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The 12/8 groove
The 12/8 groove is the slowest pattern of the blues, so it helps to have the
bass note play twice on beats one and three, while the chords play on beats
two and four, as shown in Figure 5-6.
Track 9
E7
A7
E7
T
A B
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
A7
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0
E7
B7
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2
Figure 5-6:
A pickstrum
pattern in
a slow
12/8 feel.
A7
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0
E7
0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
B7
2
78 Part II: Setting Up to Play the Blues TEAM LinG
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2