Play Along with the Professionals - The Session Player books are a play along series for budding musicians allowing even the most inexperienced players to “perform” with the professionals. Use our specially written pieces to expand your technique and notation reading. Download directly from our site below - for Bass, Drums and Guitar players.
Bass Level 1
A funky tune based on a 12 bar blues with a middle section q and a twist.
A relaxing electronic based tune designed to challenge your right hand fingers.
A simple piece with a driving bass line designed to help with beginner right hand technique.
A 1970s “cop show” style piece with a funky bass line with jumping octaves in the b section.
Bass Level 2
A fun 90s britpop tube with cool bass line. Check out the syncopation, articulation and dynamics.
A psychedelic influenced track with some tricky rhythms and dynamic changes.
A a quasi latin feel with some articulation detail and dynmic changes.
A supergrass inspired britpop tune with a cool bass solo midway though.
Drums Level 1
A semi psychadelic style rock tune. Tom tom patterns through the middle section.
A fat and funky tune with quarter note right hand part. Some half time feel bars.
A laid back swing tune introducing 3 and 4 way independence and 4 on the floor.
A 16s groove at a slow tempo to work on even sticking and coordination.
Drums Level 2
A 90s britpop tune with organ melody line. The drum part features some groove variation, written fills and dynamics.
A 1960s style twist track with a moving 8ths bass line and dynamic variation.
A 90s britpop style piece with some interesting grooves using toms and a rhythmic middle section.
A 1950s style 12/8 track. Some tricky right hand 16ths and a shuffle in the middle section.
A supergrass inspired britpop tune with a cool bass solo midway though.
A zippy rock tune with some variatyion in grooves and a famous chord progression.
Guitar Level 1
A piece in the style of southern rock using quavers, crotchet, minim and semi breve rhythms.
A 1970s rock style piece focusing on changing between chords and melody.
An upbeat 90s dance style song helping to count long notes and let notes ring out.
Guitar Level 2
A piece in the rock pop style with an offbeat outro to help with reading.
A piece based around a straight 8s drum beat and quite an angular melody.
A latin style using offbeat rhythms and a simple q and a section.
A laid back spyro gyra inspired straight 8th jazz tune using some slides between notes.
A 1970s groove based piece inspired by steely dan using some tenutos and staccatos.
