Jam Track 21 - Riff to Easy Texas 12 Bar Blues

The blues bassline is a repeatable four-note pattern (0-4-2-4 in E) that shifts position based on the chord being played. This fundamental riff prepares your fingers for countless blues and rock songs while teaching you to navigate between the thicker strings fluidly. I'll show you the "handshake position" technique - extending the third finger while retracting the index, with thumb over top - which is the authentic blues fingering that enables string bending and differs from classical finger positioning.

• Core bassline pattern: 0-4-2-4 on E, shifting to string 5 for A7, string 6 fret 2 for B7

• Essential variation: adding the slide from fret 4 to 5 and back

• "Handshake position" fingering: third finger extended with thumb over top for blues playing

• How to navigate the turnaround (final four bars) with slides up to fret 6

• Why blues fingering differs from classical "one finger per fret" approach

• Preparation for classic riffs and the blues shuffle feelTemp