Walking Jazz Standards #1: "Autumn Leaves" - Bass Guitar Lesson

[@urzathehappy72]

Thank god for ppl like u who upload free lessons to youtube 10/10

[@JaredPlane]

Thanks Roger! :)

[@MAledish]

Great Lesson! It helped a lot. I'm playing a walking bass line for autumn leaves in my jazz band class.

[@JaredPlane]

Thanks Alec, I'm glad it helped you. Good luck with jazz band class.

[@invisiblesun7722]

I'm french too and I do like the lesson - keep going and thank you very much for sharing it

[@wtfusheeple5383]

have subbed,jazz standards,love it,thanks,as far as i can see no one else on youtube does this to this extent,thanks again,going to get my bass

[@mariobass4202]

Thanks Jared this really helps alot bro now im taking lessons on jazz,and it is hard coming up with walking bass,lines ... Thank god i found this video! :D

[@JaredPlane]

Hi Funkmasta! Thanks a lot for the kind words. I'm always glad to help. Good luck with your walking bass lines.

[@michaelnieves9688]

Thanks for this lessons, I'm in college on music major and with your help, I learn to make my own lines thank you so much, you are a greater teacher better than my teacher in college!

[@michaelbowen2239]

I am doing Autumn leaves and found the short tutorial very helpful. Thanks for the quick lesson!!

[@ahmaddeni2952]

thanks full for the lesson, its gonna help me to learn jazz bass

[@JaredPlane]

+Ahmad Deni No problem, Ahmad. Good luck on your journey!

[@paulyago3630]

Thanks Jared, great lesson! I look forward to seeing your other ones!

[@adolfhenryuniwaly]

very good lesson for knowing chords on bass..thanks

[@grampzstillkickin7252]

Excellent ! Now I'll take your advise and review your other videos Thank you Thank you

Great ideas! Thank you!

[@alejandrofigueroa8596]

tanks for what you doing.... teaching every one that like to play jazz you good man tanks again.......

[@mbazotemkosh401]

great lesson and great video my friend.... this help me :) thank you Jared Plane

[@comeonnowu]

You are fantastic. I love your teaching

[@guitaromontalban6841]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Blazer__X]

Thanks bro, excellent :D

[@TPBass1224]

Your videos are terrific. Some of the best on YT. Never received an answer from you on the pm I'd sent you a few weeks ago.

[@TPBass1224]

Hi Jared, Sorry for the delay. Will do this ASAP. Thank you!!

[@ucopiedyibo1959]

Did you do it?

[@piercerobertsmusic4393]

Amazing. Could you bring the bass up in the mix? That’s the only thing I’d add

[@csmrfx]

top notch, Jared!

[@walkido]

Thank you.

[@izzylazy2902]

thanks!

[@marcobeitia1731]

Hola Jared. Saludos desde Barcelona. He seguido paso a paso todo este video ,he escrito toda la tablatura, he aprendido mucho, la toco muy despacio porque estoy aprendiendo, Gracias por tu trabajo, y no hagas caso de las criticas, Prefiero estudiar contigo y jugar con otros videos . muchas gracias

[@Jimbo1952]

Sound goo. I find most play it G major so this will make a good transposing lesson as well.

[@ChavezRey]

Good lesson, thanks to the Clark Kent of the bass!

[@bobbielp8409]

nice lesson mate! thx

[@VincentCondo]

Hey Jared, do you think you could work on a lesson for "But not for me" (Chet Baker) ?

[@Sonny.O]

10/10

[@Claviceptic]

Thanks Jared, I'd been looking for some help in getting a strong line down for this standard. I was just wondering, what software do you use for notating the bass lines?

[@JaredPlane]

Claviceps I use a free notation software called, Musescore.

[@seoparse]

You should take into account that besides playing quarter notes you should also learn how to build half-note lines with some offbeats and runs on every 2 or 4 bars, etc etc... The better way to do this is to transcribe the lines from the recordings (or to get some sheet music) and get a lot of practice in the real band. I prefer to use more roots and fifths (especially in intro and A1/2), scalewise motions with chromatic approaches in tunes such as Autumn Leaves (especially when performed with the singer or in "cool" manner) are preferred in climax of the tune. Anyways, that approach when you write out your line is very important. Jared, you was the man who inspired me to do it when I just started. When I play the tune by chart "on the fly" - the lines seems to be not so smooth and accurate. Writing lines helped me to improve the sense of diatonic function. Thank you for your lessons.

