5 Levels of Walking Bass And Chords - Great Comping Approach

[@JensLarsen]

Check out more Walking Bass and Chord Examples on Blues, All The Things You Are and more songs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGe4kJVsgNJ9fqs

[@AlanKRiley]

Cool

[@johngame2119]

"Playing Bass is a profession, maybe even an art form”. I’m going to have so much fun with my bass guitar playing friend with this one.

[@JensLarsen]

😂

[@jz4901]

Be sure to stress the “maybe.” Cheers!

[@VichoBandido]

🤣

[@joelstephenson8017]

M a y b e

[@rocketshiptoaltair]

I'm not usually a fan of knocking other instruments but that was done with such class I'll give it a thumbs up.

[@rocketshiptoaltair]

Joe Pass did a few video tutorials himself and one covered the I,VI, II, V in comping but being Joe it was lacking in educational substance. It was helpful but not enough to get you on the road to success. This is much better. Starts off with the basics and by the end you feel a progression. Brilliant. I've been comping for a while and I know most of this but this reinforces everything in less than 10 minutes. I'd like to acknowledge the best comp player I've seen live is John Etheridge. He played some amazing stuff during a set break that was on the fly. Thanks again Jens.

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂

[@Dmitri246]

your lessons are incredibly useful. I'm still not proficient enough at theory to follow you as you go but once I break down it makes a whole lotta sense. Thanks.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you very much 🙂 I am glad you put it to use!

[@JeanYvesP]

This is so good. I realized I understood what I needed already but didn't understood how to put it all together. This video got me started with a better foundation, Hours of practice and exploration ahead! I see the light! lol Thanks!

[@brunofontes6170]

This is the most didatic class about this subject on youtube! Cheers from Brazil!!

[@dc43tokyo]

Thank you Jens. I've been struggling with getting walking bass lines and creating my own chord progressions. Your lesson has given me a clear path.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! That is great to hear 🙂 Go for it

[@KTMsoundscape]

Finally I can start to comp a little bit. I’ve learned a lot from this awesome channel with so many valuable and informative contents. Thanks a lot !

[@JensLarsen]

Welcome aboard!

[@fredericadda]

I love that you take us through the process of building and improving a bass line. Very interesting.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you, Frederic!

[@danielmugnaini5735]

What an awesome lesson with less than 10 minutes. Really great.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you 🙂

[@melloguitar]

Thank you so much Jens! The way you teach is so clear and concise! Your channel is one of the best resources to learn :)

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome!

[@alexeychumakov5615]

I’ve been trying to understand the idea of such comping for few years with almost no luck :) And with this explanation it looks absolutely clear. Thanks for this video!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful 🙂

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

Thanks for this lesson Jens! This looks like an important skill that one could use when learning a standard.

[@muammerziyaarier8249]

Just another awesome lesson. Thank you Jens!!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you 🙂

[@erikt8116]

Thx so much actually I love the Joe Pass comping, he has been way ahead in arranging - also what not to embellish makes his music so flawless and adds this cool flavor even if he was not a cool jazz player per se. Anyways your videos are illustrative and very well organized, thanks so much

[@billyhypa]

Your videos are awesome! Fun, detailed, clear and easy to understand. Thank you so much!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like them 🙂

[@ancoopa]

So useful. Thank you for sharing Jens.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeremyhickersonsalem]

Very helpful, thanks! The harmonized bass line (chord on every note) is a real interesting concept, and now that you mention it, I have heard Jim Hall do that.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂 yes, Jim Hall does that on the album with Bill Evans

[@edbergquist4745]

Seen Pass play a couple of times. He puts his pick in his mouth and uses his thumb sometimes. He has kinda two styles one picking with a pick the other his fingers... Great player, Great show

[@JJeff-mq9mr]

This man is just, just out of this world.

[@AmandaKaymusic]

Terrific and helpful clip. Just what I needed for a song I am working on at the moment. Thanks Jens.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad to hear that Amanda 🙂

[@oceanspray6969]

This is so cool! Joe Pass is amazing

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@zpguitar1]

Great lesson Jens! Thanks.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@tomcripps7229]

Great video Jens. Playing it, understanding it and then teaching it. I know that took some work.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mwicks1968]

Excellent as ever Jens! 👏👏👏

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! 😃

[@PsyJaye]

Super class for me as I transition from bass to lead/rhythm - you are correct in saying bass is an art form that is percussive & the musical foundation but has also moved forward towards a first voice instrument... but you set off an 'aha' Jens because I had always thought either/or & can now see the continuum more clearly - thanks for another great presentation... Peace

[@chinmayanaik1380]

I Love you God bless you and I hope you live for a million years!!!!Thank you

[@patpratico4424]

Good teaching.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you think so!

