3 Bluesy Blues Bass Riffs You Need To Know

[@denislemelin7653]

Thank you ! I like your teaching technique, it makes it easier to pick apart what I need to.

[@Loopspin]

The tone of your Pbass is intoxicating, Dark and Smokey. Like a warm summers night after a sip of scotch. Enjoyed the lesson!

[@ebassguitar]

I’m lovin the sound of this p bass and the flats!

[@pedrogomezalfonso6926]

Good lesson. Thanks from Madfrid

[@brendanoneill2499]

A little late to the party here! John McVie is my favourite blues bassist. His lines are always understated. Right notes at the right points! Easier said than done! Keep up the good work chap, great lesson.

[@ebassguitar]

Glad you like it! I appreciate you sharing that as well.Cheers!

[@christimko9296]

Donald Duck Dunn.... I have no formal training, self taught by ear, this lesson was advanced for me because I have no clue what you are saying 😂... I memorize what you are playing by rewinding and watching your fingers. Thanks for the lessons!😊👍✌️❤️

[@ebassguitar]

If it works... roll with it!

[@brunocyclist]

This video deserves WAY more likes! Beginner bassist here (after a decade of saxophone) and I really love blues bass. Your videos are very informative and to the point. Biiiig thumbs up!

[@ebassguitar]

You’re very kind!

[@kimhebert9905]

Great Video 🎶

[@carolcjh8938]

This lesson helped me sooooo much as a beginner bass player struggling with the basic blues riffs. Thank you. I love John Deacon. He is the reason I started trying the bass guitar at 77. (Played drums in high school and in a small combo for a while after.) Loved his bass on A Kind of Magic and Millionaires Waltz, and of course, Another one Bites the Dust.

[@ebassguitar]

Fantastic! Are used to cover on the Queen show we will rock you so had to play John Deacon bass lines note for note - incredible player

[@carolcjh8938]

@@ebassguitar I saw "We will Rock You," loved every second of it. Would love to see it again if they tour the play again! So cool knowing you played John Deacon's basslines.

[@mikestrong4946]

Tommy Shannon, who you mentioned -- and Berry Oakley of The Allman Brother's Band, ( if The Allman Brothers counts as Blues)...

[@ebassguitar]

Love their version of Stormy Monday!

[@80sruler]

I like your videos and enthusiasm James - I think I may sign up

[@ebassguitar]

Thank you so much 😊

[@teartamother1892]

Really enjoyed the lesson and learned heaps thanks

[@ebassguitar]

Happy to know you learned something from this lesson :)

[@TepidJean]

Dude this is a really good lesson

[@ebassguitar]

I appreciate that very much

[@bigbadbamboo1]

I have the same white Jazz behind him. Nice presentation but I'm a old heavy metal dude. Nice P bass too. I have the same P too but it's a 1964. Heavy think flat wound and that bass went with me to Jamaica for 15 years. Reggae....a bass players dream....it gets the boddie on the dance floor.

[@ebassguitar]

We’ve got a reggae masterclass coming up on the 1st! You should come terry!

[@jeffreywells6573]

Nathan East is my all time favorite bass player!

[@ebassguitar]

Phenomenally good

[@ianjohnson4987]

Truly superb teaching - thank you

[@ebassguitar]

You're very welcome Ian. Hope you got something out of the video!

[@dominicklauria8535]

Great Lesson!

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks so much :-)

[@johncook9983]

I don’t really have a favorite blues player but my favorite that tends to lean toward the genre is definitely Kenny Gradney. Man, if you could do a series on Little Feat that would give you a lot of great examples for teaching!

[@ebassguitar]

Little Feat are fantastic :-)

[@maogrouup3275]

Grazie,mi serviva propio,anche se devo farlo in La..grazie mille 👍👍👍👍

[@zacklee8054]

Always great stuff. Thx.

[@ebassguitar]

Cheers!!

[@johnnystiner8995]

Awesome lesson

[@ebassguitar]

Cheers Johnny!

[@aavila1206]

Ben Shepherd on Soundgarden’s last album King Animal has some tastyyy bluesy lines on both guitar and bass, especially the last tunes towards the end of that album. That album easily put him in my top 10 bassists in rock

[@ebassguitar]

I’ll have to check that out!

[@peterbridge7940]

I've said it before and I'll say it again I like your content and presentation and you don't start by saying hey you guys. There is nothing wrong with saying " lhey you guys" and furthermore some people like being bass guitars .... But not moi 😂 I've subscribed to many channels have not yet become a patron to any but yours is looking the most likely for several reasons. Keep up the good work. Rock till you drop but try to never drop🎸

[@ebassguitar]

Cheers for your feedback Peter Pleased you enjoy the channel!

[@peterbridge7940]

I am a better bass guitarist than I at typing and that tells you how bad is my bass playing I meant to type that some people like pink bass guitars and then there are turquoise guitars 🤔 but I am not one of those 😬

[@ebassguitar]

What are you then!

[@arneberg9072]

Lovely !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ebassguitar]

Cheers!

[@jurgenkarlurban7125]

my Fav is Marc King from Level42

[@cuellar23]

Keith Ferguson/Fab Tbirds

[@bo3854]

My favorite blues bass player are maybe John Paul Jones, he plays of course much more than blues, but I think Jones bass lines are very interesting .

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that Bo! Cheers!

[@andrewrock35]

Great lesson, do you have the backing tracks available free for this lesson?

