Need to learn some theory, need book recommendations

[markdavid]

Hi
As per thread title I need to learn some theory , have been playing a while now and have played in live situations and did well but it has occurred to me that my music theory is pretty non existent so I need a book on theory that will help me to learn but is not too advanced, any book recommendations? thanks

[TheGreek]

Have you looked at Scott Devine's site - SBL - I found the modes lesson really helpful. Lots of similar stuff there.

[markdavid]

Thanks i will have a look

Edited June 1, 2017 by markdavid

[only4]

I've just bought this and it seems very good.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Theory-Bass-Player-Hands/dp/0996727604/ref=la_B015I2YCYY_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496390558&sr=1-1

[MrCrane]

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I've just bought this and it seems very good.
[url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Theory-Bass-Player-Hands/dp/0996727604/ref=la_B015I2YCYY_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496390558&sr=1-1"]https://www.amazon.c...96390558&sr=1-1[/url]
[/quote]

+1
(She also has a course available from her website [url="https://arisbassblog.com/coaching-course/"]https://arisbassblog...oaching-course/[/url] which uses the book as a basis).

[Bigwan]

I'll second the SBL suggestion. Have a good go through his lessons on youtube first and maybe give his free trial a go. You'll know after that if you want to continue with it. You may get enough out of that to keep you going... Take notes...

[dudewheresmybass]

I'll second the Amazon book suggestion. Great book.

[Osiris]

[size=4]I've copied this in from a similar thread from a while ago, hope it's useful;[/size]

[size=4]Try and get your hands on a copy of [/size][url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-Dummies-Patrick-Pfeiffer/dp/1118748808/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485275192&sr=8-1&keywords=bass+guitar+for+dummies"]Bass guitar for dummies[/url][size=4] by Patrick Pfeiffer.[/size]

[size=4]Someone bought me a copy of it for Christmas a few years back as a so called novelty gift, but it actually turns out to be one of the best, non-dreary theory books that I've ever used.[/size]
[size=4]Up until that point I'd been playing for about 20 years and been through though quite a few theory books. Like you I found them to be mostly dry and uninspiring, whereas this is simple, straight forward and to the point. It manages to get the key points across succinctly without blinding you with science or making you lose the will to live.[/size]

[size=4]For example, like a lot of people, I'd spent years struggling to grasp the concept of modes. This book covers modes in a sentence or 2, which once I read it, I thought to myself "is that it, is it really that simple?" And yes, it is. It's just that everything I'd read about modes to that point had made the subject seem like an unnecessarily complex, esoteric mystery.[/size]

[size=4]Like all dummies books, it can get a bit [/size][i]Sesame Street[/i][size=4] in places, but if you can live with that it's a superb book.[/size]
[size=4]It may not be the most thorough, but I think that's what stops it getting tedious. However it covers the important, fundamental principles in an easy to understand way.[/size]

Edited June 2, 2017 by Osiris

[pete.young]

Major Minors bootcamp articles on this very forum have a lot of great theory information.