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Reading Music For Bass Players: A Simple Guide To Reading Music Paperback – February 16, 2021

by Greg Hagger (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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Want to ditch the bass Tab?

Want to learn to read notation in the bass clef?

Want to learn the music theory required to be an advanced bass guitarist?

Want to access a whole world of written bass lines?

This is the book for YOU!

This book has been written specifically for the bass guitar and will teach you how to read music from beginner to advanced levels.

With all you need to know about music theory and a wealth of practical musical examples, this book has everything you need to become a great reader on the bass guitar.

This book comes with the following:

  • Over 140 Unique Exercises
  • Mp3 Download For All Exercises
  • Music Theory Essentials & More!

In this book, there is an emphasis on musical content, with over 140 exercises for you to develop your reading music skills. I believe that the book will suit anybody who wishes to focus upon improving their reading skills and their bass playing.

No previous knowledge of reading music or music theory is assumed and you will start from the beginning, learning everything you need to know to then go away and become an advanced reader.

If you are an experienced bass player but have yet to learn to read music then this book is also perfect for you as it is a study of reading and theory rather than a ‘teach-yourself- bass book.’

Once you can read music, you will never look back!

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Other books by Greg Hagger:

Sight Reading For Bass Players

Warm Up Exercises For Bass Players

About the author

Greg Hagger has been performing bass professionally for over 25 years and is also an educator, teaching both online and in person. His most recent work includes playing in some of the London’s top West End theatre shows, and touring worldwide with Queen Symphonic.

Greg formed Greg’s Bass Shed in 2018, and since then has reached millions of bass players worldwide. He has a passion for passing on everything he has learnt in his career, and focuses on teaching bass players to read music efficiently and to work on improving technique.

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  1. Print length
    94 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 16, 2021
  4. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.22 x 11 inches
  5. ISBN-13
    979-8707893766
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08WSCN72W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (February 16, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 94 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8707893766
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.22 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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JByrne3
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but unable to download mp3
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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The book is very useful and helpful for the price. My only complaint is I went to the website where you should be able to download mp3 files and all that’s on Greg’s website is how to purchase his videos, lessons, and shirts etc.
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Justin Greenwald
2.0 out of 5 stars Puzzling, Incomplete
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2022
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This clearly isn't the book I was looking for. I am an experienced musician and music educator. My daughter has picked up the bass guitar recently. She is a "natural" on the bass. After just a month of daily playing, she can rip off any bass line by watching me play it! She can read bass TAB proficiently too (she taught herself TAB). I've been really amazed at her progress. She can even read bass & treble clef pretty well, but she needs to do better reading standard notation ON BASS GUITAR

Knowing that reading standard notation is important, I was looking for a book with a title like "Reading Music for Bass Players." As I flipped through this book, I was fascinated and surprised to find not a single illustration of the fretboard. In fact, this book does nothing to tie the idea of fretboard to the notes on the paper. There are occasional finger numbers noted (but without string/fret instructions).

There are some useful reading/rhythm exercises in this book, thus it may be a useful supplement for players at any level. However, it is not very useful for my use case. It simply doesn't answer the beginner's (obvious) questions:

"Ok, I understand that's a D#,
but where is it on the bass."

"Where do I put my hand to play this exercise?"

"7th fret on the A string, where is that on the staff?"
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P. Rollason
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to reading music for bass guitar
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2022
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Why is it important to learn how to read music?
I have found many benifits from learning to read music. One unexpected benefit was is got me away from staring at my fretting hand whilst playing. By looking and the sheet music it forces you to learn to nvigate the fretboard without constantly looking at your left hand.
I have never got the hang of tab and so I have had to rely on video tutorials to learn bass lines. I am studying jazz walking bass lines at the moment and most transcriptions are in standard notation with no tab so learning to read is transforming my study.
My wife plays the piano and it is handy being able to read the bass clef parts of her piano music.
My understanding of music theory has grown not that I can read music.
The book is set out in a logical way, starting off simple and getting more complex as you work through the book. I found that just spending 5 to 10 minutes a day at the beginning of my daily practice was enough to really make progress with learning to read music.
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Brummie Dad
5.0 out of 5 stars Music theory for bass
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2021
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Although I have studied music theory to grade 5, this is an excellent book to aid bass players learn about how to read music in an easy manner. It covers all the musical terms you will need to know.
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