In this lesson, i am going to go over a walking bass comp on a 12 bar bb jazz blues and how you play it on guitar. Martin taylors complete jazz guitar method compilation. Walking bass for jazz and blues fundamental changes. Part iv outlines the previous lesson devices and concepts with examples of professional level bass lines over standard jazz chord progressions. 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. Adding walking bass lines to chords is great fun and will make you a good accompanist. A typical jazz walking bass line is played almost entirely with quarter notes notes that last 1 beat. This book also comes with audio and video materials that are very helpful. Jun 16, 2020 jazz standards walking bass line bass tab by lessons bass. Playing walking bass jazz guitar comping is really a great full way to comp in a duo setting. Joseph alexander martin taylors complete jazz guitar method compilation. I started off with the excellent barry gailbraith book guitar comping. Pastorius, this book will teach you the roots of the essential walking bass style.
Apr 28, 2015 the final piece of the walking bass puzzle is to include passing notes. Walking bass lesson video on classic bebop chord progression in the key of bb. Walking bass lines are a style of playing in which the bass player plays quarter notes which clearly outline the chords and chord tones, seamlessly outlining one chord and resolving to the next. In this lesson, well discuss walking bass with chords. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book i the blues in 12 keys. Do you want to play walking bass and chords over any jazz standard.
Comping with bass lines guide jazz guitar instruction. Taken from constructing walking jazz bass lines book iv building a 12 k. Walking bass and chords on a bb blues jazz guitar lesson. Since walking bass heavily relies on chords, youll need to have a basic understanding of chords and root notes, but we cover those topics within the course so you can just dig into it and ask me questions along the way if something is not clear. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book iii walking. The walking bass really helps you lay down the groove and you can add the chords to make the harmony clear but also as accents in the rhythm. In part three of our walking bass series, we are looking at the final changes for the 12 bar blues. First eight measures of rhythm changes in the key of bb. Jazz standards walking bass line bass tab by lessons bass.
Master walking bass for jazz and blues with this complete bass guitar method. As jazz musicians, we spend a lot of our practice time trying to learn to think, hear, and play our way through complicated chord progressions as improvisers. Demonstration with instruction on iviiiv walking bass and chords. For example, in an f7 chord, we have the notes eb and f. Jazz bass tabs constructing walking jazz bass lines jazz bass method books in 12 keys for the. It is designed to develop strong harmonic skills, rhythm, phrasing and note choice. Lets look at the chords as i mentioned this is a very simple line using only a couple of basic repeating melodic patterns. Advanced walking bass lines for jazz guitar explores the creation of walking bass lines played over chord sequence using scale tones and chromatic movements. The ii chord was added by bebop players to provide additional soloing options without affecting the tonality of the progression. By explaining the basics of intervals, chords, and scales the author builds a framework for understanding bass line patterns. Jazz is an inherently harmonically complex style of music. A twobeat and walking bass line on the changes of the tune beautiful love 2.
Use leadingnotes on beat 4 before moving to the next chord. In the majority of the swing era, this chord progression originally justv to i. There is a follow up book to this too expanding walking bass lines. Jazz bass soloing fundamental changes music book publishing.
Being able to construct a wide range of chords and voicings is an essential skill for the jazz pianist. Walking bass and chords bb blues jazz guitar lesson. Dec 05, 2018 7 reasons to practice walking bass lines. All examples, lesson topics and bass lines are the same as the bass clef series for the double bassist. Jazz standards walking bass line bass by lessons bass. Playing walking jazz bass lines is an incredibly satisfying thing to do. Taylor, martin, alexander, joseph, pettingale, tim. Walking jazz lines for bass by jay hungerford book and.
Combine walking basslines and jazz guitar chords, with martin taylor mbe walking. Major and minor bass guitar scales bass books and music. Combine walking basslines and jazz guitar chords, with martin taylor mbe. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail piano. Mar 25, 2019 welcome to part 1 of the walking bass series. This will help prepare you for many duo settings where you have to play multiple roles. The bass tablature series of constructing walking jazz bass lines is designed to make available the same information to the bassist not experienced with reading music. When piano players copy this idea of walking bass lines, they generally do so by using their left hand to play the same role as that of the bass player. 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.
