Jump blues bass book

When you shop through these links studybass earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. Hal leonard bass method book 1 hal leonard electric. During those 25 years frank has been a band member with many of the areas top blues performers. Along with specific instruction and analysis, plenty of sample blues bass lines are included. Jazz bass books bass guitar chords, learn bass guitar. To get a quick taste of the blues buffet, a onebar example of an arpeggiated c major notes c, e, and g chord is shown below. Margaret coel, new york times bestselling author of the man who fell from the sky and winter s child keith mccafferty understands that there is much more to a riveting mystery than what is commonly found in the typical whodunit.

I have an immense respect for rhythm and blues early electric guitarists in the 40s. Each lesson is professionally filmed in our studios located in greeley, colorado and kent, ohio. Jump blues simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trancelike rhythm and. To say there was only one thread of jazz coming out of the big band era is false.

Great for beginners to advanced players, this book will teach you everything you need to know to play the blues. A history of blues bass along with focused examples on techniques. Includes lessons and music in the style of willie dixon, larry taylor, edgar willis, duck dunn, tommy shannon, and more. The tune will usually have a swing feel and its not uncommon to find a iiv turnaround in bars 9 and 10 instead of the viv turnaround. The blues playing is topnotch all around, from the bassist which you might hope for, from a bass book. My first book and my website have many examples of blues patterns to practice. Jump blues evolved from the music of big bands such as. Like many forms of american music, the traditional electric blues of the 50s and 60s has become an endangered species, increasingly replaced in clubs and recording sessions by a more highenergy rock sound.

The typical jump blues song had a simpler beat than most swing jazz, usually with guitar relegated to rhythm and solos provided by a saxophone. Bass guitar techniques are methods or approaches used by bassists when playing bass guitars. According to allmusic,the atlanta blues scene of the 1920s was among the most fertile in all the south, with a steady stream of rural musicians converging on the city hoping to gain exposure playing the local club circuit, with any luck rising to perform at decatur. This book cd pack teaches classic blues bass lines, as well as how to create your own. Buffalo jump blues is an impressive crime novel, and mccafferty is an impressive writer. This is a complete and comprehensive websitee book learning method, to learn how. While the bass guitar can be played like an oversized guitar, by playing chords, this chordal style is rare on bass. Guitarbass guitar wikibooks, open books for an open world. While the blues traditionally expresses a variety of emotions, boogiewoogie is mainly associated with dancing. On this video the backing track has a very full sound and the bass can sound a little overpowered on smaller speakers. Ill be covering blues rock and jazz blues in upcoming lessons. However, as music and the role the bass diversified, new techniques were developed to. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.

Bass guitar for dummies is the one i found most useful fwiw. Roomful of blues is currently an eightpiece unit led by guitarist chris vachon and featuring longtime tenor and alto sax player rich lataille. The only 3 chords you need to master the blues on piano. All lessons are offered in highdefinition quality and presented with 35 cameras depending on the material taught. Jump blues refers to an uptempo, jazztinged style of blues that first came to prominence in the mid to late 40s. Laying it on you straight cadillac jump blues band digging in deep and laying it down. Atlanta blues refers to the local blues scene in atlanta, georgia, united states, which had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. This is the first in a short series of lessons devoted to playing bass on a 12 bar blues. The cd includes a lives blues band with over 20 playalong tracks.

The blues had a baby and they named it rock n roll. Track 15 from hal leonard bass method book 2, called da blues. The audio includes a live blues band with over 20 playalong tracks. If you have problems hearing it be sure to use either. Mike hiland has been playing electric bass for over 20 years. Concentrate on basic music theory and correct techniqueposture.

This is a complete and comprehensive websitee book learning method, to learn how to solo and play backup in these danceable blues styles. If they lengthened the tracks this cd would almost stand on its own as a blues audio cd, its that good. It has a jazzy, saxophone or brass instruments sound, driving rhythms and shouted vocals. Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass blues licks. Sometimes techniques are used to produce a particular sound, which is best suited for a certain song or style of music. Dedicate at least 3060 minutes each day to playing the bass. As the older bluesmen disappear, the younger players coming up do not have as many opportunities to be mentored. Appreciation of jump blues was renewed in the 1990s as part of the swing revival. Jump blues guitar killers of the 50s 1992 edition open. Constructing walking jazz bass lines walking bass lines 3 book set for a limited time buy books 1 3 and take our walking bass workshop course free. If i was teaching blues bass, id start with a good book for conveying theory and eds book.

