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DTM for Beginners
(BNN, Inc.)
"DTM for Beginners"
by Masao HIRAKAWA
(BNN, Inc.)

This book is for the biginners who want to write songs using DTM.
The steps to make a song on this book is;
First of all, a drummer is playing beats or rhythms. A bassist joins on it and makes basic rhythms. Then, a guitarist and a keybordist sit in to play chords. Finally a vocarist sings on it.

This way is really like making band tunes.

This book also includes 4 arrangements of classical music using pop rhythms, which are;
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"(W.A. Mozart)
"Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte-677"(M. Ravel)
"Suite #1 in G Major (Prelude) [BWV1007]"(J.S. Bach)
"Canon"(J. Pachelbel)
(issued: December 2012)
"Bass Magazine, January 2013"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassist1]
UVERworld
Transcribed Nobuto's play (ex. UVERworld) and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"23 Word"
UVERworld (bass: Nobuto)

Transcribed chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB and gave advices how to play.

(issued: December 2012)
"GiGS, January 2013"
(Shinko Music)

[flumpool]
Transcribed flumpool's play shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)

(issued: November 2012)
"Bass Magazine, December 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Interview]
UKRAMPAGE
Transcribed UK's tune shortly and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"コペルニクス"
Do As Infinity (bass: Seiji KAMEDA)

Transcribed chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB and gave advices how to play.

(issued: November 2012)
"GiGS, December 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[Akihiro NAMBA]
Transcribed Namba's play shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)

[SiM]
Transcribed SiM's play shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)

(issued: October 2012)
"Bass Magazine, November 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassists 1]
THE CHOPPERS REVOLUTION
Transcribed songs from 3-bass unit album which was played by Yoshihiro NARUSE, IKUO and Takayuki MURATA and gave advices how to play.

[Interview]
Kazuhiro SUNAGA
Transcribed songs from quasimode's bassist, Mr. Sunaga and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"LOCAL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION"
RIZE (bass: KenKen)

Transcribed chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB and gave advices how to play.

(issued: October 2012)
"GiGS, November 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[SPYAIR]
Transcribed SPYAIR's bass & drums and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)


(issued: September 2012)
"Bass Magazine, October 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassists 1]
Larry Graham
Transcribed plays by George Porter, Jr. and Victor Wooten in the article of Larry Graham.

[Featured Bassists 3]
DAMIJAW
Transcribed from Akihiro NAMBA's latest album "WAKE UP!!!" and gave advices how to play.

[Interview]
Ichiro YOSHIDA
Transcribed from Yoshida's play (ex. ZAZEN BOYS) and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"Kakato-de Ai-wo Uchinarase"
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (bass: Takahiro YAMADA)

Transcribed chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB and gave advices how to play.

(issued: September 2012)
"jazz guitar book vol.34"
(Shinko Music)

[Special Interview]
Hironobu SAITO
Interviewd with Hironobu SAITO, Japanese Jazz guitarist who is working world-wide.

[Review]
Naniwa Express
Wrote a review about their latest album which includes live recordings held in the next day of 3.11.

Jaco Pastorius
Wrote a review about a CD by Kazumi Watanabe with Jaco Pastorius in 1983.

(issued: September 2012)
"GiGS October 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[Nothing's Carved In Stone]
Transcribed Hinata's play on NCIS' new album "Pride" shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)

[SPYAIR]
Transcribed bass/drums part from SPYAIR and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)


(issued: August 2012)
"JazzLife September 2012"
(JAZZ LIFE)

[Bass Special]
"Listen and Play!! Jaco Pastorius' 'Portrait of Tracy'"
Wrote an article regarding Jaco Pastorius' solo performances along its era. Also had a lecture about harmonics on each bass strings up to 9th harmonics

[Score]
"Portrait of Tracy"
Jaco Pastorius

Transcribed Jaco's amazing harmonics tune "Portrait Of Tracy" from his debut album, and gave advices how to play.

(mistake on TAB) on 2nd back beat in the 4th bar, [7-7-9] should be [7-7-4] / on 3rd back beat [7-7-4-4] is correct.

(issued: August 2012)
"Bass Magazine, September 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[SPECIAL PROGRAM]
Hidekazu HINATA x Kentaro NAKAO
Transcribed Nothing's Carved In Stone's new album "Pride" shortly and gave advices how to play.

[Featured Bassists 2]
IKUO
Transcribed Ikuo's play from BULL ZEICHEN 88 and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"Prologue"
BULL ZEICHEN 88 (bass: IKUO)

Transcribed chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB and gave advices how to play.

(issued: August 2012)
"GiGS September 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[Nothing's Carved In Stone]
Transcribed Hinata's play from NCIS' new album "Pride" and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)

[Slap special]
Transcribed The Birthday, ORANGE RANGE, RIZE. MIYAVI shortly in the special of Slap technique.
(not credited)


(issued: July 2012)
"Bass Magazine August 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassists 2]
DAMIJAW
Transcribed ka-yu's (Janne Da Arc) play from his solo project, DAMIJAW and gave advices how to play

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"Pride"
Nothing's Carved In Stone (bass: Hidekazu HINATA)

Transcribed NCIS' new tune (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.

