5 Vintage Blues Bass Riffs - Perfect For Your First Jam Session

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Blues bass riffs are just about the perfect thing to pull out of your arsenal at a blues jam session.

Why?

Because if you play some authentic blues bass riffs, it signals to all the other people playing that you know and understand the language of the blues.

And it doesn’t hurt that you *know* these riffs will sound good in advance.

Have you ever been to a blues jam session, but been too intimidated to actually get up and play with other people? I get it - those things can be scary if you’ve never been to one before.

Or maybe you *have* done it, but it didn’t go as well as you would have liked. Maybe you’ve even ‘bombed’, which leaves you completely deflated.

So what’s the solution? How do you give yourself the absolute BEST chance of nailing it? How do you make sure you leave the jam session on a high and feeling invincible rather than getting home and not even wanting to look at your bass?

Simple - get to know the language of the music!

How do you do that? By straight up playing (or you might say ‘borrowing’ or even ‘stealing’) existing bass lines or riffs that you *know* are going to work in advance.

So in this video, I want to show you exactly how to do this and where to start.

These 5 vintage blues bass riffs would be perfect to pull out of your arsenal at your next (or your first) blues jam session. We’re going as old-school as Muddy Waters and as modern as Cream and it’s going to be a great time!

Some of the riffs can work over a ton of blues tunes, while others are specific to individual songs. The more of the blues language you know though, the better chance that you’ll nail it when the jam session comes around.

If you want to practice these riffs for yourself, be sure to download the tabs, notation and practice tracks by going to this page:

And filling out the form above. It’s 100% free and it’ll help get you up to speed using these riffs for yourself.

Good luck with the video and let me know if you get the chance to use any of these riffs soon - I’d love to hear about it.

Cheers,

Luke

P.S. Here are all the songs I talk about in the video:

P.P.S. Want the tabs, tracks and notation for all the blues bass riffs in this video? Just head to the site where you can download them for free:

0:00 Intro
0:43 Blues Bass Riff #1
4:25 Blues Bass Riff #2
6:35 Blues Bass Riff #3
9:13 Blues Bass Riff #4
12:57 Blues Bass Riff #5

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[thomasfioriglio]

Was never interested in the blues when I was younger but since picking up the bass again the past year, I have really learned to love these blues bass lines. Lots of fun to play, easy and they have attitude. Thanks Luke!

[SGuinn]

Thank you so much, Luke! These basic blues riffs can have universal application to many blues pieces and they can enable a novice bass player to fit in at a jam session, or to hang in there if called up on stage at a local venue. They are really valuable to know and have at one's fingertips if needed. Thanks for your generosity in sharing them for free!

[robertnicol]

Consistently the clearest and easiest to follow bass tutoring on the Internet, great work, love it!

[richardpine]

This is fabulous for a beginner like me. Struggled so much to get into bass after years and years of drumming but this vid has given me months worth of practise material!

[Beyktb]

I love your lessons and definitely has encouraged me to resume my playing. I like playing on the one or in the pocket.

[stephenrickaby]

Thanks for your bass lessons Luke. I am new to bass, formerly a drummer I had to give up drums through health issues, however my experience with drums comes in handy rhythmcally. Your lessons are clear and precise and I love them, Thankyou

[jacquiwilliams]

Cool. Thanks for sharing them and making them so clear and easy to follow. I am looking forward to practicing and trying them out

[kristen]

You rock! I’m one bass line / song in, and you’re so nice and make everything simple. Love it

[kevinschindler]

Great lesson. Love learning from your vids. 👍🏻

[begonadelclaux]

Thank you from Madrid, you´re a fantastic teacher! Just great!

[rickrobie]

Great stuff, thanks Luke you are the man!

[BTbass]

Great videos
Your lessons are very helpful and perfectly explained.

Thanks

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[jhay]

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[sonsen]

Classic great bass, thanks for the lessons

[bassguitarriff]

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[dulcieerasmus]

Thanks for the lesson Luke from South Africa..I've been a keyboard player my whole life but have always had a passion to learn the bass...I've finally started, late in life but at least I've got to persue this dream of learning the bass..I'm loving the instrument but having small hands is making it a bit of a challenge...but I won't let that stop me... This is going to take some time but I'm determined to master the instrument. Love your lessons..you are clear and concise and I get it when you explain :) Thank you