A step-by-step method, starting from the very beginning, especially for bass players who hold their instrument in their hands for the first time, with a well thought-out structure and many practical application examples. 10 chapters on 260 pages consistently lead you to your goal of becoming a discreet bass player who can play in any band or jam session, no matter what style, and doing an excellent job. A few topics that await you: First Steps with the Plucking and the Fretting Hand, First Examples of Bass Lines, Introduction to Rhythm Studies, Basic Grooves and Song Examples with Eighth Notes, Intervals, Scales, own Fills, Song Examples with Pentatonic Fills, the Church Modes, Scales over two Octaves, Chord Studies, Double Stops, Rhythm Studies and Grooves with 16th Notes, Pick-up Fills, Dead Notes, Phrasing, Study of different Styles, the Slap Technique, Melodies on the Bass + eleven complete Song Transcriptions in different Styles.With Standard Notation, Tabs and Playalongs to each exercise!How to play Bass, Volume 1 - for Beginners to intermediate Bass PlayersHow to play Bass, Volume 2 - for intermediate to advanced Bass Players