A guitar in standard tuning will never reach the lower bass notes of a real bass, but. In part 1 we created waling bass lines over major and minor 251s using the tones of the triad in combination with chromatic or stepwise approach patterns. A bass line is a melody line played in the bass by a lowpitched instrument such as the piano, double bass, electric bass, tuba, etc. Chords and arpeggios are the same on bass as they are on piano or guitar. A good bass player would have a solid understanding of what is happening with the drums and the chordal instruments. The following is an example of a common bass line construction when the harmonic rhythm is moving at the rate of two chords per bar target notes are designated with t, and approach notes are designated with a. The goal of a walking bass line is to outline the chord progression but with an interesting. Download and print top quality easy piano sheet music arrangement for intermediate players by edward grieg. Incorporating the 3rd of the chord will also give your bass line a stronger harmonic foundation.
How to write a walking bass line learn jazz standards. Print and download in pdf or midi walking bass in g. The beatles revolution bass tab in b major download. The root note is determined by the relative pitch of. T 1 2 a t 3 by chris fitzgerald a 4 t 1 a 2 t 3 a 4 walking bass line theory basics. In this seventh lesson of a blues piano crash course, learn how to play the simple but challenging walking bass. Walking bass lines part 2 learn jazz piano online with. How to play basic walking bass lines bass wonderhowto.
But by using slightly more interesting chords, combined with chord inversions, you can create bass lines that sound much more like little musical journeys. Bass lessons beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tab standard string tuning g,d,a,e recommended 1. Listen to his cd called giant strides and youll see what i mean. When piano players copy this idea of walking bass lines, they generally do so by using their left hand to play the same role as that of the bass player. When creating walking bass lines, its important to outline the root and 5th of the chord. So what walking bass line the complete bass player. I got into this by creating and memorizing a bass line tangerine is a good tune for this and then trying to improvise over that same bass line for many choruses. A walking bass line is simply a melodic bass line found mainly in jazz and blues styles in which you walk around in quarter notes connecting the chords we can create a walking bass line over the following twelvebar blues chord progression instead of having a few different things to try in this lesson, we are going to learn a written bass line around. Walking bass line piano tutorial walking bass jazz piano. The possible noterange of a walking bass can reach from subcontra a to middle c. And walking bass lines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time walking bass lines.
Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. However, the root note in a chord does not have to be the lowest pitched note. Print and download the beatles revolution bass tab. This is a short demonstration lesson detailing the basic principles of walking bass lines.
In a bluessong the use of the notes of the major triad with the added minor third makes a very good walking bass. Even alan broadbent and dave mckenna two of the greats use a few devices and dont try to over complicate things. With this tutorial you will learn tips to improve your walking bass technique. A bassline is a melody line played in the bass by a lowpitched instrument such as the piano, double bass, electric bass, tuba, etc. You dont need create bass lines that are on ron carters level. In this lesson well take a look at scale style and intervalic bass lines, and even mix them up a bit. Dave frank school of jazz, new york city music videos. The goal of a walking bassline is to outline the chord progression but with an interesting. And this major scale box pattern helped me to find where to put my fingers on the. Members of a jazz rhythm section a piano player, jazz guitarist and bassist use the chord chart to guide their improvised accompaniment parts. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the bass chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazzs online jazz handbook. To answer the ops question, the low e on a standard bass is e1, 41.
If you are the only musician along with a drummer, youll need to play the melody and the harmony at the same time. This is the first lesson of the piano shorties series. Walking bass lines are a style of playing in which the bass player plays quarter notes which clearly outline the chords and chord tones, seamlessly outlining one chord and resolving to the next. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail. The function of a bass player in the jazz combo is to work with the piano player and drummer to provide both a harmonic and rhythmic stability for the tune. We learn a really cool walking bass line that you can use under a 251.
This technique resumes in a direct way the style of a bass instrument. Walking bass lines are used in blues gospel, country, rock, ska, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, latin, and many other musical genres. Initially, piano players learn to play each chord with the root note as the bass note, the lowest pitched note in the chord. Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to. And walking basslines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time walking basslines. Matt redman 10,000 reasons bless the lord bass clef.
