“In France they Kiss on Main Street” (Jaco Pastorius)

Posted by on Mar 18, 2023 in Basslines | 2 Comments

This inspired piece of bassage from the febrile fingers of the late great Jaco Pastorius graced the smouldering live Joni Mitchel album, “Shadows & Light” and has long exerted a spell over me. I finally settled to transcribe the first verse and interlude and discovered a wealth of fascinating lines, infused with great rhythmic and […]

Improvising Blues Basslines

Posted by on Mar 4, 2023 in Bass, Basslines, Blues, Rhythm & Blues | No Comments
Improvising Blues Basslines

A Short Guide to Improvising Blues Basslines Improvising Blues basslines is a very important skill for all backing players. This is the ability improvise variations on a basic bassline while playing. In this lesson I’ve chose a very basic stock groove that you’ll have no doubt heard before and then demonstrate various ways you can create […]

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