The Essential Blues Bass Deep Dive
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The Essential Blues Bass Deep Dive
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Groove Grids8th Note Subdivisions
16th Note Subdivisions
2:59
3:24
Count:
Count:
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 1: Mastering The
Shuffle
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Shuffle Subdivision (Trip Let)4:55
Shuffle Subdivision (1 and a)6:20
Clap: 1 2 3 trip let 4 trip letFoot: 1 2 3 4
Clap Exercise #1
Clap Exercise #2
Foot: 1 2 3 4Clap: 1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let
6:55
8:23
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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Playing Triplet Subdivisions
Picking: i m i m i m etc.
Playing the basic Shuffle rhythm
9:16
14:19
Short Note Shuffle
Short Long Shuffle
16:56
18:13
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 33 3
13
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3 3 30 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 30 0 3 3
13
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23:16 C7 Chord: C E G Bb
Fill Examples
Tip: In determining whether to use long or short notes - Listen to the Hi-Hat.
Short Hi-Hats - Short NotesLong Hi-Hats - Long Notes
23:39
25:35
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
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Basic Blues Chord Progression0:41
Basic Blues Shuffle (Quarter Note Groove)3:29
I
IV I
V IV I
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 2: 12 Bar Blues
Progression
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
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4:48 Basic Blues with Chord V Turnaround
Alternative Push:
V IV I V
IV I
I
I V
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
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Playing Basic Blues With Turnaround (Push on x2)6:08
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 35
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Quick Change Blues (Chord IV)
I IV I
IV I
V IV I I V
7:44
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 35
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Playing Quick Change Blues 8:23
Chord Tones (for fills/bass lines)
G7 - G B D FC7 - C E G BbD7 - D F# A C
10:11
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Chord Numbering in C Major
I - C MajorII - D MinorIII - E MinorIV - F MajorV - G Major (Dominant)VI - A MinorVII - B Diminished
Transposed To G Major
I - G MajorII - A MinorIII - B MinorIV - C MajorV - D Major (Dominant)VI - E MinorVII - F# Diminished
Order of Chord Qualities is the same in all keys:1 - Major, 2 - Minor, 3 - Minor, 4 - Major, 5 - Major,6 - Minor, 7 - Diminished
13:44
54 5 6
7 7
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Basic Blues in A
Ascending Turnaround1:08
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 3: Turnarounds
52 3 4
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
54 5 6
7 7 7 7
52 3 4
54 5 6
7 7
7 59 8
7 7
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3:32 Chromatic Approach to each chord
Descending Turnaround4:12
52 3 4
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
5 5 53
5 5 5 5
54 5 6
7 7 7 6
5 5 5 5
7 59 8
7 7
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Complete Bass Line with Descending Turnaround5:36
52 3 4
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
52 3 4
5 5 5 5
5 5 53
5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5
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I - IV - I - V Turnaround6:20
Complete Bass Line with I - IV - I - V Turnaround7:09
7 7 7 6
5 5 5 5
5 55 5
5 57
3 3
3 3
5 5 54 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
7 7
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Ascending Turnaround in Triplets 8:23
TAB
3 3 3 3
ŒÂ = Œ lj
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 4 5 5
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Blues in G0:59
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 4: Bass Line Creation
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 30 0 1 1 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 32 3 4
52 4 5
3
35
3
35
3
57
5
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Root, 5th and 7th2:30
Root 5th 7th Root 5th 7th Root 5th 7th
35
3 5 35
3
35
3 5 35
3
57
5 7 57
5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
35
3 5
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Root, 5th, 7th, Octave (Box Shape)3:25
Ascending Line4:08
4:35 Ascending Line through Complete Progression
57
5 7
35
3 5
35
3 5
33 4 5
3
5 35
3
5 35
3
5 35
3
5 35
3
5 35
8
10 810
8
10 810
3
5 35
3
5 35
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Descending Line5:16
Descending Line through Complete Progression5:44
5
7 57
3
5 35
3
5 35
33 4 5
35
3 5
3
5 35
35
3 5
3
5 35
35
3 5
3
5 35
35
3 5
3
5 35
35
3 5
3
5 35
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Mixed Line 6:35
Mixed Line through Complete Progression7:04
57
5 7
3
5 35
35
3 5
33 4 5
32 5
3
32 5
3
54 7
5
32 5
2
5 25 2
32 5
2
5 25 2
32 5
2
5 25 2
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8:38 Complete Arpeggios (including the 3rd)
R&R/Boogie Woogie Bass Line9:16
13:02 Boogie Woogie Bass Line through Blues
87 10
7
10 710 7
32 5
2
5 25 2
54 7
4
32 5
2
32 5
2
5 25 2
32 5
2
3 25 2
32 5
2
3 25 2
32 5
2
3 25 2
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Boogie Woogie Bass Line #216:49
17:25 Boogie Woogie Bass Line #2 through Blues
87 10
7
8 710 7
32 5
2
3 25 2
54 7
4
32 5
2
32 5
2
3 25 2
32 3 4
5 3 25
3
35
3 5 35
35
3 5 35
35
5 35
3
35
5 35 4
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Common Ending/Turnaround18:55
21:08 12/8 Blues
3 1010 8
10
810
10 810 7
8
35
5 35 1
32 3 4
57
7 57
5
35
5 35 1 2
3 1
32 2 3 3 4 4
5 5 3 2 25 5
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etc.
