Rockschool Bass Grade 2 (2018)

The Bass Grade 2 book covers everything you need to pass your Grade 2 exam: including Latin and shuffle rhythms, scales and arpeggios, syncopation and more, across a range of styles.

What you’ll learn at Grade 2
Shuffle rhythm, Latin rhythm, syncopation
Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Major and Minor arpeggios
Playback and performance skills

Bass Grade 2 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

Repertoire
Roy Ayers – Running Away
Disclosure (ft Sam Smith) – Latch
Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chambers
U2 – Vertigo
Barry White – Never Never Gonna Give You Up
Beyoncé – If I Were A Boy
6 Rockschool Originals