Summertime walking bass line tutorial simple walking bass. In this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time. Logical and thorough, it has everything bass students at any level need to get swinging. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. Ifr blog instrument blogs bass blog walking bass line exercise 2 5 1 progression. Aug 19, 2018 a requirement to building jazz lines or walking bass lines, as an electric bassist is highly dependent on what you listen to. This is an important concept to remember, the walking bass line is. How to create bass lines 6 often youll use an ostinato for the head when the whole group plays the melody at the beginning and the end and use a walking bass for the changes when people take turns improvising over the chord progression of the song. When we see a chord progression and need to create a walking bass line, the chords are provided so they are the first clue as to what melodic building blocks are available. Nothing too difficult, just make sure you are stamping your foot two times per second and that you are counting from 1 to 4 in time with your foot beat. The term walking is used to describe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in. Use the top line of the score below to play the melody of summertime.
Expanding walking bass lines sheet music bass sheet music by ed friedland. Walking bass noterange usually the bass lies in the lower sound range of the music. Therefore, the bass is played by the left hand on the lower part of the keyboard of the piano. So we now have our thirds lets try building a major triad. Trying to find a way in to playing jazz bass looking for a structured way to increase your current skill level looking. It is found most commonly in blues and jazz, but as you learn bass guitar, you will hear its influence in almost any style of music. This is not an end all lesson book but provides an excellent starting point. Free bass tabs printable, downloadable pdf bass tabs. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz.
Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. A walking bass line provides a strong rhythmic and harmonic foundation by smoothly moving from each chord to the next using four quarter notes per bar, or three quarter notes per bar in 34 time. This simplification is known as a twobeat bassline. Chord tones should be the first stop on the road to learning how to play walking bass lines.
Included are the major and melodic minor scales, arpeggios and modes in 12 keys, bebop scales, blues scales, major and minor pentatonic scales and the harmonic minor. Building walking bass lines free download as pdf file. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Bass and electric bass method constructing walking jazz bass lines walking bass lines. While most people think of walking as an approach to jazz playing, it can be.
The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. Using a cello head as inspiration for a double bass head may seem strange, but the thing about amati fam ily is their instruments are often remarkably similar in concept. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. This style heavily utilizes the roots and 5ths of chords. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. In this lesson we are going to apply a simple but effective walking bass. This is a a way of playing that i use really a lot in situations where theres no bass player, so mostly duo settings with a guitar player, singer or horn player. For this walking bass line im going to use only two scale patterns as the foundation for the whole thing. If you ever get confused or feel insecure, you can always return to this.
Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method 79sb all for strings book 2 string bass sound innovations for string orchestra sound development. Building jazz bass lines like ron carter joe hubbard bass. This is an important concept to remember, the walking bass line is movement. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44 meter.
This tutorial takes a look at five different approaches to playing walking basslines in a 12bar blues progression. A compendium of techniques for great jazz bass lines. Ii book v in the constructing walking jazz bass lines series outlines the various approaches used to build instrumental facility through the study of scales, modes and arpeggios. Look out for part two of the walking bass series where i show you to build out the scalic approach method over a much longer chord sequence. We will cover 4 basic walking patterns, just know there are countless embellishments possible and these are only the basics. 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. The bass track can also be set to play continuously or alternate every other pass through the loop. Use my search bar to find exactly what youre looking for. It is perfectly formattedin fact, i use the same approach.
What would that do for your musical creativity and improvising. Use the bass line as written on the bottom when you play with the horns and as a reference when creating your own bass lines. Notice how you approach the change from above this time. After you listen to summertime played by the horns on the reference track, its time to play summertime. Moreover, in many instances, they appear to have used interchangeable designs. Mar 25, 2019 the spontaneity and improvised nature of walking bass comes from varying the content of each approach and mixing the approaches throughout tune. Shop and buy building walking bass lines sheet music. Download pdf building walking bass lines book full free. Building walking bass lines bass instruction pdf free download. A walking bass line is a more creative form of bass playing than the other swing styles because you choose new notes each time you play the same song. Building walking bass lines bass builders friedland, ed on. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. We offer a broad selection free bass tabs pdf sheets to help you learn songs.
