HAMMOND B-3 BASS LINE COURSE (CD + bklt)

Geared towards people who are new to playing LH bassline, the emphasis is on developing solid timing and rhythm by playing the simple patterns along with the CD until they come automatically. - - Organ bass lines are broken down from the most complicated stuff (bounces, flips, passing tones, syncopated lines) to their simplest and most basic rudiments starting with taps and pulses... Simply stick the CD-R into your player and play along with the tracks to develop your rhythm, fingering, hand position and coordination. Each rudiment repeats itself for 40 seconds to a minute. (After learning the rudiment you can either work through the CD (recommended) or take it to other keys and tempos on your own.)

Course contents - -

standard timing

1. Tap

2. Pulse

basic patterns

3. Fifth Up

4. Fifth Down

5. Root > Fifth > Octave < Fifth

6. Root > Fifth > Octave flip

7. Flip + R 5 down

8. 5 note bass pattern (ascending)

9. 2 bar walk

10. Triplet bounce

11. 2 bar walk with Triplet bounce

12. pick-up tone (fifth to target)

13. pick-up tone + bounce (Root > Fifth > Octave < Fifth < Root)

14. I to IV walk (two bar)

15. I to IV walk w/ pick-up and bounce

16. 5 note bass pattern (descending)

bass patterns + comp

17. 5 note bass pattern + comp

18. 2 bar walk w/ comp on first beat

19. comp only (w/ bent note)

20. three soulful chords with pulsing root

21. pick-up, flip < fifth < root bass pattern

22. " " w/ three soulful chords

23. " " w/ three soulful chords (groovy bounce)

24. 2 bar walk w/ three soulful chords (groovy bounce variation)

25. chromatic triplet pick-up (bass)

26. JB w/ " " + fifth (bass pattern)

27. " " w/ groovy I7 to V7#9 comp

28. Groove Shuffle bass pattern

29. three groovy chords (descending) comping pattern

30. " " with groovin' shuffle bass pattern

31. " " with one and three comp

32. #9 comp with 2 bar walking pattern

33. Chromatic #9 comp w/ " "

34. three soulful chords shuffle w/ " "

35. grinding style chromatic bass pattern

36. " " w/ 4 and 1 comp

37. harmonize groove walk

licks and tricks

38. The Burner (pentatonic w/ 2 bar walking pattern)

39. The Burner (pt. 2) " "

40. The Wailer " "

41. Kansas City w/ 5 note walking bass pattern

42. Shoutin' #9 w/ 2 bar walking pattern

43. Shoutin' #9 w/ lick + " "

44. Carribean (bass pattern)

45. Carribean - - bass pattern + comp

46. " " comp only

47. "Everyday" walk + comp

All tracks recorded in real time on a Hammond C-3 organ, with a direct line out to a Korg Digital Hard Drive Recorder then mastered to even out the levels and bring up the bass.