Add WALK-DOWNS and WALK-UPS to EASY Chords & Strumming | WALKING BASSLINE Guitar Tutorial + Lesson

Learn how to play guitar walkdowns for beginners! I will show you 3 easy walking bass lines on guitar using 3 easy cowboy chords: C, F and G. Guitar walk-ups and walk-downs, explained! TABs are included in the video but I also have...
► PDF TAB / Printable Chord Sheet available on my Patreon page!
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Songs that use walk-ups and walk-downs (walking basslines):
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash: • "I Walk The Line" FULL...
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson: • "Blue Eyes Crying In T...
Wild World - Cat Stevens: • Easy Beginner Guitar L...
"Easy Walk-ups and Walk-Downs Key of C" CHORDS: C, F, G
STRUMMING PATTERN: R-Du R-Du
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 - INTRO
1:49 - What Is A Walking Bassline?
2:16 - Walking Bassline Theory
2:45 - Walking Bassline Chords & Strumming
4:16 - 1) Country Walking Bassline
10:51 - 2) Blues Walking Bassline
16:12 - Walking Bassline 3
The lesson begins by answering a couple of very simple questions. We need to figure out what a walking baseline is in the first place! Then we need to figure out a little bit of the theory behind the walking bass line because we are using it to go from chord to chord and we need to understand the concept of how the bass line travels between the roots of the chords. There's more to it than that, but we want to keep it really simple so we focus on the very fundamentals of walk ups and walk downs. After that, we work on a simple chord progression that we're going to be applying all of these walkups and walk downs to and then we're finally ready to start learning them!
We break each one down line by line, we practice them systematically, in a way that makes it easy for you to understand, and when you're ready, we can put it all together. This lesson not only shows you HOW to play the walkups and walkouts, but it also shows you HOW TO PRACTICE them effectively, so you can actually play them! I want you to be able to play this stuff comfortably and that's what this lesson was designed to do.
Hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments. Take care!
-James
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[@Good_Guitarist]

Are there any songs featuring walking basslines that you'd like to learn? I'd love some ideas on what to tackle next!

[@countrymonkOSB]

Just about any old-style country song uses them. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" would be a good one. Is there some kind of theory or "trick" to figuring out a walking bass line to use in any song? How does one know what notes of each chord to use? Is it maybe just a question of trial and error? Or, is it always a question of the I-IV-V like you mention towards the beginning? Thanks for making this great video... it's easy to follow and understandable

[@That.Guy.]

The intro to Tom T Hall’s “I remember the year clayton delaney died”

[@sarahhutchins]

@@countrymonkOSB I would also like to know how to figure out which notes to use. Maybe I missed that bit!

[@williamsomerville9487]

Hi James and to everyone else on the site all the way from Glasgow in Bonnie Scotland 😀 . I'm a 60 year old male and enrolled today . Saw a lot of James lessons on u tube and have decided to enroll. I like how the contents of the lessons which is very clear and understandable . I've been learning 3 chord change overs D , Am , G only been practicing 2 days now and I can see already I'm getting quicker. Good luck to everyone and keep the faith.

[@davidriffo3129]

This is a great lesson for those who want to add fills between chord changes. 70 year old here, still learning and taking lessons. I appreciate how simplified this lesson is.

[@spudinho1]

Guitar tuition doesn't get any clearer than this. Excellent job!

[@stanmills9202]

James after many years and many lessons you have been the only tutor that has explained the chord / root note progression and their connection to each other in an understandable way. How the bassline starts on the root note of the chord then connects to the next chords root note has finally been made clear to me. A lightbulb moment as we say in the UK. Thanks so much. Stan aged 67.

[@waynecaswell5727]

This is one of the best lessons you have ever done. Hope you can do many in this series. Neil Young uses walkup and walkdowns in a lot of his songs. Maybe you could show his technique or other ways to put this in songs. Really enjoy your Patron site. Keep all the great work coming. Thanks.

[@macjam9090]

excellent lesson. I started to play again during the lockdown after giving up the guitar for 25 years and you have made it so easy to learn .Thank you.

[@MrA1582000]

Excellent discussion. Best tutorial on this that I have seen…explaining the theory behind makes such sense.

[@LouisGuitarable]

This is the best lesson on walking bass lines! I've been struggling to make songs sound smooth and more interesting than the basic strumming and chord change. Many thanks! (Love the Larrivee!)

[@barryemerson3526]

Great lesson! Just what I wanted to work on. Looking forward to the next lesson.

[@cliffordrote6209]

Thank you for this lesson I needed something new to inspire me in this is right down my line I'll be practicing this 4 hours thanks again

[@paulmaloney2383]

I have viewed many videos to learn walk downs and walk ups and I have to say your videos are great. Your approach is slow and simple and accompanied with great enunciation.

