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B¨6 G9 C‹7 F7 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

B¨ G C F B¨ G C F B¨ G C F

B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

Chord Shapes

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Walking Bass Lines

For Jazz Guitarists (Video)Marc-Andre Seguin

Chord Progression

You can use different chord extensions / alterations. Keeping it simple... because we're focusing on bass lines, right?! (-:

etc.

Ex1 - Just Bass Notes

etc.

Ex2 - Bass and Chord Simultaneous

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B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

etc.

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Ex3 - Bass and Chords Separated (w/ "swing" feel)

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

etc.

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Ex4 - Approaches from below "Walking Bass"

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

etc.

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Ex5 - Approaches from above "Walking Bass"

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B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9 B¨6 G9 C‹7 F9

etc.

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Ex6 - Approaches from below-above-below-above etc.

etc.

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etc.

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Ex7 - Approaches from above-below-above-below etc.

Please note: Other "approach notes" are possible. Diatonic note from above is very frequent. Also, if the chords last more than 2 beats each, it's possible to have "scale movement" in between each chord...See the blues (below) for examples of this.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

etc.

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Ex8 - Mixed Approaches

etc.

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B¨13 E¨9 B¨13 F‹9 B¨7(b9)

B¨13 E¨9 B¨13 F‹9 B¨7(b9)

E¨7 B¨13 B¨/D G7(#9)

E¨7 B¨13 B¨/D G7(#9)

C‹7 F9 B¨7 G7(#9) C‹7 F9 B¨13

C‹7 F9 B¨7 G7(#9) C‹7 F9 B¨13

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Bb Blues Comping - w/ walking bass

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