Learn Five Classic Tommy Shannon Blues Bass Lines (No.106)

[@philipplatt5857]

Great Lesson, great subject matter

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks, Tommy Shannon is such a great Blues player!

[@Ben_Mdws]

Tommy is a wonderful bassist and was the perfect foundation for SRV to play with

[@GregsBassShed]

Very true!

[@fraliubass]

Thank you for taking the time to produce and post this video.Tommy Shannon was and still is an inspiration and a reference for how exciting a Bass player can sound. I've learned so much from listening to him✌️😎

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks! I really love Tommy Shannon’s playing too. I agree that he’s such an exciting player that manages to always play what’s right for the song. You might like this lesson too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJOwgHuJrbJ6iMU

[@fraliubass]

@@GregsBassShed Agreed ✌️

[@kevinmccrea3708]

This is an awesome lesson! I haven’t seen many videos on Tommy Shannon. Thanks!

[@GregsBassShed]

Glad it was helpful! He's one of my favourite Blues bass players!

[@stephenmcgrathbass]

One of my favorites. A very innovative blues bassist

[@GregsBassShed]

Yeah for me Tommy Shannon and Duck Dunn have to be my favourites!

[@stephenmcgrathbass]

@@GregsBassShed same . Just when you think you know most blues permutations they show you a new one. Great channel only found it today

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks, just had a look at yours too and love your videos!

[@mtp4430]

Tommy Shannon Smoothe as Silk. Who better than to team up with SRV? What a winning combo. Two blues master players. Add to the mix Chris Layton and you're talking one of the best blues combos I've ever heard.

[@GregsBassShed]

Totally agree Mike, that’s why I’m a little obsessed with Tommy Shannon’s bass lines!

[@mtp4430]

@@GregsBassShed Great player to be obsessed with 👍

[@frankortega4280]

Very good lesson. Tommy Shannon is an awesome bass player.

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks Frank, glad you enjoyed the lesson. Tommy Shannon is one of my favourites.

[@wmkennard]

It's always nice to. learn so much from Greg hes awesome

[@GregsBassShed]

Cheers Billy 🙏

[@sharolmongrain8022]

Awesome 👏 you rock Thankyou so much will follow for sure

[@GregsBassShed]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@garethevans2650]

Thin Lizzy was first live concert I saw and is reason I saved up car washing money to buy a bass

[@GregsBassShed]

Excellent Gareth

[@joezullo7792]

Very nice. I've just subscribed w all notifications.

[@GregsBassShed]

Great, welcome aboard!

[@rosecasey7126]

Having heart burn I want a relief

[@garyelswick2459]

Sean Mann's Voodoo Child cover has an awesome bass backing track, cant tell if it is Tommy Shannon or not. At about 3:40 is where I can hear it best. Have you heard this version? Sean is an unbelievable guitarist, watch his covers to see what I mean.

[@teartamother1892]

Great lesson Greg could you do one on cold shot I know it's easy line but does it swing

[@GregsBassShed]

Great tune, I’ll add it to the list. Might make a good lesson 👍

[@Tigerlillyxo12]

Thanks for vid! Been looking for something like this.

[@GregsBassShed]

No problem. Glad it helps!

[@darrenh66]

Just started playing again after a 10 year absence and playing the bass lines from this video has really helped me find my groove again, thank you. Any chance of you doing a lesson on Riviera Paradise?

[@GregsBassShed]

Hi Darren, great that you’ve returned to bass and I’m glad the lesson helped. I’ll certainly put Riviera Paradise on the list for a future lesson. Some nice bass playing on that 👌

[@jasmadams]

Sweet T-Shirt!

[@GregsBassShed]

Cheers! Live and Dangerous 🤟

[@chazy101460]

Great lesson Greg! I'm doing a deeper dive in to the Blues and this lesson is so timely for me personally. You do a great job teaching. I first caught you on the Become A Bassist Summit you were on recently. Sure glad I caught you during your lesson/seminar there.

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks Kevin and I'm so pleased you like the lesson. I have always love the Blues and have played in various Blues outfits over the last 25 or so years. I'm on my own Blues 'deep dive' again and still learning! I find the history really interesting, especially as to do this I also have to learn more about American geography and history to really try to understand the Blues. Watch this space as I will be covering more Blues. Also, you can let me know if there is anything in particular that you would benefit from in another video lesson.

[@SirJamalot2000]

Dude, love your custom Tele bass and sound. I hate the huge pickguard, very tasty telecaster pickguard you did there, well done!

[@GregsBassShed]

Cheers! Yeah I don't like those massive tele bass pickguards either, and I wanted to have more of the body finish showing. I used a finishing kit from a company called Wudtone, and that was easy to use for a novice builder like me!! I've got a Bare Knuckle pickup on it and flatwounds. It's definitely unique!!

[@silencedones4421]

​@@GregsBassShedhave you tried Rotosounds 77 flatwounds? When I first started using them I hated them but after about a month of playing with them and they broke in (when new they are a bit rabid but mellow out) they quickly became my favorite string. Great versatility from blues to speed metal as you can get the roundwound sound or flatwounds.

