16-Walking Basslines (Part1)-Jazz Piano Tutorial

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