[@Trioptio]

Thank you. Great info.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@Juanma4033]

What s beautiful video. Many thanks

[@JustinTrudeau1971]

Great video. You’ve got a new subscriber. 👍

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it!

[@electorize]

Love the Adam Neily reference :D

[@PaoloManzini24]

Excellent lesson.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you liked it!

[@volkerwilde]

Jens, simply exzellent.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you!

[@shiv2033]

Beautiful lesson ❤️

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you think so!

[@vishyoutubevideos]

I can't wait for Adam Neely to chime in. Still watching the video...

[@JensLarsen]

Haha! I don't think he will

[@vishyoutubevideos]

@@JensLarsen just wait!

[@dmons24]

Such a good lesson

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@swaroov9236]

I bet you have still a mountain of guitar knowledge and wisdom inside your awesome brain

[@insidejazzguitar8112]

Well done! Very helpful. Thank you

[@JensLarsen]

You're welcome!

[@KenTeel]

Fantastic !!

[@MikeKarMusic]

AMAZING! thank you so much!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it!

[@TheCSteve]

For some kind of reason if i search for my problem on a guitar then I always come here :-) I searched for Comping on bass guitar

[@olocin3477]

Thank you Jens :)

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome!

[@kevinnarushoff8323]

Great video. (Dumb) question about the choice to use the F9 in the CM7 bar. It sounds great but I don't think I would have realized that choice. What substitution (theory) are you using?

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! I don't think in substitutions, so I just have different ways to get from Cmaj7 to A7, and this one is a very common progression in Jazz Standards, probably because it flows very naturally in the key.

[@mizumausa]

감사합니다.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you so much for the support! I really appreciate that you want to support the channel!

[@mizumausa]

@@JensLarsen Hi! I’m very happy playing working bass & watching your lesson by youtube. Thank you for you help & Support . James Choi

[@juliendrouot128]

Jens thanks for a great lesson as always ! Do you have a particular song in mind regarding Jim Hall harmonized walking basslines craft?

[@JensLarsen]

He does it a few time with Bill Evans, for example My Funny Valentine.

[@juliendrouot128]

@@JensLarsen thank you Jens!!

[@jantonisito]

Nice! At 4:59 if you want to loop it (which I assume is the whole idea) you will need the way to climb back from G7 in 3rd position back to Cmaj7 on 8 fret. Question about practice - to automate it (do it on sight on unknown progression) you just need to play through enough examples until you get enough patterns ready in your chops bag - correct?

[@JensLarsen]

Thanks Tom! I would actually suggest using the basslines to construct walking lines for (easy?) songs you know and then gradually from there learn to improvise with this material, which is largely putting blocks together.

[@Galloss1936]

Sempre quis saber de alguns detalhes dessas coisas. Obrigado, Jens.

[@jantonisito]

Bar 2 and 4 and 2-5-1 in Dm with Em7b5 - it is nice parallel idea - need to explore it in bigger context.

[@JensLarsen]

Good idea 🙂

[@joseba10]

Love your videos!! just one comment, that Em7 in 01:27 is a different one (you don't play B)

[@JensLarsen]

Probably just a typo, go with what I play :)

[@rocketpost1]

Great lesson Jens and the chord shapes are pretty easy so that's a bonus. I haven't mastered it yet but I'll keep trying. Just one question : at 0.21, the Em7 chord does not include the G note on the B string which is there in the tab 7578. Was this your intention ?.

[@JensLarsen]

It is just a typo in the diagram 🙂

[@brenoalvespacheco9595]

Excelente!!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@arataka57]

How do you switch from holding a pick and then walking playing with your fingers?

[@JensLarsen]

Put it in you hand, get a pick holder on the strap, hold it between your teeth?

[@arataka57]

@@JensLarsen 😊

[@edbergquist4745]

Interesting...

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you think so!

[@bradreinhart3183]

Super!!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it!

[@bradreinhart3183]

If….I could play like you, I’d feel like I was in Heaven. If I had only known what you related in your video when I started to learn guitar at 16, I would be so happy!! Do you have any books or private online lessons available? Everything you do makes perfect sense. BTW, Jim Hall was my favorite guitarist since I began to play and saw him 8 times. I only saw Joe Pass once long ago. Can you help! You are terrific!!!

[@bradreinhart3183]

Please keep posting!! You are a phenomenal teacher!!!

