Essential Blues Bass Grooves, within the School of the Blues- Lesson Series, presents 46 bass patterns essential to the gigging Blues bass player. Material is presented in standard music notation and TAB. This book is accompanied by audio available for download online of all examples (played by author Frank De Rose) along with the background music. This method is for all skill level players.

This series is designed for students of other instruments to play together. If you have friends that play harmonica, guitar, keyboard or drums, tell them about this series so that you can play together.

Shuffles

Key of E

Key of G

Key of G

Key of G

Key of E

Key of A

Key of C

Key of G

Key of G

Key of G

Key of D

Key of A

Key of G

Key of E

Rock Beats

Key of G

Key of D

Key of Am

Key of A

Key of E

Key of G

Key of D

Key of F

Key of C

Two Beats

Key of D

Key of A

Key of E

Rhumbas

Key of C

Key of G

Key of A

Slow Blues

Key of G

Key of G

Key of Gm

Key of F

Key of G

Key of G

Key of B-flat

Key of G

Key of F

Key of G

Other Grooves

Key of A (Bo Diddley Beat)

Key of C (Stroll)

Key of A (Boogie)

Key of F (Swamp Beat)

Key of G (Billy Boy Arnold Beat)

Key of B-flat (Backwards Shuffle)

Key of G (Stroll)