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Feb 3 2013, 02:43 PM
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Hey
That's a great topic! I basically have 4 steps for learning any bassline, with some variation. They are as follows 1. Play the root for each chord on the 1st beat of every bar 2. Play 1 chromatic note on beat 4 leading into the root on the downbeat of the next bar, this can be chromatic above or chromatic below 3. Add a second chromatic note on beat 3 of the bar, this can them form 2 below the next root, two above the next root, one above and one below the next root, or one below and one above the next root. 4. Add a scale or chord tone on beat 4 to finish the walking bassline. So, you end up with R-CT-CH-CH where R=root, CT=Chord Tone, and CH=Chromatic note. Now, sometimes the chromatic notes will end up being diatonic to the chord you are on, but I would think of them as leading into the next chord. Which brings me to the final point, when walking basslines, try and think of beats 1 and 2 as outlining the chord you are on, and then think of beats 3 and 4 as leading to the next chord, so they can be chromatic as long as they resolve to where you are going Hope that helps! Here are some video and text lessons for further reading. http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/introduct...ar-video-lesson http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/how-to-wa...lines-on-guitar http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/how-to-pl...-note-exercises http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/walking-b...-and-summertime -------------------- |
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Feb 4 2013, 01:20 PM
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QUOTE (The Professor @ Feb 3 2013, 01:43 PM)  Hey That's a great topic! I basically have 4 steps for learning any bassline, with some variation. They are as follows 1. Play the root for each chord on the 1st beat of every bar 2. Play 1 chromatic note on beat 4 leading into the root on the downbeat of the next bar, this can be chromatic above or chromatic below 3. Add a second chromatic note on beat 3 of the bar, this can them form 2 below the next root, two above the next root, one above and one below the next root, or one below and one above the next root. 4. Add a scale or chord tone on beat 4 to finish the walking bassline. So, you end up with R-CT-CH-CH where R=root, CT=Chord Tone, and CH=Chromatic note. Now, sometimes the chromatic notes will end up being diatonic to the chord you are on, but I would think of them as leading into the next chord. Which brings me to the final point, when walking basslines, try and think of beats 1 and 2 as outlining the chord you are on, and then think of beats 3 and 4 as leading to the next chord, so they can be chromatic as long as they resolve to where you are going Hope that helps! Here are some video and text lessons for further reading. http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/introduct...ar-video-lesson http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/how-to-wa...lines-on-guitar http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/how-to-pl...-note-exercises http://www.mattwarnockguitar.com/walking-b...-and-summertime Awesome, thanks so much for the detailed answer and for the links to your instructional material as well. Your homepage is full of very useful lessons, so a big thumbs up! |
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Feb 5 2013, 12:57 PM
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Great question and fantastic answer! Thanks Matt for all these stuff! I will have to dedicate some time everyday to learn all the great things that you are sharing here with us!
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