A Walking Line From Any Changes
Type the chords, get a quarter note line with the note names and which degree each one is. Not to copy, but to see how the shape works so you can build your own.
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Chords, one per bar
Approach the next root with
Beat one is always the root. Beat two and three come from the chord. Beat four aims at the next bar, which is the part most players never make deliberate.
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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