Book of Licks
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 54
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
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A book for intermediate rock bassists looking to improve their improvisation. The book is a thesaurus of melodies that work over different types of chords. Designed for bassists wanting to create fresh ideas when given a chord symbol to create riffs and songwriting ideas.
Tom Appleman has performed with Kid Rock, Robbie Krieger of The Doors, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Randy Brecker and many more. He has worked at Disneyland, Carnival Cruise Lines, and The Big Apple Circus. He is currently a Professor at Berklee College of Music. His other works include Appleman, 30 Etudes.
"Licks in music are equivalent to words in a language. In this book, Tom has given us numerous wonderful and helpful tools we can use to speak our own musical sentences"
Victor L Wooten
"A great way to add to your bass vocabulary. Tom has put together a set of lick that will help any bass player. The way that he shows us the licks on different keys will help young bassist get to know their necks."
Stu Hamm (bassist for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai)
"A master class from a great musician! I love Tom's playing and these licks would be useful in any bassist's arsenal!"
Pat Badger (bassist for Extreme)
A book for intermediate rock bassists looking to improve their improvisation. The book is a thesaurus of melodies that work over different types of chords. Designed for bassists wanting to create fresh ideas when given a chord symbol to create riffs and songwriting ideas.
Tom Appleman has performed with Kid Rock, Robbie Krieger of The Doors, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Randy Brecker and many more. He has worked at Disneyland, Carnival Cruise Lines, and The Big Apple Circus. He is currently a Professor at Berklee College of Music. His other works include Appleman, 30 Etudes.
"Licks in music are equivalent to words in a language. In this book, Tom has given us numerous wonderful and helpful tools we can use to speak our own musical sentences"
Victor L Wooten
"A great way to add to your bass vocabulary. Tom has put together a set of lick that will help any bass player. The way that he shows us the licks on different keys will help young bassist get to know their necks."
Stu Hamm (bassist for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai)
"A master class from a great musician! I love Tom's playing and these licks would be useful in any bassist's arsenal!"
Pat Badger (bassist for Extreme)