The complete guide to playing the Bass Guitar from one of the great masters of the instrument, this is the modern “how to” book bass guitar players have been waiting for. Noel Redding’s years as the bass guitarist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience put him at the forefront of the rock explosion of the 1960’s, and his style revolutionized bass playing and propelled the instrument toward a degree of freedom not heard of before. This book, which includes a demonstration CD narrated by Noel Redding, covers all the basics of electric bass playing including tuning, musical rudiments, open strings, basic positions and different “licks” from Blues and Do-Wop to Hard Rock. The book includes a warm appreciation of Redding’s significance by Paul McCartney. No method on the market today provides a better introduction to modern bass guitar than the Noel Redding Bass Guitar Method.

Introduction
The Electric Bass Guitar
The Electric Bass Guitar
Tuning the Bass
How to String a Bass Guitar
Truss Rod
The Rudiments of Music
Rhythm & Tempo
Rests
Tablature, Learning to Play
Exercises on the Open Strings
Playing the 1st and 2nd strings open
Playing the 3rd and 4th strings open
Playing on All The Open Strings
Learning the Notes in the First Position
1st Position Notes on the 1st String
1st Position Notes on the 2nd String
1st Position Notes on the 3rd String
1st Position Notes on the 4th String
Playing the Note in the 1st Position (on the 1st and 2nd strings)
Playing the Note in the 1st Position (on the 3rd and 4th strings)
Playing the Note in the 1st Position (on all strings)
Moving Up the Neck
2nd Basic Exercise
The 12 Bar Blues
Exercises in Minor Keys
Using 7ths to Move from Chord to Chord
Eighth Notes
Exercises with Eighth Notes
A 50s Lick
Blues in G 50s Style
Another 50s Lick
The Dotted Quarter Note/8th Note Figure
Four Doo-Wop Basic Licks
Triplets
Blues Lick with Triplets
Sixteenth Notes
My Favorite Licks
My Favorite Licks
My Favorite Licks
My Favorite Licks
My Favorite Licks
My Favorite Licks