef version has arrived the very day that im starting a new project with a guitarist, aiming to up my game significantly and charting a course towards being a competent jazz player. The licks are written in standard notation and are provided in all keys.
We have included here a list of all the scales for the bass clef, and also a downloadable pdf document that you can save to your computer and print. This is a complete lesson with both instruction and practice. Euphonium sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources. Worksheets are contents, bass clef notes, note reading work, trace and copy colour and cut out, lesson 4 the bass clef, bass clef work, bass clef staff paper, drawing treble and bass clef work. Bass clef follows the same logic as treble clef, but the localization of the notes is quite different. Digital ebook download link will be available after purchase. How to read sheet music in one easy lesson youtube. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. Hundreds and hundreds of licks for double bass and electric. Here is the sheet music in treble and bass clef in all 12 keys. I am another 63 year old beginner, although i did play bass in a schoolboy band when we were 16. And bored on a rainy day, i decided to write it down in all keys and work on it on the trombone.