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R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. This book starts out with a conceptual discussion of how to internalize rhythms, and then explores many popular styles, including blues, reggae, motown, and rhythm and. The bass line descends the scale and lands on the root of the next chord. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. This just means that you can play a couple notes higher on the guitar and those notes are so high pitched they are pretty annoying to listen to anyway. Overview time period 16001750 the period between the renaissance and the classical era baroque irregular pearlextravagant and bizarre qualities of the musicharmonies, textures, and forms more free and unpredictable than those of either the renaissance or classical eras music had energy and motion.
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How to play grooving bass lines making music magazine. Order books and transcriptions in easyto download pdf form. I grew up listening to this, so when i started playing the melody, i was excited to see how cool it laid out on the bass guitar. The first level will be to develop bass lines using triad chord tones only and resolve to the next chord root in the most economical way i. It doesnt make a big difference if you have 20, 22, or 24 frets on your guitar. The bridge is the assembly that anchors the strings to the body. 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 6. Coronavirus has meant that concerts and therefore income have been lost to musicians everywhere. In basso continuo, two performers helped to fill in the texture of a composition while one or more performers provided the melody. The possible noterange of a walking bass can reach from subcontra a to middle c.
Each of these lines should be studied for phrasing and sense of style. Pdf using baroque techniques to teach improvisation in your. If files download limit exceeded, you can do these steps. Click to view or download a pdf sample of the music.
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