Jazz piano basics dan davey tensions are non chord tones that are added to a chord to change the colortexture of the chord. One very important and widely used jazz guitar technique is playing bass lines in combination with chords. Many of the documents on this page are in pdf format. To learn more with geoff chalmers, check out creating walking bass lines. Richie blake explains and shows the importance of the pentatonic scale download support pdf for this lesson. Walking bass lines are a fascinating part of jazz, as they support and mark the harmony underneath the chords and melody. You could practice these patterns with the playalong recordings offered on this same page. Mike downes the jazz bass lines book chord music melody. Jazz bass extended arpeggios fundamental changes music book. This is a a way of playing that i use really a lot in situations where theres no bass player, so mostly duo settings with a guitar player, singer or horn player. This is a very useful collection of major, dorian, and mixolydian patterns, eight bar patterns, turnaround patterns, and more. Walking bass lines are really useful in jazz piano they give you a cool, pro sound and. I used this book as one of my references for these six patterns, and i think its a great resource.
More than any other ingredient, the jazz tradition is based on listening. Easytoread explanations of 7 elements of improvisation, in 5 skill levels. Four bar jazz fills part 3 swung 8th notes with triplets john xepoleas 1. Chords and walking bass part 1 in this lesson ill demonstrate how i approach playing walking bass lines and chords at the same time.
All of these are chord tones ct, and therefore, these are not tensions. A guitar in standard tuning will never reach the lower bass notes of a real bass, but. In this series, i will teach you how to combine four different two bar. Bar 5 uses the pattern r, r, b2, b3 to get the bass lines to work perfectly. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chordwalking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord.
For this walking bass line im going to use only two scale patterns as the foundation for the. The notes above are all natural however any of this notes can be raised or lowered a half. But rememberyou dont have to do everything at once. The broad collection of 81 different improvisational patterns covers a full array of meters and feels. Great lefthand accompaniment patterns for the piano or. I demonstrate how you can apply these patterns using the chord progression from fly me to the moon. Transcribed jazz solos from the bridjj cd beat the rats. 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. An easy method for creating walking bass lines on piano walking bass. Guitar virtuosity for the everyday man 2 advanced rhythm 93 lesson 1 stylistic rhythms 94. Start by visualizing and ingraining the minor third relationship of the diminished chord tones in every key there are only 3. Playing jazz guitar bass lines with chords the guitar is an extremely versatile instrument, with seemingly endless techniques and tones around every corner. The other big advantage of walking based patterns is theyre not that difficult to come. You can create a great bass pattern using the octave, the fifth, and the sixth intervals of each chord.
Walking bass line theory basics pdf file chris fitzgerald. Thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz handbook. In module 1 we will apply chord tone patterns to one of the most popular jazz standard autumn leaves and jazz blues. The goal of a walking bass line is to outline the chord progression but with an interesting. Laid out in a straightforward way, the exercises start simply with arpeggiation up and down the scale or chord in 44 time, revolving through the circle of fifths or another pattern. This is when a jazz musician interpolates a recognizable musical fragment such as a nursery rhyme or operatic theme in the middle of an improvised solo, often with humorous effect. He self publishes a series of educational jazz books entitled complete jazz styles. Here is an example with the chord progression c7 f7. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. In this handout, excerpted from the forthcoming book jazz patterns for improvisation and technical development, joseph henson shares some good patterns for students learning to play over a iiv7i chord progression. Treble clef instruments coker, jerry, casale, james, campbell, gary, greene, jerry on.
Mystery unraveled victor l pez, clinician sponsored by alfred publishing company guest clinicians. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Other books ive written sightreading jazz, a complete method for reading pitches, rhythms, and melodies, for all instruments in treble or bass clef. Patterns for jazz bass clef is a great way to learn and practice your scales and chords and to sharpen your reading skills. For example, a short pattern that is played on two strings could be played on strings 12, 23, 34, 45, and 56. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. In lesson 2, we continued to build patterns for the common chord progressions we see in blues. Listening to jazz recordstapes should be part of every musicians daily routine. Try to play the phrase on as many sets of strings as possible. Check out, patterns for jazz by jerry coker, james casale, gary campbell, jerry greene. This is especially noticeable in the drums, where the hi hat is. Ive got a lot of different fender bass headstock templates from over the years, but i dont think i have any drawings that include the entire neck assembly. Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass blues licks.
