Bass Fretboard Facts is a collection of tips, tools and tactics that will change any bass player into a dynamic musician! These 38 powerful bass lessons are designed to further illustrate and connect specific musical concepts that are presented in Bass EncycloMedia.

Here is the complete table of contents for Bass Fretboard Facts. Be sure to check out the sample lessons, which on this page are shown illustrated for guitar, (4 string bass illustrations are used in Bass Fretboard Facts).

Chapter 1. Learning: The Process of Learning * Plan Your Practice and Practice Your Plan.

Chapter 2. Fretboard Geometry: Secret Angles Revealed * Quantum Bass - Where Time Is Not Sound Space * The Z Angle Unison Connector.

Chapter 3. Technique - Skill and Ability: Unison Hands * Master Combinations Inside The Box * Go Outside The Box and Play.

Chapter 4. Theory - Alphabet, Spelling and Grammar: Suprise! It's More Than A Bakers Dozen * 12 Sounds, 21 Symbols and 15 Keys * Sawtooth Bass: Rule of Nine * 473-6251 - Songwriters Call Home.

Chapter 5. Tuning and Harmonics: What a Coincidence - Unison Tuning * Mental Fun Is Fundamental.

Chapter 6. Rhythm Is Time: Mother Nature + Father Time = Rhythm * Rhythm Ruler: Where Time Is Sound Space * Rhythm Bass Is Harmony Bass * Yikes! It's a Ghost Strum.

Chapter 7. Scales and Modes: The Shocking Truth About Tones * Diatonic? Chromatic? It's Greek To Me * Arabic Numbers, Greek Names and Roman Numerals * Minor Scales Of Major Significance * Jazz Bass: Tonal Center Scale and Modes.

Chapter 8. Tone Songs: Lead Bass Is Melody Bass * Accidentals On Purpose * Let Freedom Ring * Rockin' Around - The New Old Fashioned Way * Ice Cream Truck Songs.

Chapter 9. Chords and Progressions: All The Chords I Needed To Know - I Learned At My First Lesson * Like Magic - Learn 9 Triads and Know 540 Chords * One Fret Suggestion, * Sum Of The Parts - Or Just Some Of The Parts * Harmony Spelling Bee * Blues: Chords and Progressions * Sonic Symbolism: Clarity Or Confusion.

Chapter 10. TAB - Tablature: The Whole Truth About TAB * Open Is The Exception To The Rule.

Chapter 11. Fun and Games: 3-5-7-9, This Is Only A Test.

Bass Fretboard Facts gives you a unique experience to learn from Mike Overly - one of today's most influential music educators. He is a regular contributor to Guitar Digest Magazine and the author of the best selling Bass EncycloMedia, Bass Fretboard Facts and is the creator of the original Fretboard Flashcards for 4 and 5 string bass. His powerful point of view, combined with his unique teaching insights continues to revolutionize the world on how to think and play bass. With Bass Fretboard Facts you will understand music on the bass with greater clarity than ever before!

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