The most common chord movement in the blues not to mention jazz, rock, pop and countryfollows the circle of 5ths, where chords descend in intervals of perfect 5ths, for example from d to g to c. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time. A jazz blues progression written in all twelve keys. Book iii covers 24 standard jazz chord progressions with 110 choruses. The blues in 12 keys, book i in the constructing walking jazz bass lines series new 2hr mp3 playalong free download featuring all chord progressions in 12 keys from part ii of the book available from website. Most chords you will come across in jazz piano will be one of these five types of chords and so its important to understand their function.
A very wellwritten book teaching the popular fingerstyle bass chord walking jazz guitar technique. Sep 16, 2014 ray browns bass method learn walking bass from the master of walking bass himself. Learning a walking bassline on a dominant progression. Rhythmically most swing bass lines sound best with quarter notes but are no means limited to that one rhythm. The final piece of the walking bass puzzle is to include passing notes.
Learn to masterfully combine jazz chords with walking basslines. It features many of the classic jazz standards and also some newer fusion tunes. Walking bass for jazz guitar distils over 40 years of virtuosity and skill into one beautiful jazz guitar book. Advanced walking bass lines for jazz guitar jazz guitar. I have this book and no only is it a great way to get some very nice walking bass lines down, its a nice book for piano technique as well play the bass lines in both hands, together. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar digital sheet music. In this lesson i am going to go over a walking bass comp on a. The first time i heard this being played i was floored and set about learning how to do it. Once weve covered that, ill show how to add chords here and there while playing the bass line. The book will show you how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass. The jazz blues progression is an essential part of the jazz bassist vocabulary and was practiced in all 12 keys along with rhythm changes by the be bop players.
Major chords have an uppercase letter, minor chords a lowercase let. The purpose of this book is to provide the beginning to intermediate jazz bassist a working vocabulary of walking basslines and concepts for improvising. It is important to know that in jazz, the iim7 chord was a slightly later addition and found more popularity during the bebop period. The book will show the musician how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass notes. Onstage he used the classic format of the jazz trio piano, bass, and drums but the performed music, atmosphere and quality were so impressive that many people returned again on the second, and even the third. Sep 07, 2017 walking bass and chords is one of the greatest ways to comp if you are the only one playing behind a soloist like a horn or a singer. Walking bass for jazz guitar distils over 40 years of virtuosity and skill into one beautiful. Do you struggle to combine jazz guitar chords with walking basslines.
Listening to jazz recordstapes should be part of every musicians daily routine. Therefore we can use an e as a bridge between the two. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail. Jazz pianist rob mullins came to russia in january 2008 for three nights of shows at union of composers club in the center of moscow. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book i walking bass lines. All the things you are is a great jazz standard to check this out on and you probably are already familiar with the song. Martin taylor walking bass for jazz guitar fundamental. C7 to f7 another common chord progression is not a progression at all, but is instead multiple bars of the same chord. Learn to masterfully combine jazz chords with walking basslines play jazz guitar kindle edition by taylor, martin, alexander, joseph, pettingale, tim. Practice applying these walking bass comping techniques to jazz standards that you know.
The video is based on a recording i made and transcribed. The new real book contains a more modern selection of tunes. Learn from the internationally acclaimed master of jazz chord melody guitar as he teaches you, stepbystep, how to play walking basslines on guitar and combine them with rock solid rhythm guitar chords. Jazz standard bass line transcriptions walking bass.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading martin taylor walking bass for jazz guitar. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. 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. These walking bass lines will give you a good basis for what to play and how to outline the chords to provide a good solid walking bass line for soloists to improvise over.
It is full of ideas, examples, chord voicings and substitutions, as well as short chord progressions for you to try. Advanced walking bass lines for jazz guitar jazz guitar master. Module 2 scales passing tones module 3 chromaticism. How to play a walking bass line with chords guitar lessons. Can you create the basslines that are the foundation of chord melody jazz guitar. Walking bass for jazz and blues fundamental changes music. Jazz walking bass lesson walking bass lines on classic. Walking bass for jazz and blues is a complete method to help beginners master each element of blues and jazz walking bass. Most of us are familiar with walking bass lines in reference to jazz.
