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Bass Grade 4

The Bass Grade 4 book is your essential study companion for your exam, with in-depth coverage of expressive playing techniques such as ghost notes, dynamic control and vibrato alongside deeper theoretical knowledge.

What you'll learn at Grade 4

Dynamic control, ghost notes, vibrato, solo and improvisation work
Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues scales, Major, Minor and Dominant 7th arpeggios
Playback and performance skills

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Bass Grade 4 features:

6 new arrangements of iconic rock, pop, and contemporary music tracks from classic and contemporary artists & 6 Rockschool Originals
The most diverse selection of contemporary music ever seen in a syllabus making the Grades accessible to everyone without precluding any musical tastes
Fact Files: band and artist background information with recommended listening
Walkthroughs: in-depth guidance on every track
Downloadable audio: easily access audio content online
All the essential music theory and technique you need to pass your exams

James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Gladys Knight - Midnight Train To Georgia
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Lawson - Brokenhearted
Bob Marley & the Wailers - I Shot The Sheriff
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
6 Rockschool Originals

There is no errata for this book.

Page 33: Improvisation & Interpretation - A closing repeat mark has been added to the final bar. (Updated 5 April 2012)
Pages 21-24: Noisy Neighbour - The F# minor chord in bar 21 (p.23) has been corrected to A minor. (Updated 28 June 2016)
Page 31: Technical Exercises – Group C: Riff - The rubric for this test has been updated as follows: In the exam you will be asked to play the following riff to a backing track. The riff shown in bars 1 and 2 should be played in the same rhythmic and melodic shape in bars 3–8, maintaining the same melodic sequence. All notes played must be diatonic to the key signature. The root note of the pattern to be played is shown in the music in bars 3, 5 and 7. (Updated 29 June 2016)
Pages 17-20: B & B Scene - The E natural in bar 1 of the notation has been moved back by one eighth-note to match the audio. (Updated 5 April 2018)