(issued July 2012)
"GiGS August 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[Bassist Special]
Transcribed FLIP, THE BACK HORN, The Chromanions, SCANDAL. STRAIGHTENER shortly and gave advices how to play/
(not credited)

[SPYAIR]
Transcribed Momiken's play from Spyair shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)


(issued: June 2012)
"Bass Magazine July 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassists 2]
Kosyu OKAMINE
Transcribed Okamine’s play on The Back Horn and gave advices how to play.

[Interview]
MASAKI
Transcribed the bassist MASAKI’s play on CANTA shortly.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"Symphonia"
The Back Horn (bass: Kosyu OKAMINE)

Transcribed The Back Horn’s tune (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.


(issued June 2012)
"GiGS July 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[The Back Horn]
Transcribed The Back Horn’s bass part & drums part shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)


(issued May 2012)
"Bass Magazine June 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassists 2]
Juan Alderete
Transcribed hard rock bassist, Juan’s play on Racer X, Mars Volta, Big Sir and B’z and gave advices how to play.

[Interview]
Hiroyuki ISOBE
Transcribed the bassist ISOBE’s play on Champagne shortly.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"CRISIS"
Acid Black Cherry (bass: SHUSE)

Transcribed ABC’s tune (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"SPARKLE"
Tatsuro YAMASHITA (bass: Koki ITOH)

Transcribed Tatsuro YAMASHITA’s old and fantastic tune (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.
I love this song!

(issued May 2012)
"GiGS June 2012"
(Shinko Music)

[AIBOUZU]
Transcribed Aibouz’ bass part & drums part shortly and gave advices how to play.
(not credited)

This is my first work with GiGS.

(issued April 2012)
"Bass Magazine May 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Interview]
Yuichiro KANDA
Transcribed his play on the band "TSURU" shortly, and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"Decadence Dance"
EXTREME (bass: Pat Badger)

Transcribed EXTREME’s old song (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.

(issued April 2012)
"jazz guitar book vol.33"
(Shinko Music)

[CloseUp Interview]
Michael Landau
Interviewed by email with Michael who just released the new album that 11 years had passed since the last album was on.


(issued April 2012)
"Bass Magazine March 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Featured Bassists 1]
tetsuya
Transcribed tetsuya's play shortly from the latest album of L'Arc~en~Ciel and gave advices how to play.


(issued; March 2012)
"Bass Magazine April 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Special Talk Session]
J x Akihiro NAMBA
Transcribed J's play from Luna Sea and his own project and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"The Kids"
Jamiroquai (bass: Stewart Zender)

Transcribed Jamiroquai's old tune (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.

(issued: March 2012)
"Bass Magazine February 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[Directly Teaching Special 1 (w/CD)]
Kenji HINO
Kenji HINO (a.k.a. JINO) teaches his favorite phrases. I transcribed and gave how to play.

[Directly Teaching Special 2 (w/CD]
Matthew Garrison
Transcribed Matthew's 4-fnger style, mode exercise, and walking bass lines, and gave how to play.

[Interview]
Junko (POP DISASTER)
Transcribed her play during the interview shortly.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"Make my day!"
Kaera KIMURA (bass: 4106)

Transcribed the opening song of Kaera's new album "8EIGHT8" (chords/melody/bass line/bass TAB) and gave advices how to play.

(issued: January 2012)
"jazz guitar book vol.32"
(Shinko Music)

[Special Interview]
Jeff Richman
I had a interview with Jeff Richman, jazz guitarist working in Los Angeles, on the phone regarding his latest album "The Line Up" working with his favorite band "Chatterbox".


(issued: January2012)
"Bass Magazine January 2012"
(Ritto Music)

[FEATURED BASSISTS 2]
Koji UENO (the HIATUS)
Transcribed UENO's play from the HIATUS' latest album "A World Of Pandemonium" shortly and gave advices how to play.

[Interview]
KENJI SANO
Transcribed SANO's (ex. EXILE) soulful play from his solo album shortly and gave advices how to play.

[Interview]
Mitsuru SUTOH
Transcribed SUTO's (ex. T-SQUARE) play from his solo album shortly and gave advices how to play.

[BM SELECTED SCORES]
"AKAPPACHI-ISM"
CASIOPEA (bass: Yoshihiro NARUSE)

Transcribed Naruse's (a.k.a. Narucho) play (chords/bass line/bass TAB) from the album "FULL COLORS" by CASIOPEA which Narucho's second album since he joined the band. This song is famous for the use of 8-string bass.
After issued, Narucho claimed that he used distortion on the recording even I wrote "No effects". I'm so sorry, teacher!
(issued: December 2011)
"J/SOLO WORKS and LUNA SEA BM SPECIAL FEATURE SERIES"
(Ritto Music)

[BASS SCORES SELECTED by tetsuya]
- "Go Crazy" (by J)
- "Pyromania" (by J)
- "Desire" (by LUNA SEA)
- "Time Is Dead" (by LUNA SEA)


Transcribed 4 songs of J's play from his solo works and the band, LUNA SEA's (chords/melodies/bass lines/TABs)
(2011年12月発売)
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