Today we’re going to look at an aspect of walking bass development that is rarely talked about in teaching methods: Vocabulary. Walk That Bass When we learn how to play walking bass, we are usually taught the theory, how to improvise and navigate a chord progression. While it’s true that walking bass lines are generally…
Free PDF download How to ACTUALLY use Arpeggios on bass Grab the free PDF — a quick reference guide to take away from this lesson. The Walking Bass Secret Every Beginner Needs To Know Walking bass lines are one of the toughest things you’ll encounter as a bassist. You’ve got to create a melodic line…
Today we’re going to look at why you should learn to create walking bass lines and how they are the foundation for developing any kind of melodic bass line in any style. The funky bass lines of James Jamerson and Jaco Pastorius are all based on the same musical principles as walking bass. How To…
Today we’re going to look at some walking bass, specifically a bass line over the popular jazz chord progression Sweet Georgia Brown. Walking bass instruction usually focuses on the improvisation side of playing. But it’s also important to learn pre-written lines. Sweet Georgia Walking Bass
Today, I’m going to share with you 7 things you need to work on if you want to learn walking bass. These things will help you build the foundation needed to learn walking bass successfully. Sweet Georgia Brown During This lesson we’ll refer to the Jazz standard Sweet Georgia Brown. Below we have the chord…
In this live stream we’re looking at walking bass lines. If you’ve ever tried walking through a chord progression you’ll know how frustrating it can be just dipping your feet in that jazzy water! So I’m going to give you all some tips on getting started, and also some more insight for those of you…
This week we’re continuing our look at jazz standard practice by creating a walking bass line through the Charlie Parker jazz blues ‘Billie’s Bounce’. Walking Bass Lines are the most important area of jazz study for bass players and this bebop blues progression is one of the most common sequences for practice. Billie’s Bounce Practice…
This week we’re looking at walking bass lines and specifically, how to walk over a single chord for long periods of time. Single Chord Walking Practice? Many players new to walking bass find a lot of information regarding playing through changes like 2-5-1 and blues progressions. That practice is absolutely vital and probably most useful when…