DESCENDING BASS LINES

AND CHORD SUBSTITUTIONS

Chord Voicings
alternate G chord voicings
G5
G /B

E
B
G
D
A
E

#4 w
& 4 ww
w

ww
ww

G7

T
A
B

3
0
0
2

0
0
3

3
0
0
3

n www
w

G /D

0
4
0
5

D chord voicings
#
D /F
D 6/C

ww
ww

ww
w
w

www
w

3
2
0

0
2
0
3

Em7 voicing
E m7

ww
w
w

A9/C #
#
A 9/C

w
# www

3
0
2

0
0
2
4

Descending Bass Lines

moving from GEm7

&

T
A
B

/F #

m7

under these chords

/F #

m7

3
0
0

3
2
0

3
0
2

moving from CAm

moving from AmA9/C #

&
T
A
B

Am

G /B

A 9/C #

under these chords

1
0
2
3

G /B A m

3
0
0
2

1
2
2
0

Descending Bass Line (G Chord)

under these chords
A m G /B C A 9/C #

1
2
2
0

3
0
0
2

1
0
2
3

Ascending Bass Line

/B

moving from G/DG/B

G /D D 6/C G /B

0
0
2
4

under these chords

G /D D 6/C G /B

0
4
0
5

3
0
0
2

0
2
0
3

Harmonized Melody

#
&

T
A
B

Harmonized Melody with Syncopation

ww
w

j j
j
j

m
i
p

m
i
p

m
i
p

m
i
p

m
i
p

m
i
p

m
i

0
0

1
0
0

3
0

1
0
0

0
0

0
0

1
0

m
i

3
0

1
0
3

m
i

m
i

ww
w
p

0
0
3

Delia (version 2)
G5

#
&

T
A
B

3
0
0

E
B
G
D
A
E

D /F #

3
3

2
0

E m7

3
0

j j

G7

j
n

0
0

A 9/C #

j j
j j j j j j
#

j .
&

G /B

Am

G /B

T
A
B

0
1
0
3

G /D

#
&

T
A
B

3
2

4
0

j j
j

0
0

2
3

0
2

D 6/C

0
5

0
0

2
2

G /B

0
2

0
3

C
G/B
Am
G/B C A7/C #
Delia was a gambling girl but shes laid her money down

G5 D/F # Em7
G7
1. Delia was a gambling girl

G/D
D6/C
G/B G
Shes all Ive got and gone

w
w

G5 D/F # Em7
G7
2. Delia, why didnt you run
C
G/B
Am G/B C A7/C #
When Cutter came chasing after you with that forty-four gun
G/D
D6/C
G/B G
Shes all Ive got and gone
G5
D/F #
Em7
G7
3. Delias mama weep and Delias daddy moan
C
G/B
Am
G/B C A7/C #
They wouldnt have hated it so bad if only Delia had died at home
G/D
D6/C
G/B G
Shes all Ive got and gone
G5
D/F # Em7
G7
4. A rubber-tired carriage, and a double-seated hack
C
G/B
Am G/B
C A7/C #
Carried Delia down to the graveyard but they didnt bring her back
G/D
D6/C
G/B G
Shes all Ive got and gone
G5 D/F # Em7
G7
5. Delia, how could it be
C
G/B
Am G/B
C A7/C #
You could love all those gambling men but you never could love me
G/D
D6/C
G/B G
Shes all Ive got and gone

QUICKER CHORD CHANGES

Quick Change between Am and E
bass line
m

4
& 4 ..
E
B
G
D
A
E

.
.0

T
A
B

bass with chords

m

.. ..

a
m
i
p
0
1
2

. .
. .0

2
0

.. .. ...

a
m
i
p
0
0
1

. . 012
. .0

& .. .. #

0
T . 12
A .
B 0

j
...

0
0
1

2
0
3

2 +

j
...
#

0
1
2

4 +

2
0
3

making a melody out of the chord changes

E
Am
E

j
... .. . j . j . j . j w

#
#
w

Am

0
0
1

2 +

0
0
1

Count:

bass with both chords syncopated

Am
E
Am

j E

#

bass with syncopated E chord

m

2
0
3

p
0

.
.

0
1
2

4 +

a
p
0

a
p
0

0
2 + 3

4 +

a
p
0

a
p
0

0
2 + 3

4 +

Melodic Chord Change Exercise

A
E
A
E
A
j j Ej j A j
j
j
j
j
j j
j j j j
j

&
#

Am

T
A
B

a m m
p
p
0
1 3
0

1
2

2
0

2
0

2
0

1
2

2
0

2
0

..
.
.

