Rockabilly

toothguy · #1 08-12-2009, 11:55 AM

Does anyone know of any rockabilly instruction books? If so, what are they? And where can I get them? Thanks.

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rcarraher · #2 08-12-2009, 01:35 PM

one guy that I think of as rock a billy and also blurs the lines between country, rock a abilly and just good old rock n roll is Chris Issac.

MalcolmAmos · #3 08-12-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by toothguy

Does anyone know of any rockabilly instruction books? If so, what are they? And where can I get them? Thanks.
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I'm using Country Bass Method - beginner to intermediate by Progressive. $20 US. When does Rockabilly stop being Country and move into Rock - good question. Both are major I IV V dirt simple progressions. This book has a CD and lists 60 +/- riffs that can be used. Not much on how to play a song, i.e. what to do with those riffs, just a bunch of riffs. I find that a fault in most how to books they give you stuff but don't get around to talking about how and when to use the stuff. I guess that's what the live instructor is for.

Good luck.

JimmyM · #4 08-12-2009, 02:04 PM

www.rockabillybass.com .

topper · #5 08-12-2009, 02:14 PM

Are you looking for rockabilly for upright? I've heard good stuff about Lee Rocker's DVD, but I haven't bought it yet.

JimmyM · #6 08-12-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by topper

Are you looking for rockabilly for upright? I've heard good stuff about Lee Rocker's DVD, but I haven't bought it yet.

Lee Rocker's DVD is OK but it's very basic. Try The Ungentle Art Of Slap Bass by Mark Rubin.

MalcolmAmos · #7 08-12-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

www.rockabillybass.com .

Jimmy, that link helped me quite a lot. Thanks. I was needing to see some printed bass lines and this pulled it all together. R-5, or R-3-5-3 is what I have been using and this is what was being used on that site.

Slowly but surely it's making since.

Thanks,

JimmyM · #8 08-12-2009, 08:50 PM

Ya, a lot of the good rockabilly bassists hang out there and help out with stuff.

toothguy · #9 08-13-2009, 01:13 PM

Jimmy, thank you for the link. It's a whole new world of Rock-a-billy that's now open to me. Never realized it existed. Thanks again.