Top 15 Blues Bass Lines of ALL Time
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In this video, I break down 15 of the most popular blues bass lines ever recorded from artists such as B.B King, Buddy Guy, Cream, Freddie King, Brooker T & The MG'S, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Mel London, Muddy Waters, John Mayer, Robert Johnson, Sonny Thompson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mack Rice, Taj Mahal, The Blues Brothers, The Commitments, William Bell, Wilson Pickett and many more!
This video will teach you not only the history and theory behind these iconic blues bass lines but also some quick tips and things to watch out for!
Whether you're an advanced or beginner bass player I'm sure you'll be able to find some useful tips and exercises you can apply to your bass playing.
So if you want to learn how to play 15 of the greatest blues bass lines ever recorded from legendary bass players such as Donald "Duck" Dunn, James Jamerson, Tommy Shannon, Noel Redding, Jerry Jemmott, Willie Dixon, Pino Palladino, Melvin Brannon, Lewie Steinberg and Bill Willis... check out this lesson!
In this video, you'll also learn:
- How to lock in with the backbeat of the snare
- The difference between a major and minor blues
- How to develop a great shuffle feel
- The 2 intervals that define the sound of the blues
- How to play in a 12/8 time signatures
Timestamps:
0:00 - Bass line 1
1:24 - Bass line 2
2:45 - Bass line 3
4:15 - Bass line 4
6:07 - Bass line 5
6:48 - Bass line 6
7:51 - Bass line 7
9:01 - Bass line 8
9:54 - Bass line 9
10:46 - Bass line 10
11:30 - Bass line 11
12:59 - Bass line 12
14:04 - Bass line 13
15:11 - Bass line 14
16:07 - Bass line 15
16:45 - How to learn songs quickly
If you have any questions feel free to let me know in the comments below.
Have an awesome day,
Jaz
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*What was your favourite blues bass line?* Also, let me know if I missed any iconic blues bass riffs!
Be careful with a fool (JWinter) and Born Under a Bad Sign (JHendrix)
Messin' with the Kid... but they're all great.
I'll add "She Caught the Katy" -- and I love Duck Dunn, but again, they're all great!!!
My favorite bass line is Stormy Monday by The Allman Brothers Band played by Berry Oakley.
took the time to write the timestamp didn´t took the time to write the name. people just move on to another video.
Cheers for these tabs Jaz...they are great tunes and I am looking forward to playing them. Nice one fella...all the best 👍
Thank you, Jaz for sharing valuable contents. I really enjoyed it.
No worries Yoon I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Love SRV but it has to be "She Caught the Katy" for me. Duck Dunn is an absolute legend, possibly my fav bassist of all time and what a lovely run in bars 10 to 12. No-one locks in the bottom end like the Duck!
Yes, it wasn't until I started transcribing Duck Dunn that I realised how great he is! She Caught the Katy is also one of my favourites from this list
Just learned "SKTK" the other day. You're right. I watched "The Blues Brothers" 100 times before I knew the song title.
nice work Jaz! Thank you, very helpful and educational
Very fine examples! Excellent Tutorial. Thank you!
This is probably the most helpful video I have seen in the hundreds of videos that I have watched over and over again trying to find effective beginner base lines. Forever grateful.
Awesome I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful 😊
Agreed, it is numero Uno with regard to the blues genre, which, of course forms the foundation for rock ‘n’ roll!
This is fantastic! Great teaching, and terrific scholarship, thanks for this!
Wonderfull work! Thanks!!
Awesome list of songs!
Great video, bro 👍👍👍👍👍Thanks for sharing 🙏
Thanks a lot for this video, pdf and backing tracks. This'll keep me working for a while. I love that last bass line, Back Door Man, a lot.
Ah nice thanks Marcel I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Yes Back Door Man is one of those simple grooves masterpieces
Great video and delightful playing. Definitely worth studying it throughout as a beginner or advance bassist. Hard to pick a favourite bass line since I loved them all. Let's say bass line 13 (She caught the Katy). I find this type of bass line very useful for using it on other musical styles like country, soul or gospel but even pop and folk too. Keep up the good work and congrats for the excellent quality of the content.
Nice job! So many tips ... and thanks for share all the tracks & pdf!! 👏
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome!!! Thank you so much, mate!
