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~~~~~~~ Rock Bass ~~~~~~~ Beginner to Pro in Four Weeks
~~~~~~~~~~~ No Reading Music ~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~ Rock Bass ~~~~~~~ Beginner to Pro in Four Weeks
~~~~~~~~~~~ No Reading Music ~~~~~~~~~~~
by Russell Kolish Rock Bass 405 Tarrytown Road, # 385 White Plains, NY 10607
Copyright 2001 by Russell Kolish Any mistakes in the presentation of this material are entirely due to oversight(s) bythe author. If any come to your attention, please let me know and I'll correct them in future editions. Taken from the Rock Bass web site http://www.rockbass-beginnertoproinfourweeks.com/ and converted into .pdf/print format by Danyul Carmichael.

Contents
Introduction.................................................. iii Lesson I
Day 1 ...................................................... 1Lesson II
Day Day Day Day Day Day 2 3 4 5 6 7

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3 5 9 10 1315

Lesson III
Day Day Day Day Day

8 ...................................................... 9 ...................................................... 10 ..................................................... 11 ..................................................... 12 .....................................................

17 19 21 22 23

Lesson IV
Day 13..................................................... Day 14 ..................................................... 25 27

Lesson V
Day Day Day Day Day Day

15 16 17 18 19 20

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29 33 36 37 38 39

Lesson VI
Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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44 48 49 50 52 53 53 54

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Contents continued
Appendix ...................................................... Fingering Technique ........................................... Addendum...................................................... Afterthoughts ................................................. Bass Form ..................................................... Guitar Form ................................................... Tab Charts I .................................................. Position Descriptions ......................................... Tab Charts II................................................. Bass Staves ................................................... Bass and Treble Staves ........................................ Bass Staves and Tab for a 4 String ............................ Bass Staves and Tab for a 5 String ............................ Blank Staves .................................................. 55 57 59 70 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87

ii~~~~~~~ Rock Bass ~~~~~~~ Beginner to Pro in Four Weeks
~~~~~~~~~~~ No Reading Music ~~~~~~~~~~~
Definition: a 'Pro' is anyone who can make money playing music. Some advice: get a small music dictionary (a good pamphlet type is called, "Condensed Pocket Dictionary of Musical Terms," compiled and edited by Oscar Coon and published by Carl Fischer, Inc., in New York. See the Appendix. Also, get...