How to Play a Walking Bass Line - Part 1: Triads

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Matt introduces the walking bass line, discusses some history, and uses a segment of a Ray Brown bass line on "Bags' Groove" plus some exercises to emphasize how we can use triads in our lines.
00:00 A little "Bags' Groove" (more to come)
00:30 Intro
01:25 Welcome
03:15 Walking Bass Overview
04:57 Ray Brown bass line on "Bags' Groove"
06:11 Triads Overview
07:38 Major Triads Explanation
10:00 Minor Triads Explanation
11:00 Diminished Triads Explanation
12:18 Augmented Triads Explanation
13:28 Applying Triads to Walking Lines
13:32 [Play with me!] Using Major Triads in a Walking Bass Line
15:54 [Play with me!] Using Minor Triads in a Walking Bass Line
17:45 [Play with me!] Using Diminished Triads in a Walking Line
19:24 [Play with me!] Using Augmented Triads in a Walking Line
20:58 Summarizing Triads; looking at Ray Brown's Line
23:15 Thank you!
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@@MatthewRybicki Seeing how important knowing our triads are over those 4 chord types, what are some of the best ways to practice that material so it gets tattooed into our memory?

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@@jazzbrew68 Good questions. I'm developing a full online course that will address this as part of it, but in short there's no easy answers. Basically repetition, but doing them for every root (every triad type for every root), in every inversion, and singing them too. Also as you practice or learn actual songs, this is really helpful to both learn the song and give something interesting to direct your practice. So if you are learning a tune like "Alone Together," you'd play all the triads in succession and in time (well, that's what you'd be working toward). And then play them up and down, and in inversions, etc. (starting the triad from the 3rd (1st inversion) and then the 5th (2nd inversion)

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They’re actually Gerold Gennsler strings. Not sure if you heard of him. He make strings called Sonores and then there’s a bunch of “models” of Sonores. My strings are called Corax, but he doesn’t make them any more.

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Great lesson Matt. I would add one more type of triads besides these four, that is sus triads /sus 4 and sus 2/

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Yes, that's an excellent point and I did omit those from the list - thanks for watching and for the feedback!

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Thanks for watching! These are Gerold Genssler’s Sonores strings - the CORAX model. He doesn’t make them anymore unfortunately.

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Hi and thanks for watching and welcome! With the ride cymbal, it's not usually a question about volume, if it's JUST that cymbal. Generally the frequencies of the ride won't overtake the bass. BUT - of course if the drummer is not sensitive enough, it is possible for the drums to play too loud. In an ideal world, everyone is playing quietly enough to hear unamplified bass (But we also have to try and be loud unamplified.) But back to the question - it's usually not an issue...so maybe I'm misunderstanding the question. Is there more that you want to say about it?

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Hmmmm OK - it’s interesting because I don’t hear records in the way that you describe, but that of course doesn’t mean that you’re wrong or anything. I’m not sure how best to respond other than to say that in performance the ride cymbal *should* be quieter than the bass. Good luck!

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Thanks for sharing all that. It seems like it didn’t come across that I would already know it’s called football but was “playing dumb” for a character of sorts. So in short yes I’m aware it’s called football 👍🏻

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What about the sus4 and the sus2 triads? Would that be rocket science?

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Right- I mention in a later video that I omitted them on purpose but I should have mentioned it in the vid

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when did you switch to labella tapewound strings and why?

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They're not LaBella they are Gerold Genssler Corax strings - I talk about them in my video here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6WqmmiMbJWBh7ssi=VGz8qtTK7p-4FBnc

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I like this, but please don't make the sheet music extend all the way to the bottom of the frame. The KZbin progress bar goes right through the last line and it makes it really hard to read! Thanks.

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Thanks for watching and your message. I’ve been thinking about what you wrote - I’ll try to accommodate that where I can. Sometimes it’s not really possible to place it elsewhere and have it be logical. That said, you did give me something to consider, thanks

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