KennysFord Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Can anyone point me in the direction of some good online blues bass resources,am struggling to find stuff atm. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 www.youtube.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High score Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 [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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Aaaagh, Cheers Funk,yup,sounds like that's a good place to start and thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennysFord Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Cheers Dood. Impending Blues band practise/try out in a weeks time.Can't wait !! Thanks for help everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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