accompaniment study 7 - bass lines - blues harmonica
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Section 1 – Root (Constructing the Bass Line from the Chord)
Ex. 1.1 – The “Lump” Root Note Shuffle: Basic Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
Ex. 1.2 – The “Lump” Root Note Shuffle: with Pickups & Transitions Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
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Accompaniment Playing Study 7 - Bass Lines
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(All Example Played in 2nd Position)
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Ex. 1.3 – The “Lump” Root Note Shuffle: with Pulls Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
Section 2 – Root-5th Ex. 2.1 – 2-Beat: Descending 5th (Sample: “Got My Mojo Working” by Muddy Waters)
Jam: “Two Feel Blues in G”
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Ex. 2.2 – 2-Beat: Ascending 5th Jam: “Two Feel Blues in G”
Ex. 2.3 – 2-Beat: Mixed with Pickups Jam: “Two Feel Blues in G”
Ex. 2.4 – 2-Beat: Major-7th (Apposed to ♭7th in Ex. 2.3) Jam: “Two Feel Blues in G”
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Ex. 2.5 – 2-Beat: Lazy (Sample: “Sharp Harp” by George “Harmonica” Smith) Bonus Example (Not in Video)
Section 3 – Root-3rd-5th Ex. 3.1 – Slow Blues or Shuffle (Root-3rd-5th = Triad = Arpeggio when Played One After Another) Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
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Ex. 3.2 – Shuffle Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
Ex. 3.3 – Rhumba Jam: “Rhumba in A”
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Section 4 – Root-3rd-5th-6th Ex. 4.1 – Rhumba (Major 6th Chord Arpeggio) (Sample: “Crosscut Saw” by Albert King) Jam: “Rhumba in A”
Ex. 4.2 – Shuffle Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
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Ex. 4.3 – Shuffle with Pulls (Most Common) Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
Ex. 4.4 – Shuffle Pyramid Pattern Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
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Ex. 4.5 – Root-6th-5th-6th Pattern Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
Section 5 – Root-3rd-5th-6th-♭7th Ex. 5.1 – Shuffle Pyramid Jam: “I Want You With Me [Shuffle in E] No Gtr & Voc”
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Ex. 5.2 – Descending Box: Quarter Note Jam: “Medium Shuffle in A”
Ex. 5.3 – Descending Box: Swing Eighths Jam: “Medium Shuffle in A”
Ex. 5.4 – Descending Box: Swing Eighths with Pulls Jam: “Medium Shuffle in A”
Ex. 5.5 – Ascending Box: Quarter Note A Harp
Ex. 5.6 – Ascending Box: Swing Eighths A Harp
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Ex. 5.7 – Ascending Box: Swing Eighths with Pulls A Harp
Ex. 5.8 – Box Variation 1 A Harp
Ex. 5.8 – Box Variation 2 A Harp
Ex. 5.9 – Tramp: Full Line (Sample: “Tramp” by Lowell Fulson) Jam: “Funky Blues in C”
Ex. 5.10 – Tramp: Fragment 1 Jam: “Funky Blues in C”
Ex. 5.11 – Tramp: Fragment 2 Jam: “Funky Blues in C”
Ex. 5.12 – Shuffle Tramp Jam: “Funky Blues in C”
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Section 6 – Transitions Ex. 6.1 – Root-5th-♭7th with Chromatic Passing Tone A Harp
Ex. 6.2 – Walking Bass Lines with ii-V-I (more information in Improvising Study 4) A Harp
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