7 ESSENTIAL Bass Guitar Rhythms

In this bass lesson we're going to perform a kind of musical alchemy by taking a single pattern and playing it in seven different rhythmic feels.

The pattern is a very common and simple root - 5 - b7 - octave:

We'll be playing the following musical grooves:

1. Straight 1/8th rock
2. Shuffle blues
3. Straight 1/16th funk
4. Swing 1/16th dance
5. Tumbao
6. Dotted 1/4 to 1/8th pop
7. Compound 12/8

Scroll down for the free PDF with all the TAB and notation so you can practise in your own time.

7 Bass Guitar Grooves

For more lessons to perfect your bass groove, check these out. You may also like my Funk Bass course.