Great list!!
Wonderful resource, Jaz. Much appreciated. I'm now devoting my weekend to "This House is Rockin'". Have a good one.
Rock on! Thanks David I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson. Have fun! 😊
I always come to bass line videos to find new songs to listen to. Musicians always have the best taste in music!
Love this! Thanks so much for the Awesome break Down.
No worries thanks for checking out the video! There are more of these breakdowns to come in the future 😀
Well I’ll be excitedly looking out for them, new sub btw. So glad I found your channel. 👍🏼
Very easy to follow and very informative too. Great instruction.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice breakdown. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
"The Thrill Is Gone" was not written by B.B. King. It was written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell. It's not "Brooker" T. Jones. It's Booker T. Jones.
Ah yes you are correct should of said composed by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell and made famous by B.B King thanks for correction Jerry. Yeah looking back I definitely mispronouced Booker T lol it's written in the script as Booker T... or maybe it's my accent 😂
Still, thanks putting together such a great video on this topic. Not many like this out there, thanks.
Met Rick in 98 at main event in Farmville VA where I hung out often with the owner.
@@JazMoss You need to check your songwriters before posting. Most of them are wrong. Another example: "Hoochie Coochie Man" was written by Willie Dixon.
@@JazMoss some pep lol. I guess you make great content or be the one that nit picks irrelevant details
Nicely explained an played.
Great content !
Superbe démonstration !!! Très intéressant , merci ....🤩
Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Superb…. Thanks so much.
God damn I hope your channel blows up this is an amazing video. Adam Neely-esque only more about the playing aspect of music. Its amazingly high quality and informational.
You are the best man!! Thank you for your generosity in sharing knowledge. Paulo Zanetti, South America, Brazil.
Awesome, thank you 🥰
Thank you. I will use this and try learning them all.👍😊
Awesome 👏 have fun!
GR8 lesson , Thanks
thanks man these are some good tunes
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed them!
Thank you!!! I love your video!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot. Please do something more like this
Thank you very much. Very good tabs. :-)
Glad you like them!
straight to the music, love it
That's right no messin around! haha
Awesome thanx
Subbed at 1800. Just saying. I love your format and delivery is amazing and perfect for my learning style. Keep it up 100,000 subs in no time
Awesome, thank you! Look out for future videos 😀
excellent 👍🏻
Thank you very much for this video! Great blues runs to learn and add to the 'ol tool bag.
And thank you also for the downloads. I particularly appreciate the music notation! I loathe tabulature.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks sir
Good lessons useful
i love it Big thank
Now worries thanks for checking out the video 😀
That's a really cool list of blues bass classics. Also thank you for sharing the pdf. If i could add one tune I'd pick Breaking Up Somebody's Home by Albert King.
One of my top bass lines is from the song Can I Change My Mind written by Barry Despenza and Carl Wolfolk rercorded by Tyrone Davis, bass player was Bernard Reed.
Thanks for this video. The material here will give me a couple of weeks of stuff to work through. As a 60 year old beginner, it's helping me to keep my brain from turning into mush.
Great I’m glad you enjoyed the video 😊 have fun!
Ha ha me too fella 👍good luck
That was a great blues lesson. I'm a more advanced player and I know all of these tunes. But I'm still getting something out of it. It is nice to re-visit these tunes that I played on so many jam sessions. Hearing the original bass lines is good. You seem to be a really good player and you certainly a good teacher
Thanks for appreciating! We always learn something new, don't we? Constant learning is the way to go. 🙂
Great! i am a guitar player. But i admire the
Way you teach bass. I think you should release wonderful tonight bass for your pupil basists. I love that song
Great Stuff 👍
Thanks 👍
Thanks
Still just a wanna be bass player...but my bandmates cut me a lot of slack. Thanks so much for this video...! I will be spending a good amount of time with it. And thanks for the FREE transcriptions and backing tracks...! Wow, that's a great incentive to keep learning...!
Thank you young man, from a very old man. I wish you much success!