[@seoparse]

Small fix: not just in a climax, but also when soloists are soloing)

[@wtfusheeple5383]

thanks

[@MegaGovnar]

thx man ur great

[@JaredPlane]

Hi TPBass. Would you be able to add me as a contact? I've tried to pm you but you seem to have a message block on. Thanks.

[@RobertWilliamsisthebomb]

where can I find a recording of this with the melody?

[@josemorales5320]

Awesome im go to studie that.

[@Supercars001]

Great video man! But why do I need to write out my lines?

[@JaredPlane]

Several reasons: it helps you to think ahead when walking. You can use these written ideas on gigs. It helps with understanding harmony and chord progressions. It helps with bass clef notation and sight-reading.

[@danielmusica6395]

Me suscribo te entendí más a vos qué a los que intentan explicar en mi idioma 😁

[@jurajuraj70]

I don't say is bad. But I think Amin 7 b5, I really would play there the Eb. But it is a nice lesson.

[@jangreen5618]

Cool guy.

[@boikhutsoponatshego427]

I wish you could reduce the volume of the piano as it tends to over power bass volume and it makes it hard to get the feel of the melody.

[@user-ju1vx6oy4k]

Hello I'm Yejin from South Korea! I'm a bass player in our school jazz band club! I searched a lot of songs in youtube and i saw your channel! I send this message because I want to ask something! I saw 'walking jazz standards #1 autumn leaves', and i want to know the song that is played from the beginnig to 20 seconds!

[@JaredPlane]

이예진 Hi Yejin. It's one of my own songs. It's called, Just Around The Corner. You can find the recording on my channel, and download the sheet music from Jaredplane.com. Thanks!

[@user-ju1vx6oy4k]

Jared Plane Thank you I found sheet in your homepage! but what's the meaning of 'concert' sheet??

[@JaredPlane]

이예진 Great question. "Concert" refers to instruments that are "non-transposing", such as piano, guitar, violin and vocals. "Bb" charts are for tenor saxophone and trumpet."Eb" charts are for the alto saxophone.

[@MrMightyslim]

You lost me on the scale. I would expect a B as the 2nd of A minor and an E as the second of D. Can you explain?

[@alesanatheengineer8503]

MrMightyslim A# is the minor 2nd B is the minor third, I believe.

The tune is in Gm or Bb, so the B and the E is always flat

[@TheBassplayah]

Great stuff, but wished you'da played the whole thing through as well....

[@fitorios4632]

Hola me podras enviar la partituras de esa linea?

[@snottyman]

Intro song?

[@oliverellis5474]

It's weird really, I've never really played chords in any of the songs I've learnt so I don't really know the name of any chords. Then when i joined a band I was asked to play a walking bass line. I then learnt that walking bass lines are key in bass playing for some reason.😥

[@hublocker849]

Wow.

[@brenlouissurio2404]

Sure buddy.

[@gum4918]

Can you play this on a four stringed bass guitar? Sorry I'm new to the bass :p

[@Basistoo]

Hello! Excellent video)) Where can I get mp3 music minus with this song?

[@bernardbrennan1612]

The iReal pro app

[@jakemf1]

How about this tune in 5/4 how about 7/8? Would be interesting to see those lines

[@JaredPlane]

jakemf1 That's a good idea!

[@michaeladdiego7786]

Jared, great lesson. Got a question. I know to get gigs I need to know standards. Where versions of a song should I try to learn. I recorded Chet Baker playing Autumn Leaves and that didn't go so well. Thanks

[@JaredPlane]

Michael Addiego Hi Michael. I use the Hal Leonard Real Book volume 6 for just about every gig. It doesn't have every standard, but it's the most popular version. Hope this helps.

[@michaeladdiego7786]

Jared Plane Jared, thank you so much for that info.

[@JaredPlane]

One other thing, it has a chart for Autumn Leaves, but it's in the key of E minor, rather than the more common G minor key. Just keep that in mind! :)

[@michaeladdiego7786]

Jared Plane thanks. I'm looking at the Hal Leonard books out there and there's one for B flat instruments and another for C instruments. Which one is it. This is probably a dumb question

[@JaredPlane]

It can be confusing, I know! I assume you're a bass player, so I'd go for the bass clef version. Bb and Eb versions are for horn players, and C versions (or "concert" versions) are for regular treble clef readers, piano, guitar etc.

[@paravastha]

I can't follow this tutorial. It's too cut up, I'd like to hear it from beginning to end for starters, then go over sections. But that's just me..

