Youtube--'Walk That Bass'
Walking Basslines Tips
1)Key beats: 1 & 3
2)Key notes of chord :1 & 5
3)Target root note on beat 1
4)Use leading notes on beat 4 to move to next chord
--Chromatic
--Diatonic
--5th/Dominant
5)Keep it movin': phrases going up or down
6)Circle the note
Walking Bassline Ideas
Chord Prog Dm7 G7 CMaj7
(II, V7, I)
Pedal Point D-D-D-D G-G-G-G C-C-C-C
Arpeggio(hopping): D-F-A-C G-B-D-F C-E-G-B
Arpeggio(walking): D-F-A-F G-B-D-B C-E-G-B
Diatonic D-E-F-A G-A-B-D C-E-G-E
Chromatic D-F-Ab-F# G-Ab-A-D C-E-G-Db