Sep 24, 2019 every chord change in the blues should be viewed as an opportunity to create harmonic movement and interest for the listener. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the bass chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazzs online jazz handbook. Expanding walking bass lines ed friedland october 2019 23. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing, but it is also used in rock music, blue. Walking bass line theory basics pdf file chris fitzgerald. Description of the book building walking bass lines. Walking bass lines pdf ebook in this ebook, joe hubbard unpacks the closely guarded techniques of the jazz masters, outlining easy and simple to use concepts to create great walking bass lines over common chord progressions. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. If you know how to create a walking bass line, you can be more creative in your jazz playing.
Pdf building walking bass lines download full pdf book. I could listen to a good walking bass line and know it sounded good, and could listen to my walking bass line and know it was not good but that was about it. Shout walking bass lines if you are like me, and did not grow up in a church where this style of music was played, then here are the basics of this style. Beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tabs bass. The term walking is used to describe the moving feeling.
Bass lessons beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tab standard string tuning g,d,a,e recommended 1. These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can. Here the bass moves from root to the 3rd and 5th, before walking chromatically into the change. Summertime walking bass line tutorial simple walking. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be.
This book is filled with tips for building solid walking bass lines. A brief description of the walking bass procedure will be presented, and also a brief survey on some common implementations and techniques. Just like walking with your feet, the walking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. The function of a bass player in the jazz combo is to work with the piano player and drummer to provide both a harmonic and rhythmic stability for the tune. Join my online ear training workshop in april, 2020. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Therefore being in control of them and becoming fluent is crucial. The term walking is used to describe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. Thanks to the reccomendations of this forum i puchased ed friedlands building walking bass lines, and am not quite halfway through the book. Bass licks this supplement to any bass method will help students learn over 200 great bass licks, lines and grooves in many rhythmic styles. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing, but it is also used in rock music, blues, rockabilly, randb, gospel, latin, country and many other types of music.
Ed provides a stepwise, logical approach to getting started on construction of walki. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass pl. A nice place to start out with walking bass lines is to create lines using just the root and 5th in combination with either chromatic or whole step approach tones. When you use our free bass tabs pdf youll be able to download and save them to your computer for future use. Building bass lines 5 it is common practice by jazz bassists to simplify a walking bass line by playing only on beats one and three, usually during the beginning of the tune when the melody is being played. This is a a way of playing that i use really a lot in situations where theres no bass player, so mostly duo settings with a guitar. Now imagine learning this skill in just 10 weeks and. There are a couple of exceptions as youll see but for the most part were looking at one line for ascending and one line for descending. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. Shop the worlds largest sheet music selection today at sheet. A followup to building walking bass lines, this book approaches more advanced walking concepts, including model mapping, the two feel. To do this we just stack one third on top of another. Read download building walking bass lines pdf pdf download.
The bass players complete guide to scales and chords contemporary bass series constructing walking jazz bass lines, book 1. 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. Imagine being able to listen to any song and recognize every note of the melody by ear. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. Building walking bass lines available for download and read online in other formats. A comprehensive and handson guide to playing with more confidence and freedom serious electric bass. The possible noterange of a walking bass can reach from subcontra a to middle c. Good walking bass lines work to propel the forward motion that exists. Aug 19, 2014 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time.
Building walking bass lines chord music mode music scribd. Buy building walking bass lines by ed friedland at. A fine example of this is the brothers amati viola that was owned by harry danks. The only difference is that joe has spelled it out for you much better than i ever could. This paper describes a contourbased algorithm for the realtime automatic generation of jazz walking bass lines, following a given harmonic progression. The term walking is used to describe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing. Build a major third c to e then build a minor third from the e e to g so the c major triad is the notes c, e and g.
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