In this lesson you will learn a common major triad pattern. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. Mark whites walking bass p6 bassist ron carter is a master of these effects on double bass check out the way he uses them. The material has been divided into four modules containing various ideas of patterns one can use, when walking over chord changes. This booklet is provided free of charge by jamey aebersold jazz. Im going to carefully deconstruct the anatomy and makeup of an effective walking bass so that you are equipped with the knowledge to apply this to any medium to up. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book i the blues in 12 keys new 2hr mp3 playalong free download featuring all chord progressions in 12 keys from part ii of the book available from website. This week we will learn about the min 7 b5 chord and start working our way through the chords of a jazz tune. Walking bass lines course free backing tracks and pdf files.
This is an important concept to remember, the walking bass line is. All lessons are offered in highdefinition quality and presented with 35 cameras depending on the material taught. You will learn some easy scales and how to play a walking bass line for whatever song you are playing. Free bass transcriptions notation and tab bass lessons. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. These lessons are easy to understand and can make a huge difference to your playing. We are going to use the same process that we had last week, but this time start from d min7 1st inversion.
Free beginner bass guitar lessons with scott grove 1 hour. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing. This is part 2 of my walking bass lessons for the beginner jazz bass player, you can find part 1 here. This is the first step in developing walking bass lines. The second part of my walking bass series goes back to one of my favorite upright bassists of the 1960s era jimmy garrison. You should have a good understanding of basic diatonic harmony before diving into this lesson. A guitar in standard tuning will never reach the lower bass notes of a real bass, but. Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time. Walking bass lines helpful instructional videos discussion in general instruction bg started by. I am starting to learn the second module and it is becoming easier as i progress through your lesson. 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.
This series of lessons focuses on separating chords from bass lines, which is good for a variety of things, including accompaniment and soloing. There is a web site, that has an excellent remote learning course for bass. As a subscriber you are getting a free backing tracks and pdf files with tab and notation to illustrate each lesson. This is the second lesson in the series devoted to walking bass lines. The praise and worship band bassists club part 15 page. There is a big tendency for players to seek for advanced and complicated topics while they still did not master the basics. Amidst hundreds of players slapping thousands of strings, there was incredible gear, awesome main stage performances and a whole host of fantastic masterclasses, both in the show masterclass room and in the scotts bass lessons room. It is absolutely crucial for the student to learn the material in the correct order and not to go ahead of oneself.
Module 2 scales passing tones walking bass lessons. News about bass lessons online plus free beginner bass guitar videos. If you would like a complete catalog of the thousands of jazz educational materials available, please call 180045688 or visit. Dave marks going to start off by exploring arpeggios one of the most basic building blocks of music. If youre not yet familiar with the harmonized major scale, please have a look at my previous lesson on that subject. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. How to play basic walking bass lines bass wonderhowto. With this tutorial you will learn tips to improve your walking bass technique. The course covers standard head arrangements, walking lines and solos for bass. Playing with a walking bass line is a style of piano playing that is used most often in solo jazz performance.
The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. Walking bass line piano tutorial walking bass jazz piano. We will be playing our ii v i progression in the key of c major. He has a great way of explaining the important information in each lesson. Popularized by piano greats lennie tristano and dave mckenna, among others, the walking lh bass line can effectively subtitute for a rhythm section, if desired, and provides a rhythmic and melodic foundation for rh improvisations. Playing jazz guitar bass lines with chords the guitar is an extremely versatile instrument, with seemingly endless techniques and tones around every corner.
Often when playing with a guitar or keyboard player you can follow the chords they play. Walking bass is a form of bass line, or a musical line that usually provides the lowest voice of the musical texture. More than 460 free transcriptions for bass and other instruments on basslessons. Everything from beginner bass guitar to slap bass, sight reading, ear training, bass setup and much more.
Noobie me is having a hard time keeping all the notes the same volume, espically when i go to a two finger fast 18 notes. Here is another set of walking bass lessons from dave marks that start very basic and build from there. Lessons in this segment focus on the fundamentals of bass playing. 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. Dave marks the online home of northern irish multi. News about bass lessons online includes free beginner bass. This lesson is the first look into how we construct the actual lines and starts with a primer on arpeggios or chord tones. One very important and widely used jazz guitar technique is playing bass lines in combination with chords. You will learn to see the chord functions, the flow of tension and release, the circle of fifths and the beautiful melodic paths that you can use in your improvising. Natural 7th our progression is a ii v i in the key of c major. Each lesson is professionally filmed in our studios located in greeley, colorado and kent, ohio. If you are looking to begin playing the bass then this how to video is the place to start. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line.
