mgibson Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 This is going to sound wierd but fir me one of the things that has helped me most with my playing is a book of Bach transcriptions. They should be for cello but it's easy to put them onto bass. They have everything, the pieces, moving all over the place rythic varitions as well as bits with no rythmic varition where you have to be absolutley sure of your consitancy at a moderate to quick pace and be sure that your right hand is spot on for iontation and so on. If you have had the delight of playing these pieces then I would say it's well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bajo Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I agree, I learnt how to read music and practice arpeggios with Prelude in G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 All good stuff. I'm working at the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 tocatta in D minor is one of my favourite things to play on bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Jack Bruce always said Bach was one of his main influences. G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Great for building up speed and improving left hand technique. Stanley Clarke used to rave about Bach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 +1 bach is fab at b-lines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 There's a thread somewhere on these forums with a load of transposed lines, I'd hunt it down, it's really good material, good mix of classic works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 JS Bach's bass lines rule EVERYONE else's bass lines. EVER. I will fight anyone who says differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 OK, perhaps the offer of violence was a bit over enthusiastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) [quote name='owen' post='746602' date='Feb 16 2010, 12:18 AM']JS Bach's bass lines rule EVERYONE else's bass lines. EVER. I will fight anyone who says differently.[/quote] Ermm.. Me? Nevermind that enthusiasm, its all good. Well, in most cases.. Edited February 15, 2010 by Faithless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 If 'Chromatic Fantasy' was good enough for Jaco to hone his chops on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 JS Bach's works (or any "classical" composer's works) are great for improving your harmonic and melodic knowledge, and musicians have been practicing JS Bach stuff for a very long time, so he must have been doing something right! The only caveat is that don't ever record them and put them on YouTube. There's nothing worse than an electric bass player fumbling their way through yet another Prelude from Cello Suite No.1 in G It sounds crap and no matter how good your tone or dexterity, you'll never get the level of dynamics and expression that a good cellist can achieve. Better to use the music to add something to your own playing imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Staggering sense of melody and he was the master of counterpoint. Big stretches needed on bass though I expect (for the cello suites), due to the tuning differences? Edited February 16, 2010 by Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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