Jazz Lesson #3: Walking Bass Part II - 10 Techniques, 4 Exercises and 2 Tips

[@vittoriomondelli2163]

In 20 min you have given me probably 6 month of hard work . I'm really grateful as you give directions and goals to our practice. grazie mille Alessandro

[@lawrencemalcheff9804]

As a new bassist with so little time to practice, this will be a lesson that can give me solid structure to practice time. Thank you.

[@adrianlevi2244]

Your tone is spot on - nice authority , punchy and round . Thank you

[@Bob-wr4ep]

Fantastic lesson bro.

[@MishMuzic]

A fun, non-jazz example of a drop to a lower minor third is the repeating bassline on Stevie Wonder’s “ I Wish”!

[@shashankdasmusic]

This is the best walking bass lesson i have seen till date! thanks man, really dig all your lessons :)

[@aaronmetz8707]

easily the best lesson on walking i've ever seen on youtube. concise, practical, and good examples.

[@iainctduncan]

Agreed!

[@caelbrown4796]

This is so helpful :) by far best vid of KZbin.

[@josephseman4776]

Thank you so much for your guidance, PT! Superb delivery with invaluable information. You are always an inspiration 🙏🏻

[@pdbass]

Thank you, Joe!!

[@arniemacdonald4289]

Super helpful. Great summary and exercises. Thank you.

[@glynnp42]

Wow! So much to unpack here. I think it will take me 6 months to work through this. Great video Paul. Thanks for laying it all out for us mortals!

[@pdbass]

Thank you for watching, Paul!

[@harrybardos1283]

I’ve been a big fan for awhile and enjoy all your content! This and the other walking line lessons have come at a perfect time for my next gig. It’s been a minute since I walked hard lol. Thank you!🤘🏼🍻

[@brianharris1830]

This is tremendous!! Thankyou!!…Time to practice! ”know your options”

[@robertjones9598]

Dude. Thanks! I'm merely trying to program a walking bassline, it's exactly as complicated as I thought it was - but with your stern guiding will, which barely belies such genuine passion, you have shown me the way and I'm enthusiastic about approaching it now!

[@bruhwhat7435]

this may be the best instrumental tutorial ive ever seen. you cover so much in just 20 minutes, enough to allow you to play a decent walking bass on just about anything if you apply everything here!

[@winstonschwarz1636]

Another great video man! Many thanks.

[@joetumolo7550]

Paul, thank you so much for your support and great work. Your videos are incredibly well done, helpful, and appreciated. Wishing you good health and joy.

[@Riccardo_Silva]

Playing walking bass is an art form, so please take it seriously...at the end of all your precious and illuminating advices and informations you gave us in this vid, this is the most relevant. "continuous improvisation" they used to call it in the '70ies, and that's the name of the game!

[@billathens7263]

Great video! Concise and clear. And I love the Piggly Wiggly shirt!

[@TheSingingCello]

Just started following your channel. These tutorials are so excellent! Lots to work on! Thanks!

[@Jose_diazlife]

Thank u, super inspiring and interesting mindset to the bass

[@TheLazar990]

Love channel, thanks for sharing your knowledge mate 🙏

[@kanedgytheguy8105]

This is like drum rudiments for bass

[@stevecrumpton9643]

What an incredible lesson. Thank you!!!

[@danielb8697]

This is great, ok back to the basement

[@argot4086]

Very cool video!, but why love your neighbours?! chances are that they don't love you after hearing you practice every day..

[@aybarscelik3766]

Thanks for everything but I didn't understand what "half position" means

[@BankruptBassplayer]

Best walking lesson on YT !

[@FinnBjerke]

Dont forget the root note is often "forgotten" by the pianoplayer and or the guitarist - they the root note to the bass player

[@Sub4-k7u]

Every time I see someone pick up the double bass I just know that I won't be able to hear anything they're playing...

[@Hellnation13]

You sir are a great teacher and anyone who is lucky enough to have you as a teacher is very blessed. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@gregoirechapelle6494]

This is an amazing lesson. You are a phenomenal teacher, I wish I lived in your area so I could be your student :o

[@patrickpeterson2174]

I live in Nebraska 😢. Do I wish I lived in Pittsburgh!

[@manololopez-ramon9738]

wonderfull video thanks a lot !! It's good to hear "It's not just quarter notes"

[@robertcamp1606]

U have such a warm fat tone. Who made the instrument? What strings do you use???

[@pdbass]

Thanks. ‘72 Pollmann, Spirocore Weich gauge.

[@donkelly36]

Your videos are terrific! Thx so much!

[@lee_parker]

Are there some mistakes on the sheet music in this video, or I am completely crazy?

[@davidbuda]

I hope your channell is growing. You provide the real stuff…

[@HylerMusic]

Not EVERY.SINGLE.CHANGE needs a leading tone... stepwise motion is just fine. When you have two chords per measure, with a leading tone, regardless of downword or upward (though downward is less problematic) you are reducing the IMPACT of the leading tone. Who cares when they are in the key of F and hear an E to F notes resolving a leading tone of a C7-Fmaj7 when EVERY OTHER CHORD ALSO GETS A LEADING TONE... not to mention in the case of two chords per measure, literally half of the notes end up being "leading tones" ruining the impact of the leading tones when we actually want to hear them... That is one of the legitimate reasons why so many musicians "hate jazz", because so many people misuse the beautiful technique to emphasize EVERY CHORD when so many of them end up just being alterations of the harmonic rhythm or passing chords in a progression and DON'T need to be emphasized like they're an authentic cadence or with tendancy tones. I can hear it in my head now: "Jazz IS stupid, just play the right notes!" If the tendancy tone NATURALLY EXISTS within the altered degrees (or unaltered) then absolutely use it, but if you're playing the third of a Bb chord moving to the root of the F chord that SAME measure a couple notes away, you DO NOT need to play E natural when the F7 has the Eb in the chord AND the tune has Eb in the key... just play the Eb, otherwise you're emphasizing the tonal center as the harmony of F MAJOR (which is fine if that's what you want, but when you do it for EVERY CHORD, you have removed ANY TONAL CENTER and made everything just sound "do ti do ti do ti do" until nobody cares when you actually do use a REAL LEADING TONE to return back to the I or vi.

