Bass Lessons

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

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