This is a practical, comprehensive approach to learning afrocuban, brazilian and south american styles of bass playing, featuring 3 cds of berklee professor oscar stagnaro. Our grooves sound authentic because they are recorded live by a professional drummer. Snare drum tom i tom 2 tom 3 tom 4 bass drum cymbals closed hihat in drum sheet music cymbals and hihat are represented by a xshaped note. But if you listen closely youll find a myriad of subtle variations that give the music an extra kick without destroying the underlying groove. All latin rhythms are explained in detail with multiple variations. In this bass lesson im going to show you the most common version of the bossa nova groove that i have experienced. The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drumspercussion in various different latin styles including calypso, mambo, salsa, songo, bossa, guaracha, samba and latin blues. How to say bass in latin whats the latin word for bass. This is the 3rd track from the bass latin book, by oscar. Every time i get a new plugin or someone suggests a new toy i will reference groove3 before every purchase to see and hear if its right me.
The gear used for each demo is listed at the end of the book for audio reference. We combine two previous grooves into one to creat an interesting layerd accompaniment with bass inner layer. Includes 100 examples and six arrangements, all correlating to a specific examples provided in the book. If your a looking to play more latin bass, looking to work on interesting rhythmic patterns, looking for awesome backing tracks, or like me and just looking to study more bass, this book is a must. Jul 01, 2011 hello bass players and fans of bass playing. A must have method for advanced bass players or intermediate ones who want to work. Free downloads of the cds that accompany books that have an audio.
Most genres have a book that is the book, and believe me, this is the latin bass book. The latin bass book is the finest work, in a practical approach, yet written. The cd includes all 150 grooves for demonstration and playalong. As a busy rhythm section clinician, i am thrilled to use and demonstrate this muchneeded and complete text. This is a practical, comprehensive approach to learning afrocuban, brazilian and south american styles of bass playing, featuring 3 cds of berklee professor oscar stagnaro playing with three different worldclass rhythm sections. The bass drum pedal beater should rebound off of the bass drum head like a bouncing ball. The latin bass book stagnaro, oscar, sher, chuck on. The ostinato patterns are one measure in length and do not outline the clave. I checked the toob but couldnt find it, and i have also checked itunes etc. All of the other parts of the bass are mounted on these three sections. We offer digital downloadable music instruction e books for piano, keyboards, organ, saxophone, flute, brass, guitar, violin, recorder and others. If you always start with the most developed idea melodically as a supportive bass line, then youll have nowhere to go if the people you are playing with dont like it. Rock, funk, jazz, blues and latin feels on bass are all intimately addressed. They started to mix their funky beats, bass and horn riffs with influences from jazzrock, which resulted in more complex and sophisticated grooves.
Latin bass by david keif softcover instructional book and. Groove monkee provides premium midi drum loops, offering a wide range of styles and supporting all music software. Latin bass book chap 1 song 1 the tumbao bassline youtube. While it is important for every musician in a band to be responsible for having a good time feel, it is an absolute given that the bass player and the drummers primary objective is to lay down a solid groove. The later real world examples have been played on bass guitar, too many notes for double bass or eub, but you can always strip it down to the rhythmically more important notes. Songs of david jazz education latin jazz insturction bass. Build your bass vocabulary in a variety of styles with this comprehensive collection.
The book contains over 200 riffs or improvisational ideas, also recorded on the cd after each rhythm track, so that the musician can experiment using many. As with all of sher musics books, the latin bass book is a welldone and. Endorsed by down beat magazine, latin beat magazine, benny rietveld, etc. The latin bass book kindle edition by sher, chuck, oscar stagnaro. Learn to play afrocuban music the most enjoyable way. Together they make a very powerful combo and this second book is suggested by the latin bass book. This book contains the main afro latin styles of bass playing as well as sections on latin jazz bass. Salsa grooves is a book of bass lines with basic latin salsa grooves.
