TC. Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I am interested in seeing some blues runs in G,C, and D. I am still learning right now and I have been practicing alot in E,A and B but I would like to see some good examples in other chords etc. Thanks, TC. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattC Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Don't underestimate the importance of the I-IV-V in E; almost every time I jam to the blues with another guitarist, E is the key. C is the other biggie (take a look at half of the popular oldies you'd see an oldie cover band play- they will almost always use G, D, and D. I actually played such a gig and aside from one song, I there wasn't a single song that wasn't comprised of those chords. If you want songs with a I-IV-V in other keys, you will need to get music from blues bands that have a lot of keys and brass. BB King is a good place to start. ...think funky thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Take those same runs and transpose them. They're all the same shape, which is why transposing is easy on bass. Low C is on the A string, 3rd fret. The octave C is the 5th fret on the G string. G is the 3rd fret on the E string. I'll give you a minor pentatonic blues box pattern in G (with the actual notes you'll be playing written underneath): G----------------------------------------------- D------------------3--5------------------------- A------1--3--4--5------------------------------- E---3------------------------------------------- G Bb C C# D F G Take that shape and play it through all 12 keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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