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

Songlist

• 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