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  1. greghagger
    Hi, I’ve just opened up a new Jazz video course to help anyone interested in starting to play Jazz bass. The course is a deep-dive into the Jazz Blues progressions and how to play walking bass lines from chord charts. The Jazz Blues is a great starting point when playing Jazz and studying this form will give you a strong foundation in Jazz bass playing. You can take the video course at your own pace and join if you are an electric or upright player. You get lifetime access. I’m offering a special bonus group coaching upgrade with the video course until tomorrow night. You’ll get 4 free online group coaching sessions to reinforce the contents of the video course. So if you are keen to start playing Jazz and walking bass, you can check out more information by clicking below. Please ask if you have any questions. Cheers Greg https://www.gbshed.com/wtj-launch-week
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    The slow 12/8 Blues has a certain bass groove that you really need to play if you want to be authentic to that style. 12/8 Blues tunes are often in minor keys too, and although they frequently follow the 12-bar Blues progression they often have a few 'quirks' which you need to know about. The tune I'm covering in this week's lesson is 'The Great Flood' by Joe Bonamassa, a classic 12/8 minor Blues tune. I work through the chord progression and then show you how the bass line is developed from the studio version to the live versions. The live versions I’m working from feature Carmine Rojas on bass. He plays the Blues with a more modern approach on a 5-string. He’s got an impressive CV and is well worth checking out. Find out more about this bass line and also about the minor Blues form in this video lesson. You’ll find the chord chart and bass line transcription link under the video. I’d love to hear how you get on with this song and whether you have any favourite Bonamassa bass lines. https://youtu.be/c6R3CdzKVF0
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    If you're a fan of the slow 12/8 Blues and you haven't heard the tune, Life Is Hard by Johnny Winter then check it out as it's fantastic. It's a minor Blues so there are some juicy chords in the progression along with a great hook that the whole band plays. This makes the bass line very satisfying to play. I've transcribed the bass line, the exact part as played by Jeff Ganz the bassist. I’ve also made a transcription page on my website where you'll find the original song along with standard notation and TAB for the whole bass line. You can download the chart here too. Let me know what you think of the tune. https://www.gbshed.com/life-is-hard-johnny-winter-bass-line-transcription
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    Cheers @Linus27 glad you liked the lesson.
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    Want to start playing Jazz bass? Jazz can be pretty inaccessible if you don’t have any previous experience playing it. So I’ve made a lesson to get you started on your Jazz journey. Find out which albums and bass players to start listening to. Find out how to start creating great sounding walking lines. Watch this space to find out about my free Greg’s Bass Shed Jazz Week that is happening online in April. https://youtu.be/hVYaKAAIgrU
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    I've had a request to look at a section of the tune Tightrope, specifically the version from 'Live In Montreux'. The brief was to explain what on earth Tommy Shannon played in a certain chorus of this tune. This request reminded me of a one-to-one lesson I'd done a while back on the very same section of bass line. When I first analysed this bass line I found something there which was new to me. It's so simple and yet so effective and I'm surprised that I hadn't seen this technique being utilised on bass before in Blues. Find out more in the latest GBS Youtube video and you'll have a cool Blues riff that you can surprise everyone with! I’d love to hear if you’ve seen this sort of thing being used before by Blues bass players. https://youtu.be/vbMOHSxMGRc
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    You’re on the money with Tommy’s playing. He’s often underrated in my opinion. I haven’t heard much of Storyville. Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll check the album out.
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    I really love Tommy Shannon's bass playing, especially alongside Stevie Ray Vaughan. He brings interest and excitement to Blues bass. The bass line from Mary Had A Little Lamb is a great example of Tommy Shannon's style and how he develops a basic riff to create an engaging bass line while still complimenting the guitar part. In my latest YouTube lesson I show you how to play a simplified version of the bass line that works really well with the whole song. In the second part of the lesson I analysis the bass line and show you some of the licks and musical devices that Tommy Shannon uses. I've made up a PDF booklet for the lesson which includes the simplified version, the whole bass line transcription and a version for 5-string. You can get a free copy of that in the video description. https://youtu.be/ZWaVRoO3cME
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    Yes, you have to register to get the PDF. It’s very quick! If you don’t input an email address then there is nowhere to send the PDF to. Let me know if you are still having trouble and I’ll look into it for you.
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    Glad you sorted it @Geek99
  11. greghagger
    Hi @geek99 it’s in the description under the YouTube video. You have to view the video in YouTube rather than the embedded version. I think you click the YouTube icon in the video. let me know if you have any problems and I’ll send it to you.
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    That’s a great example of a a descending Blues scale @Velarian I’ll be using that as an example in future lessons! cheers
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    Whenever I transcribe and analyse an iconic bass line, I look for common patterns that might be there, and there's one particular scale that I see being utilised time and time again. This scale is the Blues scale. There are in fact two Blues scales and knowing both of them gives you many options for creating your own bass lines, riffs and fills. Find out more in my latest Greg's Bass Shed video lesson. Click the link at the bottom of this email to view the lesson. The lesson PDF contains the scales and fret diagrams from the lesson so be sure to pick that up from the video description. Have fun with this one. https://youtu.be/YGB1AjtYa-Q
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    Good photo! The bass looks amazing. I bet it has a great tone?
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    Ok good to know.
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    Sounds great @spyder does the impedance switch with the same way with the new pickup?
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    Fully pimped! That’s a beautiful finish too. How’s the Mama pickup?
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    Fingers crossed! 😀
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    Great, I’ll check that out.
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    That’s good to know. I’d love to hear how you get on with the new strings.
  21. greghagger
    I only asked as the current strings which have rusted up a little on the bridge are a little lighter. Don’t know what they are but they have light green thread so guessing Fender strings. But I’ll like to replace with a better set.
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    Cheers @acidbass, I’ve also used it to track some Jazz backing tracks for my new course. I didn’t expect to use it for Jazz until I got it and then that tone made so much sense for Jazz. I’m liking the 250 setting, also with the tone rolled off and I’m thinking La Bella’s for replacement strings. I usually go for 45 - 105 on my P-basses but was considering going lighter for this bass. What do you reckon?
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    Fantastic @Grahambythesea great to hear some history about this bass that I didn’t know. I agree, I think the variable impedance does a lot for this bass. It kinda looked to me like it might be a little light tone-wise but it’s certainly not!
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    This is great info @neepheid thanks so much, looks great.
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    Wow, you like them that much. Not surprised though! Hope you manage to keep this one!
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