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Requests for tab should be made in /r/basstabs and will be removed from /r/bass. Have you come across Rufus Reid's Evolving Bassist? Both the book and DVD. This last part is a bit controversial so feel free to stop reading here, but technically you can consider torrent sites online resources.

• Requests for tab should be made in and will be removed from • Please tag video or audio of you or your band with [Feedback] in the subject line of the post. We encourage you to report spam posts or posts that violate the rules, but please send a message to the moderators at the same time. Similarly, please send any comments or critiques to the moderators. With jazz one of the most important things is to have a very developed understanding of theory, I played in my college's jazz band this year and a lot of the time I was expected to go off a chord chart. Adam Neely does a of quickly breaking down some of the important aspects when approaching chords and Scott Devine has a on phrasing.

Both of them have really good videos on the subject and I'd definitely recommend referring to their content. Two good books that I've used are and, the former covers a lot of standard concepts and while it doesn't really go into too much depth all the information is well presented and useful. The latter goes over a lot of scales, arpeggio patterns for certain chords and scales and it even gives you blank staff to come up with your own ideas. Honestly though I think your best bet is to go listen to some jazz players, I would recommend Ron Carter and Paul Chambers and then learn their bass parts (preferably by ear) and analyze what they're doing in certain situations and what they're doing over certain chords. There's a lot of freedom and personal style in jazz and it's not something that can be easily taught by reading and watching videos X and Y, at least in my opinion.

Don't take that as don't use videos or books just don't feel you have to abide by a certain technique or approach that is mentioned. Depending on how far along you are I found this link pretty important, it was one of the first things I learned about playing jazz bass. Generally speaking, running google searches on Talkbass.com you can find quite a few gems like that one. I find to be a pretty valuable place to learn (mostly) about the repertoire, which jazz has a very unique perspective on. Free Download Hotstar Go Solo Apk. And have a lot of links, the former to a lot of amazon books, the latter to a lot more cultural aspects, though there is a section on theory. You can find a ton of glossaries like online, this one is pretty good without being overwhelming.

A site like can give you something to practice against if you don't have access to good musicians or Aebersold Play-A-Longs, but a lot of the pieces are hit and miss, and without lead sheets you'll be giving your transcription chops more of a workout than you might want. On the other hand has actual lead sheets as well as links to a bunch of solid tunes. This last part is a bit controversial so feel free to stop reading here, but technically you can consider torrent sites online resources. A site specifically dedicated to eBooks and videos, with a focus on music, like a certain site with the word mouse in the name could be considered invaluable. It could also be considered grand theft music books.

A comprehensive new edition based on major revisions to Reid's The Evolving Bassist and Evolving Upward. Contains more transcriptions of Reid's recorded solos, original compositions arranged as duets, new etudes, and additional ways to learn tunes and conceive better bass lines. The Evolving Bassist will continue to be an all-inclusive bass player's reference book as well A comprehensive new edition based on major revisions to Reid's The Evolving Bassist and Evolving Upward. Contains more transcriptions of Reid's recorded solos, original compositions arranged as duets, new etudes, and additional ways to learn tunes and conceive better bass lines. The Evolving Bassist will continue to be an all-inclusive bass player's reference book as well as a classic method book.