Jazz Piano Tutorial - Walking Basslines (Part I)

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This Jazz Piano Tutorial is about walking basslines. I explain what they are, what they are used for, give some tips when playing bass lines and then take you through a few examples.
Below is a quick recap of the lesson:
Walking Bassline Tips
- Key beats: 1 & 3
- Key notes of chord: 1 & 5
- Target root note on beat 1
- Use leading notes on beat 4 to move to next chord
- Chromatic
- Diatonic
- 5th/Dominant
- Keep it movin’: phrases going up or down
- Circle the note
Walking Bassline Ideas/Examples (Chord Progression - ii, V, I in C)
Pedal Point: D, D, D, D | G, G, G, G | C, C, C, C |
Arpeggio (hopping): D, F, A, C | G, B, D, F | C, E, G, B |
Arpeggio (walking): D, F, A, F | G, B, D, B | C, E, G, B |
Diatonic: D, E, F, A | G, A, B, D | C, E, G, E |
Chromatic: D, F, Ab, F# | G, Ab, A, D | C, E, G, Db |
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01:56 Walking bassline tips. Key bears: 1&3. Key chord notes: root and 5th. Target root note on beat 1. Using leading notes on beast4 to move to next chord. 01:58 Focus beats 1 & 3, because that's where chords normally change. Even if drums emphasize beats 2 & 4. 02:35 Root & 5th (mostly root) are most important notes for the walking bass. It grounds everything harmonically. 04:05 Play bass lines up and down, maybe 1 bar each, and keep the notes close together. 05:25 Target root note on 1st beat of each measure 06:14 Might want to target the 5th on beat 3. 06:40 Might want to put a leading note in the 4rth note of the measure. That's a half step or whole step away from the root.

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At about 3:10 you played the notes E, G and A but spoke C, Gand A.

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