The guide accompanies my youtube videos and gives you everything you need to get the most from my lessons. When a bassist is playing a cover song, they may play the bassline that was originally used on the recording. Heres part 3 of an easy latin groove in a contemporary groove style. The latin bass book bass guitar with 3 free audio cds by o. Jazz classics by john coltrane, miles davis, herbie hancock, and sonny. The styles covered go from pop to rock, latin, funk, hiphop and fusion music. Bombas are usually played by salsa ensembles as interludes or as specific sections in a tune. Looking for afrocuban bass grooves by alfred music sheet music download. Bass the essential guide to afrocuban and brazilian styles. Written by an absolute firstclass musician, these grooves are organized, explained and played with passion, knowledge and swing. The latin bass book bass guitar with 3 free audio cds by o stagnaro 1jan2001 spiralbound on. The latin bass book bass guitar with 3 free audio cds. Jul 22, 2016 download the free 3 fundamental bass grooves pdf hey groove monsters,what is this thing called groove i hear you ask.
Dec 26, 2015 this is the 3rd track from the bass latin book, by oscar stagnaro. Another band that had, and still has, a huge impact on the development of funk is tower of power. This month i want to show you some excerpts of what im playing with kimary carrero the new voice of salsa. The books by oscar stagnaro, carlos del puerto or manny patio cover this material in much greater depth. Sight reading is not a requirement but helps immensely to move through this book. Alfred musicafrocuban bass grooves free sheet music. Heres a very important latin bass groove from the introduction of aprendiz. The last two salsa grooves that youll study in this lesson focus on fingerpicking chord shapes in your lines in order to add a bit of variety to your salsa phrases. Salsa for three free latin drum playalong track and. Sep, 2016 the backing track in three different tempos, notated sheet music with fingerings and written guidance for this lesson are included in the discover double bass lessons guide. There is a lot of anticipation in the bass, playing the new root before the rest of the band on beat 4.
Latin bass riff how to transpose your bass lines discover. There is also a three minute playalong track for each of the 100 grooves minus the saxophone part so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to. Alfred afrocuban bass grooves book cd this book will help any musician unlock the secrets of the afrocuban rhythmic feel. Properly adjusting the angle of the bass drum pedal beater is important to playing comfortably. The idea is to get you familiarized with the style, clave 23, 32 and progress to the next level with more complex rhythms. The topic of latin bass is huge and to cover it in so few pages is like covering the history of the americas in 50 pages. The latin bass booka practical guideby oscar stagnaro3 cd. Today im going to share how to slow down a tricky bass lineprobably the singular most important concept any bass player needs to understand. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This particular track looks at the tumbao at its basic form. Theres a string skipping exercise in there that i had to use my ring finger for since i couldnt get enough speed, and the technique stuck and made my playing so much better, i decided to get some more instruction on latin. But if you use them as notes to connect up the three chord tones it can create.
In general, angling the beater around the 2 oclock position is a good place to start. The latin bass book bass guitar with 3 free audio cds by o stagnaro 1jan 2001 spiralbound on. Alfred afrocuban bass grooves bookcd musicians friend. The music is modern, passionate, youthful and full of energy. Groove 101 is also a reference for bass tones with the recording of 16 basses through eight highend mic preamps in all sorts of combinations. We combine two previous grooves into one to creat an interesting layerd accompaniment with bass inner layer outer layer using even eighthnotes. When playing eighth notes in a bass line you can create syncopated rhythms. Voici une methode pour apprendre les grooves latino. The bass drum is played with the bass drum pedal by the right foot. Improve your groove also contains five play along pieces with backing tracks to help you put your new bass grooves into practice.
Bass grooves build your bass vocabulary in a variety of styles with this comprehensive collection. Oddgrooves has been producing naturalsounding midi drum grooves for producers, musicians and songwriters for over a decade. There is also a three minute playalong track for each of the 100 grooves minus the guitar part so that you can practice along with the rhythm tracks adding up to over 5. Master the art of jamming on bass using these 3 methods plus 3 tips duration. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Salsa grooves from kimary carreros debut album desahogo. Essential blues bass grooves, within the school of the blues lesson series, presents 46 bass patterns essential to the gigging blues bass player.
The latin bass book is really a great tool, but i really got more benefit learning the songs from original recordings and just listening, ime it seems that most jazz schooled players at best know sambabossa nova and little else as far as latin music is concerned, but thats just scratching the surface. Thankfully it hasnt been watered down and filled with tabs. This configuration will allow you to turn the bass track off and play with the. This 94page bass method holds 260 original grooves and exercises and comes with a dvd packed with more than audio tracks. Isbn 1576239101 9 781576 239100 this book will help you afro cuban bass grooves. The latin bass booka practical guideby oscar stagnaro3. Parts of the bass a bass is made up of three main sections. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. Groove monkee best midi drum loops and bass loops for. You can pick any song of those bands and will find amazing grooves and feels. Material is presented in standard music notation and tab.
