Welcome to Blues Grooves

Blues Grooves is an instructional resource for musicians wanting to explore blues bass lines using different rhythmic styles and simple harmonic progressions.
This site will help you learn how to:

  • Create bass lines in different rhythmic grooves using simple blues progressions
  • Understand rhythm section playing and the concept of accompaniment

Videos of live performances showcase eight different blues styles.
Each bass line is notated and can be opened in another window and printed.
The bass fingerboard diagram features an animation of the bass line at a slower tempo.

The Bass Line Construction page details methods for constructing bass lines and rhythm section playing concepts.

Explore these blues grooves