The Bass Grade 4 book is your essential study companion for your exam, with in-depth coverage of expressive playing techniques such as ghost notes, dynamic control and vibrato alongside deeper theoretical knowledge.

What you'll learn at Grade 4

• Dynamic control, ghost notes, vibrato, solo and improvisation work
• Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues scales, Major, Minor and Dominant 7th arpeggios
• Playback and performance skills

Repertoire

Rockschool Bass Grade 4 Hit Tunes

• Skunk Anansie – Weak
• Pearl Jam – Alive
• James Taylor – Your Smiling Face
• Paul Weller – The Changingman
• Sam Fender – Getting Started
• The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love

Rockschool Originals | Bass Grade 4

• Conjunction
• The Jump
• Promise