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    Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar
    Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar
    Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar
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    Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar

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    Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar explores the creation of walking bass lines played over chord sequence using scale tones.
    This is the usual second step for players who want to master walking bass before moving to chromatic lines.
    A progressive approach is used to introduce walking bass technique: we start with a preliminary section to approach scalar walking bass on a single chord progression.
    In the second part we present lines related to most common jazz progressions.
    In our examples a bass line is added above chord (in this case drop2 and drop3 voicing are used) progression. Playing also suggested chord position is a good exercise for solo guitar.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 4, 2015
    ISBN9781329441620
    Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar

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      Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar - JazzGuitarMaster Media

      Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar

      Intermediate Walking Bass Lines

      for Jazz Guitar

      ISBN: 978-1-329-44162-0

      This book is dedicated to Martina

      JazzGuitarMaster.com

      Any part of this book is property of JazzGuitarMaster.com.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the

      prior written permission of the author.

      Introduction

      Intermediate Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar explores the creation of walking bass lines played over chord sequence using scale tones.

      This is the usual second step for players who want to master walking bass before moving to chromatic lines.

      A progressive approach is used to introduce walking bass technique: we start with a preliminary section to approach scalar walking bass on a single chord progression.

      In the second part we present lines related to most common jazz progressions.

      In our example a bass line is added above chord (in this case drop2 and drop3 voicing are used) progression. Playing also suggested chord position is a good exercise for solo guitar.

      Walking bass is a must to know tool for any player interested in solo jazz

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