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Bass Transcription – Toots Thielemans’ Standard “Bluesette” by Josh Needleman
Bass Transcription – Toots Thielemans’ Standard “Bluesette” by Josh Needleman…
Toots Thielemans’ standard “Bluesette” is a popular jazz waltz that utilizes the ii-7 to V7 progression in several keys as it cycles around in fourths. Students have trouble playing the melody as it was originally played on harmonica and has a wide range, so I have laid it out here and included the chords so you can also walk the changes on the gig. The melody sounds very nice on the G and D strings on both bass guitar and upright bass, with the D string phrases answering the G string phrases and vice versa. Observe the two crescendos for some exciting intermelody dynamics. Enjoy! www.joshneedleman.net
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