Rockschool Bass Grade 5 (2018)

The Bass Grade 5 book will help you put together what you’ve learnt so far, covering more sophisticated solo and syncopation techniques including slap-and-pop and hammer-on styles and more.

What you’ll learn at Grade 5
Slap and pop, hammer-on, complex syncopation, developed solo work
Major and Natural Minor, Major and Minor Pentatonic scales, Blues scales. Harmonic Minor scale
Major and Minor arpeggios and Major 7th and Minor 7th arpeggios
Playback and performance skills

Bass Grade 5 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
Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle
Earth, Wind & Fire – September
The Killers – Mr Brightside
The Allman Brothers – The Whipping Post
6 Rockschool Originals