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Offline Bass4FTM

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Walking bass lines
« on: May 30, 2012, 01:27:06 PM »
Whats up LGM.  Question, walking basslines like in the song "They got the word" by Mississippi Mass, is that chordal/scalar bass line or 1 3 5 7, 1 5 6? What type of bassline is it? How do they but them together, theory wise?

Thanks in advance, for any and all help...
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 05:41:49 PM »
I find that alot of walking patterns can be better understood with some Jazz theory.
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2012, 09:41:18 AM »
I simple 1/5 walk.
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2012, 05:59:19 PM »
The 1/5 walk, do you arpeggiate each chord, or 1/5 the progression?
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2012, 01:01:07 AM »
Quote from: waveofthinking on May 31, 2012, 05:41:49 PM
I find that alot of walking patterns can be better understood with some Jazz theory.


any recommendations on a book?
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2012, 08:24:10 AM »
There's a couple of clips on you-tube.

How about sharing a few patterns?  Say on a F Gm7 C7( or 13 th) 

I'm doing this lt handed on keys    F (up) to C (down) A F   2 x's; G A Bb B   C(down) Eb (hold) or hit the E  in 4/4/ time all 1/4's  except the Eb or E which I hold  ;then start over on "1" with the F or next chord.

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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2012, 03:44:14 PM »
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2012, 09:48:40 PM »
I am learning to walk myself, but I find Ed Friedland's book helpful (even though I have a lot to get through still): http://www.amazon.com/Building-Walking-Bass-Lines-Friedland/dp/0793542049/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235602406&sr=1-1

I also found Scott Devine's Beginner Lessons immediately helpful: http://scottsbasslessons.com/walking-bass-lines/walking-bass-beginner-1.html  and  http://scottsbasslessons.com/walking-bass-lines/walking-bass-beginner-2.html
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2012, 11:59:02 PM »
is it wrong that I judge the books mentioned by the fact that only one is spiral bound?  :-\ I hope not LOL I will have to look into Walking Bassics [Spiral-bound] by Ed Fuqua
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2012, 07:40:56 AM »
yes -it is wrong ph LOL

No ideas on a bassline for that progression in F???
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2012, 10:36:02 PM »
Quote from: docjohn on July 03, 2012, 07:40:56 AM
yes -it is wrong ph LOL

No ideas on a bassline for that progression in F???

LOL

and i wish i could provide a bassline for that progression in F ... but thats a little above my skill level right now sorrry
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2012, 09:12:47 AM »
Can anyone do this at 5:28? The bass player at our church used to do this at a fast pace like this.
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2012, 03:50:36 PM »
Quote from: Mysteryman on July 04, 2012, 09:12:47 AM
Can anyone do this at 5:28? The bass player at our church used to do this at a fast pace like this.
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nope sorry ...
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2012, 08:49:49 AM »
MM-I don't play bass-it sounds like he is just using notes from the riff after pastor Ron ,maybe octaves and slapping?
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2012, 10:44:20 AM »
Quote from: docjohn on July 05, 2012, 08:49:49 AM
MM-I don't play bass-it sounds like he is just using notes from the riff after pastor Ron ,maybe octaves and slapping?
Yeah I know how to do it but. Doing that is not easy on bass at that speed. Well. The guy at my church would play each note twice in the normal shout run. It's hard to do on keys also. Imagine playing the normal shout run but you play each note twice.
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2012, 03:15:27 PM »
Use several fingers? That's what I would do on keys-3,2,1, or  such for that  machine gun stuff.
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2012, 04:15:43 PM »
Quote from: docjohn on June 04, 2012, 08:24:10 AM
There's a couple of clips on you-tube.

How about sharing a few patterns?  Say on a F Gm7 C7( or 13 th) 

I'm doing this lt handed on keys    F (up) to C (down) A F   2 x's; G A Bb B   C(down) Eb (hold) or hit the E  in 4/4/ time all 1/4's  except the Eb or E which I hold  ;then start over on "1" with the F or next chord.

How would it sound with a D Minor 7th chord after the c7?
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2012, 04:30:18 PM »
Quote from: docjohn on June 04, 2012, 08:24:10 AM
There's a couple of clips on you-tube.

How about sharing a few patterns?  Say on a F Gm7 C7( or 13 th) 

I'm doing this lt handed on keys    F (up) to C (down) A F   2 x's; G A Bb B   C(down) Eb (hold) or hit the E  in 4/4/ time all 1/4's  except the Eb or E which I hold  ;then start over on "1" with the F or next chord.


okay I came up with one ...

4/4 Time
F-A-C-A-G-B-D-C#-C-E-G-E ... then turn around and start all over


hmm should use noteflight
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #18 on: July 07, 2012, 04:42:54 PM »
http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/aeab0d3484310ff46fceff577ea994666a5c211a

i wonder if I can get the image to show up somehow ...
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Re: Walking bass lines
« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2012, 08:04:35 AM »
The Dm is an interesting idea ph,or C7 to Bb to A7 to Dm
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