[@martinbe5111]

What is the intro song???

[@daltonater1212]

I'm having trouble finding this song on youtube, do you happen to have a video link to one so I may play along with the song??

[@guitaromontalban6841]

+Master- Baitor Why would he?? You nitpicker

[@daltonater1212]

+Guitaro Montalban Oh, your the sassy bitch ^^ up top aren't you?

[@erkameksen7481]

At bars 5 through 8 (as I see) you play Adim(b9) - D(b9) - Gm and Gmadd9 instead of Amin7(b5) - D7 - Gmin7 and Gmin7.... Why like that?? Thanks already!!

[@samjyang4209]

D7 can have virtually any kind of tension chord and as long as 1) it sounds great and 2) your band knows that the tension is there. (This is because dominant 7 is a chord built upon such dissonant sound, tritone, that you can put any seemingly dissonant sound on top of it and it'll work). In this instance, the song is well known to have b9 tension on the D7. But if it works for your ear, it can be D7(#9,b13), D7(#11), (D7(b9, b13), D7(9,13) - literally anything - rather than D7(b9). Hopefully that helps.

[@erkameksen7481]

@@samjyang4209 thanx for your demanding answer for my struggling question...... :)

[@InterscopeBD90693]

If anyone ever asks me, "hey, what's Ed Helms been up to since the Hangover trilogy has ended?" I'll show them this video

[@user-ub5hb2jg7d]

why f7 starts with A not F? I can't understand it

[@uncopino]

에드가 마르크스 마르크스 sometimes you can do a descending arpeggio instead of ascending. meaning you go to the tonic instead of starting from it

[@1964danielito]

where i can find book?

[@filipegalvao9286]

Great video, but you should show the bass lines slower or show the notes in the bass arm previously.

[@brianjosephmedia1086]

well that escalated pretty quick

[@tabonejohann]

My problem is soloing

[@wendersantosproducoes8785]

download backtracking ?????

[@saraescobar9663]

would you be able to share the music sheet?

[@JaredPlane]

Hi Sara. I'm not sure where I saved the notation for this lesson. I'll hunt it down and get back to you. Thanks. :)

[@saraescobar9663]

Thank you! :)

[@KushbyAdoki]

This would be perfect but I can't read music. Does videos like this exist with tabs????

[@alexxander1141]

Adoki the Anomaly learn how to read music

[@ericbevel1495]

I second that. Learn to read. Short cuts only hurt you over time. Do the hard work now, it gets easier as you go!

[@vidlukanarea6280]

And I think its not really hard work. I was in a similar situation recently, but you will be amazed how fast you get it down :) If you want my advice just start with kid songs like twinkle twinkle and do it two or three times. That alone will give you some feeling, then...just go harder and harder :)

[@vmdp8790]

Improvise

[@OhBoyILoveTomatoes]

I wish you zoomed in, I couldn’t really see

[@4NDREW100]

Dude good lesson but I can barely here your bass : / turned volume up but you've recorded it really quiet

[@JaredPlane]

+Andrew Wooder Thanks Andrew. Let me know your thoughts on the levels for some of my future videos. All feedback is appreciated! :)

[@ismaelvaldez79]

Groups

[@1dollarfrozencokecomments62]

I didn’t understand :(

[@kewlstuffa7218]

I can't remember the cords ughhh

[@MusicTeacherGuyNorristown]

Chords.

[@porandojin5751]

B flat minor seven what? It have no sense for me at all... xD

[@danielmoreno7056]

Gotta lower the paino man

[@johnd942]

Teach with some 'joy' and encouragement'!....NOT LIKE A ROBOT!!

[@JaredPlane]

Does not compute

[@argie9914]

5 STRINGS?!?!?!

[@johnd942]

Talk about putting off a new student in the first instance....can you add anymore Chords!!!!!

[@JaredPlane]

Those were all the chords used in this song, so no.

[@PhyroMcBruceEsq]

unrelated, but i keep getting weirded out hearing Aussie accents on the net. I'm like 'oi maybe i know that guy' anyway, where was I, I don't even know how to play a bass.

[@jacobdehahn1163]

I love and respect people who do what he does. I want to learn jazz bass to have fun. But as much as I respect this guy, especially for the time this was released, this is terribly dull.