St. James Infirmary

Fj
E7
j
j
j
j j
j j j
j
4 . j .

&4
#

E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

T
A
B

0
0

E7

0
2

A mj

&

Am

Am

1
2

0
2

7/ F #

1
3

0
2

Am

E7

1
2

2
0

1
0

1
2

Am

2
0

Am
E7
Am
E7
3. I went down to the Saint James Infirmary

Am
E7
Am
E7
1. It was down by Old Joes barroom
Am F
E7
On the corner by the square

Am
F
E7
To see my baby there

Am
E7
Am D7/F #
They were serving drinks as usual

Am
E7 Am D7/F #
But she was laid out on the marble

F
E7
Am
And the usual crowd was there

F
E7
Am
So sweet, so cold, so fair
Am
E7
Am
E7
4. Let her go, let her go, God bless her

Am
E7
Am
E7
2. On my left stood Big Joe McKennedy
Am
F
E7
His eyes were bloodshot red

Am
F
E7
Wherever she may be

Am
E7
Am
D7/F #
And as he turned to face the crowd there

Am
E7
Am D7/F #
She can travel the wide world over

F
E7
Am
These are the very words that he said

F
E7
Am
And never find another man like me

1
2

j j
. j b

Am

j Ej

E7

5.

Am E 7
Am
E7
When I die, wont you bury me
Am
F
E7
In my high-top Stetson hat
Am
E7
Am
D7/F #
Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain
F
E7
Am
So my friends will know I died standing pat

6.

Am
E 7 Am
E7
I want six gamblers to bear my coffin
Am
F
E7
Six chorus girls to sing me a song
Am
E7
Am
D7/F #
Put a twenty-piece jazz band on my tailgate
F
E7
Am
Raising hell as I roll along

7.

Am
E7
Am E 7
Now Ive told my story
Am
F
E7
Lets have another round of booze
A m E7
Am
D7/F #
And if anyone should ask you
Am
E7
Am
Ive got the Saint James Infirmary blues

DOUBLE STOPS
Harmonized E
Major Scale

E Major Scale on First String

Harmony over Bass

E
#### 4

&
4

E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

9 11 12

Syncopated Harmony over Bass

# # # # . .
.
.
&

E

T
A
B

.
.

##
& # #

T
A
B

a
i

a
i

a
i

a
i

a
i

a
i

a
i

9 11 12

a
i
p
0

a
i
p
2

a
i
p
4

a
i
p
2

a
i
p
0

9 11 13

Breaking Up Double Stops

j . j . j . j . j

a
p

a
p

1
0

a
p

a
p

2
0

4
0

2
0

a
p

1
0

Sixth Harmonies over Moving Chords

Harmonies in Thirds

E7

.
.

a
i

m
i

m
i

m
i

m
i

0
1

2
2

3
4

2
2

B7

..

. 44
.
0

B7

A7

..
.
.

Alberta

# ## 4
& # 4

E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B
A7

.
.

T
A
B

&

T
A
B

####

&

E7

B7

A7

0
1

2
2

3
4

4
0

E7

n j

n j

B7

0
1

2
2

3
4

0
0

2 4

E7

3
3
3
j
j
.
n

j
j
b

n
n

#### .
4

2
0

2
2

0
2

0
2

4 3

3 2

1
2

2
2

3
4
0

1.

E7
Oh Alberta, whered you stay last night?
A7
E7
Oh Alberta, whered you stay last night?
B7 A 7
B7
E7
Came home this morning, the sun was shining bright

2.

E7
If you dont love me, why dont you tell me so?
A7
E7
If you dont love me, why dont you tell me so?
B7 A 7
B7
E7
Im brokenhearted, with no place to go

3.

E7
Oh Alberta, where you been so long?
A7
E7
Oh Alberta, where you been so long?
B7 A 7 B7
E7
Aint had no lovin since youve been gone

10

SEVENTH CHORDS UP THE NECK

Start with D7 Shape Slide Shape up Fretboard

D7

D7 E7 F7 G7

# # b n

#w
& www
E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

2
1
2
0

2
1
2

4
3
4

5
4
5

# # b
#

A7 Lick

A7 B7 C7

7
6
7

9
8
9

11
10
11

A7

a
m
i
p
9
8
9

12
11
12

a
m
i
p
9
8
9

a
m
i
p
9
8
9

a
m
i
p
9
8
9

Lick over ADAE Chord Progression

A7

D7

A7

E7

# # # . n n n .
.

.
&


.
.

