B L U E S B O X B A S S L IN E F O R M U L A S

C H EA T SH EET

T h e B lu e s B o x is 4 n o t e s t h a t f o rm t h e
sh a p e o f a b o x o n y o u r fre t b o a rd .

A ll o f t h e 7 f o rm u la s b e lo w u s e n o t e s
f r o m t h e B lu e s B o x .

I w r o t e t h e m o u t f o r y o u s t a rt in g o n C ,
b u t y o u c a n st a rt th e m o n a n y n o t e o n
t h e E o r A s t r in g . G o w ild .

F o r m u l a # 1: F o r m u la # 2 :
T h e B a s ic B o x T h e B o x S h u e (s w in g 8 t h s )
œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
? 44 œ œ œ
3 5 3 3 5 5
5 5 5
¤ 3 3 3

F o r m u la # 3 : F o r m u la # 4 : F o r m u la # 5 :
R e v e rs e B o x S h u e T h e F u n k y T ra m p T h e F in g e r p o p
(s w in g 8 t h s ) (s t r a ig h t 8 t h s ) (s t ra ig h t 8 t h s )
œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
? œ œ œ ‰ œJ œ ‰ œJ
5 5 3 3 3 3 5 3 5 3
5 5 5 5 5 5
¤ 3 3 3 3

F o r m u la # 6 : F o r m u la # 7 :
T h e F u n k y T ru n k T a s t y T r ip le t S h u e
(s w in g 8 t h s )
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ
( s t r a i g h t 16 t h s )
? œ œ œ œ œ
3
5 5 3 3 3 5 3
5 5 5 5 5 5
¤ 3 3 3 3 3

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#2 Susan Tadeschie – Little by Little ( A C D) 5th fret A string

#3 Eric Clapton – I’m Torn Down (C F G) 3rd Fret A string
#4 Otis Redding – Tramp (C F G) = 4C, 2F 2C, G F 2C
#5 Junior Walker – Shake and Finger Pop (F Bb C) 1st fret E string
#6 Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk (C F G) 8th Fret E string
#7 Gary Moore – The Blues is Alright – (D G A) 5th Fret A string
Scales – C scale 3rd Fret A string