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. Grand staff ledger line note naming and intervals practice 1 page. Charlie parker plays this lick on the bridge of the tune confirmation over a ii v i progression in bb. 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.
Treble clef licks, bass clef licks, guitar licks tabs, walking bass lines. Bass clef phrases combo package all 5 phrase based pdf. Bass clef 20 approach note etudes digital download. The melody lingers on 24 melodic jazz solos for bass. 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. In a sense, the clef calibrates or orients the staff to specific notes. Also, this exercise alternates from the treble clef notes to the bass clef notes.
Students will be able to learn landmark notes on the grand staff, notes in middle c position, bass c position, line, and space notes. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. Nov 21, 2016 the bass clef scale is an easy to learn scale that will widely improve your piano paying. The staff is made up of two clefs, the treble clef and the bass clef.
Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. Patterns for improvisation has long been a standard guide for developing jazz improvisational chops, and now its available in a bass clef edition. The project is influenced by outstanding musicians including charlie parker, bill evans, joe pass, clifford brown and others. Check out this cool site for lots more, including super cute worksheets with graphics for kids. 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. Bass clef follows the same logic as treble clef, but the localization of the notes is quite different. Free bass tabs printable, downloadable pdf bass tabs. I am another 63 year old beginner, although i did play bass in a schoolboy band when we were 16. Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff and write the letter name of each note.
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. Bass clef is used to represent the lower notes bass. The low, strong, percussive notes of a bass s strings play a critical role in music. 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. For example, a short pattern that is played on two strings could be played on strings 12, 23, 34, 45, and 56. Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. Note reading crash course piano video lessons courses. Learning licks, or little musical phrases and ideas, can be a great way to learn vocabulary and help you.
Here are all the major scales on the bass clef along with a printable pdf file to keep with you. Authentic jazz lick for bass guitar over the autumn leaves chord progression. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. 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.
The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. More than 460 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. Take a one or two bar phrase and transpose it to all 12 keys. Be careful to know whether you need to raise a pitch or lower a pitch. 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. 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.
I restarted when my younger son bought me a 5 string bass as a birthday present. Try to play the phrase on as many sets of strings as possible. 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. Deeperpitched instruments use this clef, such as tuba and trombone, the baritone sax, cello and of course the bass guitar. Note naming worksheets treble and bass clef notes pdf. The lowest bass octaves in the piano dont have correspondence in staff of treble clef. How to read sheet music in one easy lesson youtube. Your source for custom jazz improvisational materials including pdf and track packages. Digital ebook download link will be available after purchase. Euphonium sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources. This is a complete lesson with both instruction and practice. All the things you could beautumn treesbeautiful lovelybella by moonlightblues for birdchads blueschads rhythm changeschero kneemy glistening houron red whale streetonly. The broad collection of 81 different improvisational patterns covers a full array of meters and feels. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material.
The bass clef stave system is made up of 5 horizontal lines. Hundreds and hundreds of licks for double bass and electric bass guitar in standard notation. Eight iviiivi licks bass clef learn jazz standards. Music notation and theory for intelligent beginners. Hundreds and hundreds of licks for double bass and electric.
The volume contains over 1500 jazz licks in standard notation for the most popular chord progressions available in all keys. The bass clef is where low notes are marked, notes below middle c on a piano. You can play these progressions with the same lick, licks you may already know, or mix and match any of the licks in this. The note 1 below middle c, which is b, is a space note. All exercises have been transposed to bass clef and range adjusted, with bassists and trombonists especially in mind. 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.
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. Custom jazz educational pdf and track packages jazz. This easy iiv7i lick can also be played over a static i chord. 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. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. Treble clef version is designed to build and extend the melodic vocabulary of improvising musicians. Bass clef worksheets you can print for free to help master the note names. Thousands and thousands and thousands of jazz licks for. The bass fretboard map will help you in finding the correct key if you need it. Scales and arpeggios by jp dias gustavo lopez segura. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. Free euphonium sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources sheet music pieces to download from. Advanced treble clef, bass clef, alto clef, tenor clef, grand staff note reading and interval identification worksheets and exercises. Click here to download a pdf version of the piano note chart.
Free bass transcriptions notation and tab bass lessons. Today i will teach you how to read sheet music notes in this one easy lesson. Draw the bass clef at the beginning of the staff and then draw the notes indicated. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. 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. After you are comfortable playing the lick with the key changes, pick another one to mix with the progression. Our collection of tabs, guitar chords, and video lessons is constantly growing, so check back often to find your favorite songs. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. And bored on a rainy day, i decided to write it down in all keys and work on it on the trombone. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Digital download 20 etudes written by chad lefkowitzbrown on jazz standards and more. These note naming worksheets pdf download help students master treble and bass clef notes. All of our bass tab pdf is printable and downloadable so you can enjoy it for years to come. Note reading worksheet ardrey kell high school choral.
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. If you look at the note chart below, you will see that middle c is a line note. From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020. This line is almost entirely diatonic, except for the gb on the f7 chord which is a b9. Thousands of treble clef licks, bass clef licks, guitar. The licks are written in standard notation and are provided in all keys. Patterns for improvisation bass clef nelson, oliver.
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. Some of the licks were originally played on a different musical instrument like piano or guitar, which brings a new color to bass soloing. Music note naming, rhythm, and music theory worksheets by dennis frayne. If any of them dont quite fit the range of your instrument, feel free to adjust. No, thats not just the question of hosting, as backend indeed needs to be reworked to move to another stack. Bass clef version is designed to build and extend the melodic vocabulary of improvising musicians. Download the beatles bass bass signature licks pdf created date. Lets get started by noticing the differences in the bass and treble clef scale. Here is the sheet music in treble and bass clef in all 12 keys.