This is a great introduction to functioning Blues Bass runs for beginners. That's not to say that these riffs are not used by veteran blues players on a daily basis. But those five patterns are all a beginner needs to play many many blues songs. You can always embellish a bit later on when more comfortable. And when I say embellish I mean perhaps adding a chromatic run or maybe turning one of the quarter notes into an eighth note or triplet pattern. Young bass players need to keep in mind, do not overplay. Do not busy it up. It's not how many notes you play, it's how you play the note you choose. I wish they had people out there like Greg when I was learning how to play bass. Heck, there wasn't even an internet or home computers back then. And TV was black and white with five stations with rabbit ears for reception 😂
😂 cheers Mike. I had a record player and one bass magazine to learn from. My mate wired up an input to the record player for a bass signal! Then things got really modern and I got a Walkman!
@@GregsBassShed I love what you're doing for young bassists. Keep it up Greg. A record player and a book were the only tools available to you, and look how well you developed your craft. If I were in the early stages of Bass playing, I would sign up for your courses in a Jumping Jack "Flash". Or in a New York minute. Or any other term you'd like to use for immediately. Keep up the great work Greg, and I would urge any young bassists reading this to study with Greg. He gives you the tools necessary to develop on the instrument. No showing off, no fancy noodling up and down the fretboard to impress the viewer. Just the meat and potatoes of what it takes to be a good bassist. ♥️ 👍
@@mtp4430 I'm 60 years old, retired. I decided I needed a challenge to keep my brain from turning into mush. The bass has really challenged my hand-eye coordination. I know different synapses are firing off in my brain. I making progress, slowly though. That's ok with me.
6:42 I think the tab is incorrect here, 3rd quarter note and follow would be a 3(F) and not 4(F#) as played in the video 7:45 same transcription error here as well
The mistake is just in the transcription. You would never hear Greg play the F# in this context. Playing a major 7th here goes against the grain big time. It wouldn't be a mistake a pro like Greg could make while playing. His fingers and ear just wouldn't allow it.
@@patrickhorner8270 hi, don’t get me wrong, I was also just talking about the transcription. I never said Greg played any wrong note… 😉 Have a nice Sunday.
Great lesson, love those boogie shuffles. Not being pretentious Greg, and I apologise in advance, but I think there’s two F naturals instead of F# in the transcription. Might be worth a little lesson on “What I’d say” by Ray Charles. It’s in two parts, but part one is all that’s needed, really. Another fine blues tune with a strong social message is “Backlash Blues” Nina Simone. Thanks again for a great fun to play lesson. Keep Groovin’ Bryn
Great suggestions thanks Bryn. Someone else pointed out my mistake but I appreciate you letting me know. It's frustrating but I can't edit a UA-cam video once it is published. I've put some text that comes up at that point of the video to point out the mistake but that only works if Subtitles are on! Cheers
Greg, Just signed up last night, thanks for a great lesson. Now the trick for me is, in what songs can I plug these riffs into with the nitwits I play with. This will definitley up my game.
Great lesson Greg. These are really good pinky workouts too. If you're a new player, just transpose these sequences to start at the 5th or even the 7th fret and your hands won't have to make those big stretches.
Good idea Allen, it’s great to be able to play in all keys. But it’s also good to develop your ability to shift properly down the bottom end of the fretboard as you will often have to play in keys like G.
Cheers Jon, glad you like the lesson. I’m chuffed to get to 10K subscribers. I’m in Budapest for a few days from tomorrow so might just have to get myself down to some Christmas markets to celebrate. After the gig of course 😀
Hey Greg there's a song by Elvis called " Little bit of loving has this awesome kalepso blues song. And some others by Elvis. Do you think you would like to show a lesson on those songs? Thank you ❤
Oh Baby Doll by the Pretty Things has a great bass line. Now largely forgotten but John Stax was a great bass player and had a great tone for the time.
Funny you mention the Pretty Things, I’ve been listening to their version of ‘She’s Fine, She’s Mine’ as I’m using ‘You Don’t Love Me’ by the Blues Breakers and I was researching the origins of this song for my British Blues course!
Ho fatto il provino per ub gruppo Blues,ed è andata bene,anche con il tuo aiuto,adesso sto studiando Warried …..poi tocca quella che ti ho scritto di Robben Ford
This is a great introduction to functioning Blues Bass runs for beginners. That's not to say that these riffs are not used by veteran blues players on a daily basis. But those five patterns are all a beginner needs to play many many blues songs. You can always embellish a bit later on when more comfortable. And when I say embellish I mean perhaps adding a chromatic run or maybe turning one of the quarter notes into an eighth note or triplet pattern. Young bass players need to keep in mind, do not overplay. Do not busy it up. It's not how many notes you play, it's how you play the note you choose. I wish they had people out there like Greg when I was learning how to play bass. Heck, there wasn't even an internet or home computers back then. And TV was black and white with five stations with rabbit ears for reception 😂
😂 cheers Mike. I had a record player and one bass magazine to learn from. My mate wired up an input to the record player for a bass signal! Then things got really modern and I got a Walkman!
