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Stanley Clarke

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'Back to School' was written to reflect the contributions that Stanley Clarke has made to the development of the bass guitar as a solo instrument. It features strummed power chords, slap and pop grooves, chordal fingerstyle passages, manipulated harmonics, and an aggressively played bass solo.

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and the audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only).

This course contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. 'Back to School' Play-Through

This video is a full demonstration of 'Back to School', performed on a GB Guitars Rumour bass.

2. Course Overview

This video contains a brief overview of the course.

3. A Section

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the A section, which is bars 1-3.

4. B Section

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the B section, which is bars 4-9.

5. C Section

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the C section, which is bars 10-13.

6. D Section

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the D section, which is bars 14-19.

7. E Section (Part 1)

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the first half of the bass solo at letter E, which is bars 20-27.

8. E Section (Part 2)

In this lesson you'll learn how to play the second half of the bass solo at letter E, which is bars 28-35.

9. Tone

This lesson covers Stanley Clarke's tone and offers advice on how you can achieve something similar.