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DeanT: How many songs are in the bass book and are the songs printed in larger type than the complete scores? My only gripe with the complete scores is the print is mighty small.

Paul actually plays this in multiple octaves. When the song starts, he is on the A string - 13th fret. He then slides up to the 17th fret for the D and plays the F on the D string - 15th fret. He then picks it up as kingbee has described. You could also start the lower octave on the E string...

kingbee, I've done both. I call what you describe as "jammin". It is a lot of fun and I do it often too. But I don't agree about God given talent. I can assure you it takes a special gift to be able to pull a bass line off a record and even more to notate it on manuscript paper. It also...

Walterbush, We play what I call a little edgier sound. Our church is ALL contemporary. There is no traditional service, so we don't have any issues. If you come to our church, you know to expect an edgy sound by artists like Charlie Hall, Fee, and Jami Smith. It's not all edgy, we do...

I haven't seen that book, but I do own [U]The Complete Beatles Scores[U]. It is a must own for anyone playing the Beatles music. The bass lines are very accurate and are written in TAB and Bass Clef notation.

I play bass in a contemporary Christian band. The expectations are pretty intense. On Monday we get the set list via the net. I get an mp3 and a lyrics/chord chart for each song. By Thursday I am expected to be in rehearsal able to play an accurate transcription of the songs. I have a...