walking bass site

[rottenramone]

for those who wish to walk

http://www.instituteofbass.com/bass_lessons/jim_stinnett/cjbl/

 

[DarkRed]

warning, oop(out of pt) post coming up:

....being a bass player is one of the few places where one learns how to run before they learn how to walk

 

[exin]

warning, oop(out of pt) post coming up:

....being a bass player is one of the few places where one learns how to run before they learn how to walk

actually it makes quite a fair bit of sense .. hahahhah

 

[rottenramone]

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anybody here does walking bass?

 

[litford]

yeahhh.. i take her out for walks every evening at the park nearby -) *grin* okay, nowww i go read article.

 

[reyrey]

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anybody here does walking bass?

you?

 

[rottenramone]

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more like stumbling...

 

[exin]

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more like stumbling...

hahaha .yeah ... i do stumbling bass too ... 8O

 

[rottenramone]

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its easy to read theory, but hard to memorise, even harder to play it!!

 

[exin]

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its easy to read theory, but hard to memorise, even harder to play it!!

agreed ... but after a while you'll get used to it lah .. you got the book "Walking Bass Lines" by Ed Friedland? i have it and i thought it's extremely useful in learning how to walk ..

 

[DarkRed]

eh think i have tt book too, but got bogged down halfway heh... think shall work on some simpler styles before i go back there...

'crawling...'

 

[rottenramone]

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hi darkred

i've dropped u a pm!

 

[tim_1002]

i don't know if it applies to you guys but i can walk basic jazz (II-V-I and other variations) in c major relatively okay but i can't walk for nuts on other scales...

 

[rottenramone]

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don't think abt it note-wise. think of the scales shape-wise and you should be okay.

 

[benjso28]

Hmm, try Chromatic, diatonic scale and chord tone.

I think not only walking the notes but the timing and accent will make a different.
Not to ignore the "rest" note.
2-5-1 is a cool basic jazz progression.

In key of G the chords are Am7 D7 Gmaj.

Cheers,

Ben

 

[rottenramone]

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i've done a clip of me walking. doing the approach/target thing and landing on the root every bar. hope i can expand on this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMFOJ10ykR0

 

[Freeko]

^awesome i finally heard a walking bassline clearly.. thank you