A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, and many more! Melodies are presented with a BASS LINE, lyrics and chords. Includes access to online audio that includes recordings of EVERY song in the book! Also included: Valuable information on how to play bass pl...

• A Note to Parents
• Some advice before you begin
• Getting to know the double bass -The bow
• Can you read music
• Notes and Symbols
• How should I hold my double bass
• The open strings and their names
• Pizzicato exercises - Playing with the bow
• Exercise with whole notes and whole rests
• Exercise with half notes
• Exercise with quarter notes and quater rests
• The accidentals
• How to hold your left hand
• Exercises in the half position
• Scale exercise (B flat major)
• A Folk Song on the...