You will learn some easy scales and how to play a walking bass line for whatever song you are playing. When starting out with walking bass lines, i would recommend that you always target the root when changing chords. Beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tabs bass. A good way to learn the musical alphabet is to play along one of the bass strings. Walking bass lines are a fascinating part of jazz, as they support and mark the harmony underneath the chords and melody. When you want to learn how to play your favorite selections from the american popular songbook music by george gershwin, cole porter, jerome kern, etc. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing. The best way to introduce walking bass lines into your playing is to start with one short common chord progression. Say the names of the bass guitar notes and you move along one fret at a time. Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time.
This is a a way of playing that i use really a lot in situations where theres no bass player, so mostly duo settings with a guitar player, singer or horn player. Free scores for piano, violin, banjo, mandolin, accordion, classical guitar, bass, saxophone. Tricks and shortcuts to find all versions of a bass guitar note. Walking bass with the piano left hand classic jazz piano. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. Autumn leaves solo improvisation guide and walking bass. Blue moon with walking bass and improvisation sheet. Print and download in pdf or midi autumn leaves solo.
Walking bass lines are really useful in jazz piano they give you a cool, pro sound and a. Once you have some basic rules down, youll be able to make bass lines over any chord progression. Print and download 10,000 reasons bless the lord bass clef instrument sheet music by matt redman arranged for bass clef instrument or cello or double bass or trombone or bassoon or baritone horn. Walking bass on the piano can be one of the coolest things ever. In the piano version we see that this fournotesequence is used many times. In part 2 of this lesson we continue our study of walking bass lines. Our basic method for bass line construction is pretty straightforward. Therefore, the bass is played by the left hand on the lower part of the keyboard of the piano. Music educational books and sheet music downloads for blues, jazz, funk, latin, gospel, rock, celtic styles for instruments including piano, keyboards, sax, flute. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. One very important and widely used jazz guitar technique is playing bass lines in combination with chords. Its important to understand the basss role because its easy to get carried away. Playing jazz guitar bass lines with chords the guitar is an extremely versatile instrument, with seemingly endless techniques and tones around every corner. I have included your bass lines in here so see if you can find your line as you play through these.
This is a solo i wrote for the jazz standard autumn leaves using a variety of thecniques that i have learned over my years of playing jazz. Instrumental solo, and instrumental part in g major. Build a walking bass line from scales the jazz piano left hand. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part.
Once you purchase a sheet music, you will be able to download the pdf file right away from the website. Under each phrase i wrote the logic behind it and how i came up with it. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. Okay so now we know the open strings and how to move along the musical alphabet. The left hand on the piano chords arpeggios and bass. Speaking generally, the bass is used to add depth to the harmonic content and to connect the rhythm of the drums to the rest of the band. What follows is a list of progressions that will require the bass to move in interesting ways. Dave frank is one of the busiest solo jazz pianists and music educators on the scene today. When learning how to play jazz guitar, many of us are drawn to the coolsounding style of playing walking basslines on guitar while comping rhythm. The walking bass technique with the piano left hand has great effect. Walking bass noterange usually the bass lies in the lower sound range of the music. Obviously the sound of the contrabass is warmer and softer than the percussive sound of the piano and some shadings are impossible with the piano, for example glissando or bender. In this video, i discuss two of the more common walking bass techniques which can be applied to the piano. Chord tones root, 3rd, 5th, 7th are the most powerful choice you can make when creating your walking lines.
The word treble means high pitches so instruments that play high notes, such as a flute, read the treble clef, and bass means low so low instruments, such as, obviously, the bass, read the bass clef. Autori richard rodgers e lorenz hart arrangiamento per piano di marco farina blue moon with walking bass and improvisation sheet music for piano download free in pdf or midi. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. If you dont have a lead instrument, lets say its just a pianobassdrums trio, most likely youll need to express the melody as well. Walking bass lines are an essential part of blues and jazz piano especially if youre playing solo or without any. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. Nothing too difficult, just make sure you are stamping your foot two times per second and that you are counting from 1 to 4 in time with your foot beat. Walking bass in g sheet music download free in pdf or. In this 5 minute masterclass, were going create a bass line over a blues in f. Bass guitar notes lesson for beginners a quick guide. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. I really liked all of the lines that you guys wrote and hope you enjoy playing through this line as well. A walking bass is a bass accompaniment consisting of notes of equal value, usually quarter notes. Therefore being in control of them and becoming fluent is crucial.
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