How to Play Left Hand Jazz Piano Walking Bass Techniques

[@april7643]

I dig Sweetwater, but I really dig Jacob Dupre! I knew the first time i saw him he was a Louisiana dude. These are really good lessons. Thank you.

[@carlcgarrett3]

Jacob, I really enjoy your teaching videos, and am inclined to take you up on your offer to do another walking bass video using more complicated jazz chords. Don't know if you see comments this long after you make a video, but I hope you do. Keep up the great work.

[@gawayategulle6272]

Following closely from Kampala. Keep it going man. Good stuff. God bless 🙌.

[@slickrockcreek1]

This was great - best explanation I've yet to see on how to do this. You asked what other changes we'd like to see - the obvious next one is ii-V-I. Once I work through this it may turn out obvious how to apply it - but if there are some important differences it would be good to cover them and maybe even some comments on how to extend to rhythm changes. Thanks for this and by the way, I ended up here through the Sweetwater site, and this kind of added value makes me glad I'm a Sweetwater customer!

[@randylazer2894]

Thank you for all of your great advice!

[@Ningea]

I loved it. Great explanation!! Thank you.

[@ssnoc]

Very well explained and demonstrated - Thanks!

[@mackquinney7427]

Perfect!

[@klipnity]

great video!

[@Junimadedatt]

Nice tips 🙌🏿💎

[@burpo]

Very best explanation out there. I'm going to check out your vid on voicings right now.

[@Zoco101]

Thanks for the nice video. I agree with most of what is said, but a few points need clarifying. It's true that pianists and bassists can learn a lot from each other, but it is rare for a pianist to have the time, energy or necessity to play the same lines that a proficient bassist would. The results on LH piano are usually different, even when there is no bassist. Root notes are important, particularly for beginners, but they are not sacred, and I hate seeing students stuck on them. Plenty of good pianists are using a lot of inversions, with or without a bassist, but typically, more root notes are needed if it's the latter scenario. Meanwhile, plenty of bassists are playing long lines that don't necessary begin or end on a root note. Sometimes they cover the root notes more by luck than design, though there are moments when they should (and do) play the root note squarely on the first beat. But if a jazz combo pianist is jumping about the keyboard trying to hit all the root notes on LH, then he is making a big mistake for which the bassist is likely to chastise him.

[@juanpia7913]

very very useful thx!

[@RuthButlerMusic]

Thank you! Very helpful! Nice grace notes!

[@cbraudmusic]

Great video Jacob!

[@isramint]

Very good

[@bobbykraus1189]

How can I see and hear more of your playing?

[@Oleg__]

Everyone talks about chords, harmonies, progressions, etc. But nobody talks about technique, which is what I would like to understand better. Non-legato, or legato, etc. How it should feel etc. Should the pedal help.

[@jakebassist05]

Hey! That's the bass players job!!!!

[@DoartYT]

Wanna laugh? Watch this in 0.5x speed. 😀

[@DoartYT]

Great video though!

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

I suspect you're less than half my age, but you're a great teacher. (I say that as a teacher myself, with 40+ years of experience behind me.)

[@chicotr-w4t]

11:00

[@StephaneDesire2]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@larryjackkelly]

how much do you think people have

[@medicalinterest9091]

Jumping from piano to front view of you is busying up the video. Less talking more demonstration please. High quality video production regardless of content though, thanks.

[@hakeemahmadjamal7403]

Piano players who think they can play bass lines better than real bass players are very dunb

[@Mc99911]

depends how good the bass player is and how good the piano player is. at the end of the day even if the piano player can play a better bass line, they dont want to, if theres a bass player doing it the piano player has more freedom to do what they want

[@maraaxelrud5925]

You should play more than talk

[@Galan346]

Too much talk