3
1 1 13
1 3
ŒÂ = Œ lj
3
1 1 13
13
3
1 1 13
13
1 1 3 4 5
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Stormy Monday Blues0:37
Stormy Monday Blues Example2:55
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 5: Blues Variations
3
6 6 68
68
8
3
88 5
68
3 3
13
1 3 3 4
3 3
57
7 66
4
3
3 3 35
5
3 3
44
4 30 3
33
3
1 11
12
3
3 3 3 3
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Jump Blues Progression5:16
10 3 5 3
3 5 34 5
10 3
03
13
2 3 7
85 8
5
8 58 5
10 3
0
3 2
1 2
30 1 2
30 1 2
33 5
5
35 3
2
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Jump Blues Example7:25
etc.
85 8 7
65 6 7
8 9 10 9
8 6 58
65 8
6
75 6 7
8 8 6 6
52 3
2
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Jazz Blues8:17
Jazz Blues Example10:48
3 5 6 7
8 8 6 6
5 5 4 4
3 3 2 2
1 86
86 8
1 88 6
8
1 7 86
86 8
1 7 88 6
8
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Minor Blues #1 12:32
Minor Blues Example13:40
6 8
68
6 8
6 8
68 6 7
8 86
86 7
8 86
88
810
1010
8 7
6 6 6 86
8
88
68
66
1
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14:15 Minor Blues #2
1 86
86 8
1 7 88 6
8
1 7 86
86
8
8 68 7
6 7 86
86 8
6 7 86
8 6 4 6 8
1 86
86 8
1 88 6
8 0 3 8
6 6
1 6 86
86
8
1
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Minor Blues #2 Example14:33
1 86
86
1 7 86
8 6 4
1 7 86
86
1 7 86
88 6
8
67 8
68 8
67 8
68
68
1 86
86
1 86
88 6
8
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The Thrill Is Gone Progression15:15
The Thrill Is Gone Example16:00
44
44
3 3 3 3
1 6 86
86
8
1
0 2 3 4
ŒÂ = Œ lj
5 54 4 5 5 6 6
7 77 7
7 7 6 6
5 52 2 5 5
25
5 52 3 4
5 54
55 6
3 3
70 0 0
70 0
5 54 0 5 0 6 0
7
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8 Bar Blues17:13
8 Bar Blues Example18:16
etc.
0 2 3 4
ŒÂ = Œ lj
54 7
4
7 47 4
54 7
4
7 47 4
54 7
4
74 5 6
74 7
4
7 5 47
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16 Bar Blues
16 Bar Blues Example
19:21
20:15
54 7
4
7 47 6
52 5
2
52 3 4
54 5 6
7 5 47
54 5 6
74 5 6
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etc.
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Basic Bb Blues
Last 4 Intro0:32
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 6: Intro’s & Outro’s
88
8 7
69 8
8
65 6 7
8 6 58
85 6 7
8 6 58
68 10
9
810 8
7
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Jazz Blues Last 4 Intro1:07
One Chord Vamp Intro (Chord V as Cue)
1:26
Last 4 Example0:39
( ) Cue (round and round)
Jazz Blues Intro Example
1:48
68
6 8
68
6 8
8 68 7
65 6 7
86
8 88
8 7
69 8
8
65 6 7
86
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One Chord Vamp Example2:11
Round and Round (til cue)
Cue (Chord V leading into tune)
Ascending Outro
Ascending Outro Example
3:29
3:59
88
8 7
6 6 6 8
65 6 7
86
8 610 9
88
86
88
8 7
6 6 6 8
8 610 9
88
86
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Ascending Outro Held4:11
Descending Outro5:01
Descending Outro Example 5:15
88
8 9
10 8 6 8
8 610 9
88
86
88
8 7
6
65 6 7
86
85 8
8
6
65 6 7
88
86
7
6
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Descending Outro Held 5:27
Semitone Up Example8:15
Stop Ending (Last 4 Bars of example) 6:44
TAB
6
6
6
3 3
3 3
6 6 63 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
68
68
8
6 44 5
6
3 3
6 7 8 9 10
6
6
6
3 3
6 7 8 9 10
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Stops #1
Stops #2 - Tripletsetc.
etc.
etc.
Combined Stops
1:24
3:42
4:25
Essential Blues Deep DiveLesson 7: Stops & Hits
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