Wooten 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. It uses real funk songs to teach you the basics of grooving and soloing funk bass in the style of flea, victor wooten, marcus miller, rocco prestia, and many others. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. Bass tablature for isnt she lovely by victor wooten. The best advice victor wooten ever gave me the bassist. Documents similar to the best of victor wooten scribd. 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. Victor wooten 2016 commencement speaker for the university of vermont rubenstein school duration. 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. Interview with the legendary bassist, victor wooten youtube. Take 5 minutes to watch this awesome, inspiring and enlightening video by master musician victor wooten. An extremely gifted and versatile bassist, victor wooten is a highly acclaimed performer whose work straddles the lines between jazz, bluegrass, funk, and progressive rock. The multimedia dvd ntsc of the victor wooten super bass solo technique.
With an emg pickups combo, a customizable michael pope flexcore preamp, and signature victor wooten strings from fodera, this package features the equipment used on wootens famous 4string yin yang bass. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro. Along with his acclaimed solo recordings, victor has performed with artists like branford. The best of victor wooten by victor wooten sheet music free 30. I was hoping to hear more of victor wooten s stuff when i left home to the show. Victor wooten trio halftime performance at msg 11617. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist. Ultimate tapping for bass guitar covers all elements of the tapping technique from the absolute basics through to advanced two handed contrapuntal techniques. The head of this tune is so awesome that i heard it and. The best of victor wooten free download as pdf file. Hes a founding member of the supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones, and has been running music camps in. Here at best bass gear we are proud to bring you a victor wooten package that you can only get from bbg.
There are over 200 exercises in the book, the audio files for which are. Throughout, victor underscores this vital material with a groove first ethic, as well an accent on being musical and creative three mandatory ingredients to becoming a highlysoughtafter professional bassist. Trust me, if you havent seen this video yet, itll be well worth your time. Wooten the vision sheet music for bass tablature bass. Just fill out your email address below and ill send you 12 free videos to help you get.
Though soul circus is more poporiented than wootens previous outings, the bassist figure 1 victa intro pop string thumb slap tu up pop string figure 2 12 10 prayer from 1. Wooten the opportunity to smoothly move his left hand down to a different position. Victor wooten book the music lesson pdf 34 download. Victor wooten s version of overjoyed is a superb arrangement of stevie wonders classic song and the subject of this months transcription. The funk bass method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. Duty duy dvd dvd audio extractor 8 dvd lernkurs dvd5 dvd9 dvdr dvdrip dvds dvi 2 dviso dvt dvtchie dw dw8 dweezil dweezology dx dx7 dx files dx200 dx5. Music as a language is a cliche, but theres a lot of truth to it. Its a tough one to play well but youll be pleased with yourself once you have it down. As you might expect, it features some very advanced slap bass techniques. Steve bailey and victor wooten have organized an amazing bass hang, which is happening thursday, april 16th. This is part 1 of a 3 part series where im going to delve deep into a really easy but really flashy. Victor wooten is recognized as one of the worlds greatest electric bassists. This track was written to represent virtuoso bassist victor wooten covering his work both as a solo artist, and as a member of bluegrassfusion group bela fleck and the flecktones. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps.
The book also includes a detailed history of the tapping technique across all instruments and biographies and interviews of the main contributors to the technique. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Shop our newest and most popular victor wooten sheet music such as amazing grace, you cant hold no groove and classical thump, or click the button above to browse all victor wooten sheet music. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. The older brothers had a band and needed a bass player, so they began teaching their youngest brother victor the four stringed lowend instrument. The free webinar is open to the public and will feature a conversation with megadeths dave ellefson, tools justin chancellor, and billy sheehan. Using slapping techniques made popular by larry graham, louis johnson, victor wooten, marcus miller among others mp4 video, mp3 sound, pdf of standard notationtab transcription plus guitar pro 5. His latest is an eclectic offering with an allstar cast of characters supporting victor in his cause of championing the bottom. Think about that bass 1 track, programmed by victor wooten vocals dorothy wooten writtenby v. The show was an update celebration of funk hits that turned the show into a big party. Download and print the vision sheet music for bass tablature bass guitar by victor wooten. Hamm, mark king, stanley clarke, ray riendeau, flea, larry graham, les claypool, vail johnson, louis johnson, and victor wooten. Victor lemonte wooten was just three years old when, with the help of his four older brothers, all musicians themselves, he started playing the bass. Launching his solo career a few years later, with a show of hands, it soon became apparent that wooten was also a major musical force, thanks to an organic and highly original approach to music and music education.
Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five grammy awards. By 1988, victor wooten moved to nashville to join a rock band, and the following year met bela fleck, the banjo player for new grass revival. A spiritual search for growth through music victor l. Im a trickster, baby, sings victor wooten on victa, a song manages on. And im learning from the very best by playing excerpts from a book called the best of victor wooten. This week im doing something that i dont don very often, im practising slap bass. A guide to the techniques and philosophies of funk bass. University of vermont rubenstein school 571,833 views 24. With an emg pickups combo, a customizable michael pope flexcore preamp, and signature victor wooten strings from fodera, this package features the equipment used. A politician is not allowed to get too emotional in public, so what he does is drop subtle hints that, over time, cause the public to get emotional. Choose from victor wooten sheet music for such popular songs as amazing grace, you cant hold no groove, and classical thump. Well, the last clinic i attended was jeff berlins read the report here and now i had the luck to experience another point of view and attend.
Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Backing vocals dobehi doobie lachaden, felicia fett, holly wooten, marci chittwood drums jd blair vocals jonell mosser vocals, bass 3 tracks victor wooten writtenby v. Wooten continues to push forward with good humor and unparalleled virtuosity. Victor also has a great sense of musical humor if you have ever seen him with bela fleck and the flectones.
Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Since its release in 2005 ultimate slap bass has become one of the most popular books ever written on the slap bass technique. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed. This comprehensive book covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics through to advanced techniques such as double thumbing, open string hammerons and how to combine slapping with other techniques. History and pedagogy by dave schroeder a doctoral essay submitted to the faculty of the university of miami in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of musical arts coral gables, florida june 2011. Just fill out your email address below and ill send you 12 free videos to help you get started. Victor wooten lesson on bass technique download free. Heres a fantastic video of victor wooten visiting the relix studios back in november 2017. Though soul circus is more poporiented than wooten s previous outings, the bassist figure 1 victa intro pop string thumb slap tu up pop string figure 2 12 10 prayer from 1. The majority of this piece is based around a relatively simple chord progression.
Ultimate slap bass covers every aspect of the slap technique from the absolute basics. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slap bass bible. This is great music but you must remind yourself that this is only one man, one. Ill never forget something that victor wooten told me one morning. The wooten brothers and bob franceschini are world class musicians in their own right. Here at vixtube you will see videos brought to you by victor wooten himself. The lesson victor wooten sheet music for bass download. Albums include a show of hands, extraction, and what did he say. All of which makes victor wooten bass workshop a musthave tool for bass players at all levels. Victor wooten amazing grace bass tab amazing song luv it n it goes jazzy too lol the proper way is to play like adgc but if u got a regular 4st it ok like this but it perfect on a 6st. The best of victor wooten sheet music by victor wooten for free with a 30 day free trial. May 15, 2018 victor wooten techniques on 6string bass bass practice diary 15th may 2018. I think of all known bassist he have some of the worst sounds, thunk, plank plank, twing twing, tuk tuk, blr blr.
Victor wooten amazing grace bass tab amazing song luv it n it goes jazzy too lol the proper way is to play like adgc but if u got a regular 4st it ok like this. 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. University of vermont rubenstein school 578,769 views. Music profile for victor wooten, born 11 september 1964. Victor wooten has got to be the most talented bassist at least on the planet and perhaps even the universe.
Bass master and flecktone victor wooten recently swung by to warm up his fingers, sing, slap and treat the office to some fine, unfettered improvisation from true luminary. See more ideas about bass, bass guitar lessons and guitar. Victor wooten began playing the electric bass guitar at the age of 2, and by 5 he was performing and touring as the bassist in the family band. Once the same emotions are generated by enough people, the politician can use it to steer the public in his desired direction. Fleck was forming a jazz group to appear on a tv show.
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