The book will show you how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass. Walking bass lines are really useful in jazz piano they give you a cool. Now that you have a great bass line, you need to learn a scale that will work over all 4 of these chords. It is possible to add rhythmic variations, but in general, a walking bassline drives the song forward step by step. This is not arranged by me, i only responsible for typing this version out.
Walking with the bass man sheet music piano solo pdf. In this lesson i am going to go over a walking bass comp on a 12 bar bb jazz blues and how you play it on guitar. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar sheet music plus. Sep 26, 2010 a walking bass is a bass accompaniment consisting of notes of equal value, usually quarter notes.
One way to jazz up your solo work is to use walking bass lines. How many times have you listened to recordings of jazz piano trios e. Popularized by piano greats lennie tristano and dave mckenna, among others, the walking lh bass line can effectively subtitute for a rhythm section, if desired, and provides a rhythmic and melodic foundation for rh improvisations. Jazz arranging for pian, guitar and other rhythm section.
Left hand bass in two, right hand chords on back beat. Download our walking bass book playalongs as well as lessons for bass and guitar. But the truth is that walking bass lines are fairly easy to practice and, like everything in. Autumn leaves solo improvisation guide and walking bass. Each generation of jazz musicians contribute their own unique ideas, feelings, and sound to the music and this is what. Beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tabs bass.
Newly engraved, the music is presented complete with chord symbols. Playalongs and downloads constructing walking jazz bass lines. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. The walking bass technique with the piano left hand has great effect. Blame game jazz solo luca sestak blues in f left hand walking bass slow blues in c. 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.
Walking bass on the piano can be one of the coolest things ever. It keeps the beat, it plays the bass line, and it establishes the groove. A walking bass line generally consists of notes of equal duration and intensity typically 14 notes that create a feeling of forward motion. Walking bass lines are used in blues gospel, country, rock, ska, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, latin, and many other musical genres. These jazz piano lessons cover everything you need to know to appreciate and play jazz. Scott joplin the entertainer beginner version 20 scott joplin the entertainer 2001 nina simone birds flyin high nina simonestyle improv 2014 scott joplin the entertainer full version 20 scott joplin maple leaf rag 2001 w c handy. Jazz has changed greatly over the past 70 years and is presently in transition. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar digital sheet music.
The content youre looking for is only available for piano chops members. How to play a simple walking bass left hand pattern on the piano using a 12 bar blues. Playing with a walking bass line is a style of piano playing that is used most often in solo jazz performance. Print and download in pdf or midi giant steps trio piano arrangement. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. This book is designed to help you learn to play this passionate and beautiful music. This technique is not difficult to accomplish if taught in a systemized manner.
Learn how to do simple walking bass lines between coolsounding jazz chords on the piano. In this lesson well take a look at scale style and intervalic bass lines, and even mix them up a bit. We offer this piece for violin, viola, cello, oboe, flute, trumpet, clarinet and saxophone, piano, and string quartet. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in f major transposable. Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time. By the end of these tutorials you should have a solid understanding of jazz, and with enough practice be able to competently improvise and comp over any jazz song. The music has been arranged for many combination of instuments e. 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. Walking bass line piano tutorial walking bass jazz piano.
R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. Use leadingnotes on beat 4 before moving to the next chord. Download the pdf for largo from winter concerto by antonio vivaldi now. Welcome to the free sheet music page for blues, ragtime, jazz, pop and rock music. How to play a simple left hand walking bass jazz improv free. In this seventh lesson of a blues piano crash course, learn how to play the simple but challenging walking bass. How to play left hand jazz piano walking bass techniques duration. If you know how to create a walking bass line, you can be more creative in your jazz playing. Walking bass lines are a very specific and classic jazz piano sound and generally considered an advanced concept. This is a great exercise to help you improve your jazz walking bass lines in your left hand on piano.
Simple jazz blues walking line breakdown talkingbass. This book contains the main afrolatin styles of bass playing as well as sections on latin jazz bass. Build a walking bass line from scales the jazz piano left hand. With numerous practical exercises, many examples, and easytounderstand text, this method book is a must for every pianist that wants to learn to play walking bass. By starting with the anchor bass line, you will be able to unlock the door to creating your own swinging walking bass lines. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44 meter. Master walking bass lines, chord voicings, embellishments, and improv over the 2 most important progressions in jazz. When starting out with walking bass lines, i would recommend that you always target the root when changing chords.
Walking bass with the piano left hand classic jazz piano. 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. If youre like most piano students, you spend most of your time playing alone. Here is a clip from one of the practice sessions where i was demonstrating different substitutions for. We then start the 5th bar with the notes of a bb triad, leading to bdim chord, where we. We have a 30day guarantee, so if youre not happy, let us know and we will send you a refund. But the truth is that walking bass lines are fairly easy to practice and, like everything in music and life, the more you practice the more comfortable you will become when playing in this style.
Subscribe to a membership plan for full access to this quick tips sheet music and. How to keep your bass lines interesting and how to write a walking bass line. 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. Music notes for ebook and online audio sheet music by johnny rector. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Includes great two handed chord voicings, left hand voicings for soloing, walking bass that can be played using the left. Mel bay publications digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Marys jazz chords mary had a little lamb jazz sheet music, g major. A few extra chord changes and, in particular, minor chords distinguish this jazzier take on the 12bar blues from the basic form. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be. 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. Migu music your downloadshop for playalongs, sheet. Walking bass and chords on a bb blues jazz guitar lesson.
Free jazz piano lessons everything you need to know about jazz. Additional components of convincing bass lines are note choice and forward motion. Instead of having a few different things to try in this lesson, we are going to learn a written. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the bass chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazz s online jazz handbook. Often works best for solo piano as bass player would need to play in unison with the left hand. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar by stephan badreau is a step by step guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail. A walking bass line is a more creative form of bass playing than the other swing styles because you choose new notes each time you play the same song.
