Rhumba Blues

The rhumba groove is used in many classic blues songs and is a lot of fun to play. This bass line outlines a sixth chord (root, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 5th) keeping a consistent pattern for each chord.

Rhumba Groove Bass Line Notation (PDF)
Download the PDF of the notated bass line and play along to the video.

Watch the bass line animated on the fingerboard!

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