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Learning Bass is Fun with Bass Guitar For Dummies Now you can learn bass the fast and easy way with a great combination of "For Dummies" fun and eMedia interactive music technologies. Accomplished bassist and teacher John Arbo takes you through a complete bass tutorial with over 70 bass lessons that show you how to tune the bass, read bass tabs and notes, play bass scales and master common bass parts. eMedia Interactive Feedback technologies, like the Note and Finger Tracker, make learning bass faster. Bass lessons use popular, easy bass songs like "Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller and the Grateful Dead's "Uncle John's Band" to make learning how to play bass fun.Anyone can learn how to play bass guitar today with bass lessons from eMedia! The Fast and Easy Way to Starting Playing eMedia Bass Guitar For Dummies features songs in a variety of genres to make learning fun and memorable! Their 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 Amazing Grace Auld Lang Syne Aura Lee Brother John (Frere Jacques) Careless Love Country Tune Down in the Valley Drunken Sailor House of the Rising Sun Knockin' on Heaven's Door La Bamba Marianne Midnight Special My Darling Clementine Red River Valley Rock N' Me Rocky Be Goode Scarborough Fair She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain Shenandoah Silent Night Swing low, Sweet Chariot Uncle John's Band When the Saint Go Marching In Will the Circle Be Unbroken Over 70 Step-by-Step Bass 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. Animated Fretboard The 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.