[@esthert6416]

Best lesson I’ve come across on this subject matter, no question left unanswered, best show and tell❣️

[@VRplay86]

Great lesson 👍🤓. I've been trying to learn how to do All of this 😃 so thanks ❤️. Blessings to you and your family.

[@markstacey2906]

Great stuff ...Can't wait to try it on my twelve string...See what it sounds like...Many thanks for sharing.....

[@briandillon8602]

Great lesson! Just starting (55 year old here) and chord progression is where I’m at . This is little tough now but I’ll get it! Thanks for the help!!

[@stanmills9202]

Brian I completely agree with you. This is a great lesson. I also admire that you are learning the guitar. Age is not a barrier I am 67 and still learning. The sounds you can get out of a wooden box with a few wires screwed on it is fantastic. Read my comment to James above. Keep up the boy power and keep on rocking.

[@sarahhutchins]

I’ve just started learning and I’m 60. Seems I am among good company! Good luck 😉

[@TheMoneyMakingMentor]

Stick with it. It gets easier. I started 1 year ago at age 63

[@briandillon8602]

@@stanmills9202 I appreciate the words of encouragement. Sure wish I’d started when I was younger. Lol. But I believe I have a better appreciation for it now.

[@briandillon8602]

@@sarahhutchins thanks Sarah! It appears that there are many more of us that are learning later in life than I ever thought! Best of luck to you in your journey as well!✌🏼

[@CHAMPDOGZ]

Great lesson I started trying like a year ago & I'm almost a beginner now, this definitely helps

[@bobwaiye9911]

Thank you James, I love this lesson. 👍

[@darringodden7225]

I love it! Brilliant video the only thing that would really rock my boat would be to mention the various notes. It's good to know them and may inspire people to read sheet music as well as TAB Another string of o the old bow. Thank you

[@mckortel1]

Brilliant! Thanks for keeping it simple 👍🎸🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@terrydiehl177]

Great lesson! I tried so hard to learn this in the past and you made it so easy!

[@Good_Guitarist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@haho969]

It's really fun!! Thanks

[@peterblack8363]

bloody bagus mate. Made it look so simple. now for some practicing.😃

[@oliversalvador8694]

Easy to follow and understand. One more very interesting. 🙏

[@MrGmooney]

Brilliant James, you're awesome

[@sternschnuppe9725]

Dies ist wirklich eine großartige Übung. Ich habe lange danach gesucht. Vielen lieben Dank aus Deutschland

[@havenneak8846]

Yeah, my recommendation would be a great job as a guitarist. I loved it.

[@uweschulz5771]

underrated basic stuff! I am an intermediate player but still practise things like this You are a very good teacher.

[@Good_Guitarist]

I appreciate that!

[@robertsparks7244]

I liked what I saw. You have a nice guitar. I did subscribe.

[@gerardpiper9869]

Very good lesson for beginners made easy to follow

[@user-rf4pw1dh2e]

Great lesson, Thanks Ron in Winnpeg

[@Doowopsid]

Very well done video lesson. Thank you!

[@Good_Guitarist]

Glad you liked it!

[@BanjoPicker]

Great stuff thnks

[@piano2873]

Best tutorial on walk ups and downs for me. Still waiting for triad tutorials. Beard is looking good.

[@waynecaswell5727]

i would like to see a triad lesson.

[@prshughes]

Your video on this is really helpful. On other sites the instructor is showing you but you cannot see the fingers being used. So your video along with the notes displayed visually really was what I was looking for. Thanks

[@Good_Guitarist]

Hey! Yeah I try to make the videos as easy to follow as possible... I believe there are a lot of visual learners out there!

[@sultanushery7171]

Hey James I really want to learn tried and true by ween but I can't learn from anyone else, can you please do a tutorial

[@danmurphy5715]

Thank you for the excellent presentation. You presented material at a near perfect pace for my ability. One question: In your second set, the Walk-Downs by fret go 3-0-1-2-3; but Walk-Ups by fret go 3-2-0-4-3. Why aren't these symmetric?

[@akmt123]

Zabardast, cheers from Toronto...

[@SPDATA1]

Very good ♡☆

[@RaphaelOertel]

Another challenge, 🙏🏼

[@MusicManFernando]

Thanks.

[@Good_Guitarist]

You're welcome!

[@mariannekyed3641]

Can you play Moon ligt shadow

[@lindjohn5141]

Neil Young playing a lot like this 👆🎶

[@mikeveee3928]

Animation shows root note played on beat one before and after walk up/down - why do you play the chord after one measure of walk? What am I missing?

[@mrx-b3i]

damm good lesson

[@paulinecrystalline6125]

4:50

[@HariSharanSayami]

❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️👍❤️

[@ricardolima8037]

please teach pink floyd song i wish you were here

[@nirmalamarak9386]

👍

[@ephraimmakoloma1776]

Nyc

[@stevegold7307]

Looks sooo easy.... until I tried it.....

[@Playsinvain]

Great lesson…need more commercials though

[@johncarlo7395]

Too much talk