Originally Posted By: rokq22

(1) In the key of A I'm looking for an uptempo rocking bass pattern like this: A F# E F# / A F# E F#, etc.. An example of this pattern would be in the song "I'm Going Home" by 10 Years After.


You might try entering as slash chords to force that baseline, if its on the quarter note beat.

Ex: A, A/F#, E/A, A/F# etc.

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(2) The other bass pattern I'm looking for, in the key of A would be a slower, blues pattern like this: E Ab A Bb B / E Ab A Bb B, etc. or something similar. An example of this pattern is in the song "My Babe" by Little Walter.


Ex: E, E/G#, A, Bb, B7

NOTE the use of the enharmonic, using G# instead of the Ab keeps BB "thinking" in key.


--Mac