[@JensLarsen]

@@bradreinhart3183 Thank you very much Brad! Great to hear that you like the videos. I don't teach one-on-one. I simply don't have time. The best I can offer is my course where you do get feedback if you post videos of you playing the different assignments. You can request an invitation to check it out here: bit.ly/JazzGtRm Cheers, Jens

[@GuitarHero890]

I've been recently struggling on adding melody to basslines... is there something wrong with the rhythem or... anyways.. can you teach how we can add melody to our basslines like lukas brar

[@JensLarsen]

Why not just ask him how he writes his arrangements? 🙂

[@GuitarHero890]

@@JensLarsen can't offord it..

[@Kassiusday]

So music is quite mathematic stuffs , folks !!

[@Kassiusday]

But they are as many walking bass lines as one wd want to create for a song ..

[@joelstephenson8017]

How do you mix walking bass with chord melodies?

[@JensLarsen]

Practice 🙂

[@joelstephenson8017]

@@JensLarsen thanks🙂

[@bigdaddy-lc4kq]

Is there a book available?

[@JensLarsen]

No, but there is a link to a PDF in the video description 🙂

[@renejimenez3847]

genial! saludos

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you!

[@ianleemusic]

Hey Jens, what do you do when you have a tune where chords go for 2 bar? Like on How High the Moon. The 1st 2 bars of G: would you put the root note on the 1st best of the 2nd bar, or just make sure to get a chord tone on that beat?

[@JensLarsen]

There are no rules and many options. Maybe check out some of these examples: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-play-walking-bass-and-chords-on-guitar-study-guide/

[@ianleemusic]

@@JensLarsen Those are my favorite responses from teachers! "There are no rules" I love it, thank you. I'll be sure to check out the video.

[@gogpoydi]

Is walking bass considered counterpoint

[@JensLarsen]

No, not really 🙂

[@decidetehoy6822]

👍👍👍👍

[@MrBaskevin]

As a bass player those jokes made me laugh!!

[@ctargtar]

is he using a performing stand? i dont see a strap and my guitar doesnt sit like that on my leg

[@JensLarsen]

Are you asking about me or Joe Pass?

[@ctargtar]

@@JensLarsen oh hi Jens! I was asking about you

[@JensLarsen]

@@ctargtar I think I have my legs crossed. I can't really see either but I never use any kind of stand so, that must be it 🙂

[@ctargtar]

@@JensLarsen thank you for the reply! And the video; i watched several walking bass videos trying to figure this out and yours was by far the most helpful. Having it broken down into a system with steps is exactly what I needed.

[@JensLarsen]

@@ctargtar Thank you! You might find this useful as well.

[@graxjpg]

Are jazz bassists as dense as metal/rock bassists?

[@JensLarsen]

No, that is more trumpet players

[@hermawansulistyo7108]

Im really sorry mister but i just want to give u some advice. At the beginning of the video you can show your amazing guitar playing, then in the middle to the end of the video you can start teaching us theory and tutorials about your playing at the beginning of the video. Thanks

[@JensLarsen]

I used to do that a few years ago, but people didn't like it so I stopped 🙂

[@hermawansulistyo7108]

@@JensLarsen ok sir, i understood 🙏, keep going

[@EpicFlame8465]

I love it.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you!

[@imliterallysostupid7781]

hyahyahahahahahahahahaha thank you for trolling my guy neely, love him but this is great

[@JensLarsen]

Adam is great, and luckily he has a sense of humor :)

[@TepidJean]

Comment and like

[@bobbaker8471]

There’s no picture only sound

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

I'm one of those angry bassists! !!!!!!!!! ........... Well, I'm not angry at you. I just stubbed my toe going around the corner, but since you opened the door to angry bass player comments here is one. You just didn't specify what the anger is about. LOL

[@VenusSoulCompany]

When you play it sounds beautiful, but I couldn't undertand almost nothing from it :/

[@JensLarsen]

Maybe just play the examples and don't try to understand it? 🙂

[@kevinsavo718]

Maybe an art form???? Of course it is an art form!

[@JensLarsen]

And maybe, just maybe, the viewers have a sense of humor? 😁

[@kevinsavo718]

@@JensLarsen We do! It’s so cool to hear from you! Cheers mate 🥂

[@kond1e]

creating baselines is easy to do , since most bass players seem to manage😂😂😂

[@rayladeojen1594]

Maybe even an art form … bwaaaaa …. Dude!

[@JensLarsen]

Having a sense of humor is a good thing, even for bass players

[@TepidJean]

lol those darn bass players.

[@JensLarsen]

😂

[@PohlLongsine]

“…maybe even an art form.” MAYBE.

