Simple Walking Bass Formula || For Bass Players (No.173)

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In this video I show you a formula that you can used to improvise your own walking bass lines. You'll find out the best notes to pick that sound great every for any walking bass line.

Walking bass lines are commonly found in Blues and Jazz but you'll also hear them in other styles of music too.

To play a great sounding walking bass line you can use:
1. chords tones - root, 3rd, 5th and 7th
2. scale approach notes
3. chromatic approach notes
4. dominant approach notes

This bass video tutorial is suitable for absolute beginner bass players through to intermediate bassists.

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Timestamp:
0:00 - Simple Walking Bass Formula For Bass Players
0:48 - The rhythm of a walking bass line
1:35 - Breakdown of each beat of a bar of walking bass
6:19 - The Walking Bass Formula
7:03 - Playing walking bass over a major 2-5-1
8:04 - How to play walking bass for a turnaround
10:12 - Walking bass demo

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