For example, c major will typically be played with c in the bass. Mark watkins received his degrees from brigham young university and indiana university and has studied with eugene rousseau, daniel deffayet, ray smith, and yushi ishiwata and jazz with david baker. For when you have to learn to play the bass right now. Just found the best bass notation site in the universe, also offering tab to the lesser bass mortals, just cannot understand why it took me so long to find you. You should have a good understanding of basic diatonic harmony before diving into this lesson.
Now, its important to understand that there is no single rhythm changes chord progression. I am though beginning to grasp some concepts that i have so struggled with. Bit of a dilemma that i encounter kind of often when playing with people that compose their own tunes. Exploring new ways to practice chord changes on bass no treble. The basic principle for playing latin tunes is the same as playing twobeat bass lines. While not as common as bb, this key hosts some great compositions such as dizzy gillespies salt peanuts and dexter gordons apple jump. Write a bass line for rhythm changes, then try to change it. As with techno drum patterns, techno bass lines are generally not intricate, but require great consistency, and usually follow a four on the floor bass drum pattern. This lesson is derived from jon burrs the untold secret to melodic bass. Index 1 the boss james brown 2 fell in love with a boy joss stone 3 whats the buzz jcs soundtrack 4 for what its worth east harlem voices 5 lets get it on marvin gaye.
As with the double bass, which fingers you use to pluck the string makes a big difference in sound and feel. Rhythm changes bb 39 rhythm changes f 40 solar 41 stablemates. Be sure to check out the complete method book in downloadable pdf, kindle book and the allnew paperback formats. Exploring new ways to practice chord changes on bass no.
That is one reason his execution of faster lines is unique in sound and feel. Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are 3 alone together. It has an aaba form with standard 8 bar sections it is originally in the key of b. Before, like many others i viewed bass lines to have only a supportive role to chordal instruments such as guitarists and pianists. Rhythm changes in 12 keys is book ii in the constructing walking jazz bass lines bass tablature series for the electric jazz bassist. The recording uses a split stereo mix with piano and drums on the right channel, and bass and drums on the left channel.
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. It was this realization that changed my approach as a bass player. Jan 25, 2018 it can be difficult to have a large vocabulary of lines when improvising over fast moving chord progressions like rhythm changes. Free bass transcription of we are family by sister sledge. Home chords alternate bass using alternate bass in guitar chords open slash chords chords are mostly played with the root in the bass, the lowest sounding note in the chord. Approach notes usually occur on the beat before a target note. If you love these type of outside type lines, be sure to check out my pdf book devastating minor lines for jazz and funk soloing in which i take 100 classic minor outside lines in 16th notes and write them out in all 12 keys.
Todays instalment of 30 days to better jazz guitar comping will focus on how to comp rhythm changes using a variety of different approaches such as walking bass lines and drop 3 chords. The art of playng the bass part 1 featuring john clayton duration. When i realized that bass players have the exact same. One way to access some more ideas is to solo over substitute changes and then get some more options by thinking the substituted chords on top of the. Mark watkins received his degrees from brigham young university and indiana university and has studied with eugene rousseau, daniel deffayet, ray. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be. The stemsdown version would work as an ending of the tune or perhaps the end of someones solo. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. Latin or straight8th note bass lines can be embellished by adding an 8th note on the offbeat of beats two and four. This is similar to the 12 bar blues which also has a basic structure and then hundreds of variations. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. There are three types of notes from which to choose chord, scale, and chromatic, and where you place them rhythmically helps support or upset the harmony bass players are responsible for defining. This configuration will allow you to turn the bass track off and play with the piano and drums, as well as giving you clear access to the bass track for learning the lines by ear, and by transcription. 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.
Lets take a look at a little bit of music theory in order to help you understand these bass lines a little better. This is a very simple bass line and right hand to accompany someone or yourself over rhythm changes. A rhythm changes bass and drums learn jazz standards. Understanding and balancing tension and resolution in music is essential to being a good, creative musician. By the way, something i did a lot and something that is highly recommended by lots of players is practicing rhythm changes in all 12 keys. This may be because the bass is moving to other chord tones, or because its playing passing tones.
Using approach notes to improve your bass lines talkingbass. The pulsing nature of the lowend elements, the fact that bass and kick do not clash, and the somewhat straight, unswung nature of other parts make this bass very well suited to additional delay processing. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook. Use these lines to get you going the right direction when you start playing a blues. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. The backing tracks provided here are of a proper length about 5 minutes each, which sums up to almost 6 h of musical practice. If youre not yet familiar with the harmonized major scale, please have a look at my previous lesson on that subject. Because of their weak sound, chromatic tones create tension in music. His blog and podcast are highly regarded in the music world and have been featured as top offerings in the world of arts and culture for the past decade. Applying chordscale theory over changes bass tabs bass. Paul chambers played all his bebop lines with one finger only. The bass note of the chord is the most important note and will usually be played on the first beat of the bar or where the chord changes. Bass lines from chord symbols constructing bass lines from chord symbols is not only a useful skill but is regarded as essential in most forms of music outside of classical music. Rhythm changes in 12 keys compliments book i the blues in 12 keys by following on with an in depth study of must know jazz chord progressions for.
