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.

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.

A one-of-a-kind comprehensive approach to left-hand technique for the double bassist Bass on Top features 50 classic jazz songs with precise fingerings to help you gain mastery of the fingerboard. Songs are presented in order of difficulty creating the perfect workbook for classroom situations or for any individual who wants to develop a solid foundation for soloing and walking basslines.Songs include: All of Me • Bye Bye Blackbird • Don't Get Around Much Anymore • The Girl from Ipanema • Lullaby of Birdland • A Night in Tunisia • Satin Doll •Tail Feathers • and more.

Beaucoup de bassistes sont attirés par le Jazz et sa richesse harmonique. Il est cependant impossible de concevoir cette musique à la basse sans une connaissance de toutes les ficelles de la walking bass (ou walkin' bass). Les voici donc en son et images, mais aussi en notes, grilles et tablatures, grâce au livret joint. Au programme : le son et les réglages, l'attaque, la pulsation, le feeling, la façon de jouer et bien sûr le choix des bonnes notes ! Vous aborderez également les canevas, le Blues, le Slow-Rock, mais aussi les notions de tempo, jeu en accords, fretless, duo basse/batterie, cohésion, basse chantante, II-V-I... Le tout résumé à la fin par un morceau de 10 minutes ! Durée : 80 mn / 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 HUNGERFORD JAY. La basse a été appelée ' l'instrument le plus important dans tout groupe'. Le bassiste doit créer des lignes intéressantes en vertu des changements de corde, garder la ' écoulement du temps ' ou ' d'impulsion ' stable et garder la forme de la chanson ensemble. Cet ouvrage est conçu pour aider les bassistes à créer début patrons avancé de marche (lignes de consonance lisse) qui peut être utilisé dans le jazz, de blues, de RandB, de gospel, de Latin et de musique country. En expliquant les rudiments des intervalles, des accords et des échelles, l'auteur a construit un cadre pour la compréhension des patrons de la ligne de basse. Le livre présente alors des patrons d'un et deux mesures pouvant servir à jouer du blues, des changements de rythme, la progression II-V-I et 20 standards de jazz populaires. Le livre est écrit en notation standard avec les symboles de la corde. Le CD vous donne l'occasion de jouer avec l'un des plus belle sections rythmique autour. C'est en stéréo, avec la basse et la batterie sur la gauche et du piano et la batterie sur le droit. Puisque les exemples dans le livre sont présentés avec les lignes de basse échantillon... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz - Rhythm/Backup / Recueil / Guitare Basse

Ed Friedland. A follow-up to Building Walking Bass Lines this book approaches more advanced walking concepts including model mapping the two-feel several 'must know changes' and other important jazz bass lessons.

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

This book is great for electric bassists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. Beginning with a brief review of reading standard music notation and TAB, this book takes you further into using scales to build bass lines, techniques such as slap & pop, string muting, and walking bass lines. You'll be introduced to ideas such as modes, tetrachords, passing tones and varying rhythmic activity. Author David Overthrow keeps things fun and interesting without sacrificing any important details. A must for any serious bass players.

La walking bass est le type de ligne de basse que l'on rencontre le plus fréquemment dans le jazz. Le terme anglais walking qui signifie ' marcher ', décrit bien l'impression de mouvement créée par le jeu en noires qui caractérise cette partie de basse. L'objectif principal de cette méthode est de vous familiariser avec les techniques qui permettent de composer des lignes de walking bass et de vous aider à aborder efficacement ce style de jeu. / Guitare Basse / niveau : Elémentaire / Partition Cd

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.

A Comprehensive Guide with Detailed Instruction for Acoustic and Electric Bass-The Hal Leonard Jazz Bass Method is your complete guide to learning jazz bass. Author Matthew Rybicki guides you through the essential knowledge you need to create your own walking bass lines and improvised solos in the classic jazz style. This book with online audio access uses standard chord progressions and songs to teach you about accompanying and improvising in the style of players like Ray Brown Paul Cahmber Scott LaFaro and many others. Lessons include: walking basics; chords and scales; blues; rhythm changes; string raking; soloing; technique; chord substitution; pedal points and ostinato; standard notation plus tab for electric bass; and much more! Audio isaccessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.