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Lesson 5
Riffs
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Lesson Five
Riffs
Riffs are repeated patterns of notes. This next bass line is a riff that uses three notes on the E string:
open E, G first dot (third fret), and A second dot (fifth fret).
G
D
A
E
G
A
Duck’s Riff
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1. Listen
Follow the music as you listen to this tune. The bass plays quarter notes. Quarter notes (
q
) get one
beat.
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2. Play
Duck , s Riff
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Rhythm , n , Blues
.
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E
E
G
A
.
B
0
0
3
5
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Moving the Pattern
This riff is the same pattern used in “Duck’s Riff,” but it is on the A string.
G
D
A
E
C
D
Al’s Riff
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1. Listen
Listen to the steady quarter notes.
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2. Play
Al , s Riff
? 4
Rhythm , n , Blues
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.
A
A
C
D
.
B
0
0
3
5
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Stax Riff
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1. Listen
This tune uses the same riff.
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2. Play
First, play “Duck’s Riff.” Then play “Al’s Riff.” Keep this eight-bar pattern repeating and WALK
THAT BASS!
Stax Riff
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Rhythm , n , Blues
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EEGA
T
B
0
0
3
5
0
0
3
5
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On the Scene
Bassist Duck Dunn and drummer Al Jackson played on many hit
recordings for the Stax label. Bass/drum grooves like this one serve
as the foundation for many songs.
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