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Walking Bassline

There are several ways to do this. I'll give you 2.
You need this pattern to do anything from the 50s or most
jazz/blues/boogie-woogie music. I'll show you how
to do this in one key, you can figure out how to
change it.

v1. (in E)
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|

v2. (in G)
G|------------------------|
D|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
A|-----2-----------------2|
E|--3---------------------|

now for the standard blues progression pattern:
v1. E A B (slightly harder)
E:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|
A:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B: E:
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--2--6--9--11--12--11--9--6|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|

v.2 G C D
G:
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------0--2--3--2--0---|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
A|-----2-----------------2|-----2-----------------2|
E|--3---------------------|--3---------------------|
C:
G|--------0--2--3--2--0---|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
D|-----2-----------------2|-----2-----------------2|
A|--3---------------------|--3---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
D: G:
G|--------2--4--5--4--2---|------------------------|
D|-----4-----------------4|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
A|--5---------------------|-----2-----------------2|
E|------------------------|--3---------------------|

questions comments concerns and revolutions may be e-mailed to sgtpepper135@hotmail.com

I'm a guitarist by trade, but if you can play one fretted
instrument, you can play them all

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