Guitar walking bass lesson and improvisation bb blues jazz. The goal of a walking bass line is to outline the chord progression but with an interesting melodic line that provides a countermelody as above. To demonstrate this we are going to use one of the most important chord sequences youll find in jazz music the iivi or 251. Play all the previous progressions in the key of d. Youll notice that the blues below only has three different chords.
An easy method for creating walking bass lines on piano. Walking bass and chords on a bb blues jazz guitar lesson. C blues scale bass tab open position the notes in a c blues scale are as follows. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. In this 5 minute masterclass, were going create a bass line over a blues in f. A bass line study focusing on a basic approach to constructing bass lines using primarily arpeggios and chromatic approaches to roots in a 12 bar jazz blues in the key of bb. Learn to play walking bass blues and 12 bars blues in the most popular blues key ever the key of e. Basic 12 bar blues in a the walking bass bass tabs. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar by stephan badreau is a step by step guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. A bass line study focusing on a basic approach to constructing bass lines using primarily. Bluesjazz guitar walking bass and improvisation with tabs.
Walking bass for jazz and blues fundamental changes music. This guitar tutorial is based on my lesson from last week mino. Below is the bass tablature for the basic blues in e bass line. Mar 25, 2019 in this bass guitar lesson, im going to take you through the 3 core concepts you can use to create walking bass lines. Jazz blues with walking bass guitar lesson how to play. In this theory tip tuesday video i show how to play a simple walking bass left hand pattern on the piano using a 12 bar blues progression.
We want to practice the walking bass with the help of typical harmony sequences often found in songs. This ebook is a highpotency method for any bass guitarist who wants to practice the techniques used by worldclass players. Up till this point all of our bass line generators have been pitchoriented. The description below is for the pdf and audio files. Basic 12 bar blues in a the walking bass bass tabs bass.
These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can rely on to always sound good when you play it. There are lots of good tunes to learn and play and tracks to pick along with on the. Walking bass lines always sound cool in any style of music, but are essential to jazz blues and great american songbook jazz standards. If youre amazingly extra awesome, youll be able to sing the melody and make a bass line at the same time. Remember to study this bass blues scale tab fingering with a metronome at 607080 and then increase the speed. This lesson for electric bass covers an easy walking style blues bass line in the key of e. Walking bass blues without iv in bar 2 19890317 download pdf. Walking bass for jazz and blues fundamental changes.
Free guitar tutorial walking bass blues for all guitar. Walking bass, improvisation, jazz harmony theory, technique. He is best known for his work with the john coltrane quartet, nevertheless, he has an incredible discography which includes names like ornette coleman, bill evans, archie shepp, sonny rollins. These are all designed to help you on your musical journey of mastery of the guitar. It is designed to develop strong harmonic skills, rhythm, phrasing and note choice. When practicing walking bass lines, or any medium to up tempo tune, you should play with the metronome on beats. Pdf this paper describes a contourbased algorithm for the realtime automatic generation of jazz walking bass lines, following a given harmonic. Walking bass is a form of bass line, or a musical line that usually provides the lowest voice of the musical texture. The ultimate beginners guide for you to play walking bass blues on your acoustic guitar or electric guitar. This helps define the harmony and is one of the keys to developing walking bass as an improvised skill. If you ever get confused or feel insecure, you can always return to this.
Companion course to my free udemy course walking bass blues for all guitar players part i free in the key of a. To enable anyone to play 12 bar walking bass blues on guitar acoustic or electric bonus. Walking a blues now its time to put our root patterns to use. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44. A walking bass is a style of bass accompaniment or line, common in baroque music 16001750 and 20th century jazz, blues and rockabilly, which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement, akin to the regular alternation of feet while walking.
Use these lines to get you going the right direction when you start playing a blues. In part three of our walking bass series, we are looking at the final changes for the 12 bar blues. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. Walking bass lines are a fascinating part of jazz, as they support and mark the harmony underneath the chords and melody.
Purchase, download and print sheet music pdf file now. The goal of a walking bass line is to outline the chord progression but with an interesting. Walking bass for jazz and blues is a complete method to help beginners master each element of blues and jazz walking bass. Guitar lessons walking bass blues for all guitar players. Chord tones are the foundation that we are going to build our walking bass constructions on.
