Bass Lessons - Simple Twelve Bar Blues With Variations bass tab
12 bar blues ideal for beginners
E---------------------------------------2--------
A---------2--------------2----------2-4---4-2----
D-----2-4---4-2------2-4--4-2---0-4-----------4--
G-0-4-----------4-0-4---------4------------------
E------------------------------------------------
A---------2----------4-6-----2-4---------2-------
D-----2-4---4-2---2-6----0-4---------2-4---4-2---
G-0-4-----------4----------------0-4-----------4-
That is the basic pattern, you can vary it like this:
E---------------------------------------0--------
A---------0--------------0----------2-4---4-2----
D-----2-4---4-2------2-4--4-2---0-4-----------4--
G-0-4-----------4-0-4---------4------------------
E------------------------------------------------
A---------0----------4-6-----2-4---------0-------
D-----2-4---4-2---2-6----0-4---------2-4---4-2---
G-0-4-----------4----------------0-4-----------4-
Or add an alternate end on the last 4 bars
E------------------------------------------------
A-----0-------------------2----------------------
D-2-4---4-2-0---------2-4---4-2------------------
G-------------4-2-0-4-----------4----------------
or this:
E----------------------------------------2-------
A---------2--------------------------2-4---4-2---
D-----2-4---4-2------2-4---------0-4-----------4-
G-0-4-----------4-0-4----0-2-3-4-----------------
E------------------------------------------------
A---------2----------4-6-----2-4---------2-------
D-----2-4---4-2---2-6----0-4---------2-4---4-2---
G-0-4-----------4----------------0-4-----------4-
or this :
E---------------------------------------2--------
A---------2--------------2-0--------2-4---4-2----
D-----2-4---4-2------2-4----4-2-0-4-----------4--
G-0-4-----------4-0-4----------------------------
E------------------------------------------------
A---------2----------4-6-----2-4---------2-------
D-----2-4---4-2---2-6----0-4---------2-4---4-2---
G-0-4-----------4----------------0-4-----------4-
or this!:
E---------------------------------------2--------
A---------2--------------2----------2-4---4-2----
D-----2-4---4-2------2-4--4-2---0-4-----------4--
G-0-4-----------4-0-4---------4------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
A---------2-----------0--------------------2-------
D-----2-4---4-2---2-4---4-2-0----------2-4---4-2---
G-0-4-----------4-------------4-2--0-4-----------4-
theres loads of variations you can just play around with it