[@andrewrock35]

Not even free, I don't mind paying

[@ebassguitar]

This track is part of our blues bass accelerator program… it’ll literally just started. Would you like to join? Email me on [e-mail] cheers Andrew! James

[@chipsaam9218]

Chris Maresh has some great chops

[@ebassguitar]

I never come across him before - what an awesome Player

[@omg_wtf]

Bass sounds amazing man. What's the chain?

[@ebassguitar]

Just the bass, into the Tone hammer and recording DI... simple!

[@Ghost_Vulgarian]

Jack Bruce without a doubt.

[@ebassguitar]

That Albert hall cream gig is legendary!

[@TepidJean]

Freddie Kings Bass player by far for me. I believe it was his brother.... His playing and the band for that matter was way more funky that a lot other blues dudes

[@ebassguitar]

Yeah - I agree :-)

[@robertboshoven2362]

Jerry Jemmott - Completely Well is the best blues album of all time

[@ebassguitar]

Need to check that out!

[@peterslater2742]

Favourite Blues Bass Player? 1: Gerry McEvoy - I'm a huge Rory Gallagher fan & Gerry's Bass playing drove Rory's music for over 20 years. 2: Tommy Shannon - King of Texas Blues Bass.

[@ebassguitar]

Great list Peter!

[@tjcolatrella943]

Duck Dunn and Tommy Shannon!

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that TJ! All the best!

[@eddiederosia731]

Tommy Shannon

[@ebassguitar]

Love Tommy!

[@edover60]

Duck Dunn!!

[@ebassguitar]

One of my heroes!!

[@marjobeets3850]

I would love to sign up for you course as I love the blues. Im a harmonica player who has just started bass. So when Im watching your video I have no idea what so ever which finger you are using to fret with. From the video angle you supply you have four fingers on four different frets so unless I (the student) knows all the notes and positions there are, on the fret board, (at which point why do the lesson because I already know it all ) how do I know which fret you are using. Very confusing for a beginner. I will keep looking for a teacher who teaches the blues on bass who at least once, fingers with one finger to show the learner which fret to use Sorry bud it took me an hour to work out the pentatonic scale from your lesson , replaying 20 times Keep it simple bro just once throughout the lesson Hope this helps somebody

[@ebassguitar]

Did you download the PDF that comes with the lesson so you can see all the fingering / fretting written down marjo?

[@marjobeets3850]

@@ebassguitar Hi there, No I didn't, Ill do that right now. Thank you so much

[@lionelmaalikduvalsaint415]

Any great Bass player, in my opinion, had to be a great Blues Bass Player 1st. Some of my favorites for Blues Bass Players are Jaco Pastorius and Tommy Shannon!

[@ebassguitar]

Blues is the foundation of so many!

[@jorgesoaressilvafilho9871]

yeah, man...you know..there are many others..but he provided the roots..and many younger bass players are more interested in soloing..you know..the less is more..if you know where a certain note must be, you do not need to speed a ton of notes instead..also many bass players play well but their singing on electric bass sounds not as good..this is why we love james jamerson and cats like him..it is the same on jazz and rock and pop and everything..

[@ebassguitar]

Jameson is the boss!

[@Rollingstone1958]

Tommy Shannon is for me the best !!!!!

[@danielbourbaki]

Willie Dixon, for sure...

[@ebassguitar]

Great choice! Cheers!

[@alfredotorres2376]

Willie Dixon

[@ebassguitar]

One of the greats!

[@jorgesoaressilvafilho9871]

my best blues bass player is willie dixon..period..

[@ebassguitar]

Absolute blues legend

[@dufusdoodle]

Jack bruce or John Entwhistle

[@ebassguitar]

Both fantastic!

[@TheBrownfish420]

Im my favorite

[@ebassguitar]

Brilliant! Keep it up!

[@jerrygips8622]

Jack Bruce and Tommy Shannon

[@ebassguitar]

They are great! RIP Jack Bruce!

[@cascabass6608]

James Jemerson Motown sounds

[@ebassguitar]

Love Jamerson!

[@raymondfink9580]

Geezer Butler (I know but he plays blues too)

[@ebassguitar]

Awesome!

[@dennismarco4913]

James Jamerson

[@ebassguitar]

He's a groove master!

[@johnnyappleseed3355]

Johnny B. Gaydon

[@ebassguitar]

Love that!

[@TheChristianherud]

Duck Dunn

[@ebassguitar]

Love DD

[@TheChristianherud]

@@ebassguitar who does not 🤔😜👍

[@denislemelin7653]

Could you possibly get a different angle on your fretting hand , sorry a lot of the time I really can’t see what’s going on with your fingers.

[@ebassguitar]

Sure! All of our new videos have several camera angles…

[@mez5590]

Willie Dixon…

[@ebassguitar]

Legendary!

[@scrapeyhawkins5299]

Allan Woody...Govt Mule

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing Scrapey! Cheers!

[@colinbaxter2407]

Donald 'Duck' Dunn

[@ebassguitar]

Undeniable!

[@mlbriz57]

Willie Dixon

[@ebassguitar]

Such a legend of bass’

[@philipplatt5857]

Tommy Shannon

[@ebassguitar]

Yes!

[@philipplatt5857]

Tommy Shannon

[@ebassguitar]

Outstanding bassist!

[@jameslangford2323]

Tommy Shannon

[@ebassguitar]

Can beat Him with SRV