Walking Blues Bass Guitar Lesson Quick Start - Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers

[@Ed9870]

James: While vacationing last week in The Villages of Florida from my home in Maryland, I was taken to a bar called McCall's which featured a fabulous house blues band. Two guitars, bass, drums, Hammond organ, two sax players and a harmonica. They played beneath statues of Jake and Elwood blues just to punctuate the point. Anyway it was open mic night, and I volunteered on bass (or was volunteered, as it were). We ran through a set (Stand by Me, One Way Out, Stormy Monday, Low Rider) and then they closed with Sweet Home Chicago. I never played this number before but I just happened to have watched this video a few weeks prior and loved the variations you presented. As such, I was able to count it in and it really cooked. Thanks for the primer, and for allowing me to hold my own with some damn good blues players down in Florida.

[@ebassguitar]

Hey! That's a great share! All the best!

[@FLORIDAROOMJAMS]

WOW man. I’ve played bass rock and metal Style since 1985. I like the blues and love the blues brothers and although I don’t know how to play any blues style bass lines by the end of your video I feel confident I could play this with a band with more experience in this blues style. I’m self taught and a slow learner. I’ve never tried to play this style before. Your lesson was just the right amount of info and playing for me. I had to rewind a few times and listen again but you teaching got me up to speed. Thank you. I subscribed and look forward exploring other bass techniques on your channel CHEERS!

[@vassilisvassilis6159]

what a great teacher you are !

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks man!

[@C0urne]

Gotta say you and Greg Fairweather deserve at least 10x subs you have right now. Keep up the good work!

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks man! Rome wasn’t built in day... but we’re on the right road make a small difference to the world of bass every day!

[@JayDeeChannel]

Love ebassguitar very clear instructions

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks Jay. Hope you got a lot from this video.

[@JayDeeChannel]

@@ebassguitar hi James, I am not receiving any of the download materials.. no emails. They would really help!

[@ebassguitar]

@@JayDeeChannel kindly contact [e-mail] and the team will sort this out for you!

[@amazingict1]

So useful… thanks so much.

[@ebassguitar]

My pleasure, Richard!

[@vlobster7660]

Great lesson as always

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks V! Glad you like it!

[@photorreia]

Tahnk you so much, greetings fom brasil

[@ebassguitar]

You are welcome!

[@kimokeo7828]

Thank you 😎

[@ebassguitar]

My pleasure

[@lovesunshinemusic4179]

Thanks a ton! So helpful!

[@ebassguitar]

My pleasure!

[@bluesguy47]

I would always play the turnaround on the E string..... just feels more natural and sounds a little fatter... plus allows you to bang a few open E-B’s at the end of it...

[@ebassguitar]

What a great insight! Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@Bass.Player]

Open root notes is one of the things that moved me to 5 string.

[@richard.5268]

Open strings are difficult to deal with, but when if you practice playing with them they become very useful, and the sound of them can be very cool, at least to me. Check out, for example, jaco using them in the chicken or fannie mae, open strings are really powerful

[@Bass.Player]

@@richard.5268 I have an idea about it, been playing since 1964

[@mrbungle7586]

@@Bass.Playerplaying since 1964 and you needed a lesson on this song lmao.

[@Bass.Player]

@@mrbungle7586 It's an observation, Einstein!

[@mrbungle7586]

@@Bass.Player sure, keep telling your self that. Don't be embarrassed you need a lesson after playing for 56 years, Einstein.

[@peterrussell8409]

That aint the blues brothers version tho.

[@ebassguitar]

When I planned and prepper the lesson it inspired and based on the Blues Brothers Version...

[@vlobster7660]

he did say at the start it's Blues Brothers "inspired"...hope this helps

[@Shelsight]

Hey @peter russell - I’m from Chicago and this guy got me playing it when I’m pretty much a novice. He never said it was note for note the exact Dunn version. We’ve all got to start somewhere. This was such a great start to add to my 12 bar blues lesson, and while I’m missing Chicago now as I’m quarantined in the UK, this made me feel a bit closer to home.

[@PhillipAlcock]

I’ve got a book with Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn transcriptions. Every ‘verse’ is different. Not mastered it yet. Our band version is in Bb I think to suit wind instruments and it’s a bit different.