The blues is an absolutely essential style of music to learn as a bass player because its influence can be found in so many other genres like jazz and rock, with bands like Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, John Mayer, plus all of the jazz greats using the blues as a platform for their songwriting and improvisation. This tune is an 8-bar blues form in 12/8 time, which will stretch you in both a technical and rhythmic way. You’ll learn how to navigate a slow blues groove, count this very important meter, plus get inside how the bass line is constructed around the given chord structure. There’s so much to learn here, so grab your axe and dive in!