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B¨6 G9 C‹7 F7 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
B¨ G C F B¨ G C F B¨ G C F
B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
Chord Shapes
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Walking Bass Lines
For Jazz Guitarists (Video)Marc-Andre Seguin
Chord Progression
You can use different chord extensions / alterations. Keeping it simple... because we're focusing on bass lines, right?! (-:
etc.
Ex1 - Just Bass Notes
etc.
Ex2 - Bass and Chord Simultaneous
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6 610 10
8 88 8
6 610 10
8 88 8
6 610 10
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B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
etc.
33 3 3 3
3 3 3
Ex3 - Bass and Chords Separated (w/ "swing" feel)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
etc.
33 3 3 3
3 3 3
Ex4 - Approaches from below "Walking Bass"
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
etc.
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Ex5 - Approaches from above "Walking Bass"
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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5 6
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9 10
91010
7 8
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7 8
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5 6
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9 10
91010
7 8
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7 8
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7 6
576
11 10
91010
9 8
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9 8
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7 6
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11 10
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9 8
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9 8
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7
2
B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9
etc.
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Ex6 - Approaches from below-above-below-above etc.
etc.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
etc.
33 3 3 3
3 3 3
Ex7 - Approaches from above-below-above-below etc.
Please note: Other "approach notes" are possible. Diatonic note from above is very frequent. Also, if the chords last more than 2 beats each, it's possible to have "scale movement" in between each chord...See the blues (below) for examples of this.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
etc.
33 3 3 3
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Ex8 - Mixed Approaches
etc.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 6
576
11 10
91010
7 8
888
9 8
788
5 6
576
11 10
91010
7 8
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7 6
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9 10
91010
9 8
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7 8
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7 6
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9 10
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7 6
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9 8
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5 6
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11 10
91010
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9 8
788
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B¨13 E¨9 B¨13 F‹9 B¨7(b9)
B¨13 E¨9 B¨13 F‹9 B¨7(b9)
E¨7 B¨13 B¨/D G7(#9)
E¨7 B¨13 B¨/D G7(#9)
C‹7 F9 B¨7 G7(#9) C‹7 F9 B¨13
C‹7 F9 B¨7 G7(#9) C‹7 F9 B¨13
3 3 3 3 3
Bb Blues Comping - w/ walking bass
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3
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3 3 3 3 3
3 3
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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5 8 7 6
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3 4 5 6
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5 6 7 8
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6 5
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4 38 6
566
4 3
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11 10
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