Arrick
101 posts
Aug 12, 2017
11:24 AM
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My son is a freshman in HS and is very good low brass player. I am trying to teach him 12 bar blues so we can jam. I've found that Eb is a comfortable key for both of us. He just keeps asking for sheet music. He can sight read, but I struggle to find sheet music for a "shuffle in Eb".
Can anyone offer advice or point me to some specific songs that might be both Harp and Trombone/Baritone/Tuba friendly? Am I right in thinking a basic blues bass line is the best starting point for us?
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jpmcbride
177 posts
Aug 12, 2017
6:44 PM
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Yes, definitely let the tuba play the bass lines. All he has to do is take a basic blues bass line and play it through the 1-4-5 changes. Some simple bass lines he can figure out without sheet music...
The old standbys - outlining the chords:
1 - 5
1 - 3 -5
A walking bass line:
1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - b7 - 6 - 5 - 3
Something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCs22VyaRoc
Uptown shuffle:
1 - 5 - b7 - 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmMserkAbTs
Downtown shuffle:
1 - 8 - b7 - 5 and variations like 1 - 8 - b7 - 8
Something like these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjF-ysKN41Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZQG7x9F58U
Hope this helps!
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Jim McBride
Bottle 'O Blues microphones
www.bottleoblues.com
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Arrick
102 posts
Aug 14, 2017
4:11 AM
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Thanks @jpmcbride! That's a big help. I might just get him some blank sheet music and use these chords and examples to transcribe his own music in a few keys. I have a feeling that Ab, Bb and Eb will be easiest for him to start out with.
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Jim Rumbaugh
1271 posts
Aug 15, 2017
8:23 AM
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most brass instruments are in the key of Bb so...
Bb he will have no sharps or flats (C for him)
F he will have one sharp (G for him)
Eb he will have one flat (F for him)
In Ab he would have 2 flats (Bb for him)
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theharmonicaclub.com (of Huntington, WV)
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