Learn a walking bass line practice drill for beginner blues piano players. This walking bass line is perfect to use on the 12 bar blues.
In this lesson we will apply the theory from the walking bass lessons and also introduce rhythmic comping and other stylistic elements of walking bass.
Walking bass is the most common type of bass that you will hear in jazz and jazz blues on the organ. In this lesson we explore the theory.
In this lesson Jon takes us through some left hand variations on a 12 bar blues including walking bass lines and the New Orleans style tuba bass lines.
In this masterclass we’re going create a walking bass line over the tune “Softly As In A Morning Sunrise”. Download the PDF bass line file.
We discuss some important principles for creating a simple walking bass line and then apply the principles in the context of 251 progressions.
We’re now going to take the study a step further by adding scales into the walking bass lines and enhance the rhythm and swing feel of our lines.
A nice place to start out with walking bass lines is to create lines using just the root and 5th with either chromatic or whole step approach tones.
You can use this bass line or any bass line for playing solo piano, learning different rhythm changes heads, and for practicing solos.
In this lesson we will explore a simple way to approach the tune “Autumn Leaves” with a walking bass outlining just the root and 5th of the chord.
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