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    Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar
    Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar
    Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar
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    Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar

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    Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar explores the creation of walking bass lines played over chord sequence using only chord tones.
    This is the usual path for beginner players who want to start with walking bass before moving to more complex techniques as scalar or chromatic lines.
    A progressive approach is used to introduce walking bass technique: we begin with lines starting from the root of the chord, then we explore lines starting from chord guide tones (third and seventh) and then we create lines starting from any chord tone. On each step player discovers a new set of lines moving from very mechanical and repetitive examples to more melodic and professional lines.
    In the first part of this book many exercises on single chord progression are presented, instead in the second part, studied lines are applied to most common jazz progressions.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 4, 2015
    ISBN9781329441514
    Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar

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      Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar - JazzGuitarMaster Media

      Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar

      Basic Walking Bass Lines

      for Jazz Guitar

      ISBN: 978-1-329-44151-4

      This book is dedicated to Martina

      JazzGuitarMaster.com

      Any part of this book is property of JazzGuitarMaster.com.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the

      prior written permission of the author.

      Introduction

      Basic Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar explores the creation of walking bass lines played over chord sequence using only chord tones.

      This is the usual path for beginner players who want to start with walking bass before moving to more complex techniques as scalar or chromatic lines.

      A progressive approach is used to introduce walking bass technique: we begin with lines starting from the root of the chord, then we explore lines starting from chord guide tones (third and seventh) and then we create lines starting from any chord tone. On each step player discovers a new set of lines moving from very mechanical and repetitive examples to more melodic and professional lines.

      In the first part of this book many exercises on single chord progression are presented, instead in the second part, studied lines are applied to most common jazz progressions.

      In our example a bass line is added above chord (in this case drop2 and drop3 voicing are used) progression. Playing also suggested chord position is a good exercise for solo guitar.

      Walking bass is a must to know tool for any player interested in solo jazz guitar to spice up chord progressions in chord melody technique.

      Whose this book is for

      This book is intended for beginner/intermediate jazz guitar player who wants to explore jazz harmony, comping and solo jazz guitar.

      How

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