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bass groove 1
A rhythmical approach
to bass line creation
Sight reading - Composition - Rhythmical Training
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Foreword
Rhythm exercises on bass are often not
practically connected to bass playing.
Usually exercises are purely rhythmical and
often not very musical - and with little to
no context to actual bass playing.
This material encourages a creative process
of developing rhythmical and bass groove
vocabulary.
I encourage everybody to compose their own
exercises/grooves.
I hope you have fun!
Table of contents
• Sixteen Note Grooves
• Groovy Tuplets
• Other Grooves
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groovy
sixteenths
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Groove 1 & 2
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 3 & 4
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 5 & 6
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 9 & 10
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 11 & 12
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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groovy
tuplets
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Groove 1 & 2
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 3 & 4
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 5 & 6
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 9 & 10
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Other
Grooves
Alternative meters
fast eight notes
Challenges
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Groove 1 & 2
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 3 & 4
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 5 & 6
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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Groove 9 & 10
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves
Groove Examples
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