Walking bass lines

In previous posts I have discussed different ways to introduce the 12 Bar Blues to students. This month I wanted to talk about using a walking bass line to accompany another guitarist or musician when playing a 12 Bar Blues. Walking bass lines are generally associated with our bass playing brethren, but guitarists can also effectively use them. In its most simplistic form a walking bass outlines (or arpeggiates) the notes of a chord using a quarter note rhythm. There are many complications…

Walking Bass Lines

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The walking bass line has been an infuential playstyle from the early days of the bass guitar to this day. This list from BassOx ranks the 13 best of them. It showcases the best walking bass lines from a range of genres and epochs so that you can see how versatile and unique this playstyle can be when great bass players use it to its full potential. #walkingbass #jazz #bass #basslines

What if you didn't have to spend years learning how to make your own walking bass lines? In this video, you'll start walking using 5 plug-and-play formulas.

Playing great walking bass lines can be challegning for beginners. Therefore, here are 7 easy beginner-friendly walking bass exercises.

Click to Hear Ron Worthy’s Etude in C Major To start learning to playing “walking” bass lines, you must be able to play the root and 5th of a chord for two beats! Make sure you st…

Walking bass with the left hand. Learn piano jazz swing techniques to improvise your music or to play a jazz standard. Patterns and examples.