Walking Bass

The 50 Walking Basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. They will most certainly experience a whole heap of pleasure with the playing materials provided here.All 50 Walking Basslines are based on chord progressions that recall some of the greatest jazz standards of all time: Autumn Leaves Someday My Prince Will Come Giant Steps Blues For Alice Anthropology Blue Bossa Stella By Starlight So What Take Five Black Orpheus My Funny Valentine All The Things You Are In A Sentimental Mood Satin Doll and Take The ATrain to name but a few.To teach you all the particularities of the 50 Walking Basslines presented here and eventually enable you to piece some together yourself an entire chapter of this coursebook has been dedicated to the fundamental principles procedures and techniques behind this type of bassline. You therewith have a realistic chance of becoming an expert on the subject.For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are walking basslines in the coursebook; these can be played along to at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slower speed). On the backing track at actual playing speed the Bass is only present during the first round then it disappears yielding the floor to you. The backing tracks provided here are of proper length (about 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 6h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under best conditions enough time to thoroughly internalize these 50 walking basslines and hence compose your own ones.

Guitar Parts Included. Par GATELY EARL. This superb study book or method supplement for any bass student contains 19 bass rhythm parts in a mixture of popular styles, including shuffles, reggae, rock, swing, standard walking bass, be-bop, 'newgrass,' syncopated Latin lines, the jazz waltz, and country western. Performance notes are included with each tune explaining how to use position and fingering markings, when to shift position, how to count and play syncopated rhythm patterns, and more. Bass parts are in notation and tablature with fingerings and positions, and guitar lead and chord parts are shown. In addition, there are sections dealing with slap/pop and hammer-on techniques. Includes a handy 'base line' manual and a chord arpeggio chart. The unique 'one-glance' fingerboard chart shows musical notation exactly where it appears on the frets. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Licks and Phrases / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

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.

Par TAUZIN BRUNO. Cette méthode va vous enseigner les bases du jazz à la basse, par la découverte et la pratique de la fameuse 'Walking Bass'. Ainsi, au fil des 6 chapitres qui la composent, vous apprendrez progressivement à utiliser la fondamentale, la tierce, la quinte et la septième, mais aussi les renversements ainsi que l'approche chromatique. Chacune de ces 6 notions essentielles est bien sûr abondamment mise en pratique, et ce sur 6 grilles différentes, inspirées des plus grands standards du jazz. De quoi vous régaler de longues heures durant ! Bien évidemment, tout ce que vous aurez appris ici vous servira également ailleurs, c'est-à-dire pour tous les autres styles de musique. Le jazz est en cela une très bonne école ! Sur le disque joint à la méthode, vous trouverez plusieurs fichiers audios et vidéos. Les vidéos (mp4) présentent en images les multiples lignes de basse telles qu'elles doivent être jouées, à vitesse normale puis au ralenti. Les enregistrements audios (mp3), pour leur part, proposent les playbacks correspondants, là encore à deux tempi différents. Vous pourrez donc y jouer à votre tour les lignes proposées, et dans un deuxième temps développer librement vos propres 'walkings', à l'aide des apprentissages divulgués. / Pédagogie / Méthode / Guitare Basse

Walking Bassics by Ed Fuqua is one of the few method books that focuses exclusively on how to create authentic-sounding walking bass lines. Designed for beginning players or anyone wanting a solid foundation for learning jazz bass, the book contains detailed treatment of: the four crucial principles of walking bass line construction how to always make good note choices tips on creating good time feel a dozen additional walking bass techniques, once the basics have been mastered.

Par ZANCHI ATTILIO. Nouvelle édition avec CD par le célèbre contrebassiste et enseignant, un livre sur les techniques d'accompagnement qui sont expliquées dans un moyen simple et progressive, les processus afin d'élaborer un système efficace pour créer des lignes de basse sur les accords, le style musical d'indipendnte.Le blues, le jazz et la musique latine dans les composantes harmoniques sont abordés à travers des exemples, des analyses et des transcriptions de bassistes célèbres 45 (Pastorius, Mingus, Miller, Carter, etc.). Explique toutes les échelles erpeggi avec doigtés et tablature.Le volume contient les diagrammes d'accords 3 et 4 voix (avec tablature pour basse dans les 4, 5 et 6 cordes) et une section où j'ai fait les lignes qui l'accompagne, normes de blues 16 et célèbre / Pédagogie / Tablatures / Guitare Basse Tablatures

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Completely revised and enlarged edition!
Jazz Bass Compendium is one of the most comprehensive method books. 208 pages filled with information and aspects on jazz bass playing.
The right hand: position, effect on sound and timing, exercises, three finger technique, drops
The left hand: position, shifting positions, intonation, pizzicato technique, vibrato
Coordinating both hands
Bass lines: rhythm, pulse, timing, walking bass, two-beat feel, arpeggios, diatonic passing notes, leading notes, chromatic lines, scales and tetrachords, pentatonic scales, bass lines over II V progressions, harmonic clichés, pedal point, rhythmic embellishments, bass lines on standard chord progressions, straight 8ths bass lines, Latin bass lines
The elements of sound
Various improvisation concepts
Arpeggios
Studies and etudes on the chord changes to Sunny, Footprints, I Hear A Rhapsody, Solar, Confirmation
Upper structure voicings
Phrasing and articulation
Scales and scales studies, chord-scales, breaking up scales
Practice concepts, different learning fields
4 bass duets and one solo, including Georgia On My Mind, Blues 4U and More Bass Hit
Sigi Busch is one of the most respected European jazz bassists/educators. He heads the jazz departement at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany.

Méthode de jazz pour bassiste. Walking bass, grilles en 3/4, le style latin et ballades, un CD avec plus de 50 exemples et morceaux, construction de solos... / Guitare Basse / Partition + Cd

Approuvé par Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Haslip, John Goldsby, Ben Allison, etc.. L'un de la méthode quelques livres qui se concentre exclusivement sur la façon de créer des lignes de basse marche authentiques et de son. Conçu pour les joueurs de début ou toute personne voulant une basse de jazz foning solide. Contient des discussions détaillées sur : les quatre principes cruciales de construction de la ligne basse marche - Comment à toujours rendre choix de bonne note - conseils sur la création de feel good time - une douzaine supplémentaires walking bass techniques, une fois les bases ont bstered. Le long de jeu CD a Ed Fuqua et sa section de rythmique NY swinging jouant simple blues et norme tunes. Voie basse peut être désactivée, si désiré.Comprend les transcriptions de chaque note Ed joue sur le CD, pour l'étudiant à analyser, le long de jeu wnd utilisation de construire un vocabulaire des lignes de basse de la marche. / 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!

A comprehensive source for learning to build melodic walking Bass lines in all styles for Acoustic or Electric Bass. The accompanying CD includes 31 full-band tracks and features Peter Erskine and Mike Wofford. The aim of thisbook is to help you understand the various techniques used to construct a good walking bass line which are inherent to traditional jazz playing and other forms of music such as blues rock country gospel.

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