T
A
B

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
0

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
0

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
0

Slide A Shape up Fretboard

start with this shape and slide notes on top 3 strings

w
#
& ww
w
T
A
B

5
2
2

# n #
# n
A

5
2
2

7
4
4

8
5
5

10
7
7

12
9
9

13
10
10

A Lick

15
12
12

b
J

1
1

2
2

0
Count:

11

.
.

Lick over ADED Chord Progression

4
& 4 b J
T
A
B
Count:

1
1

.. #

.
.

2
2

j
j
j
j

#
b

b
b ..

6
6

1 +

4 +

7
7
0

10

1 +

0
2

0
3

8
8

4 +

12

9
9

12

0
1 +

6
6
0
2

0
3

0
4 +

7
7
0

10

1 +

1
1

4 +

.
.

Hazleton
.
n .

##4
& # 4
E
B
G
D
A
E

A7

T
A
B

9
8

T
A
B

.
# # # n .

9
8
0

A7

&

11

T
A
B

4
2
2

A7

&

###

5
0

3
2
2

8
7
8

9
8
9

8
7
0

7
7

..

1
1

8
7

j
b n

9
8

2
2

9
8

D7

# # # # b n

& n

T
A
B

j n ..

j n b n n #
b n

8
7

7
7

8
7

E
D
j
j
j
j b
b b n n n # b b n j n # n

12
0

12
10

8
7
8

9
8
9

n
5
5

5
4

5
3

8
8
0

A7

9
9

12 11 10
9 9
9 9

6
6
0

1
0

13

10 9
7
7
0

8
7
7

0 2 0

E7

7
7
0

2
2
0

5
0

WALKING BASS LINES

Pinch with Walking
Pinch Every Beat Pinch Eighth Notes
Bass Line

Walking Bass Line in E

##
& # # 44
E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

E7

E7

E7

.. w
.. .. .. ..
n #
n #
n #

n #

E7

.0
.

.
.

. .0
. .

.
.

Eighth Note Licks with Fretted Note

with fretted note on 1st string
E7

with fretted note

on 2nd string
E7

More Complicated Licks

E7

j
n .
E7

n
#### . n .
.
n

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
&
n #
n #
n #
.
.

T
A
B

Walking Bass Line for A

&
T
A
B

####

A7

. .
. .

Lick over A
Walking Bass

j
n j
n #

A7

n #

3
0

Walking Bass
Line for B

B7

n #

14

0
2

2
4

B7

j
n j
n #
3

Lick over B
Walking Bass

0
2

.
.

n #

0
4

Changing Chords with Walking Bass Lines

j
j
#### n
&
n #
E7

T
A
B

B7

j
n j
n #
3

0
4

j
n j
n #

A7

15

0
2

B7

j
n j
n #
3

0
4

The Uptown Lowdown

E7

j n
n
j n j j
#### 4 j n

&
4

n #
n #
n #
n #
E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

0 2 0

3 0

3 0 2 0

3 0

0 2 0

A7

3
0

0 2 0

E7

j n
n
j n j j
#### n




&
n

n #
n #

T
A
B

3 0 2 0

0
2

B7

0 2 0
3

A7

0
2

E7

B7 C 9

E7

j n n
n n
##
n ww
n 1
b n n
& # # n n #
n

w
n #
3 # 1 1 2
3

4
3

T
A
B

3 0
2

0
4

3 2 0
0

3 0
3

2 0
4

0 2
2
0

16

0 3 2 0
0

3 0
3 2

3
4
2

DOIN THAT RAG

Rag Chord
Progression

A D9 G

& # # n

E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

5
2
2
2
0

0
3
5
4
5

Bass Line

3
0
0
0

0
1
0
2
3

D9

4
5

Melody over A Chord

&
T
A
B

j
.

0
3

0
3

Melody over D Chord

j j

& # #

4
5

5
5

2
3

3
4

4
5

0
3

G7

3
0

17

2
0

2
0

j j
w

1
0

Melody over C Chord

Melody over G Chord

D7

T
A5
B

A7

1
0

2
3

1
2

2
3

Rag Mama (version 1)

4
& 4 ..

E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B
G

&

T
A
B

.
.0

5
2

A7

3
0

j
j
w

4
5

2
3

A A 7 D7
Oh, rag, rag

D7
Looking for a woman aint got no man

G
G7
C
Rag, mama, baby, do that rag

G
G7
Might as well be looking for a needle in the sand

A A 7 D7
Oh, rag, rag

C
Looking for a woman aint got no man

G
G7
C
Rag, mama, baby, do that rag

18

1
2

Chorus
A
A7
1. Im going uptown with my hat in my hand

1
0

j
j

0
3

D7

G7

5
2

j
.

j
.

..
.
.

A
A7
2. I wouldnt have thought my gal would treat me so

A
A7
If you get yourself a woman better get you two

3.