@@GregsBassShed I love what you're doing for young bassists. Keep it up Greg. A record player and a book were the only tools available to you, and look how well you developed your craft. If I were in the early stages of Bass playing, I would sign up for your courses in a Jumping Jack "Flash". Or in a New York minute. Or any other term you'd like to use for immediately. Keep up the great work Greg, and I would urge any young bassists reading this to study with Greg. He gives you the tools necessary to develop on the instrument. No showing off, no fancy noodling up and down the fretboard to impress the viewer. Just the meat and potatoes of what it takes to be a good bassist. ♥️ 👍
@@mtp4430 I'm 60 years old, retired. I decided I needed a challenge to keep my brain from turning into mush. The bass has really challenged my hand-eye coordination. I know different synapses are firing off in my brain. I making progress, slowly though. That's ok with me.
6:42 I think the tab is incorrect here, 3rd quarter note and follow would be a 3(F) and not 4(F#) as played in the video
7:45 same transcription error here as well
Well picked up. Yes they are meant to be F naturals 👍
@@GregsBassShed i was wondering as well…! 😅
Thanks for your videos anyway…! 👍🏻
The mistake is just in the transcription. You would never hear Greg play the F# in this context. Playing a major 7th here goes against the grain big time. It wouldn't be a mistake a pro like Greg could make while playing. His fingers and ear just wouldn't allow it.
@@patrickhorner8270 hi, don’t get me wrong, I was also just talking about the transcription. I never said Greg played any wrong note… 😉
Have a nice Sunday.
Hey Greg love how you love playing the blue's
Blues and Funk are where it's at for me 😀
Sounds good and thank you for posting the free lesson!
No worries,,glad you like it!
Yeah, great mate, good stuff. thanks. just need to relax to get through whole sequences.
Glad you enjoyed it Peter. Take your time with it.
Great lesson, love those boogie shuffles. Not being pretentious Greg, and I apologise in advance, but I think there’s two F naturals instead of F# in the transcription.
Might be worth a little lesson on “What I’d say” by Ray Charles. It’s in two parts, but part one is all that’s needed, really.
Another fine blues tune with a strong social message is “Backlash Blues” Nina Simone.
Thanks again for a great fun to play lesson.
Keep Groovin’
Bryn
Yes, you use the F natural with a G7 chord. You would use a F# with a GMaj7.
Great suggestions thanks Bryn.
Someone else pointed out my mistake but I appreciate you letting me know. It's frustrating but I can't edit a UA-cam video once it is published. I've put some text that comes up at that point of the video to point out the mistake but that only works if Subtitles are on! Cheers
Yes Carl. My mistake on the Tab but luckily I played it in the lesson as an F natural! 😀
Excelent class Master !!!
Thank-you 🙏
Greg, Just signed up last night, thanks for a great lesson. Now the trick for me is, in what songs can I plug these riffs into with the nitwits I play with. This will definitley up my game.
Great George. Good luck with the nitwits! 😀
Great lesson Greg!
Some very essential blues bass lines.
Thank you Greg.
You're very welcome Frank!
Great lesson Greg. These are really good pinky workouts too. If you're a new player, just transpose these sequences to start at the 5th or even the 7th fret and your hands won't have to make those big stretches.
Good idea Allen, it’s great to be able to play in all keys. But it’s also good to develop your ability to shift properly down the bottom end of the fretboard as you will often have to play in keys like G.
Great stuff Greg 👏
Thanks Deano. We're due a catch-up at some point. Hope things are good with you buddy.
Thanks for this lesson Greg.Great as usual.10K subscribers now !!!!!!! Brilliant.
Cheers Jon, glad you like the lesson.
I’m chuffed to get to 10K subscribers. I’m in Budapest for a few days from tomorrow so might just have to get myself down to some Christmas markets to celebrate. After the gig of course 😀
@@GregsBassShed Is that a "Symphonic Queen" gig ?
Hey Greg there's a song by Elvis called " Little bit of loving has this awesome kalepso blues song. And some others by Elvis. Do you think you would like to show a lesson on those songs?
Thank you ❤
Cool, thanks! I'll put this on the list. You did mean 'Just A Little Bit' didn't you?
@@GregsBassShed yeah it's got that little groove you would never think that was a Elvis song by it's blues like Albert King type
ua-cam.com/video/-AyLoyF7GGk/v-deo.htmlsi=xqbafyYsUSkTTqJq
Oh Baby Doll by the Pretty Things has a great bass line. Now largely forgotten but John Stax was a great bass player and had a great tone for the time.
Funny you mention the Pretty Things, I’ve been listening to their version of ‘She’s Fine, She’s Mine’ as I’m using ‘You Don’t Love Me’ by the Blues Breakers and I was researching the origins of this song for my British Blues course!
❤💫
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Beginner!!! I am learning bass ukulele.
That's great Lynda! Best of luck with that.
Here's my bass Uke medley video which is fun to work through:
ua-cam.com/video/fnSdJjwvXDU/v-deo.html
At riff 4 you have show a F# but you played F.
Yes there is a mistake on the chart. It is an F natural. Cheers.
Wrong notes on screen.😎 There is F sharp written.
Cheers. Look back on previous comments about this but you are correct! 👍
@@GregsBassShedthis could be confusing for beginner players. It’s probably best to fix the video.
Quante cose da imparare,purtroppo meno della metà,non sapendo l’inglese,ma qualcosa dalle note l’ho apprendo
Grazie
Sono contenta di essere riuscita ad aiutarti in parte!
Ho fatto il provino per ub gruppo Blues,ed è andata bene,anche con il tuo aiuto,adesso sto studiando Warried …..poi tocca quella che ti ho scritto di Robben Ford