Mel Bay Hungerford Jay - Walking Jazz Lines For Bass + Audio Online - Electric Bass
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Summary of This Book
Walking Jazz Lines For Bassstarts from a simple observation: a good bass line does not just "follow" the harmony; it drives the tempo, clarifies the chord changes, and gives direction to the whole. To help you create solid and varied walking patterns, the author first establishes clear foundations on intervals, chords, and scales, to understand how harmonic pathways are constructed beneath the chords.
The core of the method relies on one- and two-bar motifs, designed to enrich your vocabulary and teach you to naturally connect roots, thirds, fifths, sixths, and approach notes depending on the context. You will find concrete applications on the blues, rhythm changes, the II-V-I progression, as well as 20 popular jazz standards, to develop your sense of harmonic movement and rhythmic consistency.
The reading is in standard notation with chord symbols. Examples are provided both with model bass lines and as chord charts alone, allowing you to compare, analyze, and then improvise your own lines. Access to online audio perfectly complements the work: you can play along with a rhythm section, in stereo, to work on placement, walking continuity, and pulse stability.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Jazz, Blues, Soul | Publication | Sheet music |
| Instrumentation | bass | Difficulty | from beginner to advanced |
| Genre | jazz bass method | ||
Questions frequently asked
Does this walking bass method cover II-V-I progressions and rhythm changes?
II-V-I progressions, rhythm changes, and the blues are included applications in the book. The work is based on one- and two-bar patterns to build harmonic progressions.
Does the book contain jazz standards for bass?
Twenty popular jazz standards are included to apply walking bass lines to complete chord changes.
What skill level is required for Walking Jazz Lines For Bass + Audio Online?
The method is designed for levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Basics of intervals, chords, and scales introduce line construction. Chord charts alone then allow developing individual ideas.
Are the scores written in bass tablature?
The notation is provided in standard notation with chord symbols. Model bass lines and charts without lines are supplied for analysis and improvisation.
How does the method’s online audio work?
The audio access allows playing along with a stereo rhythm section. This resource is intended for working on timing, pulse, and walking continuity.
