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Overview
Rockschool Bass Grade 7 (2024) is an advanced-level graded bass guitar book for players who have developed strong technical and musical foundations and are ready to work with more sophisticated harmony, stylistic techniques and session-oriented playing.
The book combines contemporary repertoire with Rockschool Originals while developing advanced bass concepts such as intricate fingerstyle playing, montuno lines, harmonics, modal playing, extended arpeggios and advanced chord vocabulary. It also introduces stylistic studies and session work to help players apply their skills in different musical contexts.
Key Features
9 performance pieces: 6 Hit Tunes and 3 Rockschool Originals
Advanced repertoire spanning rock, jazz, funk, soul and contemporary styles
Develops intricate fingerstyle techniques
Introduces montuno-style basslines
Covers natural harmonics and their musical application
Develops Lydian and Phrygian modes
Covers major scale and Jazz Melodic Minor
Introduces Major 9th, Minor 9th and Dominant 9th arpeggios
Develops Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th chord vocabulary
Includes stylistic studies
Develops session-playing skills
Fact Files with artist and band background information
Recommended listening for broader musical awareness
In-depth Walkthroughs for the repertoire
Downloadable audio for practice and performance preparation
Featured Repertoire
Hit Tunes
Falling in Between – TOTO
(It’s Just) Talk – Pat Metheny Group
Soul With A Capital ‘S’ – Tower Of Power
Hysteria – Muse
Schism – TOOL
Sumthin’ Sumthin’ – Maxwell
Rockschool Originals
La Puerta Abierta
Just For The Record
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What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Greater control of advanced fingerstyle bass techniques
Montuno and groove-based playing vocabulary
Natural harmonic technique and musical application
Stronger understanding of modal playing
Practical use of Lydian, Phrygian and Jazz Melodic Minor concepts
Major, minor and dominant 9th arpeggio vocabulary
Major 7th, minor 7th and dominant 7th chord knowledge
More advanced fretboard awareness and harmonic understanding
Greater stylistic flexibility across jazz, funk, soul, rock and contemporary music
Stronger session-playing awareness
More independent interpretation of bass parts
Greater confidence applying advanced techniques within complete musical arrangements
Product Details
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Series: Rockschool Bass
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Level: Grade 7
Publication: 2024
Pages: 80
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / Downloadable
Language: English
Overview
Rockschool Bass Grade 7 (2024) is an advanced-level graded bass guitar book for players who have developed strong technical and musical foundations and are ready to work with more sophisticated harmony, stylistic techniques and session-oriented playing.
The book combines contemporary repertoire with Rockschool Originals while developing advanced bass concepts such as intricate fingerstyle playing, montuno lines, harmonics, modal playing, extended arpeggios and advanced chord vocabulary. It also introduces stylistic studies and session work to help players apply their skills in different musical contexts.
Key Features
9 performance pieces: 6 Hit Tunes and 3 Rockschool Originals
Advanced repertoire spanning rock, jazz, funk, soul and contemporary styles
Develops intricate fingerstyle techniques
Introduces montuno-style basslines
Covers natural harmonics and their musical application
Develops Lydian and Phrygian modes
Covers major scale and Jazz Melodic Minor
Introduces Major 9th, Minor 9th and Dominant 9th arpeggios
Develops Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th chord vocabulary
Includes stylistic studies
Develops session-playing skills
Fact Files with artist and band background information
Recommended listening for broader musical awareness
In-depth Walkthroughs for the repertoire
Downloadable audio for practice and performance preparation
Featured Repertoire
Hit Tunes
Falling in Between – TOTO
(It’s Just) Talk – Pat Metheny Group
Soul With A Capital ‘S’ – Tower Of Power
Hysteria – Muse
Schism – TOOL
Sumthin’ Sumthin’ – Maxwell
Rockschool Originals
La Puerta Abierta
Just For The Record
Byte-Size
What Students Will Develop
Students will develop:
Greater control of advanced fingerstyle bass techniques
Montuno and groove-based playing vocabulary
Natural harmonic technique and musical application
Stronger understanding of modal playing
Practical use of Lydian, Phrygian and Jazz Melodic Minor concepts
Major, minor and dominant 9th arpeggio vocabulary
Major 7th, minor 7th and dominant 7th chord knowledge
More advanced fretboard awareness and harmonic understanding
Greater stylistic flexibility across jazz, funk, soul, rock and contemporary music
Stronger session-playing awareness
More independent interpretation of bass parts
Greater confidence applying advanced techniques within complete musical arrangements
Product Details
Publisher: Rockschool Ltd / RSL
Series: Rockschool Bass
Instrument: Bass Guitar
Level: Grade 7
Publication: 2024
Pages: 80
Product Type: Graded Music Exam Book
Audio: Online / Downloadable
Language: English