D7
Love another man who came to my back door

D7
One for your buddy and one for you

G
G7
Mind mama, dont you know

G
G7
Got me a wife and a sweetheart too

C
You got to reap just what you sow

C
My wife dont love me but my sweetheart do

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus, two times

Anticipating Bass Notes

&

T
A
B

D9

T
A
B

0
5

A7

a
p

2
3

2
3

i
p

Roll on G

G7

2
2

3
2
0

19

Roll on A

5
3

&

#
#

1
0
0
3

Rag Mama (version 2)

A

4
& 4 ..

E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

.
&

.
.0

&

T
A
B

j

#

5
2

j
.

2
3

1.

1
2

#
b

20

0
0

4
5

G7

0
2

j
j

#
3

2
2

D7

1
3

A7

T
A5
B

j
.

2.

..

.
.

0
1
0

A
A7
1. Im going uptown with my hat in my hand
D7
Looking for a woman aint got no man
G
G7
Might as well be looking for a needle in the sand
C
Looking for a woman aint got no man
Chorus
A A 7 D7
Oh, rag, rag
G
G7
C
Rag, mama, baby, do that rag
A A 7 D7
Oh, rag, rag
G
G7
C
Rag, mama, baby, do that rag
A
A7
2. I wouldnt have thought my gal would treat me so
D7
Love another man who came to my back door
G
G7
Mind mama, dont you know
C
You got to reap just what you sow
Repeat Chorus
A
A7
3. If you get yourself a woman better get you two
D7
One for your buddy and one for you
G
G7
Got me a wife and a sweetheart too
C
My wife dont love me but my sweetheart do
Repeat Chorus, two times

21

DROPPED-D TUNING
Dropped-D Tuning: D A D G B E

D Chords in Dropped-D Tuning G Chords

E
B
G
D
A
D

#
&

T
A
B

Dm

2
3
2
0
0
0

D9

5
7
7
0
0
0
7

G5

5
6
7
0
0
0
7

0
1
2
0
0
0

E7 and A7 Chords

G /B

3
0
0

3
0
0
0

G 7/B

E7

1
3
0
0
2

3
0
0
2

#
2

A7

n2#

0
0
1
0

0
2
0
2
0

D Chord Alternating Bass Extra Alternating Practice Switching Chord Voicings over Bass
in Dropped-D Tuning
over D bass
Bass Pattern

& ..

T .
A .
B 0

..
.
.

.. # www

.
.

.
.
&

3
T . 00
A .
B 5

5
7
7

..
.
.

Isolate Bass if You Need To

over G bass

2
3
2

# www

7/B

1
3
0
2

3
0
0
5

7/B

1
3
0
2

.. ..
. .
. .

22

G 7/B

G 7/B

..
.
.

St. Louis Blues

Dropped-D Tuning: D A D G B E

G 7/B

D7

## 4
n
#
n

& 4

E
B
G
D
A
D

T
A
B

7
0

7
0

0 3
0

G 7/B

3
2

0 3
0

11

T
A
B

n .

#
& #

0
0

2
0

5 5

0 3
0

0
0

23

6 8
0

G 7/B

0
0

0 3
0

4 5

6
0

j j

5 5

Dm

A7

0 3

0 3

j
j
n

#
n

& # #

T
A
B

0 1

A7

ww
w

0
2
0
0

 j
##
&

j
n
# n

# j

Dm

16

T
A
B

3
0

0
2

3
2

3 3
2

21

5 5

1 0

ww
w

3
2

A7

0
2
0

A7

3
0

4 5

4 5

6 8
0

j
j

## .
&

Dm

T
A
B

3 2 3
2

E7

3
2

3 3
2

j
# # # n j j n # n # n # n # j
&
#

Dm

A7 E7

26

T
A
B

3 2 3 4 5
2

1 0

T
A
B

2
0

5
0

D7

1 2
2

1 2
0

3
0

1 2

3
0

G 7/B

j j
n
n n n

#
& #

31

0
0

2
0

0 1

0 1
0

0
0

3
2

0 1
0

3
2

24

0 1
0

3
2

0
0

3 3
2

3
0

0
0

2
0

0 3
0

A
j
#
j

& #

36

T
A
B

7
0
0

7
0

2
0

G 7/B

D7

n
# n

n b

J
3

0 3
0

1
2

0
0

3 3 3 3 3 3

D
G
G7/B D D7
1. I hate to see the evening sun go down
G
G7/B
D
I hate to see the evening sun go down
A7 G
G7/B D
Since my baby up and left this town
Dm
A7
St. Louis woman with her diamond rings
D m E 7 A7
Pulls that man around by her apron strings
Dm
A7
If it werent for powder and for store-bought hair
Dm E7 A7
The man I love wouldnt have gone nowhere
D
D7
Got the St. Louis Blues, just as blue as I can be
G7/B
D
That mans got a heart like a rock cast into the sea
A
G
G7/B D D7
Or else he wouldnt have gone so far from me