Thank you that’s very kind of you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video! 😊
Thank you
No 7 n 9 are my favourites but love all of them.can t wait for your coarse.im ready for zoom call
Nice tutorial on blues bass
Thanks for the lessons really liked the tone of your p-bass
My pleasure! Yeh I'm loving this P bass at the moment 😀
@@JazMoss Looks like a Nate Mendel artist model. If so, it's my favorite neck on any P bass. On another note, my active basses should have as much oomph.
Yep completely agree with everything you said. I love the neck and sound and after playing my custom basses I keep coming back to this p bass!
Hey I just picked up a Nate Mendel too. Really love your tone man. Hey would you mind letting us know the strings you're using? Many thanks in advance!!
Thank you, merci 🙏🏻
You're welcome 😊
An initial response to say axesome, informative, enjoyable and so clearly recorded..... And thank you so much for not saying "hey you guys" horse spend the first 2 minutes rumbling about subscribing and other issues .
There is nothing wrong with "hey you guys" even though many bass players are female and of course you need patrons and subscribers but that is so obvious so thanks again.
I'll message later with numerous positive comments and one or 37 question.
Diolch yn fawr🏴 thanks big
nice drum
Bravisso Maestro
Great video. New sub
Thanks Peter 🙏
I'm wearing headphones. I can hear the bass EASILY, even behind the drums. Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago" is the only version I knew. Gonna check out the Blues Brothers sometime. Thanks for the vid!
Ah nice I’m glad! I mean Robert’s version is the OG but I’m just such a big fan in Donald duck dunn’s bass playing so I wanted to share the blues brothers version. I think I’ll probably do a full breakdown of this version in the future
Most people are more familiar with the Blues Brothers version. They're rather different.
You are a very good bassist and teacher. I do have a few corrections though. BB King did not write "The Thrill Is Gone." Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell did back in 1951, 19 years before BB King recorded it. The bassline to "I'm Tore Down" is not the bassline that Bill Willis played on Freddie King's 1961 version. Bill Willis would never play something so funky. He plays a standard "box shuffle" in D.
Muito Bom!
Thanks 😊
Excellent video, thank you. Have to say, Born Under A Bad Sign takes the cake for me, but I prefer Albert King’s version. Also, I would have chosen Pride and Joy as SRV’s contribution. Tommy Shannon just kills on that tune. Cheers…
Ah you know what Pride and Joy was in the original list of 25 bass lines but I had to cut it down! Maybe I’ll do a part 2 😉
The sound of the p Mendel 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Great stuff matey....but where's The Lemon Song?
Hi Jaz, thanks for these great bass lines. I have a question, in She Caught the Katy, in the bar with Edim, the last note of that bar is written as a D flat but I might be hearing/seeing it wrong but it sounded like you played a D natural? I might be hearing it wrong but was wondering.
Opps, I just watched it again and indeed you were playing a D flat. See what happens when you go back after a few minutes and check it again!
@@randydavis2 haha no worries Randy I just went back and checked myself! I think I slide off that note so could be a tricky one to hear. But yeah that whole bar is super cool!
Hi Jaz 👋🏻 Cool selection and interesting analyses, DANKE
Bassline #2: what strikes me is that you play all the notes w/ your left hand index finger exclusively, accepting jumps that could easily be avoided.
Ah great observation. There is a reason why I do this larger jump. It’s kinda hard to explain over a simple comment but essentially the technique is stolen from Rocco Prestia from Tower of Power
@@JazMoss waaah … now i am super curious! But where to go to find out more? 🤷🏻♀️
Listen to McCall brothers band, Crossroads , tribute to Robert Johnson. Nearly all those riffs in one context or another appear in Johnson's song. Check it out great bluesy listening.
Jaz all I can say is Thank you so much I'v been looking for this type of lesson this is a very helpful video for any time of bass player ...
Ah amazing! So glad you enjoyed the lesson 😊
I'm Tore Down was my favourite. Might you consider some of ChasChandler's work with The Animals, esp Baby Let Me Take You Home?
Ah, nice choice Chris! That's one of my personal favourites as well.
That's a great suggestion and I'll take a look at doing a future video on Baby Let Me Take You Home
Great job, can you put more volumen on the bass? It gets lost begind the drums. So good lines and playing!
Sure thing! In my recent videos I've turned up the bass 😊
Are you using flat-wounds on the P bass?
Great video!
