Jazz bass lines book

The basic principle for playing latin tunes is the same as playing twobeat bass lines. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. The recordings feature two separate versions of each etude. As an active member of the new york city jazz scene, wallace has participated in jazz festivals, spoken and performed live on radio, and played at many prestigious jazz clubs and concert halls around the country. Steven mooney has 45 books on goodreads with 4167 ratings. The jazz bass line book by mike downes, 978395480, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Rather than arm you with a few examples of walking bass lines, this book will show. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book iv building a 12 key facility for the jazz bassist. In this lesson, we will show you a couple of jazz bass lines that will help to open your eyes to the use of chords and chromatics within jazz bass guitar playing.

This was the first book i was recommended when i was 12 and it is brilliant. Pdf the jazz bass book download full pdf book download. A compendium of techniques for great jazz bass lines including playalong cd featuring ron carter bass builders the jazz bass line book advance music only 6 left in stock more on the way. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method. Books by steven mooney share book recommendations with. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. Walking jazz lines for bass by jay hungerford books on. Jazz bass method books, walking and latin bass lines. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook welcome to the bass chapter of the thelonious monk institute of jazzs online jazz handbook. This book teaches everything you need to know to create great bass lines. If you know how to create a walking bass line, you can be more creative in your jazz playing. Bass guitar jazz bass tab lesson walking bass line the blues in c. How to keep your bass lines interesting learn jazz standards.

Lines in the style of wes, metheny, benson, and more. Chords, soloing, theory, vocabulary, and more in each book. While reading from the book, play along with the bassist on the recording from a new approach to jazz. With these jazz standard study guides you learn how to master your favorite jazz tunes on guitar. A walking bass line is a more creative form of bass playing than the other swing styles because you choose new notes each time you play the same song.

I am now personally excited to schedule walking bassics into my own study rotation. Clifford browns practice routine, ray browns bass method, and patterns for jazz have been essential to my understanding of jazz bass technique. Get a hold of the fundamentals before tackling this. The simplest walking bass line formula exactly where to. A supplemental resource of jazz bass lines, book 2 institute for creative music, 2015 these volumes give a.

Hexatonics inside improvisation series vol 7 jerry bergonzi. As a busy rhythm section clinician, i am thrilled to use and demonstrate this muchneeded and complete text. Recommended to me by my bass teacher, this book upped my game. The walking lines and solos presented here are derived from the jazz tradition. Mike downes the jazz bass lines book chord music melody.

Walkin the blues by steven mooney walkin the blues walking bass line transcription includes bass tab. Practice applying these walking bass comping techniques to jazz standards that you know. Bass conversations episode 0003 walking bass lines, listening to the masters. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. The function of a bass player in the jazz combo is to work with the piano player and drummer to provide both a harmonic and rhythmic stability for the tune. Here are our recommendations for books on walking jazz bass and on. This is a simple yet thorough book on beginning bass lines. But if youre really looking for a walking jazz bass line book, then in alphabetical order ed friedland, ed fuqua, jay hungerford, and bob magnusson all have good books, each with a little different approach.

Jazz bass lines book i walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys. There are a couple of exceptions as youll see but for the most part were looking at one line for ascending and one line for descending. Learn how bass lines follow the chords and structure of a song. For ascending lines im using the scale degrees 1 2 3 5. There is no tab in this so it is great for reading practice and comes with a cd of truly great bass players playing jamerson bass lines. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method paperback, and all of mr mooneys series. Wallace stelzer is a professional jazz bass player and content creator from houston, texas. Jazz bass books constructing walking jazz bass lines. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. Intended for beginners and professionals alike, the book deals with playing in 2.

Here you fill find jazz walking bass line books, excellent resources for learning to play jazz. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book iii water fall publishing. From jazz bassist to popular music icon by joshua andrew zarbo, b. In this weeks lesson were looking at a very simple walking bass line through the chord changes of the jazz standard autumn leaves.

Nov 28, 2018 walking bass lines are not just for jazz players. Adding walking bass lines to chords is great fun and will make you a good accompanist. Constructing walking jazz bass lines book i walking bass lines. Standard lines book iii bass tab edition jazz walking. Most other books ive seen have been very similar in their approach, and while this book travels the same ground. Latin or straight8th note bass lines can be embellished by adding an 8th note on the offbeat of beats two and four. The bass player must create interesting lines under the chord changes, keep the time flow or pulse steady, and keep the form of the song together. Learning how to construct walking bass lines is the easiest and fastest way to start really learning your fingerboard. Mel bay this comprehensive method includes every conceivable aspect of jazz bass performance.

Sep 01, 2015 the jazz bass line book advance music mike downes on. The blues in 12 keys, book i in the constructing walking jazz bass lines series is designed to give the aspiring bassist of all levels the tools and devices required to construct professional level jazz bass lines and to build a strong functional awareness of how to function as a professional bassist in any musical setting. Mel bay the bass has been called the most important instrument in any band. This is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Learn 141 jazz guitar licks over common chords and chord progressions, including major and minor 251. This paper describes a contourbased algorithm for the realtime automatic generation of jazz walking bass lines, following a given harmonic progression. New release walking bass lines for guitar the blues in 12 keys book i. Bass guitar jazz bass tab lesson walking bass line the. Geddy lees big beautiful book of bass this lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration of the instrument, including its origins and history, and the weird and wonderful shapes it has taken. By learning to play this material you will immediately sound more mature. All concepts are demonstrated using common jazz chord progressions. The first section of the book, bass songs, contains tabbed versions of bass lines from example songs.

