-2 -3 +4 -4 -4 +4 -3 +3






Blues Riff/Walking Bass Line
(#) — do a [waaa] 3 -3 -4 5 6 5 -4 -3 3 -3 -4 5 (-5) 5 -4 -3 4 5 6 -6 7 -6 6 5 3 -3 -4 5 (-5) 5 -4 -3 -1 2 3 -3 -4 -3 3 2 3 -3 -4 5 6 OR REPEAT BY REPLACING LAST […]
























Blues Riff 3rd position
C Harmonica key of Dm. Any key harp will work. 4 = blow / -4 = draw / -6′ = draw bend -4 -5 -4 -5 6 -6′ -6 -4 -5 -4 -5 6 -6 -4 -5 -4 -5 6 -6′ -6 6 -5 -4 -4 4 -4






Blues Riff 2
-4 5 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -2 Well I tried to tell you baby, -5 -5 5 -4 -4 But there aint no sense, -5 -5 5 -4 5 -2 Now you got me, baby. -5 -5 -5 -4 -5 Up against that fence, -2 -3 -3 -2 -4 -3 -2 And aint that […]






Blues riff (slow)
This is a really nice very slow blues riff i play a bit. Really emphisise the draw bends to make it sound great. SB Scoopbend, start unbend and bend down and then relise back up. sounds like wee-oo-wee. -4SB -3′ -4SB -3’3-3′ -3’4-4’4-3’2-2(wah o wah)~~ linger As an intro slow and easy then: 3-3’4-4’4-3’2-2′ Repeat […]






Blues Riff (C version)
3 4 -3 3 3 -3 4 -4 4 -4 4 3 3 4 -3 3 4 -6 6 5 5 6 -6 5 2 -2 2 -1 3 4 -3 3 3 -3 4 -4 4 -4 4 3 3 4 -3 3 -9 9 8 -4






Blues Riff
Here is a good jumping off point to improvise from -4 5 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -2 Well I tried to tell you baby, -5 -5 5 -4 -4 But there aint no sense, -5 -5 5 -4 5 -2 Now you got me, baby.






Blues on Sunday
Blues on Sunday * means hold for two beats -6* 6 -6 5* -6 6 -6 -5 5* -4 -5 5 -5 6* -5 5* -5 5* 7 7 -7* 6* 7 7 -6 6 5* -4 -5 5 -5 6* -5* 5 5 -5 5 -4 -5 6* -8 9* -7* 7 7 -7* […]






Blues lick no 3
slide up to -6 -6′ +5 -5 -4 -4′ -3 +4 +3 -3 -2 -2» -1 -2 Very Fast, all eighth notes but last note.






Blues Lick no 2
+1 -1 -2» (-1,-2) -2 -3» -2» -1 -2 For rhythm, the section +1 -1 -2» is eighth notes, the next (-1,-2) is a quarter note. the note -2 is another quarter note, and the -3» -2» -1 are triplet eighth notes, and the -2 is a half note.






Blues Lick no 1
-5 -4 -4′ -3 -2 -2» -1 -2 All eighth notes except the last -2.






Blues Lick 2
-2´ -3´ -4 -3 -2 -1 +1 -1 +1 +2 -2 -3 -2 +2 -2






Blues Lick 1
-2 +4 -4 +4 +5 -5 +5 -4 +4 -4 +5 -5 +5 -4 +4 +3 -3´ +3 +2 -2






Blues Jam
I use this as a starting point for some of my improv riffs, tell me what you think. 1′ 3 -2 1 1 -2 -2 2 -1 -1 1 -1






Blues Lick
2 3 -3 2 2 3 -3 2 2 -2 3 -3 2 3 -3 2






Blues In The Night (easy chrom, hi-lo)
W: Johnny Mercer M: Harold Arlen Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald Key: C 3 -4 4 3 -4 4 7 -8 8 7 -8 8 My Ma-ma done tol’ me, 3 -4 4 3 -4 4 7 -8 8 7 -8 8 When I was in knee pants, 3 -4 4 3 -4 4 2 7 […]






Blues In The Night (chromatic)
W: Johnny Mercer M: Harold Arlen Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald Key: Bb -6 -7 -7* -6 -7 -7* My ma-ma done tol’ me, -6 -7 -7* -6 -7 -7* when I was in knee-pants -6 -7 -7* -6 -7 -7* -5 My ma-ma done tol’ me, «Son, -3*-6 -5* -3* -6 -5* a wom-an-‘ll sweet […]