I’m using roundwounds on this p bass 😊 I used to use halfwounds which were pretty cool
Check out Cash Talkin' by Albert Collins, with the great Johnny Gayden on bass.
Ah nice thanks will defo check that out!
Hi Jaz! Great great work, you've just misspell the Cream's crossroad rythm: the 2 semiquevers are on 2nd and 3th and not on 3th and 4th of the 3rd beat of the bar. Also if you want to be totally exact you've got to put binding bettween the 4th semiquaver of the 2nd beat and the 1st semiquaver of the 3rd...it's all legato! But you played it right😉i'm not a bass player (but eternal Blues fan)...just saying that to help. Keep doing great videos!!!
Yes you're 100% right! I'll go and correct that Crossroads rhythm! Must have been one of those things where I've played the bass part so many times that when I came to quickly write it out I must have rushed that part my bad! 😀 Glad you enjoyed the video though.
‘Born under a bad sign’ (bass line 7) sounds so similar to Midnight Blues by Gary Moore 8:06
All my life when jaming on bass sometimes guitarist was confused why I am using Minor Pentatonic on his Major. And I feel slightly sad about my music feeling, I thought I am bad musician and etc. And fun part I am not used to be blueman. After your explanation C minor pentatonic thru C major I get rid of feeling that I am so bad)))
I’m glad the video helped and don’t put yourself down!
You can use a minor pentatonic scale in a major chord if you play the minor or ya tonic scale from the relative minor of the major key.
For example,
If you’re in C major the relative minor is A minor. C major and A minor both have the same key signature (no sharps or flats) that’s why they are relative keys.
So because A minor and C major are relatives you can play an a minor pentatonic scale in a C major chord and visa versa.
Also the C major pentatonic Scale and A minor pentatonic scale have the exact same notes they’re just starting on a different note.
C MAJOR PENTATONIC NOTES:
C D E G A
A MINOR PENTATONIC NOTES:
A C D E G
they are the exact same scale just starting on different notes so if you know all 12 major pentatonic scales you can figure out all 12 minor pentatonic scales using relative keys.
Let me know if this makes sense or if you have any questions. 😊
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Wow! Generosity personified, here. Thank you, Jaz. Superb lesson.
ah nice thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Beh anche ask me no question di Albert King è un riff di basso divertente
Jaz Moss your video is incredible man.
You’re funny, insightful, and you don’t talk too much. Crossroads was a tough song for me, but you taught it so simply and gave great pointers. I can play these songs now because you really broke it down.
You should do a video about Louis Johnson in the future! At least the Shu Ba Ba Du Ma Ma Ma Ma song. Thanks for being awesome.
Aw thanks for the lovely comment Danny I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’m just about to release some slap bass lessons on this channel and I’ll defiantly be breaking down some Louis Johnson in the future. 😊
Which application creates these sheet music and tablature readings together?
Great question I use an application called Soundslice.
@@JazMoss ty
What kind of bass is your 5 string man? Cool to see a 24 fret jazz bass!
It’s a custom 5 string the guys at Overwater built for me 😊
Better than scotts bass lessons.i can understand ir english n not all over the place
SBL is a horrible teacher who only shows off his own ego and try to sell you something.
What or which five string?
"Booker" T !!🤣
I have no idea what author is talking about. Minor, major, pentatonic, chord... It's not beginner- friendly video, but thanks for your work.
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Green onions was a copy. Sonny boy wiliianson composed Help me in 50’s. Exact same the Fm blues.
Like!
No John Paul Jones? Travelling Riverside Blues needs to be on here.
favorite bass lines? "black velvet", alana miles, "badge", jack bruce.🥴
And the vecinos intro?
I'm a sucker for A New Day Yesterday by Jethro Tull, featuring the incomparable Glenn Cornick. The fact that it's doubled by the guitar doesn't make it sound or feel less memorable to me
Check out: One Dime Ride on CZcams for some blues
Hoochie Coochie Man was recorded by Muddy Waters but it was written by the legendary blues songwriting great (and upright bassplayer) Willie Dixon. C'mon man. and I can't believe nobody else pointed that out.
In american diction for triplets (quarter note and 8th) 1 lol li. 1 lol li 2 lol li
John Mayall Big Man?
Bass line on your link isn't loud enough over the drums either. I know Sweet Home Chicago.