A Walking Line From Any Changes
Type the chords or pick a tune. You get a quarter note line in notation, tab and note names, with the degree under every note. Hit play to hear it with drums and piano, then mute the bass and walk it yourself. It's not there to copy. It's there so you can see how the shape works and build your own.
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Pick a tune
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Beats two and three
Approach the next root with
Turn the bass off and the drums and piano keep going, so you can walk the changes yourself.
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Tap a note to hear it. Tap a bar to see it on the neck.
Your next step
The builder shows you the shape of a line. These courses teach you to build your own, on the bass you play.
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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