The author notes, a sequence is a repetition of a pattern on different scale steps. Patterns for jazz a theory text for jazz composition and improvisation. National jazz workshop a summer jazz camp at shenandoah. Free jazz improvisation pdf downloads improv pathways. Randy hunter is an atlantabased freelance saxophonist and long term private instructor. Jazz bass extended arpeggios fundamental changes music.
Falcon e 2005 midwest clinic 59th annual conference. Tons of jazz patterns pdf i work at a music store where i spend 90% of my time surfing the internet and i like sharing my findings with fellow trumpeters. Apr 08, 2016 10 diminished patterns and a lifetime of work. To read them, you will need to have the free adobe reader program installed on your computer. In this 5 minute masterclass, were going create a bass line over a blues in f. This book and audio set teaches 101 jazz bass patterns played over chords and chord progressions that are fundamental to the harmonic language of jazz. The musical modes are one of the most misunderstood, challenging and most difficult concepts to explain regardless of your instrument.
Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. Jan 22, 2016 for bass clef instruments here is the pdf. Killer bass exercise to build your technique, fluidity and harmony chops scott. When practicing a lick, go up and down the fretboard and play it in different positions on the neck. Patterns for jazz stands as a monument among jazz education materials. Watkins performance and composition are extant from jazz times, saxophone journal, cadence magazine, and other sources. The free 3 scale concepts that create killer walking bass lines pdf. Major jazz guitar pattern 1 in this first maj7 jazz guitar pattern, you will be highlighting the b3 a blue note and the 6th a common resolution note with maj7 chords.
Bert ligon shares some basic concepts of constructing good jazz bass lines. Walking bass lesson 3 jazz blues fundamental changes. Patterns for improvisation bass clef nelson, oliver. Major chords 1 ionian major scale 2 digital patterns. Jazz drums thelonious monk institute of jazz online jazz. Autumn leaves contains all the main chord types within its progression, so the patterns we will apply will be. As im sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect.
Are you talking about a cad or similar type of vector file for the entire neck inclusive of the butt and such. This blog post is the first in a series that will create backing tracks for concert, eb and bb instruments that coincide with the the patterns in evan tates 250 jazz patterns book. This sheet music accompanies nate browns video drum lesson demonstrating the most common double bass drum patterns along with some drum fill applications. Pdf the jazz bass book download full pdf book download. Prime practice material for jazz musicians includes. Once a player can navigate a tunes harmony confidently, then rhythm can more easily come to the foreground.
To walk bass lines on the ii v i, all we have to do is learn three different walking patterns. Walking bass lines always sound cool in any style of music, but are essential to jazz blues and. Take a one or two bar phrase and transpose it to all 12 keys. Patterns for improvisation has long been a standard guide for developing jazz improvisational chops, and now its available in a bassclef edition. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. Early walking bass lines can be found in the basso continuo patterns of the baroque era, while later walking bass is popularly used in boogiewoogie and especially in jazz. Then pick one of the 10 diminished patterns and take it into the practice room for a week. The bass line descends the scale and lands on the root of the next chord. Just because you practice scales, chords, patterns, and exercises doesnt mean you will sound stiff and mechanical, or that you will become a jazz great. On warm summers evenin 2010 jazz hang, two of the most appealing dimensions of fours offering are watkins pen and the virtuosity of each individual. When repeating a bass lick, try to think of something else while you are playing it. How to create a walking bass line if you know how to create a walking bass line, you can be more creative in your jazz playing. The art of improvisation is a twovolume set that includes the features listed below, and more, to help you learn and master jazz improvisation. Lesson 3 the metronome practice chords, scales and licks 101.