Feb 10, 2014 it is a beast of a chord progression, specially the a part, having 2 chords per bar almost all the way through. Building bass lines with the 9th interval video bass lesson music theory about 9th interval on bass. If you can play a lot of variations of blues changes and rhythm changes in every key, youll never be stuck playing any type of standard changes on the bass. There is also an exclamation of how to play solo piano o.
Internal dynamics is an area that seems to be largely ignored in the teaching of jazz, while at the same time is one of the most essential components. Jason heath is the host of contrabass conversations, a podcast devoted to exploring music and ideas associated with the double bass. Chord progressions and substitutions jazz reharmonization. Learn jazz guitar from paul musso with an intermediate guitar lesson for walking bass lines over rhythm changes. Piano jazz tutorial on rhythm changes accompaniment youtube. Rather, it is a number of different progressions all derived from the original i got rhythm progression. The collection of material of this book is, in our opinion, the basics to playing bass guitar for some event. Leroy vinnegar and ray brown youtube ray brown presents. Rhythm changes how you use chord substitution for new lines. Also try playing basslines as square as possible over it. It can be difficult to have a large vocabulary of lines when improvising over fast moving chord progressions like rhythm changes. Donald duck dunns classic bass lines by rob collier the bass world was saddened by the news that donald duck dunn, best known as the bassist for booker t. The 50 walking basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists, at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. Rhythm changes ignores the outro and just keeps the first 32 bars.
I got rhythm or rhythm changes to demonstrate how to create a complete 32 bar walking bass line over a jazz standard we are going to use the george gershwin tune i got rhythm. 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. Exploring new ways to practice chord changes on bass. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Rhythm changes in 12 keys compliments book i the blues in 12 keys by following on with an in depth study of must know jazz chord progressions for the aspiring jazz bassist. Bass lines part one for all of these exercises, we are going to use the cycle of 4ths. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. The bassline construction method explored here uses chord tones, approach notes and basic reharmonization. It is a beast of a chord progression, specially the a part, having 2 chords per bar almost all the way through. If you play an extended range bass, extend the pattern down to your lowest note and to whatever high note you like. Title solo rhythm changes sib bass clef iii trombone author. Can you play walking bass lines on any set of changes. Bass tablature for applying chordscale theory over changes by bass lessons. Understanding intervals copyright joe hubbard bass 2011 all rights reserved interval construction in halfsteps number of halfsteps interval name.
The bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in standard. Paul musso looks at walking bass lines and chords over rhythm changes, which are a set of chord changes based on i got rhythm by george gershwin. Bass tablature for 7 common chord changes by bass lessons. In bars 2932 the stemsup line would be played for repeated choruses as it outlines the iiv progression in the last two bars. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. Jan 14, 2015 be sure to download this exercise pdf format. Techno music is usually played by machines, a bass player wishing to create an accurate techno sound must play perfectly in time and be able to play with loops. Abstract reharmonization, also know as chord substitution, is one of the eternal subjects in personalizing the thousands of standard tunes and originals played by working jazz musicians and amateurs all over the world. The bassment is a mean machine groove for bass players. The bass tablature series of constructing walking jazz bass lines is designed to make available the same information to the bassist not experienced with reading music. Pay attention, burn through this as fast as you can, and you. Start with a delay time locked to your project tempo for example, a dotted 8thnote delay. All examples, lesson topics and bass lines are the same as the bass clef series for the double bassist. The rhythm changes is one of mine and many other musicians favorite forms to comp and blow over when learning jazz guitar.
Using alternate bass in guitar chords open slash chords. I chose a low e as my low note when available and a high g 12th fret, g string so as to not frustrate the many 4string bassists out there. These are a great way of getting started on building your own bass lines because you dont have to get too caught up in all the arpeggios and scales. This lesson i cover diatonic and chromatic approach notes. Chord symbols have been omitted purposely, for that would necessitate. One way to access some more ideas is to solo over substitute. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44 meter. I got rhythm is unquestionably one of the top 4 or 5 jazz tunes all bass players should know. On the other hand, the bass note may change at a pace much quicker than the chord changes. Reaching the top of the note choice pyramid, we arrive at chromatic tones. So far in this lesson block weve looked at the note choice pyramid and the concept of rhythmic weight.
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