First off, before we begin, it is important that you take a look at your skillset. The jazz bass line book advance music mike downes on. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal. Walking bass lines for guitar jazz guitar workshop series. Rhythmically most swing bass lines sound best with quarter notes but are no means limited to that one rhythm. The right approach to getting fine jazz soloing together on bass. Jazz bass explores the key ingredients necessary to play great jazz bass lines, including the sound, feel, foundation, and power. An easytouse, stepbystep approach to basic theory is given as a foundation, and then the essential stylesand many styles within each styleare explored from the bass point of view. Hey guys, i was hoping you could help me find a book full of the bass lines for a lot of jazz pieces. Jazz bass stylings is designed to help make your bass playing sound like the real thing.

What this book does is patternize jazz chord shapes, scales, and arpeggios into exercises that make playing jazz bass lines second nature. This is an indepth look at the heart and soul of jazz bass playing. I am working with this book for almost 2 years and still havent explored it all. Jan 30, 2019 learn 141 jazz guitar licks over common chords and chord progressions, including major and minor 251. A guide to creating supportive jazz bass lines, book 1 and the low down. Intended for beginners and professionals, the book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal and slashchord harmony, ballads, and much more. Constructing walking jazz bass lines is a new series of instructional method books for the double bassist and electric. When you master this book, you will be playing good jazz bass. An absolute must have hands down the series delivers on how to walk the walk and talk the talk constructing walking jazz bass lines, book 1. Constructing walking jazz bass lines walking bass lines 3 book set for a limited time buy books 1 3 and take our walking bass workshop course free.

The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. The worldwide leader in jazz improvisation educational materials for over 50 years. Complete jazz bass book book mel bay publications, inc. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys bass tab edition steven mooney on. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. Feb 12, 2011 bass guitar jazz bass tab lesson walking bass line the blues in c. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Book iii covers 24 standard jazz chord progressions with 110 choruses. It kind of looks like a notebook and my previous bass teacher had it which is the first time ive ever seen it. My goal for this book is to make the process of studying the master bass players more accessible.

Provides the aspiring jazz bassist with a thorough guide to walking bass lines. Steven mooneys most popular book is constructing walking jazz bass lines book i. The bill evans trio volume 3 19681974 creating jazz bass lines jim stinnett. Constructing walking jazz bass lines home facebook. Jazz walking bass is designed to get you started on the correct path. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read walking jazz lines for bass. The book deals with playing in 2, creating walking bass lines, 34 time, using a broken feel, modal and slashchord harmony, ballads, and much more. New release walking bass workshop pt ii rhythm changes. Bass dvds bass improvisation bass lines books bass play alongs. Master the art of creating effective bass lines, develop your playing technique, and perform for family and friends all of the music in the book is presented in bass tab and notation. Dec 28, 2015 walking jazz lines for bass ebook written by jay hungerford.

A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. Resources on jazz bass killer walking bass blog medium. For this walking bass line im going to use only two scale patterns as the foundation for the whole thing. This book is genuinely one of the best bass books out there. Were going to use basic chord tones and repetitive lines that will act as a springboard in developing your own lines. The jazz bass line book by mike downes is a comprehensive approach to the construction of improvised bass lines. Jamey aebersold jazz does not accept liability for incorrect spelling, printing errors including prices, incorrect manufacturers specifications, or grammatical inaccuracies in any product included in the jamey aebersold jazz catalog or website. This is one of the bibles for bass players as james jamerson is one of the true bass greats. Geddy lees big beautiful book of bass this lavishly produced volume large format and hardcover is a wondrous celebration.

Constructing walking jazz bass lines book iv building a. Probably the best walking bass book i have ever purchased. Highly endorsed by john clayton fine jazz bassistcomposerarranger dir. It begins with the teaching of the basics using illustrations of hand positions, basic theory, the first position, how to read music, fingering, accelerated fingerboard. While reading from the book, play along with the bassist on the recording from a new approach to jazz improvisation volume 54. You will also have learned a system for analyzing a bass line that will help you to understand why some bass lines work and others dont. Here you fill find jazz walking bass line books, excellent resources for learning to play jazz walking bass lines. Chordal tone phrases, chordal subs, stacked triads, ii v7 i, and pivotal b5 lines. The material presented here is the exact same material that i have used for many years while learning and teaching walking bass lines. Packed full of clearly presented approaches for walking bass, along with exercises and transcriptions that can keep you busy for years. The latin bass book is the finest work, in a practical approach, yet written. Books by steven mooney author of constructing walking jazz. Walking jazz lines for bass ebook written by jay hungerford. James jamerson from jazz bassist to popular music icon.