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bass groove 1
A rhythmical approach
to bass line creation

Sight reading - Composition - Rhythmical Training

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Foreword
Rhythm exercises on bass are often not
practically connected to bass playing.

Usually exercises are purely rhythmical and

often not very musical - and with little to
no context to actual bass playing.

This material encourages a creative process

of developing rhythmical and bass groove
vocabulary.

I encourage everybody to compose their own

exercises/grooves.

I hope you have fun!

Table of contents

• Sixteen Note Grooves

• Groovy Tuplets

• Other Grooves

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groovy
sixteenths
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Groove 1 & 2
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 3 & 4
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 5 & 6
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 9 & 10
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 11 & 12
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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groovy
tuplets
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Groove 1 & 2
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 3 & 4
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 5 & 6
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 9 & 10
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Other
Grooves
Alternative meters
fast eight notes
Challenges
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Groove 1 & 2
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 3 & 4
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 5 & 6
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 7 & 8
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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Groove 9 & 10
Improvise using the following rhythmic patterns
and compose your own grooves

Groove Examples

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