How to Play a 12 Bar Blues on Bass Guitar (Shuffle Bass Lines)
Our Bass faculty, Jason Kishander demonstrates various ways of grooving to a 12 bar blues progression. He first explains the theory behind it and then moves on to bass lines which support the genre. He stresses on the shuffle rhythm and finally adds ornamentation with chromatic passing notes. For more on Nathaniel's Bass Course, please visit : http://nathanielschool.com/courses/bass/ And follow us on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmusic Twitter: http://twitter.com/music_method YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nathanielschool #BluesBass #ShuffleBass #BassGuitar Chapters 00:00 12-bar blues bass lines 01:35 The I, IV and V chords in G 02:18 The 12-bar progression and bar counts 03:13 Boogie-style bass line 04:48 Add the flat seventh 05:47 Shuffle rhythm in the picking hand 07:03 Practise the progression in other keys 07:37 Chromatic passing notes 09:24 Passing notes in the turnaround
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