[@JensLarsen]

😂

[@paulpmanhowland7818]

hahaha "before the comments section gets flooded with angry bass players..." "...again" kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX_FnauwdtBrqpI

[@mikegeld1280]

Here's an idea,,,,hire a bassist, lol,what's the deal with people trying to over achieve, this technique is cool but I dont get it ? Why,unless ur special,(some if us are)but otherwise it just seems like ur over doing it,like charlie hunter,js

[@JensLarsen]

Duo gigs with a vocalist or horn player are actually pretty common, and this way of playing will get you work. But for the rest this is a bit over rated.

[@mikegeld1280]

@@JensLarsen sure,but it seems like it's kinda weak,why not just use a bassist, duo gigs,sounds touristy, I do think it's a cool technique, but I still dont get it,but ur videos are always very cool,and ur a good guitarist, 👍I've seen this with CH and he even built a hybrid/bass guitar, its real cool,but I still feel the same way,. I get "over achiever " from it,why displace another musician? I never did like "one man band" bs,but don't mind me ,rock on man 😎

[@JensLarsen]

@@mikegeld1280 so I guess you never did jazz gigs for a living 🙂

[@mikegeld1280]

@@JensLarsen yes I have ,with a full trio ,or quartet, I think this cool technique is great for practicing alone,I've seen it done live before in a lounge at a casino, also at a small coffee shop,and I always thought even then "what these guys can't find a good bassist?" But rock on man it videos are great,and ur very talented and 👍

[@mikegeld1280]

@@JensLarsen btw,lol,if you haven't guessed already, I'm a professional bassist

[@Lm9bar]

Brilliant lesson.

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you Lee!

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@JensLarsen Jens, enjoy vacation, you deserve it!! 🥳 👨🏻Gary. 👉aka Ships Ahoy..

[@AntonioCarlosBrito64]

Thank you, Jens! Loved the tutorial/class on the walking bass line - I am originally a bass player venturing into classical guitar (and now learning Brazilian popular music, which is close to jazz). Cheers!

[@JensLarsen]

Great that you find it useful 🙂

[@shipsahoy1793]

Great lesson Jens, thank you!😎 You’re the best Jazz guitar teacher out here!😉 I like the way you break concepts down, and then build them back up again. Very understandable.

[@ianleemusic]

Just got into using Martin Taylor’s walking bass lines book. This is the perfect addition and has inspired to take the next steps! Thanks Jens! P.S. fun to use Barry Harris scale of chords and 6 diminished scales to make bass lines and passing chords, etc.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@dragmio]

LOL Neely as the Hulk. Brilliant!

[@unic0de-yvr]

That's my secret, Cap. I'm *always* playing the licc

[@darkconspiracy559]

As a Bass playar I enjoyeded the video Can you do a part 2 of this to and go deeper and more complicated ? Covering tritone subs and enclosure for the bass line ?

[@JensLarsen]

Thanks! I guess if you want some real advice on bass lines you should probably check out some of the Bass YT channels?

[@dowhileloops]

Fantastic lesson. Making the complex clear and concise, as usual.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you liked it!

[@maikpanknin3509]

Great lesson! Finally a video that explains this technique in an understandable and practical way.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you liked it!

[@MAHGlie]

Excellent lesson! When I heard it I had to get my guitar, sit down and work it. You make this very easy to follow with both tabs, notation and your explanations. I'm actually (sort of) doing it. Thank you!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! Go for it 🙂

[@ParsevalMusic]

..and even an art form :)

[@gaborbolla]

Yes, yes and yes! Not only telling the what but how. I'm glad you made this video. Great value! I play guitar in a jazz combo with friends and the other musicians knows your videos as well. Specially the famous quote: 'Learn Jazz make Music' Thank you Jens! 🎸🙏🎼🎶😎

[@Barry-nk5wx]

Great video! Can't believe it's for free! Thank you Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@omcho89]

Fantastic lesson Jens, thank you :)! Will try to implement these advices/devices…

[@stuartarnold4495]

Thanks for a great lesson on walking bass that really makes it understandable, and easier to follow.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maxwellshammer5283]

Thanks! It kind of blew me away the first time I heard Joe Pass play a walking bass line with his chords. I’d never heard that before.

[@93greenstrat]

I play bass on addition to guitar. You can do pretty much the same thing on bass guitar and some cats out there would impress even Joe Pass !

[@JensLarsen]

That 's nice :)

[@yogxoth1959]

I’ve been looking for a walking bass lesson on guitar for a long time. Thank you Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

Happy to help!

[@oxanon858]

i love you

[@TedBoyRomarino]

Hahaha bullying bass players 🤣 man, you are meannn

[@maximeroustaing4769]

This was so clear, you just change my life. I love you bro From France