Table of Contents from "Encyclopedia of Bass Logic"
Authors note
Contents
Beginner Assignments
1-2
Intermediate Assignments
3
Advanced Assignments
4
Beginning
5-8
Elements of style
9-10
Basics
* Putting on new strings / Tuning
11
* Stretching the strings
12
* Evening out tension
13
* Setting Intonation
14
* Develop a library of music
15
Playing the Bass
* How to hold the bass
16
17-22
* Tai Chi of Technique
23-24
* Repetitive Motion Injury
25
* Right Hand Positioning
26-27
* Musicianship
28
Music Theory
* Treble & Bass Clef
29
* Fingering Chart
30
* Intervals
31-35
* Tablature
36
* Key Signatures
37
* Circle of Fifths
38
* C Major Scale
39
* Sustain through the A major scale in a 4 fret position
40
41
* Common Minor scales
42-43
* Relative Major and Minor Scales In 12 Keys
44-45
* 7 Diatonic Modes (C)
46
* Dropping Notes From the Key
47
* Rhythms and Diatonic Modes Influence Your choice of notes
48
* 7 Diatonic Modes (F)
49
* Position Approach To D Aeolian Walk
50
* Three alternate fingerings, through modes
51
* Modal Improvisation over Chord Progressions
52-53
* Common Descending Chord Progression
54
* Modal Texturing
55
* World Scales (pg.58 = a,b,c...) (156 Scales from Around the World).
56-64
* Triads & 7th Chords
65
* 6th & 9th Chords
66
* Poly chords & Altered Bass note, or Slash Chords
67-68
* What To Play Over Chord Changes
69
* Basic Chords in All Keys
70
* I IV V Turn around
71
* "I Got Rhythm" Changes
72
* Triad Arppegiation Sequence
73
* Two Octave Arpeggiations
74-76
* Up One 7th Chord and Down the Next
77
78-81
* Scales and Some of the Chords They Support
82-83
Sequences

* Intervals Through Sequential Patterns in Half Position

84
* Diatonic Sequences
87
* Diatonic Sequence in Thirds
88
* More Diatonic Sequences
89
* Descending Sequences in D Major
90
* G Major Sequence
91-92
* Arpeggiations and Sequencing in Thirds Through the Modes
93
* Arpeggiations and Sequencing in Thirds Through Various Chord Forms
94-95
Rhythms
* Have Good Time (fundamentals)
96
* Time Values
97
* Rhythms
98
* Dotted Notes
99
* Time Signature
100
* Compound Time Signatures
101
102
103
* More Advanced Rhythms
104
* More Common Rhythms
105
* Ties and Slurs
106
* Stylistically Common Rhythmic Figures
107
* Building Bass Lines out of Their Primary Rhythm
108-110
* Finding All the Subdivisions of the 6/8 Groove
111
* Sequential Patterns using Rhythmic Variations From 6/8/ Groove
112
Harmonics

* Harmonics & Artificial Harmonics

113-114
* False Harmonics
115
* Harmonic Mode Chart
116
Technical Exercises

* Left Hand Finger Dexterity

118
* Multi-stop Control
119
* Chromatic Exercise
120-122
* Practicing Your Position Shift Aim
123
* Technicals 1-7
124-133
* Daily Warm Up
134
* Switching
135-136
* String Crossing Variations
137
* Stretching Double Stops
138
* Consecutive Switching Reversal
139
* Plectrum
140-141
* Right (plucking) Hand Cross String Development
142
* Right (plucking) hand string Crossings
143
* Right Hand Cross String Double Strokes
144
* Swing Skip
145
* Successive Right Hand Muting (skips)
146
* Trills
147
* Triplet & Fiesta Fills
148
* Miscellaneous Exercises
149
* Left Hand Finger Dexterity
150
Slap Style
* Right Hand Positioning for Slap Style
153
* The Hand Slap
154
* Slap Pop Rhythms On a Single String
155
* Muted Notes
156
* Linear String Hammer / Pulls
157
* Pluck Hammer Pull Combinations
158
* Sequential Multiple Hammer Funk
159
* Hammer/ Pull Combinations
160
* Left and Right Hand Hammer Combinations
161
Finger Style Funk
* Finger Funk and the Comfort of a Single Position
163
* Avoid Being Put In A Box By the Exercises You Use
164
Tapping
* Technique
165
* Simultaneous Left and Right hand Tapping
166
* Basic Necessary Finger Dexterity for Tapping
167
* Tapping Out Chords
168
* Left and Right Hand Hammer / Pulls Utilizing all 4 Fingers
169
* Right Hand Hammered Double Stops, with Left Hand Simple Bass 2
170
* Right Hand Tapping
171
* Left & Right Hand Hammer - Pull Development
172
* Four Note Trills
173
* Hammering Up and Down Scale Sequence Patterns
173
* Bouree (J.S. Bach)
174
* Tapping Out a 12 Bar Blues in F
175
* Right Hand Minor Blues Scale
176
* Up & Down the Blues Scale, With Pull-offs Into the Chord Below
177
* Sequence On the Blues Scale, With Pull - offs Into the Chord Below
178
Stylistic Hooks
Blues
* Blues / Various Blues Chord Progressions
180
* Blues Lines / Shuffle Hooks 1 & 2
181
* More Blues Lines / Shuffle Hooks 3 & 4
182
* Still More Blues Lines
183
* Last of the Blues Lines / Common Boogies
184
* I, VI, II, V Variations
185
Reggae
186
* More Reggae Lines
187
* Still More Reggae Lines
188
* The Last of the Reggae Lines
189
Funk
* Slap Hooks with Double Hammers / Reverse Percussive Order
190
* Triplet Slap Rudi-ment / Independent Thought / Funky Round
191
* Slap Funk "Lila" Break
192
193-194
* Hindi Funk / Straight Count with Inverted Feel./ Aimless. / Hold Back Push Ahead
195
196
* Finger Funk 7-11
197
* Finger Funk 12 Bar (part 1) / Three Variations
198
* More Finger Funk Originals (1-3)
199
* Funky Blues Epic
200
R & B
* "Sir Duke" (+ others 2 - 4)
201
* More R&B Lines
202
* "I Want You Back"
203
Rock
* Rock Runs (1 - 4)
204
* Rock Runs (5 - 7)
205
* Metal Mania
206
* Kid Charlemagne
207-209
Latin
210
211
* Last of the Latin Lines
212
* Anticipation Lines
213
* Various Syncopated Ascending Lines
214
Random Hook LInes
* 70s Horn Band / Pirates Stomp / Goth Rock Swing / Alternative Rock
215
* Shuffly Trill Hook / More Syncopation / Graced Shuffle
216
* Swingy Motif / Jumping the Triplet / Duky Funk / Anticipulse
217
* "This Place" / "Hebraish" / "Hip Hop & Jump" (Brians Page)
218
* Call and Response In Two Time Signatures
219
* Inside Finger Crossing / Getting Ready / Cross String Bolero with Slide
220
* Funky Blues / Riffy Loop / Staccato Jump Accent / Build It Up and Rip It Down
221
Glossary of Commonly Used Musical Terms
222-231
Dynamics Markings & Other Symbols
232-233

 
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