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Overview
Rockschool Bass Grade 4 (2024) is an intermediate-level graded bass guitar book for players who have established their fundamental technique and are ready to develop greater stylistic control, expressive playing and musical independence.
The book combines contemporary and classic repertoire with Rockschool Originals, while introducing expressive techniques such as ghost notes, dynamic control and vibrato. Students also develop further skills in soloing and improvisation, supported by scales, pentatonic and blues vocabulary, arpeggios, riff playing and playback work.
Key Features
9 performance pieces: 6 Hit Tunes and 3 Rockschool Originals
Repertoire covering rock, pop, soul and contemporary styles
Develops dynamic control, ghost notes and vibrato
Builds soloing and improvisation skills
Covers major and natural minor scales
Includes major and minor pentatonic scales
Introduces blues scale vocabulary
Develops major, minor and dominant 7th arpeggios
Includes riff and playback skills
Artist and band Fact Files with recommended listening
In-depth Walkthroughs and performance guidance
Online audio for practice and play-along performance
Digital resources support listening, looping and practice.
Featured Repertoire
Hit Tunes
Weak – Skunk Anansie
Alive – Pearl Jam
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
The Changingman – Paul Weller
Getting Started – Sam Fender
You Can't Hurry Love – The Supremes
Rockschool Originals
Conjunction
The Jump
Promise
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Greater control of dynamics and articulation
Ghost-note technique for more expressive basslines
Vibrato and other expressive playing techniques
Stronger groove and rhythmic consistency
Major, natural minor, pentatonic and blues scale knowledge
Major, minor and dominant 7th arpeggio skills
Improved fretboard awareness and coordination
More confident soloing and improvisation
Better stylistic interpretation across rock, pop and soul
Stronger ability to perform with backing audio
Greater independence in shaping and communicating musical ideas
Product Details
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Series: Rockschool Bass
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Level: Grade 4
Publication: 2024
Pages: 48
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / Downloadable
Language: English
Overview
Rockschool Bass Grade 4 (2024) is an intermediate-level graded bass guitar book for players who have established their fundamental technique and are ready to develop greater stylistic control, expressive playing and musical independence.
The book combines contemporary and classic repertoire with Rockschool Originals, while introducing expressive techniques such as ghost notes, dynamic control and vibrato. Students also develop further skills in soloing and improvisation, supported by scales, pentatonic and blues vocabulary, arpeggios, riff playing and playback work.
Key Features
9 performance pieces: 6 Hit Tunes and 3 Rockschool Originals
Repertoire covering rock, pop, soul and contemporary styles
Develops dynamic control, ghost notes and vibrato
Builds soloing and improvisation skills
Covers major and natural minor scales
Includes major and minor pentatonic scales
Introduces blues scale vocabulary
Develops major, minor and dominant 7th arpeggios
Includes riff and playback skills
Artist and band Fact Files with recommended listening
In-depth Walkthroughs and performance guidance
Online audio for practice and play-along performance
Digital resources support listening, looping and practice.
Featured Repertoire
Hit Tunes
Weak – Skunk Anansie
Alive – Pearl Jam
Your Smiling Face – James Taylor
The Changingman – Paul Weller
Getting Started – Sam Fender
You Can't Hurry Love – The Supremes
Rockschool Originals
Conjunction
The Jump
Promise
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Greater control of dynamics and articulation
Ghost-note technique for more expressive basslines
Vibrato and other expressive playing techniques
Stronger groove and rhythmic consistency
Major, natural minor, pentatonic and blues scale knowledge
Major, minor and dominant 7th arpeggio skills
Improved fretboard awareness and coordination
More confident soloing and improvisation
Better stylistic interpretation across rock, pop and soul
Stronger ability to perform with backing audio
Greater independence in shaping and communicating musical ideas
Product Details
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Series: Rockschool Bass
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Level: Grade 4
Publication: 2024
Pages: 48
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / Downloadable
Language: English
