Blues Bass Lines

Get Ready to Jam!!

By J.P Dias .
Copyright 2005

Contents

Basic of Reading...............................................3 Slow Blues in A7...............................................4 Shuffle in G7.....................................................5 Shuffle in C7.....................................................6 Slow Blues in A7...............................................7 Blues in G7.......................................................8 Shuffle in A7......................................................9 Blues in G7......................................................10 Blues in G7 Connecting Chords......................11 Blues In E7......................................................12 Blues in C7 (funk)............................................13 Blues in F7 (swing)..........................................14 Blues in Bb7 (swing)........................................15

Introduction

The purpose of this book is to help you to develop your own blues bass lines by giving you 12 examples written in most popular key signatures. I would recommend to try them in all keys. This book is not intended to be a method and I strongly recommend to find a qualified teacher to help you assimilate the information on this book.

Have Fun

How to Use this Book:

In order to listen to the free audio clip for each example you are going to need to have an internet connection and click to the link on the upper left of each page, after you download the file you can save it in your computer. This Free Audio Clips would be available to download for 15 days after the purchase of this book. You can also buy a CD for $3.85 shipping within USA included, feel free to e-mail me at jpdmusic@gmail.com to place an order. The audio tracks accompanying this book is provided to enhance your learning process. They contain performances of all the written examples. Audio Tracks have been recorded in stereo - split with the bass and drums on the left channel and piano guitar and drums on the right, this means that you will be able to hear an example and then turn off the left channel and play along with the band.

Basics of Reading Music

The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called Staff. Bass Players Read Bass Clef. The symbol of the Bass Clef is derived from the old German way of writing F. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which F pitch is written.

The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half step by placing a accidental, sharp (#) or flat (b) right before it. When an accidental occurs, it applies to the whole measure unless it is cancelled out with another accidental.

Sharp (#) Raises a note one half step. Flat (b) Lowers a notes one half step. Natural (n) Cancells an accidental previously used.

b F#/ G

b G#/ A

b A#/ B

b C #/ D

b D#/ E

F #/ G

b G#/ A

b A# / B

b C #/ D

Note: The distance between B and C and E and F is a half step, thats way there's no # or b in between those notes. J.P. Diass Blues Bass Lines 3

Exercise 1

Slow Blues in A7

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Exercise 2

Shuffle in G7

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Exercise 3

Shuffle in C7

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Exercise 4

Slow Blues in A7

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Exercise 5

Blues in G7

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Exercise 6

Shuffle in A7

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Exercise 7

Blues in G7

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Exercise 8

Blues in G7
Connecting Chords

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Exercise 9

Blues in E7

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Exercise 10

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Blues in C7 (funk)

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Exercise 11

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Blues in F7 (swing)

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Exercise 12

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Blues in Bb7 (swing)

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