[@JaredPlane]

I must admit, you got me. I thought I was reading a positive comment for quite a while... The videos I released back then were of lesser quality than what I produce these days due to many reasons (lack of video-editing skills, knowledge, confidence on camera etc), but then again it's free to view for anyone who has access to the internet, and what I receive in ad revenue amounts to essentially nothing. Feel free to check out some of my more recent videos and see what you think - the quality of the information and video production is much improved. Anyway, thanks for your comment.

[@jacobdehahn1163]

@@JaredPlane yeah like I said, i meant that for the times, and of course no disrespect. I'll give your new stuff a go and will probably like that. To be honest, I'm just in shock right now that you answered a comment on such an old video.

[@garamabasse]

The first 8 bars are easy to read and play, the next 8 are too difficult to read, and I don't understand your way of writing about chords. It doesn't matter, thank you anyway.

[@Vidav030]

Subways dude?

[@richybryan4652]

Sorry the sound is so brummmmmmmmy

[@skaterdude7277]

This a generic backing or what

[@misherga9943]

Is there any blood in your veins? Jesus boy

[@daltonater1212]

P.S really great lesson and you really know how to play bass guitar very well and all, but could ya try to lighten up a little bit? Your monotone voice and stone face does not make it as an enjoyable lesson than it could be.

[@guitaromontalban6841]

+Master- Baitor What a douche shut up and do your own video loser or click off this and go somewhere you can do your name to

[@daltonater1212]

Guitaro Montalban Well the truth sucks. Its boring and disconnecting as fuck to hear him talk in a single tone.

[@iknowwhereiam178]

i bet you would be the same type of person to complain about the guy with the obnoxious voice that's all around the place

[@daltonater1212]

The dude could make his video much more popular and entertaining if he had some emotion in his voice.

[@blazerix8]

+Guitaro Montalban if anyone here is a douche it's you. he was just making some constructive criticism and he was doing it respectfully. you jumped on him for no reason.

[@TheHokkaidogaijin]

As most beginners have 4 string basses, teaching on a 5 string is not very helpful

[@damienoneill796]

+TheHokkaidogaijin He is only using the bottom 4 strings on his bass (the same ones that are on all 4 string bass guitars).. so you can ignore that aspect of the lesson.. :)

[@cbro_]

Damien O' Neill you mean top 4? Still confusing for beginners.

[@vmdp8790]

the low B string is not used

[@scottgun]

Late to this party, but this is a silly comment given that Jared assumes listeners have basic fingerboard knowledge.

[@silveraxx]

Todo un tutorial de como hacer de lo mas lindo del mundo lo mas aburrido!!

[@sbriner9857]

Honestly, if you would've just shown pictures of the fret tab, this video would 30 seconds and be 5 times easier to learn. I'm just saying...

[@JaredPlane]

These videos are free. Just saying...

[@JaredPlane]

You're missing the point. I greatly appreciate criticism, however, the aforementioned criticism wasn't exactly constructive. I receive comments of this nature all the time and I usually chose to not respond to them.

[@Buddeh_]

Dafuq since when does a bass have 5 strings lmao? Isn't that a banjo?

[@JaredPlane]

+Buddeh 1965

[@Spazzsticks]

You are jokin, right?

[@mikegeld1280]

Dude ,why not use a standard 4 string? What you don't have one,I dont own a 5 string,I cant relate ,👎

[@williamgupton8770]

U talk toooo dam much

[@JaredPlane]

You're welcome.

[@ThierryGeffroy69]

your lesson is very boring !!to see every notes of the chord is it necessary? it's take a lot of time and i think the people want see you playing and not speaking !! after playing you can start the lesson it will be better i think!! because i have stop before ...too long (sorry for my english i'm french!!) Thierry

[@JaredPlane]

Thanks for your thoughts Thierry. I appreciate it. :)

[@bobpickett2001]

Thank you Jared. We don't need entertainment, we need teachers like you. Feel free to deliver the material in any way you please. It makes it easier to concentrate on the details rather than being subsciously side tracked and not giving full attention to details. We get enough of the wrong way to learn every day. You are a breath of fresh air. And if you don't watch out some of us may apply your technique to other things in life and learn a lot more a little easier. Thank you, I I will turn other players on to you and ask that they too, make contributions. Take Care

[@Mrmikey0909]

I enjoyed this vid Jared. Personally I just need to he shown just as you have done here. I will watch some of your more recent vids and see how you have come along. Of course I expect that your video skills would have improved. :)

[@1964danielito]

where can i find book?

[@ChavezRey]

I've been using a good book called "Building Walking Bass Lines" by Ed Friedland. Jared is the best teacher I've seen on youtube bass for jazz