An easy method for creating walking bass lines on piano walking bass michael gundlach. Print and download walking blues bass line intermediate sheet music by jonny may arranged for piano. Jonny may walking blues bass line intermediate sheet. In jazz, the quarternote pulse generated by the bassist is mirrored by the drummers ride cymbal. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. Become a musicnotes pro plus member today and receive pdfs included with every song plus take 15% off all digital sheet music purchases. In part 2 of this lesson we continue our study of walking bass lines. Walking bass lines for jazz guitar by stephan badreau is a stepbystep guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. How to play a simple left hand walking bass jazz improv free pdf.
Left hand walking bass learn how to play jazz bass lines on the piano. 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. Learn to play common jazz chords, progressions and lines with your guitar these effective educational books for beginner and advanced players. Sep 26, 2010 the walking bass technique with the piano left hand has great effect. Approach notes usually occur on the beat before a target note. Walking bass and chords is one of the greatest ways to comp if you are the only one playing behind a soloist like a horn or a singer. Walking bass mascari piano studios piano lessons, music. The score to this video can be downloaded for free at my.
Incorporating the 3rd of the chord will also give your bass line a stronger harmonic foundation. Well play through it so you can get it under your fingers and then well have a look at what is going on in there so you can integrate parts of it into your own vocabulary and develop your own walking style. Here on learn jazz standards, there are a few great posts on walking bass lines for bass players. 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. Jazz bass guitar sheet music, lessons, chord charts, resources. Dave frank school of jazz, new york city music videos. Walking bass noterange usually the bass lies in the lower sound range of the music.
This is interesting because jazz generally has a backbeat i. This arrangement is good for when you are in a trio setting with a bass player, but it can also be played alone without a rhythm section. Blues bass line, walking bass, jazz pianotutorial youtube. Baby face james booker lets go get stoned ray charles going down to the delta daryl davis lets make a better world james booker piano solo blues medley james booker wild one johnny okeefe as played by mike sanchez. We learn a really cool walking bass line that you can use under a 251. Walking bass by johnny rector digital sheet music for e.
Turnaround progression quarter note walking bass line using upper neighbors for jazz piano. The magic of the boogiewoogie bass line rhythm comes from what we could call a 12 against 4 rhythm. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. Kashmir sheet music, violin sheet music, piano sheet music.
Review from just jazz guitar magazine by jeff barone walking bass lines for jazz guitar, by stephen badreau, focuses on a skill that all jazz guitarists should explore. When creating walking bass lines, its important to outline the root and 5th of the chord. This technique resumes in a direct way the style of a bass instrument. 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. Autumn leaves jazz piano sheet music for piano download. Playalongs and downloads for our most popular walking bass books and online lessons. Bass lessons beginners guide to walking bass lines bass tab standard string tuning g,d,a,e recommended 1.
Smartsheets use the soundslice sheet music player to give students digital access to all arrangements and lesson sheet music. With this structured jazz swing learning track, youll learn essential techniques to becoming a jazz pianist. The possible noterange of a walking bass can reach from subcontra a to middle c. In this lesson we will be creating a simple walking bass line over a basic jazz blues progression. The book will show the musician how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass notes. As such, they start from a beginner level and gradually build up towards more advanced topics. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chord walking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord. Here the bass moves from root to the 3rd and 5th, before walking chromatically into the change. In this post, i want to take abstract concepts about how bass lines are constructed and use them to create practical exercises that. A piano arrangement for the song giant steps by john coltrane.
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. Jazz walking bass lines 1 lesson 2 piano with jonny. In order to be a part of the jazz movement one must accept change. The language of jazz or the jazz idiom is in a constant state of flux. How to play a simple walking bass left hand pattern on the piano. And walking bass lines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time. Music educational books and sheet music downloads for blues, jazz, funk, latin, gospel, rock, celtic styles for instruments including piano, keyboards, sax, flute, guitar, violin, bass, clarinet, mandolin online music lessons, digital sheet music downloads. As the world gets closer together, having a working knowledge of latin bass playing will increasingly be a prerequisite for any professional, improving bassist. Download the sheet music for the arrangement of lets fall in love that is featur ed in our walking bass for piano youtube video. Walking bass lines part 2 learn jazz piano online with.
We can create a walking bass line over the following twelvebar blues chord progression. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Improvise jazz piano with walking bass line piano with jonny. Do you want to improvise jazz piano while walking a jazz bass line.
Walking bass line theory basics pdf file chris fitzgerald. A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. The firstever edition of classic beatles songs specially for jazz piano, arranged and harmonised in authentic jazz style by steve hill. Walking bass lines for guitar jazz guitar workshop series. The boogiewoogie lefthand plays the role of the bass player and drummer in a band, both rolled into one. Once you have some basic rules down, youll be able to make bass lines over any chord progression. If the bass player is playing 2 beats to the bar, it is usual to write two beats for the bass drum. Fly me to the moon walking bass and left hand voicings.
Jazz guitar lessons with tabs, analysis and audio files available for download. Walking bass for piano by michael gundlach, is the first of its kind, and will remedy the situation. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part. Sep 19, 2015 how to play a blues bass line is explained in detail with 5 rules for constructing good walking bass lines. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. Print and download in pdf or midi autumn leaves solo. Under each phrase i wrote the logic behind it and how i came up with it. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail piano. In this article were going to focus on a few specific things that you can practice to help you play walking bass lines at the piano. How to play a simple walking bass left hand pattern on the piano using a 12 bar.
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