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Fingerstyle Study #1

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This study piece is a 12-bar blues in the key of E. The bass plays a walking line throughout much of the piece, albeit one with a lot of variations to get your teeth into. There’s also a short bass solo, which is full of blues licks; these will be useful to know when it comes to improvising your own solos.

For bassists who wish to learn the piece but require additional assistance with some of the techniques required, the following course (included in the monthly subscription cost) should prove useful:

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only). The transcription is available with TAB and without, for those who wish to give their reading skills a workout.

This course is 1 HOUR & 9 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Intermediate Level - Fingerstyle Study #1

This video is a demonstration of the piece, performed on a Fender Custom Shop ’67 Precision bass strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Course Overview

This video gives an overview of the main challenges in this study piece. It also offers some advice for finding the right instrument and tone for lines like this.

3. A Section

This video covers the four-bar intro and the A section, which is the first 12-bar blues sequence. This lesson covers bars 1-16 in the accompanying transcription.

4. B Section

This section is another chorus of the 12-bar blues sequence, with the bassline building on ideas from the previous section. This lesson covers bars 17-28.

5. C Section

This section begins with four bars of ‘stop time’ before continuing through the chord sequence. The line begins to build in intensity here. This lesson covers bars 29-40.

6. D Section

This section is the first half of the guitar solo. The bass part is a little more adventurous here. This lesson covers bars 41-52 in the transcription.

7. E Section

This section is the second half of the guitar solo. The bass part remains busy but supportive here. This lesson covers bars 53-64.

8. F Section

This section is the bass solo, which is a treasure trove of blues licks. This lesson covers bars 65-76 in the accompanying transcription.

9. G Section

The bass returns to playing a supportive role in this section, clearly outlining the established chord sequence. This lesson covers bars 77-88.

10. H Section

This section is the final 12-bar sequence. It ends with a repeated chord progression in which the bass plays tenths. This lesson covers bars 89-105.