[@catzdollz9810]

Is there any way you could get a mic on that guitar, so we could hear it ?

[@GregsBassShed]

Hi Dusty, try headphones or decent speakers and you’ll hear the bass loud and clear. Bass is not great on small speakers so if you are trying to watch this lesson on your phone or iPad speakers, you won’t have much luck!

[@ACMan-Sports]

nice lesson.

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks! 😃

[@jonswift7174]

Great lesson as usual. I cant seem to find the questions/forum section on your website

[@GregsBassShed]

Jon Swift glad you liked it. The Members Board has now moved to the ‘Free Resources’ tab on my website: gregsbassshed.com/free-resources

[@jonswift7174]

@@GregsBassShed Ok,thanks

[@Ghost_Vulgarian]

Hi Greg. Do you have an entire tab for Pride and Joy? I've looked at lots of tabs online, but not one matches the part you played. Yours etcetera, Michael J Blair.

[@GregsBassShed]

Hi Michael I cover Pride & Joy in my 'Walk The Blues' video course but I haven't made up the entire transcription yet. I might well do an individual cover of this with the PDF in the future. I must admit that I didn't use to play this exact Tommy Shannon part when I covered the song with a Blues band a few years ago. But it's well worth learning.

[@Ghost_Vulgarian]

@@GregsBassShed Thanks Greg. I look forward to the pdf.

[@5150show]

Outstanding

[@GregsBassShed]

Thanks

[@ricbassdude47]

Great I love Tommy Shannon.....I'm trying to find the PDF but says I have to fill out a form.Where is the form ?

[@GregsBassShed]

ricbassdude47 glad you like the video. You can find a link to the from under the video. Sometimes your computer blocks the form. Here is the link again. If you still can’t see the form, you can get in touch via the contact page of gbshed.com and I will email the PDF directly to you. gregsbassshed.com/learn-five-tommy-shannon-bass-lines

[@philipplatt5857]

Would like you to do similar for Jethro Tull. Bass Line for Bouree?

[@GregsBassShed]

Philip Platt great idea. I will have to revisit Jethro Tull though as it’s been a while. Any particular suggestions for songs to look at?

[@philipplatt5857]

Greg's Bass Shed A new day Yesterday, is a really interesting blues track. Recently covered by Joe Bonamassa

[@GregsBassShed]

Philip Platt good tip. I will check out both versions.

[@jonathanyoe4189]

Thanks very much for the awesome vid and the background

[@GregsBassShed]

No problem at all. I am currently working on producing a big Blues course for the new year. You can keep in the loop on my website: gregsbassshed.com/products

[@dennis-1983]

For tightrope I am hearing the verse as BB EBAB EBflatBB, the other part as BAF#ABflatBB

[@GregsBassShed]

it's interesting how we all hear things slightly differently. It could well be what you've suggested 👍

[@dennis-1983]

I think I have a pretty bulletproof way to transcribe bass lines. I use an app named Moises to isolate the bassline of a song, then export it to an MP3. I then use the Amazing Slow Downer app to slow the tempo while pushing it up an octave, you can slow down to as slow as 25%. From there I use a guitar to play along, as now it's more like a guitar line. If you hit a bad note, you hear it right away. It is pretty deadly.

[@GregsBassShed]

@@dennis-1983 sounds a bit long winded!

[@uwrossl]

I'm Yours and I'm Hers was in 5/4 I thought....Not 4/4. Would love to see a full play through of that tune.

[@GregsBassShed]

Hi Ross, great tune isn't it. But where can you hear the 5 beats? Sounds like a clear 4/4 to me, although maybe the intro is causing you a bit of confusion? It would make a good full-length lesson.

[@uwrossl]

@@GregsBassShed Hey Greg! Thanks for the response. Yes...should have been more clear....The intro sounds to me like it's in 5/4 with the extra pulse. Seems to then fall into standard 4/4 from there. Could be wrong and maybe there's something else throwing me off a bit in the intro. Thx Again...

[@GregsBassShed]

@@uwrossl the intro is definitely complex rhythmically. But I hear it in 4/4 time. You have 2 bars of bass, then guitar joins at bar 3 and then drums join at bar 5. If you count through it like that, the intro is a tidy 8 bars of 4/4 time.

[@uwrossl]

@@GregsBassShed Right on! I'll dive back into it. Thanks so much for your time and hope to see a full play through somewhere down the line! Love Tommy Shannon. The combo you're doing of lesson and then separate play through is some of if not the best and most complete bass content on KZbin.

[@ckjamn]

Rite cool.

[@GregsBassShed]

Cheers 😀

[@johnpittscom]

You doing pride and joy wrong

[@GregsBassShed]

You might want to be a bit more specific John or it’s not much use to anyone. Please share your thoughts! Even better, could you perhaps jot down what you think it should be and share that with us?