Root on every change
“When Robert Johnson plays his alternating bass thumb, he creates one rhythmic cycle. His melody above is a second cycle. The groove lives in their relationship — this is Delta blues polyrhythm compressed into one pair of hands.”
Listen only to Johnson's bass thumb — the low string pulse. Count how many beats it stays steady before the chord changes at bar 5. That constant cycle IS the root you are practicing today.
Robert Johnson — Come On In My KitchenWeek 1 of Month 1. Building stable form, time, and groove.
Day 2 of 26 in this phase.
AMF Systems Today
E, A, B roots — three strings
Find I–IV–V roots on low strings; no chords yet
Quarter-note pulse, steady
Four roots per bar at 65 BPM with metronome
Roots with pulse, full form
Combine root navigation and steady quarter pulse
Listen Before or After
Robert Johnson
“Come On In My Kitchen”
Thumb-bass pattern landing on the beat