What's New: Accompaniment Study 7

In this lesson we study how to approach playing bass lines on the harmonica. Bass lines not only sound great on the harmonica, they also help to intuitively teach the chords of the 12 Bar Blues.

Videos Include: Section 1: Root Bass Lines; Accompaniment Study 7 Introduction; Example 1.1 - Lump; Example 1.2 - Lump: Transitions; Example 1.3 - Lump: Pulls; Section 2: Root-5 Bass Lines; Examples 2.1 & 2.2 - 2-Beat: Descending & Ascending 5th; Examples 2.3 & 2.4 - 2-Beat: Mixed with Pickups; Section 3: Root-3-5 Bass Lines; Examples 3.1 & 3.2 - Slow Blues & Shuffle; Example 3.3 - Rhumba; Section 4: Root-3-5-6 Bass Lines; Example 4.1 - Rhumba with 6th; Examples 4.2 to 4.5 – Shuffle with 6th; Section 5: Bass Lines with Flat-7ths; Example 5.1 - Shuffle Pyramid with Flat-7th; Examples 5.2 through 5.8 - Bass Lines with Flat-7ths; Examples 5.9 through 5.12 - Bass Lines with Flat-7ths; Section 6: Bass Line Transitions; Examples 6.1 and 6.2 - Transitions; Accompaniment Study 7 Closing;