02 B Funk in L.A. No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 3 mins 52 secs/5.34mb
Funk jam track: A 6 and a 1/2 bar Funk progression in B (84 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): The chords in this are B5, D5 and E7.
Get Funky!

03 E Funk-E No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 3 mins 44 secs/5.15mb
Funk jam track: Uptown Blues in E.(94 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): This progression is E7#9, A7, B7.
The E7#9 is the 'Hendrix chord' that Jimi used on Foxey Lady and Purple Haze.
Turn the Funk up to 11.

04 E Smell That Funk No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 4 mins 57 secs/6.84mb
Funk jam track: A funky riff in E (90 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, acoustic guitar and drums
Suggestion(s): Play along with the guitar riff and play it tight.

05 E Steve Jordan Is Cool No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 15 secs/7.24mb
Funk jam track: Funky groove in E (88 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar, bass and drums
Suggestion(s): Chord used is E7.
Start with the scale tones Root, 5th and b7 from an E7 chord and get funky.

06 Bb Funk Zeppelin No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 7 mins 26 secs/10.2mb
Funk jam track: Funk Rock groove type thang in Bb (80 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Progression is made up of: Bb7, Eb7, F7 - using a standard blues progression
Suggestion(s): Start with a Root to 5th bass line and lock in with the drums.

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07 D Funkadelic No Bass mp3 wma
Time/size: 5 mins 38 secs/7.74mb
Funk jam track: Funk Jazz feel in D (78 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and drums
Progression is made up of: DMaj7 to GMaj7
note - there are full chord slides from DbMaj7 to the DMaj7 and GbMaj7 to the GMaj7
Suggestion(s): Play a bass line using chord tones from the D Major Scale (Ionian mode) over the DMaj7 and a G Lydian Scale over the GMaj7. Walk into and away from the chords using scale tones of each of the modes. Make sure you lock in with the drummer - aim to play it real tight.

Music Theory - The Lydian Scale

The Lydian scale is a scale that uses the Root, Major 2nd, Major 3rd, Raised (or Sharp) 4th, Perfect 5th, Major 6th and 7th notes when comparing it to the Major scale.

If we name the 7 notes of any Major scale by numbering them 1 through to 7
Major Scale: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 compared to the Major scale the Lydian scale has a raised,
or sharp 4th. Lydian Scale: 1, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, 7

If we take the G Major scale we get: G Major: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
taking the sharp 4th of the G Major scale gives us the
G Lydian scale: G, A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G.

Anytime you want to play a Lydian scale you can work it back from the Major scale
simply be sharpening the 4th of the Major scale (using the same Root note).

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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.

Play Bass Blues 01	Play Bass Rock 01	Play Bass Jazz 01
Play Bass Blues 02	Play Bass Rock 02	Play Bass Reggae 01
Play Bass Blues 03	Play Bass Metal 01	Play Bass Odd Meters
Play Bass Blues 04	Play Bass Funk 01	Play Bass Modes
Play Bass Blues 05	Play Bass Funk 02
Play Bass Country 01

All the backing tracks above on one page without the music theory:

79 Jam Tracks for Bass

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!