Walking Bass For Beginners | Electric Bass Edition!

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5 ай бұрын

Remember, it's the consistency and intent with which you practice that will open doors to places you didn't even know you could go! What were once clunky lines due to overthinking you position on the neck, or not having the basics immediately available to you, will start to flow into natural and supportive walking lines.
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With just 5 minutes a day working on any of the exercises in this video, you can make huge gains right away in your confidence, enjoyment, and motivation with the time you spend with your instrument.
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@TaboraMusic 5 ай бұрын

I got your ii V I book. Working through those arpeggio exercises and transposing them to every single key was a delightful challenge… at first very tedious, but then at some point finding myself in a sort of flow state where I was transposing through the cycle of fifths without really “thinking”…

@ipsc2alpha 5 ай бұрын

You have an ability to relay information that no other person on KZbin has. Thank you.

@FunkAndFluff 3 ай бұрын

You do one thing I've never noticed another bassist do so much; your plucking hand BOUNCES and DANCES with the music accompanying you. The energy you put into FEELING the music you play is palpable.

@OlandoMcCall 5 ай бұрын

Great vid, I'll be sure to get your book soon👍

@R_o_m_u 5 ай бұрын

So much things to work on. I really enjoy your videos. Thx

@thomasflood1020 5 ай бұрын

Awesome and Thank you for the break down.

@bradami1234 5 ай бұрын

I wish everyone was as chill and relaxed when explaining as you are. Inspiring indeed

@urmero67 5 ай бұрын

Grande mi pana Gwizdala..Funny how yesterday I got your ii-v-1 book in the mail and right away started getting into it. Thanks for also sharing this online

@usedom3605 5 ай бұрын

"Belive in process" i heard it in your video but i don't remember which one , - and i repet it in my head alway when i pick bass and learn arpegios / neck memoraizng etc - and now i see huge impact on my playing after some time

@BrunoCOHENstudio 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Janek! You deserve 100 times more than 80k followers

@wallace_nelson 5 ай бұрын

Sitting here with my bass wonder the exact question. Thanks for Sharing.. Great Video. So much great practice material.

@fransvanoostrom591 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, very, very helpful.

@ngolinyirenda6421 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your content for different reasons. I am primarily a reggae bass player. Having been fortunate to meet most of the greats within this idiom, I got one major takeaway - roots in jazz AND classical music. The niw late Family Man Barrett of The Wailers started out studying jazz and described reggae as an adaptation of a walking bass concept.

@building436 5 ай бұрын

Thank You!!

@milligan68 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video, Janek...thanks!!

@JMYBASS 5 ай бұрын

ii v i has so much insights like this. I fully recomend it. Greetings from Argentina.

@FernandoCuadro 5 ай бұрын

que bien que estes estudiando español, ya puedo comentar en tus videos en mi idioma original jaja saludos desde uruguay!

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

¡Muchas gracias hermano!

@stevendawson2331 4 ай бұрын

As great as all the sweet solo licks are, I get most of my gigs doing exactly this - spelling out the chords in our lines. Thanks for the reminder to go back and work on the meat and potatoes.

@michaeljoeallen9412 5 ай бұрын

I'm using Earnie cobalt 80 100. My sire seems to like them. It's untouched and I'm getting pretty low tension.

@AlexandarShmex 5 ай бұрын

It's very "simple", you learn all the scales in all positions, all patterns, in all variations, all inversions, all substitutions, you listen to 1000s of jazz records and you practice improvising through the standards a couple hours per day :) You'll be there in no time at all!

@sillyworm 5 ай бұрын

Learn all scales....practice a few hours a day w standards.THAT would suffice as a beginning.

@DIDHEJUST 5 ай бұрын

Your style of speech in your videos is a bit more low and gravelly than it used to be. I don’t know if it’s a conscious choice or perhaps a more natural narration style for you but I love it.

@jimmynickles828 5 ай бұрын

Israel Crosby!!!

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

One of the coolest mofo's ever to do it!

@Obscurity202 5 ай бұрын

Ba pa dum ba pa dum 🎵

@Mrfreeze74 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for that very good lesson, very clear as always. Is this a ii,v,1,vi progression in the key of C? If it is why the A7 is there instead of Am7? Anyways it sounds really good but i just want to understand why it fits songood😁

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

The reason for the A7 instead of Amin7 is that it's what's known as a "secondary dominant". There are a number of ways to think about it, but it's best to trust that, like you said, it feels and sounds good and fits the context of the music. Although A7 isn't in the diatonic key of C, you can use it as the V7 of ii. That's basically making a V to i motion, a perfect cadence, to connect elements of an otherwise diatonic chord sequence. You can do this with any chord in the key. Take a chord sequence like: || Cmaj7 | E7 | Amin7 | Fmaj7 | Dmin7 | G7 || The E7 is a secondary dominant and doesn't appear diatonically in the key of C. It does, however, create a perfect cadence from E7 to Amin7. Amin7 being a destination within the key. Again, take any diatonic chord in the key of C, and find its associated V7 chord. For example : || Cmaj7 | C7 | Fmaj7 | Dmin7 G7 || C7 is the V7 of Fmaj7 in this case.

@Mrfreeze74 5 ай бұрын

@@janekgwizdalathank you so much for the explanation, thanks for all the lessons!!

@bgkgkg802 5 ай бұрын

I've only been playing for two and a half years,would your book be ideal for me.

@henryswan1374 5 ай бұрын

hi, i dig your videos! could you tell me what's up with that double P bass? what is that called?

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

It’s from RKM in Mexico. Double reversed P pickups.

