Play Bass is a complete method book that is suitable for beginners, as well as those who wish to fill in the gaps in their knowledge (or perhaps undo some bad habits!). Based around author Stuart Clayton’s extensive experience as a teacher in one of the UK’s leading music schools, this book contains detailed instruction on fundamental playing techniques, basic music theory concepts and much more. The book contains over 130 exercises and 5 longer study pieces, all supported with full band audio and backing tracks.

The book covers the following:

The Anatomy of a Bass Guitar
Amplification
Sitting/Standing with the Bass
Tuning the Bass
Notes on the Fingerboard
Basic Music Notation
Using Tablature
Basic Fingerstyle Technique
Basic Plectrum Technique
Basic Fretting Hand Technique
The Raking Technique
The Dotted Quarter Note Rhythm
Octaves
An Alternative Way to Tune Up
Box Shape #1
Box Shape #2
Sixteenth Notes
Phrasing Techniques
The Triplet Rhythm
The 12-Bar Blues
The Major Scale
The Minor Scale
Arpeggios
Basic Ear Training
Study Pieces