Da Blooz

[KennysFord]

Can anyone point me in the direction of some good online blues bass resources,am struggling to find stuff atm.
Thanks in advance.

[chris_b]

www.youtube.co.uk

[chris_b]

For example:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fjsh4UPTs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fjsh4UPTs[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLOS2fi2Vo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLOS2fi2Vo[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMgQOM-SxT4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMgQOM-SxT4[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvvf1R_vWo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvvf1R_vWo[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n11gy-NA0GE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n11gy-NA0GE[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxeQKQQ6k4s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxeQKQQ6k4s[/url]

[Eight]

If you're talking blues, you're walking blues.

Something like Building Walking Basslines from that Ed guy might help point you in the direction.

Edit: Sorry, not online but you can buy it online so there ya go

Edited March 18, 2009 by Eight

[The Funk]

You know, there's not much to it.

You just need to be able to play walking lines or riff-based stuff, depending on the tune/feel, be comfortable with swing, shuffle, Bo Diddley and straight feels, and you need to know your way around the various different variations of 12-bar blues - and if you know how 16-bar and 8-bar blues go, that's a bonus.

Wikipedia's great for all this stuff.

[High score]

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='438055' date='Mar 18 2009, 09:36 AM']Can anyone point me in the direction of some good online blues bass resources,am struggling to find stuff atm.
Thanks in advance. [/quote]

what is it you are looking for exactly?

[KennysFord]

Thanks for the replies guys.
Well i'm ok with 12,8 etc bar formats and the major,minor pentatonics and different feels too.I think the best way to describe what i'm looking for is variations of the theme and runs between chord changes and into the turnarounds.
I have a blues bass book but its very limited and i'm struggling to find notation/tab for what i'm looking for.
Cheers.

[The Funk]

[quote name='kennyrodg' post='440849' date='Mar 21 2009, 08:25 AM']I think the best way to describe what i'm looking for is variations of the theme and runs between chord changes and into the turnarounds.[/quote]

Ah, you need a licks book! When you've already nicked all the ones you like from other players and when you're stuck on coming up with new ones, a book is the way to go. I'd get a book of blues licks for guitar - some of them might be useful. There's also a great book called Patterns For Jazz by Jerry Coker and a bunch of other guys. That should have some useful stuff in there for you.

[KennysFord]

Aaaagh,
Cheers Funk,yup,sounds like that's a good place to start and thanks.

[andyonbass]

My advice would be to listen to loads and loads of blues stuff, practice your major, minor, and pentatonic scales and you will eventually get a feel for it. Dont try and get too clever and over complicate it! Its very difficult to do a couple of sets without repeating yourself, I saw a blues band last night where the bass player played pretty much the same patterns all night, but hey, it all fitted!! (dunno why he had to look at his fingers all night though!)

Dave Marks has some useful walking bass stuff on you tube.

[KennysFord]

Cheers Dood.
Impending Blues band practise/try out in a weeks time.Can't wait !!
Thanks for help everyone.