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 Re: Blue Grass & Bass Clarinet
Author: Eileen 
Date:   2003-03-28 19:19

You might want to pick up a Mel Bay or similar book for beginning (electric) bass guitar. The book should be a guide to what the bass player would usually play in different styles of music. Things like the root note of the chord and its alternating bass note. The standard bass runs ("walk-ups" or walk-downs") between chords. Generally speaking, bluegrass is based on the conventions of country music (not jazz, not classical). Given your instrumentation and the relative experience levels, I'd focus first on how to be a solid rhythm player supporting the lead guitar - the primary role of the bass instrument in country and bluegrass. Then when you're more comfortable, work on an occasional solo. And make the guitar player use a capo or transpose the chords since it's a lot easier to do on guitar.
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