Lesson 7 of 29BassIntermediate

Swing blues

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Bruce Gertz demonstrates a swing blues in B flat on electric bass over swing drums - watch and play along with the notation.

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29 lessons (1h 11m) · 1 free

- 01. Pulse, praticing time and articulation
  6:19
- 02. Jazz walking bass feel
  2:23
- 03. Straight time vs Swing time, G shuffle blues
  2:52
- 04. Latin feel with muted thumb
  1:08
- 05. Funk, slap, 16th notes and swing/funk with triplets
  2:39
- 06. Solo Jams swing/Funk
  1:46
- 07. Swing blues
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  2:07
- 08. Double time, ballad feel
  2:21
- 09. Fast, Swing 320BPM, G Blues
  1:26
- 01. Articulations for walking style, pull offs, ghost (dead) notes, double pull offs
  4:05
- 02. Pick up notes, skips, drops
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  2:25
- 03. Review of articulations combined in blues lines, C and C minor
  1:53
- 04. Funk note choices
  2:16
- 05. Latin Tumbao, roots, 5ths, 7ths, octave
  2:47
- 01. Building bass lines, point A to point B, brief theory of root motion, 8 approach options
  2:35
- 02. Example 1 - Getting started with roots & fifths
  2:28
- 03. How to play the root 5th, octave
  1:37
- 04. Examples 2, 3, 4, 5
  5:18
- 01. Play along tracks, example 1 without bass
  1:21
- 02. Play along tracks, example 2 without bass
  1:19
- 03. Play along tracks, example 3 without bass
  0:59
- 04. Play along tracks, example 4 without bass
  0:53
- 05. Play along tracks, example 5 without bass
  1:16
- 01. Root motion and harmonic rhythm (beats per chord), scale and chromatic approach
  7:49
- 02. Approach notes
  2:29
- 03. Inversions, Triads
  2:18
- 04. Sequences
  1:29
- 05. Combinations of all ex.5, practice ex. 1-5
  1:55
- 06. About Bruce Gertz & Bass demo
  1:32

Lesson transcript

Drumming Lesson: Swing and Blues in B Flat

Okay, now I've got my swing.

Drumming is on.

Now I'm going to play a blues in B flat.

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Bruce Gertz

Bruce Gertz is an award-winning bassist (acoustic and electric), composer, educator, and author. He is a professor of bass at Berklee College of Music, where he has taught since 1976.

Bruce is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Performance Award Grant, the Massachusetts Cultural Council Musical Composition Award, and numerous outstanding bassist awards from the Boston Music Awards, A.S.C.A.P. Plus Popular Awards, and multiple recognition awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators and the Jazz Education Network. Bruce also serves on the board of directors of the International Society of Bassists.

He has performed and recorded with such artists as Gary Burton, Jerry Bergonzi, John Abercrombie, Joey Calderazzo, Kenny Werner, Mick Goodrick, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Billy Hart, George Garzone, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, Joe Lovano, Cab Calloway, and Count Basie, among many others.

In Contemporary Bass Guitar Grooves, Bruce puts all of that experience to work for you. You'll learn to build solid, swinging bass lines and lock into authentic grooves across funk, jazz, and fusion, so you can hold down the bottom end and walk into any band situation with confidence.

His extensive discography and additional information can be found at www.brucegertz.com.

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