Bass Guitar For DUMMIES, With eMedia CD Rom

Full Description

Over 70 easy-to-follow lessons start with the basics, such as tuning the bass, and move on to playing simple bass lines and catchy rhythms with fills, syncopation, and shuffle rhythms. Instant Feedback listens to your playing and highlights notes played correctly in bass lines so you can learn faster. Your teacher is professional bassist and instructor John Arbo from the New School in New York City. The excellent teaching he offers in this method offers exceptional value and will get you playing quickly!

Over 70 Step-by-Step Lessons

The easy-to-follow lessons start with the basics, such as tuning the bass, and move on to playing simple bass lines and catchy rhythms with fills, syncopation, and shuffle rhythms.

Resizable User Interface!

The content window size is adjustable, and it even maximizes to your fill your monitor so our bass lessons are the easiest to read and follow!

Animated Fretboard

Displays fingering positions as the music plays. It allows you to see exactly how to play the song on a bass fretboard as you hear the music. Music tracking highlights the notes being played on the screen, making it simple to follow along. Includes option for both right- and left-handed views.

Instant Feedback

Instant Feedback shows you when you play the correct notes on your bass as you progress through an exercise. With a microphone connected to your computer and a bass in your hands, play the notes in the exercise (or song) on any screen featuring the "ear" icon in the upper right corner and the computer will highlight the notes for you in green.

Finger Tracker

Play into the computer's microphone to see what note you're playing on the fretboard. You'll be able to correct your playing faster!

Over 30 High Quality Videos

Professional bass instructor John Arbo, guides you in over 30 videos with demonstrations of techniques, viewable at full-screen size!

Music Tracking

Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they're heard makes it easy to follow along on bass.

Variable-Speed MIDI

Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Fretboard shows song fingerings as the music plays. Learn at the pace best suited to you!

Automatic Tuner

Tune your bass quickly and easily! Play into your computer's microphone and tune up interactively. Reference tuning notes are included.

Chord Dictionary

Includes recorded sounds for over 250 guitar chords so you can easily check how you sound playing along with a guitarist.

Digital Metronome

Set your own speed and keep a steady beat with audio or visual feedback.

Digital Recorder

Save your recordings and play back to compare with the instructor?s version and share with friends.

eMedia Bass Guitar For Dummies features songs in a variety of genres to make learning fun and memorable! Our latest version includes dynamic, enhanced, multi-track audio playback of hit songs popularized by well-known artists, such as:

• Bob Dylan ("Knockin' on Heaven's Door")
• The Steve Miller Band ("Rock N' Me")
• The Grateful Dead ("Uncle John's Band")
• Los Lobos ("La Bamba")
• Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Midnight Special")

Also included are popular songs, including "Scarborough Fair," "House of the Rising Sun," "Midnight Special" and many others.

System Requirements:

• Windows:
• Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
• CD-ROM
• Macintosh:
• Mac OS X 10.4 or later (Universal Binary)
• CD-ROM