Both Volumes One and Two present a standard notation approach to reading solo and arpeggio studies for four string bass. Included in Volume One are the rudiments of playing, plus handy charts of arpeggios featuring major, minor, augmented, diminished, and seventh chords, plus upper harmonic extensions. Volume Two continues with studies, scales, walking bass patterns, and more. Applicable to any style of music, this method has gained acceptance as the foundational text for electric bass study worldwide. The most widely used introductory bass method available.