Publisher's Synopsis
Teaching method entirely dedicated to the study of the greatest bass player in history, Jaco Pastorius. It will be the continuation of my previous collection with about 60 of his bass transcriptions. (All the info here ) Chapters and topics (all in-depth with audio examples, backing tracks and video lessons) will be: 1 - Complete discography 2 - Detailed Jaco instrumentation (basses, strings, setups, amplifiers, etc. etc.) 3 - Advanced exercises on the triads 4 - Exercises on Arpeggios with 4 and more voices 5 - Exercises on scales, modes, etc 6 - Exercises and technique of the left hand 7 - Exercises and technique of the right hand 8 - Study of the fretless bass (Intonation, sound, embellishments, melodic phrases etc.) 9 - Natural and artificial harmonics (Various techniques to perform them, and advice on how to use them) 10 - The walking bass (Various exercises and analysis of Jaco's "walking" playing styles) 11 - Jazz and Beebop (Exercises and examples on how to compose phrases or improvisations in jazz musical contexts, in the style of Jaco) 12 - Study and analysis of melodies, improvisations and phrases of other instruments (Sax, keyboards, etc.) and transcriptions and analysis of compositions of musi classical ca (Bach etc) 13 - Jaco Cliche '(Analysis, exercises and advice on techniques, musical phrases, etc. typical of Jaco) 14 - Create grooves, fills, melodies (in various musical genres) putting into practice all the topics covered 15 - Harmonic and melodic analysis of many of his compositions 16 Play his songs
