Basslines

Walkdown Steps, Walkdown Tritones, Walkdown Swing

Combined Approaches

Chord Progression, Rootless Voicings

Learn 9 techniques for walking jazz bass lines, including outlining chords, chromatic connectors, 5ths, walkups, walkdowns, & more.

Combined Approaches

Outlining Chords, Adding the Chromatic Connector

5ths Going Up, 5ths Going Down, 5ths Going Up/Down

Walking Up, Walking Down, Walking Up/Down

Chord Progression, Root Position Chords, 3-7 Guide Tones

Explore the Cycle of 5ths Progression in 3 Jazz Styles: Swing, Bossa Nova, & Cocktail Piano. An essential course for comping on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

Questions & Conclusion

Rootless Voicings

Swing Groove, Bass Line Tips, Passing Tones

Latin Groove, Syncopation, Both Hands

Ballad Style, Melody, Root-Chord Left Hand

Quartal Voicings, Comping

Improv Techniques, the A Blues Scale

The Progression, Root Position Chords, & Shell Voicings

Stylize the Cycle of 5ths Progression in Swing, Latin Bossa Nova, & Jazz Ballad. An essential course if you want to comp on tunes like Fly Me to the Moon, Autumn Leaves, & All the Things You Are.

Root on Bottom, Chord Spread

Walking Bass, Half Notes, Swung Rhythm