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TAB

4

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6

B7

q q q q

= j

3

q=115 Blues

A

5 54 4 5 5 6 6

A7

7 74 4 5 5 6 6

E7

7 5 6 7 75 6

B7

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TA

B

[5]

7 7 5 7

E7B

0 7 5 7

7 7 5 7

0 3 5 7

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TAB

[9]

0 7 5 7

77 5 3

0

0 0 2 2 3 3 4 4

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TAB

[13]

5 5

7 7 5 57 7

A7

5 5

7 7 5 55 6

70

7 7 5 57 7

E7

0 07 7 5 5

5 6

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TAB

[17]

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

B7

5 54 4 5 5 6 6

A7

0 0 4 4 5 5 6 6

E7

7 7 7 75 6

B7

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TA

B

[21]

E7

Accompany guitar solo

CGuitar Solo (8 bars)

Kit Morgan

Old Bones Blues

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AB

j

j

j

j

3 3 3 3

C5

q=155 Pop PunkA

j j j j

1 1 1 1

F5

j

j

j

j

3 3 3 3

C5

j

j

j

3 3 3 3 3

G5

TAB

j

j

j

j

[5]

3 3 3 3

C5

j

j

j

1 1 1 1 1

F5

j

j

j

3 3 3 3 3

C5

j

3

G5

TA

B

j

[9]

3

C5B

3 3 3 3

G5

j

1

F5

1 0 1 0 1 3

G5

TAB

j

[13]

3 3

0

C5

3 3

G5

j

1

F5

1 0 1 0 1 3

G5

TAB

j

j

j

[17]

3 3 3 3 3

C5C

j

j

j

3 3 3 3 3

G5

j

j

j

1 1 1 1 1

F5

j

j

3 3 3 3 3 3

G5

TA

B

j

j

[21]

3 3 3 3 3 3

C5

J

J

2 2 2 2 2 2

E5

J

J

0 0 0 0 0 0

D5

3 2 3 2 3 5

F5

G5

T

A

B

j

[25]

32

3

C5D

3 3 3 3

G5

j

1

F5

1 0 1 0 1 3

G5

James Uings

Indecisive

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Improvisation & Interpretation

You will be asked to play an improvised bassline to a backing track of four bars in the keys of either G major or A minor. Youhave 30 seconds to prepare then you will be allowed to practise during the first playing of the backing track before playing itto the examiner on the second playing of the backing track. This test is continuous with a one bar count-in at the beginningand after the practice session. The tempo is q= 8090.

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q=90 Rock

A m

C

D m

F G

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General Musicianship Questions

In this part of the exam you will be asked five questions. Four of these questions will be about general music knowledge andthe fifth question will be asked about your instrument.

Music Knowledge

The examiner will ask you four music knowledge questions based on a piece of music that you have played in the exam. Youwill nominate the piece of music about which the questions will be asked.

In Grade 3, you will be asked:

Names of pitches

The meaning of the time signature marking

Whole, half, quarter, eighth note, triplet eighth note and 16thnote values

Rest values

The construction of a major or a minor chord

Instrument KnowledgeThe examiner will also ask you one question regarding your instrument.

In Grade 3 you will be asked to identify:

The following parts of your bass neck, fretboard, body, tuning-pegs, nut, pick-ups, scratch plate, jack socketand bridge

The location of the volume and tone controls on your bass

The location of the volume/gain controls on the amp

Further InformationTips on how to approach this part of this exam can be found in the Syllabus Guidefor bass, the Rockschool Bass CompanionGuideand on the Rockschool website: www.rslawards.com.