| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Another Walking Bass Question | |
| ronald1 -- 01/23/2007, 03:15:38 -- #32620 | |
| just wondering whether walking bass is only really played over simple chord progressions (blues, II-V-Is), because when I try and apply it to a more complicated progression it just sounds wrong. Is this my problem? or do other people just use it for simple progressions? thanks | |
| Scot -- 01/23/2007, 09:56:54 -- #32620 | |
| It's your problem. If you use the simple rules of walking bass, you can make a bass line on any chord. One of the major problems people have is always starting each chord on the root. You don't have to do that, try starting chords on the third or the fifth or any other chord tone. Have you gone through the walking bass lesson on this site? There are some rules to walking bass that work for any chord progression. But if you really want to learn about walking bass, take out one of your recordings that has Ray Brown or whoever you like and transcribe his bass lines. You'll learn more about walking bass in an hour or two than you will in five years here. | |
| Jazz+ -- 01/23/2007, 13:32:14 -- #32620 | |
| "when I try and apply it to a more complicated progression it just sounds wrong." What song are you thinking of? | |
| ronald1 -- 01/23/2007, 13:51:52 -- #32620 | |
| nothing inparticular. just a piece with a less simple progression, e.g. dolphin dance - herbie hancock (not that the piece is particularly well-suited for walking bass) | |
| Jazz+ -- 01/23/2007, 14:15:32 -- #32620 | |
| On tunes like Dolphin Dnac eI use a lot of the "Kenny Barron" style walking (hopping) bass: 1 5 8 5 or 1 5 8 5 9 b9 8 5 | |
| elwapo -- 01/24/2007, 00:28:04 -- #32620 | |
| HI Scot! Could you recommend any such Ray brown song so I can buy the album. Thanks in advance... | |
| elwapo -- 01/24/2007, 00:32:38 -- #32620 | |
| Hi Ronald1 check this out (Should keep you busy for awhile) http://organfreak.tripod.com//bass.html | |
| Mike -- 01/24/2007, 05:44:17 -- #32620 | |
| While first learning to walk complex changes... Dophin Dance may not be the best choice... You many be hearing in your head all kinds of kicks from the original recording that you are not going to get in solo piano. Giant Steps (relativily difficult changes) is a better choice... because it is straight ahead walking. | |
| jaledin -- 01/24/2007, 17:03:58 -- #32620 | |
| Where does Kenny Barron use walking bass in his LH, Jazz+? I admire his playing, but I just don't have all that many of his albums as a leader. It's certainly a good piece of advice -- the great Hammond organists often use similar patterns in their left hands as well. | |
| Reharmonize_me -- 01/24/2007, 21:10:55 -- #32620 | |
| Which interval, exactly, sounded bad to you? | |
| Reharmonize_me -- 01/24/2007, 21:11:48 -- #32620 | |
| Which interval (combination of notes ) sounded wrong to you? | |
| Reharmonize_me -- 01/24/2007, 21:14:05 -- #32620 | |
| Which combination of notes, exactly, sounds "wrong" to you? | |
| Reharmonize_me -- 01/24/2007, 21:19:56 -- #32620 | |
| Ronald..... What combination of notes, exactly, sounds bad to your ear? | |
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