Walking Bass Lines for Guitar

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Jazz Number of pages : 56 This book and CD teaches excellent techniques to use for walking bass lines on guitar when playing in a duet format, either with another guitar player or with a singer or other instrumentalists. The idea of this book is to give a few answers to the question, How do I harmonize walking bass lines when I've never done it before'. We will take the principal chords, major 7, 6, dominant 7, minor, diminished, and minor 7 flat 5 and walk bass lines on the sixth or fifth string. Written in notation and tablature.

Ed Friedland. 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. The term 'walking' is used todescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. The specific goal of this book is to familiarise players with the techniques used to build walking bass lines and to make them aware of how the process works.Through the use of 90-minutes' worth of recorded rhythm tracks players will have the opportunity to put the new learning directly into action. This book literally gives bassists the tools they need to build their own walkingbasslines.

The ultimate transition book, designed to help you make a fast and easy switch from guitar to bass! This is a complete and concise guide to modifying and adapting guitar technique for the bass. To help you make the switch, it also includes special sections on walking bass lines, slapping and popping, harmonic development, scales, modes, and much more! / Guitare Basse

A study of David Essig's many styles of roots guitar for the intermediate/advanced guitarist. In this intimate lesson with David Essig, while learning 4 songs, you will learn about the following: - Bluegrass Style Flatpicking and Walking Bass Lines - Lester Flatt Chord Voicings - Open G tuning and Open D Tuning - David's Slide Guitar! - DADGAD Tuning Basic Chords and More - Roll Patterns - Travis Picking with thumbpick and fingers - Single String (Bass) thumping - and much more! / Guitare Flatpick Et Fingerpick / 80 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire/Avancé / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Todd takes learning to play walking bass lines to the next step. Featuring standard notation and TAB for all exercises on topics such as major and minor II-V-I progressions modes fingering systems and more this is an opportunity to learn from a true artist and master of the electric bass!

Jazz Standard Progressions-This book contains ten walking bass lines to ten of the most common chord progressions from jazz standards. These walking bass lines will give you a good basis for what to play and how to outline the chords to provide a good solidwalking bass line for soloists to improvise over. I strongly suggest that you memorize these bass lines and try to substitue different notes here and there to alter the tonal colors. Also play the given arpeggios to better hearthe chord you are playing while being aware of the interval you are playing. Practice these slowly and with chordal accompaniment.

The Total Jazz Bassist is a complete jazz method, giving equal treatment to electric and double bass. Covering such styles as bebop, Latin, funk, and fusion, this book provides examples and lessons that will help you become a well-rounded bassist. You'll learn to develop walking bass lines, how to solo, bass lines and solo patterns for blues changes, major and minor two-five-one progressions, dominant 7th chord scales, and more! A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is also included.

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. It takes you further into using scales to build bass lines techniques such as slap and pop and string muting and creating walking bass lines. It also explores ideas such as modes tetrachords pasing tones and varying rhythmic activity. A superb book which keeps things fun and interesting but doesn't sacrifice any important details. An absolute must for any serious Bass player.

Anyone interested in learning to play electric bass can pick up this book and get started right away. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything from basic to advanced techniques. Beginning concepts include the basics of the instrument, reading music, and building bass lines using scales, modes, and chord progressions. For the intermediate player, it takes you further into using scales, techniques such as slap and pop, string muting, walking bass lines, modes, tetrachords, passing tones, and varying rhythms. The book concludes with ideas designed to guide you into high-level bass playing, such as rhythm changes, tritone substitution, odd time signatures, chord playing, a study of Latin grooves, reggae, ska, and advanced funk bass lines. Whether you are starting to learn the bass or are an advanced player looking to give your playing more nuance, Electric Bass Method Complete is all you will ever need. An MP3 CD demonstrating examples in the book is included. / Guitare Basse

Nathan East Eric Clapton's lontime bassist is one of the most respected musicians and sought-after sidemen in the industry. In this DVD Nathan breaks down his unique style of playing demonstrating how he builds his impeccable chops creates solos and grooves plays walking bass lines and interacts with a rhythm section. The DVD includes an in-depth interview with NAthan in which he speaks candidly aboyut his personal triumphs covering topics such as getting started in the music business breaking into studio playing and even revealing his favourite superstar to tour with! Also includes iPod ready files to watch listen and learn on the go!

Jazz Blues Styles presents Guitar solos in the styles of Charlie Parker Thelonius Monk Sonny Rollins and other jazz blues greats.  Within the context of the blues this book teaches:styles of jazz blues; jazz ideas phrases and licks; jazz syncopation the rhythmic language of jazz; jazz phrasing the breath of jazz; how to use the triplet altered chords and slash chords; how to reharmonize the blues; anew innovative vocabulary of jazz chord sequences; how to use fragments of the chords to outline the harmony and create interesting new sounds; and how to play walking bass lines with chords.  JoeDiorio's 'Right Brain Guitarist(R)' approach helps to direct your playing with your intuitive sense as opposed to your logical sense. The accompanying audio download available online will help convey the subtle nuances of themusic.

Key Features at Grade 3 Soloing Improvising Walking Bass Lines Major and Natural Minor scales. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Blues Scales Major and Minor Arpeggios Dominant 7th arpeggios Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Bass Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism -follow your preferred style up through the grades TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Download card with full mixes and backing tracks Free Choice Element ' You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

A Guide To Chord-Melody Jazz Guitar introduces intermediate and advanced players to the chord-melody style. It teaches the requisite skills needed to play and create original arrangements basic chord forms and inversions chord substitutions walking bass lines and other tricks of the trade. The accompanying CD features recorded demos of the exercises and chord-melody arrangements in the book.