We teach you all the key aspects, so you can improvise swinging walking bass lines that your band members will love. Your free backing tracks and pdf download walking bass. We can play this as an ascending or descending shape, so instantly, we have some more options. They have some new content in each and are linked up to pdfs which you can print off and work from. From the funkiest bass grooves to the most lyrical bass solos, from the 50s up until 2020. Min 7 root flat 3rd perfect 5th flat 7th dominant 7 root. Jimmy garrison lesson walking bass lesson bass musician. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. You can check out our website for free bass lessons heres a cool video. Min 7 root flat 3rd perfect 5th flat 7th dominant 7 root maj 3rd perfect 5th flat 7th major 7 root maj 3rd perfect 5th natural 7th our progression is a ii v i in the key of c major. While often associated with jazz, walking bass can be found in. There are any number of possibilities for moving from one chord to. Just follow the tab, listen to the cd to hear how the bass should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. This week, we are going to present six different options for linking up the first.
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. There are notes available on pdf files that you can download for free to help with the lessons. Lesson 4 is up and to add to that, ive put pdfs up on my site on the lessons page, to help make things a little clearer. The bass playalong series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. There are 24 modules and each lesson, a cd and notationtab of the module material, comes in the mail every 2 weeks. We are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. 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. All of marks courses are step by step and easy to follow.
Try to use these effects randomly so theyre unpredictable. In this walking bass lesson i show you how i actually teach my own personal students using this method and why they seem to be able to. He teaches a wide variety of styles including jazz, funk, rock and blues. Paul musso dives into jazz guitar with an emphasis on walking bass lines. This week were going to continue looking at our chord progression based on the jazz standard autumn leaves we will play with a 2 in the bar feel using the root note and the 3rd or 5th for. I am introducing to you a complete course on how to create walking bass lines. Lesson 4 we are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. Dave frank school of jazz, new york city music videos. Through years of teaching and experimenting with different methods ive come up with my own fool proof method of getting students well on their way to becoming great at creating their own walking bass lines.
We guitarists benefit from these effects by disguising the elements were using rhythmically. The target of this quizworksheet is to test you on the basso continuo, features of walking bass lines, nonchord tones, and notes in chords. This is the official dave marks youtube channel, featuring his lessons, playing clips, interviews and much more. In this lesson im going to provide an introduction to walking bass lines in jazz piano. Lesson 3 we are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. Learn how to play walking bass lines on the double bass with these free video lessons. This is a short demonstration lesson detailing the basic principles of walking bass lines. Dec 01, 2015 jimmy garrison lesson walking bass lesson disclaimer.
Ive also reshot the first 3 videos and have reposted them. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Bass lessons beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tab standard string tuning g,d,a,e recommended 1. Lesson 2 we are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. Beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tabs bass. Bee hive head productions, llc is a turn key production company creating educational books, lectures, tv, and radio shows focusing on the business, legal, an. Lesson 1 we are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. I really like the walking bass lines in your intro to your video in this module and the next one. 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.
Lesson 7 we are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. Walking bass lesson how to walk around 2 chords per bar. These are movable triad patterns and by just playing the same pattern at other frets you will change keys. Chord tones should be the first stop on the road to learning how to play walking bass lines. If this kind of work is new to you, it may take several weeks or a month to get comfortable with walking lines between chords. Jason is also well versed in several techniques including slap and pop, tapping and palm muting. Lesson 5 we are using a chord progression with 3 chord types. See more ideas about bass guitar lessons, guitar lessons and guitar. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. In this lesson i expand on what we looked at within the first lesson and get you to start walking 4 in a bar using chord tones and chromatic passing tones. In this video i analyze the harmony of the a section of autumn leaves using the ifr tonal map.
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. Min 7 root flat 3rd perfect 5th flat 7th dominant 7 root maj 3rd perfect 5th flat 7th major 7 root maj 3rd perfect 5th natural 7th exercise 7. Lesson 8 the neare if we picked e, we could ascend or descend c maj7 1 exercise 8. These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can. In last weeks lesson, we looked at using 2 in a bar feel and playing root 3rd or root 5th for each chord. Therefore being in control of them and becoming fluent is crucial. Learning bass chords free online bass lesson video by basslessonsonline. Chord tones root, 3rd, 5th, 7th are the most powerful choice you can make when creating your walking lines.
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