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bass run

Who else wants to play bass lines like Ray Charles?

by Jermaine Griggs · 7 comments

in Blues music

ray-charles-small.jpgWhen I was a kid, one of the first things I learned how to do was play bass lines. Blues bass lines, in fact. You know those ones you’d hear Ray Charles rumbling on his left hand. Heck, those bass lines were what gave me the confidence to keep going because I could actually play something that sounded like something… hehe…

Gospel Bass Run

by Jermaine Griggs · 5 comments

in Gospel music

Today’s “bass run” could actually be played on the bottom of yesterday’s “fill-in.” You’d have to try them out together to see if it works for you, ok? Shouting / Jubilant Bass Run in Ab Major (again): Note: Each note below must be played separately and in a rhythmical pattern (kind of like the “Make [...]