Each note position corresponds to a specific drum set element. Imho, latin bass is all about that nuanced dynamicallyrhythmic articulation of an intricate mix of latin grooves. Rather than arm you with a few examples of walking bass lines, this book will show. There are a few great books that cover a whole bunch of different latin styles are. Jan 01, 2001 i highly recommend this book for the newbie to latin bass. The latin bass book inside the brazilian rhythm section funkifying the clave.
Reading from the latin bass book by oscar stagnaro. We have so many bass playersmusicians arguing about all kinds of variations of latin styles and almost no bass players trying to comprehend that nuanced dynamicallyrhythmic articulation of a simple latin bass line groove that. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. A bassline is the term used in many styles of music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and. Her debut album called desahogo is making a difference in the salsa music scene. The app keeps track of the grooves you have already watched with a view counter. The cd features 16 playalong tracks with parts and playing suggestions for each tune.
Hal leonard bass grooves the ultimate collection book. Blue bossa for beginners latin bass guitar lesson yt106. Improve your groove is johnny coxs bass book, featuring over 140 bass. I look forward to using this book in my labs at berklee. Just a natural, human groove that drops right into your track. Bass grooves the ultimate collection builds your bass vocabulary in a variety of styles with a comprehensive tab collection found in this book and online audio combo from hal leonard. Big citi loops big citi loops is constantly pushing. With bass tablature, standard notation, chord names, instructional text, performance notes and bass notation legend. All background tracks come from the play along cds from the book. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. I recently picked up a copy of the latin bass book but have realized that i do not own a cd player for the play alongs. Each of the 100 grooves have been recorded with the guitar part playing along with a rhythm section of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and in many of the grooves, percussion.
The latin bass book kindle edition by sher, chuck, oscar. Following this section are improvisational phrases for each groove giving the aspiring musician a guide to learning and playing musical phrases that can be used for each of the grooves. Each of the 100 grooves have been recorded with the saxophone part playing along with a rhythm section of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and in many of the grooves, percussion. Combbound fundamental latin bass patterns book and cd by larry mccabe temporary fads come and go. Any style of music has to have a groove unless the purpose is anti groove, and this can only be achieved by the bass player and drummer. This book is a modern treasure for lovers of caribbean music. There is also another book on amazon that is a good supplement called true cuban bass by carlos del puerto. Drums in drum sheet music the various drum elements are represented by a rounded note. Pickups are also mounted to the body and work like little microphones that pick up the sound from the strings. Remember to always build your foundation from the bottomup. Please take note just how powerful an octave bass line is on any given track. Sep 15, 2019 latin feels such as the bossa nova are also very common in jazz so its a good idea to get a solid understanding of how to approach these grooves too. Includes 3 playalong cds to accompany each exercise, featuring worldclass.
Premium midi drum loops with a human groove oddgrooves. Jul 17, 2017 searching for alfred music afrocuban bass grooves sheet music pdf. This is the 3rd track from the bass latin book, by oscar stagnaro. The only comprehensive book ever published on how to play bass in authentic afrocuban, brazilian, caribbean and various south american styles. Over 250 pages of exact transcriptions of every note oscar plays on the 3 accompanying cds. Available singly or as a set, in print or ebook form, with accompanying audio. Playing through the latin bass book by oscar stagnero. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the latin bass book. I was wondering if anybody knows of any links that i might be able to use to acquire the audio. The book is only about afrocuban styles, not brazilian ones. Featuring over 140 musical examples with audio in a variety of styles including rock, jazz, funk, blues and latin. Softcover instructional book and examplesaccompaniment cd. However, ask 100 different musicians to actually define the g. Download the free 3 fundamental bass grooves pdf hey groove monsters,what is this thing called groove i hear you ask.
The grooves are written in a simple way at the beginning and then progressing rhythmically to intermediate level. May 01, 2001 after playing a few examples of latin music in a book called bass hanon by scott barnard get it. Studies for bass 3 volume setebookpdf versionthese three books from david motto make up one of the great sightreading resources of all time. It isnt exactly a must have but it does supplement nicely this book. In swing jazz and jump blues, basslines are often created from a continuous sequence.
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