The british and blues musicians of the early 1960s inspired a number of. Thats about all the play bass like a pro books are good for. Includes lessons and music in the style of willie dixon, larry taylor, edgar willis, duck dunn, tommy shannon, and more the cd includes a lives blues band with over 20 playalong tracks. Louis jordan mastered high energy jump blues, and louis prima combined it with louis armstrongs vocal inflections and trumpet flair. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Complete blues bass by mike hiland book and online audio. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon music best sellers. Blues bass, ebookpdf version like many forms of american music, the traditional electric blues of the 50s and 60s has become an endangered species, increasingly replaced in clubs and recording sessions by a more high energy rock sound. How to play bass guitar rhythm 101 bass guitar lessons for beginners jump start. Unlike the previous books, i thought this one took a long time to get going. Hal leonard blues classics bass tab book musicians friend.

Hal leonard 12bar blues bass bookcd musicians friend. Or at least listen to some real blues on recordings. It was eventually extended from piano, to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western music, and gospel. As im sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect. The iv and v position that weve used up the neck can also be found a. The dvds let you see the right way to play blues at bass place. Never the less, if you are looking for something light, maybe something on the plane, this is a great book for that. I recognize them as the real pioneers of rock and roll music. He has studied privately under jeff berlin allan holdsworth, alain caron uzeb, gary scott cher, dann glenn bit, and author jay freidman. In 2010, singer phil pemberton took over the vocal duties, replacing dave howard. As an old time blues bass player, my opinion is you dont learn blues from no book. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. Boogiewoogie is a music genre that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in africanamerican communities in the 1870s.

Usually featuring a vocalist in front of a large, horndriven orchestra or medium sized combo with multiple horns, the style is earmarked by a driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals. As the older bluesmen disappear, the younger players coming up the ranks do not have as many. A jump blues jam from ed friedlands blues bass book. Buffalo jump blues was a fast read like the others, a nature based murder mystery type of thing. A very thorough study of blues bass lines covering many different blues styles from texas swing to jazz and rock blues. Hes an introduction to playing a 12 bar jump blues. Youll also learn the blues bass scales and a history of the bass in blues music. The complete methodthe best single source for learning to play the blues for bass. In a jump blues tune in which the bassline consists of lowpitched quarter notes played on the double bass in a scalar walking bass style, a bass run may consist of a bar of swung eighth notes played using a percussive slap bass style, in which the right. Essential jump swing and modern blues bass lines for electric and upright players. If they are lucky enough to hear the older recordings, they may find that. Remember, to turn this combination of notes into a blues progression, simply play the same combination in the chords of c, f, and g.

Blues is a music genre and musical form which was originated in the deep south of the united states around the 1870s by africanamericans from roots in african musical traditions, africanamerican work songs, and spirituals. Mel bay a very thorough study of blues bass lines covering many different blues styles from texas swing to jazz and rock blues. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Certainly, all of the giants of the era armstrong, ellington and basie continued to perform with a variety of sizes of ensembles. This book and cd package is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12bar blues with authority.

Teach them a few of the basic 12 bar patterns and send that boy or girl to some blues joints to listen and watch what the old timers do. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. When people refer to jump blues, they often count off a quick tempo and listen for a walking bass pattern. Beatles, metallica, blink 182, green day, james bay, duration. Bass also draws much inspiration from double bass playing, notably the smooth quarter note style calked walking bass which is used in jazz, blues. Jump n blues bass by keith rosier 1998, cd paperback. Example 4 is in the swing and jump blues guitar e book weve added a little bass line to the riff and expanded it with a new position. Blues bass ebookpdf like many forms of american music, the traditional electric blues of the 50s and 60s has become an endangered species, increasingly replaced in clubs and recording sessions by a more highenergy rock sound. An uptempo hybrid of blues and bebop jazz, jump blues directly preceded the rock and roll explosion of the 1950s. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method jump n blues bass book cd jump, frog, jump. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f.

Rhythmically, the style is closer to rock and roll than either of these foundational genres, with a strong backbeat groove, but theres more to playing jump blues. This songbook provides a nice spoonful of blues by artists from the fifties chuck berry and elvis, the sixties cream, the seventies zz top, acdc, led zeppelin and deep purple, the eighties stevie ray vaughan and the nineties eric claptons acoustic cover of bo diddley. The lines in bar 14 of the blues progression on the ichord bb7 use standard riff shape nr. As im going to play at a blues festival i have put out of the shelves some blues bass book i have. After going through this book i would rather have called it jump in bass as it serves more as an intro for people willing to play the bass. Although you can cherry pick licks, riffs, grooves, chord progressions and other elements from this course, this method gives you more. Biographical anthology of the jump blues electric guitar style including major figures of rhythm and blues history, collecting more 100 guitarists from charlie christian to the 70s young west coast and europe revivalists.