Basslines

Master jazz walking bass lines with 9 different approaches used by the pros.  We’ll work through one of the most common jazz progressions using techniques like 5ths, walkups, walkdowns, and tritones.

5ths Technique

5ths Tritions, Tritone Swing

Walkups, Walkups Swing

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