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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
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
Exercise 2
Shuffle in G7
Exercise 3
Shuffle in C7
Exercise 4
Slow Blues in A7
Exercise 5
Blues in G7
Exercise 6
Shuffle in A7
Exercise 7
Blues in G7
10
Exercise 8
Blues in G7
Connecting Chords
Exercise 9
Blues in E7
12
Exercise 10
10
Blues in C7 (funk)
Exercise 11
11
Blues in F7 (swing)
14
Exercise 12
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