This book is not intended as a compendium of every possible pattern or harmonic approach. In this bass guitar lesson im going show you 3 scale concepts that create. To support practising of this material i created pdf files containing tab. In this first maj7 jazz guitar pattern, you will be highlighting the b3 a blue note and the 6th a common resolution note with maj7 chords. Essential walking bass line patterns discover double bass.
This performance oriented text is a must for all music performers and educators. In the previous lesson, we focused on arpeggios that spell out each chord. Guitar virtuosity for the everyday man pro level guitar. And walking bass lines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time. Experiment by alternating the various groove development bass patterns provided over all of the drum patterns. This sheet music accompanies nate browns video drum lesson demonstrating the. So far we have patterns for each chord change in the 12bar blues except for one, moving from v to iv i. Dedicate at least 3060 minutes each day to playing the bass. You can purchase this book from evan at the following link. The following is an example of a common bass line construction when the harmonic rhythm is moving at the rate of two chords per bar target notes are designated with t, and approach notes are designated with a. Here is a series of walking bass line patterns ordered by chord type major, minor, dominant, and halfdiminished. The last drum groove that i have written is a displaced pattern, which creates an interlocking effect between the bass and drums advanced concept. Welcome to part 3 in my four bar jazz fill lesson series. This will help place the pattern into your subconscious mind and put nature in charge from there.
The notes of the arpeggio are identical to the chord and contain the intervals 1, 3, 5 and 7. Build a walking bass line from scales the jazz piano left hand. Walking bass exercises for jazz guitar lesson with tabs and audio. The jazz practice of quoting is the clearest example. Some basic rhythms in jazz general rhythmic profile while so called traditional music form the common practice era and beyond accentuates the fist and third beats in 44 meter, jazz, blues, pop, rock, etc. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of.
Jazz scale applications the preceding scales are here roughly arranged from most consonant to most dissonant in relation to the following chord types. In part three of our walking bass series, we are looking at the final changes for the 12 bar blues. Patterns for improvisation has long been a standard guide for developing jazz improvisational chops, and now its available in a bass clef edition. Jazz bass extended arpeggios are an essential part of jazz bass soloing. His series of etude and duet books have been endorsed by joe lovano, randy brecker, john fedchock and a number of other world renowned jazz artist and educators. In this section you will learn 6 major jazz guitar patterns, which you can study in the given key of c major, but also take to all 12 keys across the fret board.
In this section you will learn 6 major jazz guitar patterns, which you can study in the given key of c major, but also take to all 12 keys across the fret board major jazz guitar pattern 1. Jazz bass extended arpeggios are an essential part of jazz bass soloing in the previous lesson, we focused on arpeggios that spell out each chord. 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. A bass line is a melody line played in the bass by a lowpitched instrument such as the piano, double bass, electric bass, tuba, etc. And walking bass lines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time walking bass lines. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. Patterns for jazz a theory text for jazz composition. Memorizing these patterns will make it a lot easier to improvise simple walking bass lines over jazz standards.
Mike downes the jazz bass lines book free ebook download as pdf file. Note that scale degrees 10 is the same as 3, 12 the same as 5, 14 the same as 7, and 15 the same as and root. You may notice that certain phrases appear in many solos. But for bass players, where this is one of the most sought after questions that usually is faced with an unsatisfying answer on talkbass, use their search to look for musical modes and just look at. 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. Patterns for jazz a theory text for jazz composition and. Chords for standard jazz tunes in a clear, easytoread format. Jazz bass backing track medium swing 251 c youtube. Tons of jazz patterns pdf i work at a music store where i spend 90% of my time surfing the internet and i. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. For example, in the great jazz tune all the things you are, the melody spends a great deal of time cycling through perfect and augmented 4ths. You will see the the circle of 5ths time and time again in jazz walking bass. Bouncy rock patterns in addition to slamming octaves, a nice rock and rollsounding bass pattern may use other intervals drawn from scale notes.