Each example includes not only written basslines, but also a series of exercises that stepbystep introduce root motion, chord tones, scale patterns and chromatic halfstep approaches. Walking bass lines standard lineskiller walking bassencyclopedia of bass chords, arpeggios and scales. Walking bass and chords is one of the greatest ways to comp if you are the only one playing behind a soloist like a horn or a singer. In lesson 1, we looked at four patterns for playing over the most common chord progression in blues, the i to iv i. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this bass guitar lesson, im going to take you through the 3 core concepts you can use to create walking bass lines. I strongly suggest that you memorize these bass lines and try to substitue different notes here and there to alter. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book iii walking bass lines. This book is made to order for the novice fingerstyle jazz guitarist who wants to tie chord progressions together with greatsoun. Walking bass, improvisation, jazz harmony theory, technique. Just because you practice scales, chords, patterns, and exercises doesnt mean you will sound stiff and mechanical, or that you will become a jazz great. In lesson 2, we continued to build patterns for the common chord progressions we see in blues. Sep 27, 2012 jazz blues in c walking bass line lesson taken from constructing walking jazz bass lines book i walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys.
Aug 18, 2020 jazz bass books and free video lessons for the upright and electric bassist. At first, ill focus completely on how a walking bass line is formed. 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. A progressive approach is used to introduce walking bass technique. Just follow each step and you will be playing jazz chords with a walking bass in no time. Below you can find a selection of downloadable pdf files containing the most common chords and voicings in all 12 keys. Walking bass for jazz guitar fundamental changes music book. Walking bass guitar exercises pdf guitar methods with audio website free lessons. If you know how to create a walking bass line, you can be more creative in your jazz playing. The complete walking bass method intervals, chords, and scales the author builds a framework for understanding bass line patterns. More than any other ingredient, the jazz tradition is based on listening. Jazz bass tab lesson the blues in c walking bass line bass tab.
How to make your own walking bass lines on guitar and put chords in between. Example 24 pattern 1 2 3 1 example 25 pattern 1 2 3 5 example 26 pattern 1 2 3 12 above example 27 pattern 1 2 3 12 below. 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 jazz. How to play bass guitar 5 beginner books to learn bass. Learn to masterfully combine jazz chords with walking basslines paperback november 30, 2018 by martin taylor author, joseph alexander author, tim pettingale editor 4. The bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the time flow or pulse steady, and keep the form of the song together. Walking bass jazz guitar lesson on all the things you are.
Standard lines book iii bass tab edition jazz 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. This is the usual third step for players who want to master walking. Includes triads, 7th chords, voice leading, playing over the bar line, chord substitutions.
Apply these patterns to all of the ii v i progressions and blues chord changes in this book. Walking bass lesson 3 jazz blues fundamental changes. Standard lines, book iii in the constructing walking jazz bass lines series for the double bassist and electric bassist is a comprehensive guide demonstrating the devices used to construct walking jazz bass lines in the jazz standard tradition. Book i in the constructing walking jazz bass lines series covering the must know chord changes for the jazz bassist. Walking bass and chords bb blues jazz guitar lesson by. This book contains ten walking bass lines to ten of the most common chord progressions from jazz standards.
This book presents the subject in a very manageable way. Comping with bass lines guide jamie holroyd guitar jazz. A passing note is just a note that helps lead from one chord tone to the next. Frank vignola walking the bass jazz standard progressions. Scales, modes and arpeggio studies are utilised by the bassist to. Combine walking basslines and jazz guitar chords, with martin taylor mbe walking bass for jazz guitar. An example of four common chord progressions found in jazz, including a blues, minor blues, modal song form and rhythm changes. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar by stephan badreau is a stepbystep guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. To demonstrate this we are going to use one of the most important chord sequences youll find in jazz music the iivi or 251.
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