25

0 1
2
0

SWINGING THE BLUES

Standard Tuning

Harmonized Bass Line

7
7/ F #
dim
/G#

Walking Bass Line

#### 4
&
4
E
B
G
D
A
E

T
A
B

E7

F #7

Turnaround Bass Line

##
& ##

T
A
B

A7

p
0

A # dim

Harmonized Bass Line

i
p
2

p
1

F #7
B7
n

#
n

4
2

E /B

3
2

m
i
p

m
i
p

2
0
0

ww
w

m
i
p

m
i
p

m
i
p

2
0

2
0

2
0

0
1

Thicker Harmony

B7

n
n
#

0
2

26

E /B

F #7

Harmonized Bass Line

2
1

A # dim

1
0

3
4
4

m
i
p

# # # # n ww
&
w
T
A
B

#
n

m
i
p

A7

m
i
p

Bass Line from A to E

Simplified Harmony
7/ F #
dim
/G#

m
i
p

E7 Voicing

E 7/G#

a
i
p

3
2

m
i
p
0
2
2

Lick with Bass Line

/G#

Slower Moving Bass Line

# ##
& #
T
A
B

#
0

27

A # dim E /B

#
0

0
0

The Blunn Creek Slow Drag

E 7/G#

E
B
G
D
A
E

3
# # # # 4 j n j .
&
4 n #

T
A
B

/G#

##
& ##

T
A
B

/F #

####

E /B

F #7

3
4

2
0

0
1

A7

A7

A # dim

n j n

#
n

0
0

E /G#

E E 7/G#3 A 7 A # dim3
4

0
2

2
4

B /F # F 7 11

j
j
# # # # n n n b n n
#
n # ww
&

n n
#
#

w
B7

E /B C 9/G

E7

10

T
A
B

3
2

1
2

3 2

2 0

28

B 7 C #7

3
3

n
#
n

#

0
0

F #7

G dim

j
b .

B 7/ F G dim

n
j #

#
n

3
4

j
n

2
0

7/G#

A7

0
2

n # n

T
A
B
&

A # dim B 7

A7

3
3
2
3

0
2
1

0
2
1
2

1
0

OPEN-D TUNING
Open-D Tuning: D A D F # A D

D
Chords in Open
Tuning
#
& #

D
A
F#
D
A
D

Harmonized D Major Scales

7

0
0
0
0
0
0

T
A
B

/D

0
0
1
0
2
0

harmonized in 3rds

2
0
1
2
0

4
3
2
0

m
i

m
i

m
i

m
i

m
i

0
0

1
2

3
4

5
5

7
7

8
9

10
11

12
12

a
i
0

a
i
2

a
i
4

a
i
5

a
i
7

a
i
9

a
i
11

a
i
12

10

12

T
A
B

harmonized in 10ths

a
i
p

a
i
p

a
i
p

a
i
p

i
p

i
p

10

12

11

12

i
p

i
p

i
p

F #7

i
p

i
p

Two More Chord Voicings

D /F #

i
p

Em

#
& #

m
i

Chords Built from 10th Voicings

m
i

#
& #
T
A
B

m
i

harmonized in 6ths

0
0

0
2

29

a
m
i
p
4
4
2
4

Bm

a
m
i
p
0
2
0
2

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Open-D Tuning: D A D F # A D

#
& # 44
D
A
F#
D
A
D

T
A
B

D /F #

w
.

0
0

1
2

0
0

D /A

E m7

&

T
A
B

##

0 0
0

.. j

0
0

4 4 4 2 0

0
0

0 2

0 0 0
0
0
1 0
2 0

0
0

3
0

30

0
0

0
1
2
0

0
0

0
0
0

4
3

A7

j

.

0
0

0
0
0

D A

0 0 0

#

& # #

.
w

T
A
B

F #7

0
0

F #7

#
j

& # . #

13

T
A
B

0
0
0

0
0

0
0

E m7

2
1

D /A A

2
0

0
0
0

4
3
2

.
.

0
0
0

D
1. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
D/F # G
D
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
D/A
D
F #7
G
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
Em7 D A7 D A7
His truth is marching on
D
G
D
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
F #7 G
Em7 D/A A D
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on

Transcription: Andrew DuBrock

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