Blues In The Night (Chromatic Blues)
7 -7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 (8-8-7*) -7 7 -5* 6 -3 4 4 3 ~~~~~ -4 -4 -4* 3 -4 -4* 3 -4 -4* 3 -4 -4* 3 3 -4 -4* 3 -4 -4* 2 1 3 2* 1 3 2* 1 3 2* 1 3 2* -4* (-3*-4*-3*) 3 […]






Blues In The Night
6 -7 7 6 -7 7 My Ma-ma done tol’ me, 6 -7 7 6 -7 7 When I was in knee pants, 6 -7 7 6 -7 7 5 My Ma-ma done tol’ me, «Son, 4 6 -5 4 6 -5 A wo-man-‘ll sweet talk, 4 6 -5 4 6 -5 And give ya […]






Blues In The Closet
By: Oscar Pettiford Bud Powell Key: G |-13-44 -43|4 -43 -1~ 3|.-434 -43|.-1 ~~| |~ -13-3*4 -3*3|4 -3*3 -1~ 3|.-44-434 -43| |.-1 2 -2-23-22-1*|-13-4 4 -43| |4 -43 -1 3|.-4 4-43|.-1 ~ |






Blues in a Dream
Jerry Portnoy – Blues in a dream ( E ) – ca 60 bpm I am sure it is not 100% correct! My first TAB ever. Enjoy …. = hold note !3 = tongue slap b = half bend (bb = full bend) (-3-4) = play both notes at the same time (1_4) = octave […]






Blues improv lick by Gussow
Great lesson on blues improvisation by Adam Gussow, but he didn’t include a tab! Check the midi to learn the rhythm and see how it’s played. The three main licks: (s = slide, ~ = scoop bend, ‘ = half step bend, » = whole step bend) -2 -2″ -2 s(-2 -3′) -2 -2 -2″ […]






Blues Harmonica
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Blues around my bed
Key Eb Words & music by Spencer Williams 1943 (moderate blues) I woke up this morn-in’—/— / -5< -5< -5< -5< 5< -3






Blues Before Sunrise (Riffs)
…. = extend note * = pause one beat -3 -4 5…* 6 6.. -5 -5 -4 5 -4 -3 2….* repeat above line -3 4 -3 -4 -4 -4… 5 5… 2 -2 2….* -3 -4 5…* 6 6.. -5 -5 -4 5 -4 -3 2….* repeat above line -3 4 -3 -4 -4 […]






Blues Before Sunrise
1. -4 4 4* -5 -5 5 -4 3 I had the Blues Before Sunrise -4 4 -5 5 -4 3 -2 3 With tears standing in my eyes -4 4 4* -5 -5 5 -3* 3 I had the Blues Before Sunrise -3* 4 4* 4 -3*3 -2 3 With tears standing in my […]






Blues And Jazz
+1 -2 +2 => -3 +3 -4 +4 => +4 -4 +3 -3 => +1 -2 +2 => +1 +1 -2 -2 +2 -3 -3 +3 +3 -4 -4 +4 +5 +4 +5 -4 -4 +3 +3 -3 +1 +1 -2 +2 =>: hold, vibrato : variable
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- 1. Blues Riff IV
- 2. Blues Riff/Walking Bass Line
- 3. Blues Riff III
- 4. Blues Riff II
- 5. Blues RIff I
- 6. Blues Riff 3rd position
- 7. Blues Riff 2
- 8. Blues riff (slow)
- 9. Blues Riff (C version)
- 10. Blues Riff
- 11. Blues on Sunday
- 12. Blues lick no 3
- 13. Blues Lick no 2
- 14. Blues Lick no 1
- 15. Blues Lick 2
- 16. Blues Lick 1
- 17. Blues Jam
- 18. Blues Lick
- 19. Blues In The Night (easy chrom, hi-lo)
- 20. Blues In The Night (chromatic)
- 21. Blues In The Night (Chromatic Blues)
- 22. Blues In The Night
- 23. Blues In The Closet
- 24. Blues in a Dream
- 25. Blues improv lick by Gussow
- 26. Blues Harmonica
- 27. Blues around my bed
- 28. Blues Before Sunrise (Riffs)
- 29. Blues Before Sunrise
- 30. Blues And Jazz