01 A Cool Jazz Blues Shuffle No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 4 mins 15 secs/5.87mb
Blues jam track: Blues shuffle with a laid back jazz feel in A (106 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestions: Chords are A-A7-A6, D9-D6, E9-E6.
Let your fingers do some walkin'.
02 A Cream at the Crossroads No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 01 sec/6.93mb
Blues jam track: Rock blues in A (140 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Listen to The Cream's version of Crossroads
Jack Bruce's bass on this is amazing. Great use of the neck
03 B Slow Blues No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 10 mins 49 secs/14.9mb
Blues jam track: Slow blues in B (100 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Use the bare minimum.
04 G Roll & Tumble Blues No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 4 mins 04 secs/5.61mb
Blues jam track: Blues with a riff in G.(100 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Play with the guitar riff and take it from there.
05 A Her Sister Will Blues No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 4 mins 56 secs/6.82mb
Blues jam track: Slow blues in A.(60 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Traditional A blues.
Listen to Jimi Hendrix's Red House for a starting point.
06 E Acoustic Harmony Blues No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 3 mins 37 secs/5.00mb
Blues jam track: Harmonizing the chords for a blues progression in E (112 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: acoustic guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Start with a blues shuffle.
07 E Acoustic Barrelhouse Shuffle No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 29 secs/7.58mb
Blues jam track: Blues shuffle in E (100 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: acoustic guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): lay down a solid groove that is
right in the pocket with the drums.
08 A Shufflin Along No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 4 mins 11 secs/5.78mb
Blues jam track: Mid tempo shuffle in A (120 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, acoustic guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Get a nice bounce happening - create the groove.
09 G Stormy Allman Brothers No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 6 mins 50 secs/9.44mb
Blues jam track: Slow blues in G (58 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, acoustic guitar and drums
Chords used are: G7, C7/9, G#7-G7, C7, G7, Ami7, Bmi7, Bbmi7, Bmi7, C7, G7, C7, G7, C7-C#7- D7. Sometimes I'm playing the C7 sometimes the C9 on the IV chord.
Suggestion(s): Arpeggiate and walk into the chords.
This is based on The Allman Brothers version of Stormy Monday Blues. I highly recommend you buy the Allman's album Fillmore East. This album is my biggest musical influence for so many reasons - Berry Oakley being one of them.
10 D Lay it Down Straight No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 01 secs/6.93mb
Blues jam track: Laid back straight ahead jam in D (110 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Chords are D, G & A. ie a I, IV, V progression.
Lay down a tight groove, be strict with the tempo.
11 A Straight Up Straight Down No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 6 mins 13 secs/8.57mb
Blues jam track: Straight tempo rock in A (90 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Put your left hand in 4th position (index finger on the 4th fret).
The walk from the 5th fret A root up to the Octave on the 2nd string 7th fret and back down.
More Bass Guitar Jam Tracks
Below are the links to jam tracks in 7 different styles of music along with music theory, scales and more along the way.
| All the backing tracks above on one page without the music theory: |
There are also links to over 15 more bass guitar jam tracks on the free jam tracks home page under the headings:
Solo Acoustic Jam Tracks
Jam and Backing Tracks - All Instruments
As well as free bass guitar lessons which you can find here: Bass Guitar Lessons
Jam on!