[@gsxerwhite]

God that was sick

[@Jimbo1952]

Great teaching. On point. Great job. Thanks

[@guitarbizzar5524]

Thank you

[@pgrvloik]

it's good to watch this right before going to a jazz band rehearsal :)

[@nicholasgrayam768]

I love the thorough content! Extremely helpful. Just one question, to me its sounds like an F# at 15:34 and 15:41, I was wondering if the underlying chord was different than I expected, or if it was intended to be natural.

[@pdbass]

Yes-those both occur during a ‘D7’ chord. F# is the third there. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽

[@nicholasgrayam768]

@@pdbass I should have watched your lesson #6 first, it’s all there! I’m learning so much

[@vilohdi7189]

Just a note to add about passing tones. If you’re playing with others, you probably should keep the passing tone diatonic to the key. If not, the “out” passing tone will clash with chordal instruments

[@garamabasse]

Super leçon. Et 16 leçons en une seule ! Bonnes idées, bonnes explications, bons exemples, merci merci !

[@Mr.Bassman]

Great videos always sir, awesome intro

[@jeffayoe7468]

wow, thank you so much!

[@Patrick_Bruno]

Great stuff. Many thanks. How do you mean to play a drop in minor from the root (F) to the b3 (Ab) and walk up chromatically to the 5th (C)? Would you play F Ab Bb B C?

[@pdbass]

That's exactly how I would do it! Thanks so much for checking out my vid.

[@redstrat1234]

Man, you look bored.

[@JSJohnston]

Awesome! The shed awaits!

[@charltondemas3560]

Thanks for the vid! The "Know your options" bit at the end cracked me up lol.

[@pdbass]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@lesterrobertsjr8057]

i wish i seen you 4yrs ago THANKS. THIS HELPS

[@guilhermefreitas5970]

Thank you for the lesson, I don't teacher in my city, it's complicated be motivated. Thank you for everything ❤️ I'll never let the bass down...

[@ProgRockDan1]

Such fine bass

[@ericgajdostik2612]

your videos are great! also, lovin' the piggly wiggly drip.

[@pdodo388]

You have excllent videos and are a fantanstic musician thank you !

[@petermanley7525]

Another superb lesson. I hope you’re well. Many thanks.

[@ianaldridge227]

i know gear isn't everything, but what strings do you have on your bass? it sounds superb, especially those low notes on the E string

[@pdbass]

I use Thomastik Spirocore Weichs. I know a lot of people prefer Mittels, but I prefer the Weich gauge. They're a little more flexible and cut through better on this bass. Thanks for watching!

[@ianaldridge227]

pdbass man I have spiro weichs on my bass right now and I wish it sounded like yours 😭

[@carverparrish]

Hi I am Very new to the double bass and.some have given me a bass for free.how much would it be for your videos or Dvd.so I can learn slowly.. I only want to learn jazz not play the Electronic bass just the upright.and I do have book on Raybrown and one call the upright jazz master book it's uellow

[@pdbass]

I’m sorry I don’t have any of my videos on DVD! They will stay up on KZbin, though.

[@TheRflynn]

What is “half position”? Is it 124 fingering, where one finger per fret is full positioning?

[@pdbass]

Half position only applies to string bass or cello, not bass guitar.

[@TheRflynn]

@@pdbass thanks

[@alejandrodiazrodriguez2674]

Hi, just got a question, what you mean when you say "half position" at 15:09 ? Your job is incredible, greetings from Colombia :D

[@pdbass]

Half position is the first one on the upright bass. First finger at F/Bb/Eb/Ab. Lowest place to play on the instrument. Thanks for watching!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@carloscortes2017]

You are amazing! Thanks a lot

[@killat5913]

If I were to play a song like Stella by Starlight where the feel is half, how would I create this smooth bassline with passing tones but also using chord tones on 1 and 3?

[@pdbass]

I will try to answer this in a comment: you can walk anything, any changes if you find neighboring chord tones. 2 & 4 should lead to 1 & 3. Dig? This is not the only approach. Passing tones are only one of many options. Don’t forget scales, arpeggios, repeated notes, substitutions, etc. Sit down and write a chorus (or 3). It will help you slow down the process and understand creating a line better.

[@Walterlemeloman]

Hi from France. what would you recommend to work on modal walking bass line?

[@pdbass]

Scales--if you're dealing with modes. Remember, though, that scales are not chords. Modes are easy. Nothing is wrong. Knowing chords means knowing which notes belong and which notes don't.

[@drewonthebass]

This channel rocks 🪨!

[@patriciolopez7686]

This is such a helpful video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I helps so much!

[@pdbass]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@yavuz425]

this is amazing, thank you!

[@WatermelonMan6726]

Dwayne the Walk Johnson

[@pdbass]

🤣

[@redcezet3505]

can u use bass tablature? t's simple to understanding.