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In my YouTube lesson for this week, I show you how to play five bass grooves that sound great and are easy to play. I’ve picked grooves from different styles of music, including: 🟢 Blues 🟢 Rock 🟢 Funk 🟢 Reggae 🟢 Pop This video is perfect for beginners and intermediate players who want some easy-going riffs that they can jam along with drum loops. You are going to improve as a bassist if you learn bass lines from different styles of music, so make sure that you don’t stick exclusively to one style when learning the bass. You can pick up a free PDF with all 5 bass grooves by clicking the link in the description below the video lesson.
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Last week I released a video lesson that focused on the slow 12/8 Blues style. 6/8 time is very similar to 12/8 time, and is often used for slow Blues tunes too. In my latest lesson I show you how to play the bass line from the Freddie King version of, 'Same Old Blues'. This is a lovely 6/8 slow Blues tune with the addition of a choir at one point. Learning to play in 6/8 time will strengthen what I showed you last week, and it's important to be able to do this if you want to play at Blues jams, as a slow Blues tune is bound to come up. There’s a free transcription of the original bass line under the video. Enjoy!
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One of the many things that I like about Blues is the slow epic guitar solo. The slow Blues is where you’ll find these solos and this style often contains the most heartfelt, emotional and serious side of the Blues. Slow Blues songs are mostly in the 12/8 time signature, which requires a different mindset from playing in the more usual 4/4 time. There are also particular bass patterns that work well in this style, and some that don't! In my latest lesson, I deep-dive the slow 12/8 Blues style and give you examples of the types of bass grooves and rhythms that work well in this style. It's essential to understand the slow Blues and know exactly what to play if you want to sound like an authentic Blues bass player. Check out how to do this in my latest video. Free PDF download link in the video description.
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No worries, glad it’s useful.
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That’s my next move. Also interested in trying some Creamery pickups.
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Really interesting. Great info. I’ll be trying my Mustang with some effects to see! Thanks
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Yeah I agree. I was pretty surprised at just how similar they sounded. Within a mix, I don’t think many people would be able to tell the difference.
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Interesting. The Squier P-Basses must be light. My Mustang is considerably lighter than any other 4-strings that I’ve picked up before. But I know they are making basses a lot lighter nowadays.
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Short-scale basses are becoming very popular lately, and there are many reasons why, not least because they are so much lighter than full-scale basses. Personally I'd never really considered short-scale basses before I had to play one when covering for another bassist on a gig. This particular short-scale bass was a Fender Mustang, and I've got to say that I was pretty impressed! The Mustang was instantly easy to play, and through a decent amp, it sounded much fatter than I imaged it would. So, of course I've gone out a brought one! In my latest YouTube video, you can check out what I think of my new Mustang bass, and hear how it stacks up against a full-scale P-Bass. This is a useful video if you’re considering buying a short-scale bass, and you want to hear how a Mustang bass sounds. Enjoy!
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It seems that bass players are frequently talking about other bass players that have good groove or who, 'play-in-the pocket'. There's good reason for this. If you're watching a bass player at a gig, you might notice some nice note choices, but invariably, it's the way that the bassist locks in with the drummer. and the band, that often catches people’s attention. Good groove is not as elusive as you might think though, and working on your timing with a metronome, click, or drummer will help you to improve in this area. My latest YouTube lesson covers these areas of playing and delves deeps into the different places that you can play with the beat. There’s a free PDF under the video. Enjoy!
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One of my favourite pieces of fretless playing has to be from Pink Floyd's, 'Hey You', and I've loved this bass line ever since I first heard it on 'The Wall.' The bass line has two sections of lyrical, melodic fretless bass and some very effective slides throughout the bass line. What I particularly like about the fretless bass tone from Hey You, is that it doesn't have a ton of chorus on it, like a lot of the 80's fretless features. You just get the pure sound of the fretless and this really adds to the emotion of the song. If you want to work on your fretless playing, this is a brilliant choice of bass line to play and study. You can also jam this bass line on a fretted bass, if you don't have a fretless. There’s a full transcription of the bass line in notation and Tab under the video lesson. Enjoy this classic bass line!
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Sounds great! I didn’t realise over here in the UK how popular Simple Man is for bands to play. It’s such a great song!
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The song 'Simple Man' by Lynyrd Skynyrd is such an epic and the bass line is really inventive too. Ed King was the bassist on the original recording and there's an interesting story regarding him, this bass line, and Leon Wilkeson. All will be revealed in my latest YouTube video! It's a pretty tricky bass line so I've spent some of the video teaching a simplified bass line that I've created for this song. Even though this bass line is much easier to play, it still sounds great. There’s a link in the video description to a transcription of the simplified bass line and the main sections from the original bass line. Enjoy this classic!
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I’ll definitely have to try one then!
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A very common question that I'm often asked is, "how do I lock in with the drummer?". This question might resonate with you, and it leads to a whole host of other questions like, "do I have to play with the kick drum?", or, "can I create my own independent bass groove?". These are all very good questions that I wrestled with in my earlier years of bass playing. We should all be looking to interact with the drummer, but we might not always know just how to do this. So, I've made a video explaining my take on how to lock in with the drummer, and in that video I present simple concepts that you can take away and use when jamming or creating grooves with drummers. I hope that you find this useful. Leave a comment and me know what you think.
