Andrew Ford Releases “50 R&B Bass Grooves You Must Know”

Bassist and educator Andrew Ford wants to help you find your groove with his latest video course, 50 R&B Bass Grooves You Must Know.

Ford has taught at the Musician’s Institute and colleges and played with a wealth of R&B artists including Al Jarreau, James Ingram, Whitney Houston, and Chaka Khan. He’s also the man behind the Blues Bass Survival Guide video course.

His career began in R&B, and in his course, he breaks down the styles of the genre’s greats, like James Jamerson, Larry Graham, Duck Dunn, Chuck Rainey, and Marcus Miller.

So how will Ford show you how to play like legends? Let him fill you in:

Each groove is presented with a rhythm track on the DVD, which follows a note-by-note and technique breakdown for each. The rhythm tracks are included for practicing along to and the music is presented in both standard notation and tab.

The 50 lessons include:

1. Little Stevies Wish
2. J Five
3. Ladies Day
4. Bass Work
5. Get Far Away
6. Funky Main Street
7. Evette
8. All Right
9. Eiffel Tower
10. J.B. Number One
11. Uncle Rick
12. Zig
13. Big Bear
14. Count the Cost
15. Toledo Fire
16. Lovely Bass
17. Don’t Go There
18. Tennessee Stew
19. Chucks Bounce
20. The Brothers Funk
21. True Groove
22. Pee Wee
23. Slip and Slide
24. J.B. Number Two
25. Family Time
26. Angelo
27. So Real
28. Groove Nation
29. Peace Not War
30. Never Enough
31. Rescue Please
32. Curtains
33. Hip Huggin
34. Slys Time
35. The Way
36. Higher Love
37. My Pearl
38. Got Your Back
39. Butterfly
40. Muchos Gracias
41. Lets Get Together
42. Philly Sound
43. What Can I Do For You?
44. Rods Boogie
45. Changing Colors
46. Pick It Up
47. Speak Your Mind
48. Rainey
49. Face It
50. The Suburbs