While often associated with jazz, walking bass can be found in any genre. Two note comping on the blues video lesson with 33page pdf notation and tab. So far we have patterns for each chord change in the 12bar blues except for one, moving from v to iv i. As long as you are only playing 15 bass parts the achord will be the same as the am. Walking bass blues without iv in bar 2 19870506 download pdf. Bass parts are presented in easytoread tab as well as in standard music notation bass clef. Walking bass lesson 3 jazz blues fundamental changes. Discover the 3m system for walking bass 3 simple methods to create walking bass lines module 2. Simple walking bass line for 12 bar blues download sheet music. The bass line construction method explored here uses chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization. In jazz, bass lines should generally not be too repetitive unless youre intentionally playing a vamp like in blues or boogiewoogie.
Very easy to learn and play for the beginning bass player. If you are wishing to order the pdf mp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. You can start by switching off every measure between root patterns. How to play a simple walking bass left hand pattern on the. Bb jazzblues walking bass line for guitar 1d47djy1gj42 idoc. Once you have some basic rules down, youll be able to make bass lines over any chord progression. The following example shows a walking bass that follows these criteria on a typical 12bar blues harmonic structure. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chord walking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord. Download ebook walking jazz bass lines book i the blues in 12 keys japanese edition to get constructing walking jazz bass lines book i the blues in 12 keys japanese edition pdf, you should access the button listed below and save the ebook or get access to other information which might be in conjuction with constructing walking jazz bass lines. Pedersen mahogany all stomp bass line by pops foster matrix bass line by m. A a vaughan 2004 1 jazz walking bass blues in f all of the following exercises are based on typical 12 bar jazz blues in the key of f.
Traditional 12 bar blues blues rock style in 12 keys. Therefore being in control of them and becoming fluent is crucial. Jazz standard bass line transcriptions walking bass. Throughout the videos i will share many tips, tricks and techniques which i have gained from over 30 years experience of being a guitarist. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Finally we explore the use of the minor blues and minor pentatonic scales over the tune cry me a river. You can watch the video below as i demonstrate and show you various left hand patterns and right hand improvisational progressions you can implement in using. Heres what you get a complete guide to walking bass lines so you learn how to play on the most common chord changes in blues and. Chord tones are the foundation that we are going to build our walking bass. A bass line is a melody line played in the bass by a lowpitched instrument such as the piano, double bass, electric bass, tuba, etc. Sep 16, 2014 walking bass on the piano can be one of the coolest things ever. Memorize all the notes on the bass at least up to the 15th fret. Chord tones root, 3rd, 5th, 7th are the most powerful choice you can make when creating your walking lines.
Below is a summary of chords and possible 15 bass lines in the key of d. Note that the example is all in the first position. Bass lessons basic 12 bar blues in a the walking bass bass tab blues basic 12 bar blues in a the walking bass by. Here is the basic bass pattern you will play over the e7 chord. In this lesson well take a look at scale style and intervalic bass lines, and even mix them up a bit. This pdf method for guitar contains 40 ii v i jazz guitar lines with tab, standard. Simple walking bass line for 12 bar blues by rj sirett.
The first harmony sequence that we want to learn, is composed of the i. If you are still wondering how to get free pdf epub of book piano walking bass. In lesson 2, we continued to build patterns for the common chord progressions we see in blues. Chunky c this just so happens to be done in the key of a but you can play this in any key you like by following the same pattern for the chosen key. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. A walking bass line with integrated chords over a 12 bar jazz blues progression. We then have a study of walking bass line patterns and apply the concepts to the tune autumn leaves. Sidesliding or side stepping the root note is nearly always approached from either a semitone above or a semitone below the root note though sometimes from a note that is in the arpeggio of the preceding chord. In the beginning we can ignore the third of the chord and just use the root and the fifth for a walking bass. Your job is to mix up the root patterns over the blues. In these two courses you will play walking bass blues and 12 bar blues in the two most popular blues keys ever, a and e. Jazz standards walking bass line bass by lessons bass. Its made up of the root, 3rd, 5th and 6th degrees of an e major scale for all of you music theory buffs out there.
Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. And walking bass lines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time walking bass lines. Bundle of 60 backing tracks and 12 pdf files witch chord changes. The rhythm is basic, using quarter notes and the tones of a major scale.
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