@henryswan1374 5 ай бұрын

really interesting, like taking a P and making it even more like an upright@@janekgwizdala

@Jake-dz3pt 2 ай бұрын

I started learning walking bass recently finished the Jazz Accelerator program at Scott’s Bass which of your book do you recommend to start with to keep learning on walking bass

@janekgwizdala 2 ай бұрын

I think the Jazz Vocabulary for Electric Bass ii-V-I is actually a great tool for walking bass. It helps you build vocabulary with chord tones over jazz changes, as well as giving you linear ideas for soloing: janekgwizdala.com/store/p/jazz-vocabulary-251

@Jake-dz3pt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the reply

@curtisbeesmith 2 ай бұрын

Im a bit confused, you mentioned playing 1357 in a different KEY, I guess the question is are you wanting me to play a different key on top of of a chord???

@only4crap 5 ай бұрын

I know it's not a final list, but... that list is missing NHOP!

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

Adding him now!

@richarddial6403 5 ай бұрын

the first time I heard NHOP he blew my mind with his accuracy and ability to absolutely slay on an upright!

@geofharris5546 5 ай бұрын

thanks Janek, I always appreciate your diligent constructive content.. However nobody has mentioned the brushes on snare drum is too high in the mix and mostly drowns out yr bass .. just saying..

@micheal21588 5 ай бұрын

Which book is this exercise from?

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

Jazz vocabulary for electric bass ii-V-I

@micheal21588 5 ай бұрын

In your sight reading book does it have any exercises for walking bass? Or anything to help with that?

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

@@micheal21588 The sight reading book is really about learning to read bass clef from the group up. Any exercises in the aren't specific to walking bass, they're specific to rhythm and pitch.

@dtales77 5 ай бұрын

You play ampeg rig ?

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

Yes. The new venture series.

@phil76414 5 ай бұрын

I would love to buy the ii v i book, but when the international shipping is more than the book and puts it to $52 no thank you. And I am not paying the same $25 for the electronic version that you pay for the signed printed version. Your pricing structure seems a bit out of whack.

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

The signed physical copies available on our website are for fans who want exactly that: a signed physical copy. Something with a personal touch that is also somewhat of a collectors item. There's a premium for that because I have to order and pay for the physical product, sign them, pay for packaging, make trips to the post office every day, and deal with international shipping which is not cheap. I set a standard price of $25 plus $2.50 per item in the order. There is quite the arc of price range from the US to the rest of the world, and the international shipping side of my business runs at a loss. I value the fans, and am prepared to take a way smaller profit margin on the international sales, especially as that is a smaller portion of the operation. If I were to suddenly get 100's of orders from Australia, I would definitely have to re-evaluate. A book being shipped to Europe, just for the postage, runs me an average of $31. Then add $0.66 per padded envelope, and the ongoing cost of time and fuel for trips to the post office. The cost of each book to me varies from around $2.84 for one of the low page-count books, up to $5 for the more lengthy volumes. I charge $27.50 for shipping and handling on author-signed copies because I think that's the maximum amount that is fair for the service. An example of the other end of the spectrum is that a book to Australia runs around $37.50 at a minimum. On a $52.50 sale (total cost of book and shipping), that starts to become very slim margins for a considerable amount of work. I have no problem sharing these numbers for transparency's sake, and I understand that the price point isn't for everyone. As such you can purchase unsigned physical copies of the book via amazon for $25 which may well include free shipping anywhere in the world depending on your location and your Amazon Prime status: a.co/d/1s5pASX Amazon takes 40% of every sale I make. I'm not sure who is out of whack really, but I hope we've provided an option for every budget. It's also important to understand that the value of the content doesn't change whether you have a digital copy or a physical copy. That's why these products are priced the way they are. I hope one of the options works for you wherever you are in the world, and that you're able to enjoy the material and get something worthwhile out of it. Good luck! 💪

@phil76414 5 ай бұрын

Apologies, I am not a keyboard warrior and feel embarrassed that my comment was obviously in that vain, I was just frustrated by wanting a physical copy and finding how much the shipping was. The cost of the book itself is not a problem. I also find the digital copies of less value to me, not because the content is different or of less value, but because of how I am likely to engage with it, a physical copy that I have with me and pick up and see in my environment will get used more. I was not aware that you sold them on amazon as well, but seeing how much they take from you for the privilege does not sit right either. I can certainly see why you need to charge the shipping amounts you do, but I am sure you can see why I would find it a put off. I can see the my comment and its contents were poorly presented and I do not wish to cause offence, so I hope you will accept my apology.@@janekgwizdala

@janekgwizdala 5 ай бұрын

@@phil76414 No need to apologize at all! I appreciate anyone that takes the time to voice an opinion or leave a comment, and it's very healthy to have those things out in the open, giving me a chance to be transparent with the process along the way. I totally understand the increased engagement with a physical book that's in a room and not a PDF hiding on a device somewhere. I'm the same way. And don't worry about Jeff Bezos and Amazon, if I thought the deal was too rough for me, I simply wouldn't sell my books through their service. The reality is that it all kind of balances out in the end. Fans who are in a position to afford it get their signed copies, and everyone else has the option to purchase essentially "locally" to them via amazon with little to no extra shipping cost. People more suited to using their iPad or laptop to learn have the digital option, and I am totally happy doing business all three ways. I also get that seeing a shipping cost of $27.50 on a product that's $25 could be a "WTF?" moment. That's why I wanted to take the time to give some context, and also to let you know there were other ways to purchase the book without breaking the bank. Your comment actually inspired me to create an episode of my podcast this weekend all about the cost of running the various elements of my business as it's something younger musicians ask me about all the time, so thanks for that!

@Bazzguit 5 ай бұрын

@@janekgwizdala Wow, so nice to see you're not just an amazing bass player, but a gentleman too! The way you articulate your ideas with solid arguments (facts) in such a respectable and diplomatic way, you just earned a follower and a fan, you're an inspiring fellow human being.