Me and my bass guitar victor wooten books

Me and my bass guitar bass tab, as performed by victor wooten. Print and download me and my bass guitar sheet music. Im better at bass than guitar, but i feel like id rather just be crazy good at bass than sorta good at both instruments. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multiinstrumentalist. Me and my bass guitar lyrics performed by victor wooten. Me and my bass guitar the life and music of victor. Me and my bass guitar the life and music of victor lemonte wooten. Quality of the book is fine, im wondering why my dvd is replaced with a note that says i. Exploring his song me and my bass guitar is intended to teach you some of his trademark techniques in a way that is fun and challenging and so. My name is vic im gonna do a lil trick im gonna play my bass without usin a pick travel round the world and back again just takin my bass. Me and my bass guitar by victor wooten bass tab guitar. He has won the bass player of the year award from bass player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once.

Soon after, the family packed up and moved on as military families often do. The album features bass guitar with only the accompaniment of vocals. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass nature camps. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Bass legend victor wooten talks us through his signature fodera yinyang bass, before seizing the moment and treating us to an incendiary rendition of his song, me and my bass guitar. Print and download me and my bass guitar sheet music in pdf. Victor wooten has revealed hes developed focal dystonia. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. See more ideas about victor wooten, bass and music. Good luck transcribing victor wootens tunes though, it will take you a while. A show of hands is the first album released by bassist victor wooten. My name is vic im gonna do a lil trick im gonna play my bass without usin a pick travel round the world and back again just takin my bass out for a spin. Transcribing bass lines is one of the best things you can do full stop. Mostly because i like the bass guitar, and am a fan of victor.

Victor wootens main bass is this 1983 fodera monarch deluxe. Me and my bass guitar the life and music of victor lemonte wooten hargett, paul r. I keep telling myself ive gotta at somepoint learn to play guitar, but i keep going back to my bass. Victor wooten, born as victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist. Me and my bass guitar the life and music of victor lemonte wooten by paul r. The album features almost entirely slap bass, using a large amount of wootens signature openhammerpluck technique. My name is vic, im guna do a little trick im guna play my bass without a usin a pick travel round the world and back again just taken my bass out for a spin. Click the gear images for more info and specs at guitar center. My name is vic im gonna do a lil trick im gonna play my bass without usin a pick travel round the world and back again just takin my bass out for a spin if you know what im sayin and if you ever lookin for me i dont go too far.

From grammywinning musical icon and legendary bassist victor l. Throughout this audiobook is new, original music written by victor wooten and a bonus performance by the original. With regi on guitar, roy on drums, rudy on sax, joseph on keys, and. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions. Or if you need beginner bass guitar lessons online, try. Official, artistapproved notationthe most accurate guitar tab transcriptions on the web. With the success of the book came the release of the music lesson. Victor wooten has to be the most phenomenol, world changing bass player since jaco. Learn how to play victor wooten songs for bass online. It was fretted when my parents first bought it for me but my brother regi helped me pull the frets out of it when i got my alembic bass around 1977. In this bookonline video package, victor wooten bass workshop. Me and my bass guitar text guitar tab by victor wooten. The life and music of victor lemonte wooten by paul r hargett 2004, paperback, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay.

Why is victor wooten not the greatest bass guitar player. The chapters of victor wootens well written book are built up from the. Me and my bass guitar by victor wooten from his album show of hands, which i believe is from 1997. Gonna buy me a pickle and eat it all by myself get me a jar of mayonnaise but leave it up on the shelf gonna catch me a bullfrog and kiss him right on the mouth take a trip to the north pole but ill get there walking south cause its my life and i. Victor wooten for bass players onlyfor bass players only. Bass legend victor wooten talks us through his signature fodera yinyang bass, before seizing the moment and treating us to an incendiary. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 3. My name is vic, im gonna do a lil trick im gonna play my bass without usin a pick travel round the world and back again just takin my bass out for a spin. Regi started teaching me as soon as i could sit up straight, and my parents let him do it.

Classic wooten pieces such as amazing grace, classical thump, norwegian wood, sex in a pan, sinister minister and you cant hold no groove are all. Many of my musician peers are enamored with is virtuosity, yet i am not a fan of his playing. End notes victor lemonte wooten is a fabulous musician a true bass virtuoso. Victor has been heralded as the michael jordan of the bass and one of the. Victor wooten me and my bass guitar bass sheet music. His spellbinding, acrobatic basslines take the lead, literally, and even when hes fulfilling the traditional role of the bassist not that theres much about his virtuosic playing thats traditional and shining the spotlight on his collaborators, he remains the focal point. Lets take a look at what gear and equipment has been seen in victor wootens bass rig. Along with his acclaimed solo recordings, victor has performed with artists like branford marsalis, mike stern, bruce hornsby. This book contains highly detailed transcriptions of 14 songs featuring the amazing victor wooten. Amazing grace text bass tab by victor wooten songsterr. The music lesson is the inspiring story of a young bass player and the lessons he learns about life, music, and the life of music.

Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. As with many of victors jams, lots of ghost notes written x on the tab fill up space and give it that funky, complex groove. The common complaint ive heard about this book is that it is too newagey and though. Victor wooten me and my bass guitar lyrics genius lyrics. Blair drums,vocals sweet lipps background vocals michael kott vocals regi wooten electric guitar,vocals. Not only is victor the best bass player around, he has some awesome bass gear. Victor wooten primary artist,electric bass,bass guitar,electric guitar,vocals bootsy collins electric bass,electric guitar,vocals marcus miller electric bass,bass guitar d. Me and my bass guitar by victor wooten digital sheet.

Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. Recently, i heard of the book the music lesson penguin putnam inc, 2008. In spite of that i still rate the book with 5 stars. Victor wooten makes it clear in the first few seconds of palmystery that hes the man in charge. Me and my bass guitar by victor wooten text guitar tab. I dont discourage transcribing him at all but he did the work for this book which contains tab so you can see exactly where he plays on the fretboard.

Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists. Victor wooten wife, songs, lesson, tours, albums, net worth. Wooten comes the music lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. He was voted bassist of the year by bass player magazine three times and is the only person to have won the award more than once. Victor wooten tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including amazing grace, classical thump, overjoyed, isnt she lovely, a show of hands. Since i am a bass player, this is confusing for many. This happens to be my favourite song from victor wooten,and i hope i could get it later on. I love fiction more than any other genre and normally find nonfiction extremely boring, but this book is written in a different way than any other biography i have ever read. Cherry lane the best of victor wooten bass tab songbook. It was during the years stationed in hawaii that the brothers began performing as a fivepiece band. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. It is pictured on the front of my what did he say cd.