This thorough, step-by-step guide to playing the bass comes from noted bassist, teacher and author Stuart Clayton.

From the basics through sophisticated technique, the series of graduated exercises is accompanied by an audio CD. Offers something useful for players of every level.

Chapters include:

• Learning the Fretboard
• Notation and Tablature
• Practicing
• Scales
• Phrasing Techniques
• Fingerstyle and Using a Pick
• Slap Bass
• Sight-Reading
• Using Your Ear

Standard notation and TAB. 82 pages.

100 Tips For Bass Guitar available at BassBooks.com