Free tool from Cole Davis · Better Bass Lessons
Root, Third, Fifth, Seventh
A chord appears, a click runs, and you play its chord tones before the next one lands. No scales, no patterns, just the four notes that are always right.
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▶ Side A · Chord Tone DrillBBL-T07
Dm7
D F A C
Tempo70
Bars each2
Chords0
Difficulty
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Chord tones are the notes that are always right. These courses turn them into walking lines that swing.
Walking Basslines on Upright Bass from the Beginning
Cole DavisFive lessons from “my walking lines don't sound like the records” to professional-grade walking.
- The chord first: the 1-3-5-7, where every great bass line starts.
- The master move: changing the order of the notes, bar by bar, on an F blues.
- The three questions every bass line has to pass, then the whole method on Autumn Leaves.
The 7-Day Walking Bass Breakthrough
Cole DavisWalk through any jazz tune with lines that move, swing, and never repeat themselves.
- Walk through any ii-V-I, major or minor.
- Solve the two-bar problem on static modal tunes.
- Never repeat yourself two bars in a row.
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