Voice3, bagpipe, guitar2, bass, piano, strings, percussion2. Sheet music single,score sheet music by miranda wong. When the harmonic rhythm of a progression of a song is two chords per bar, the bass player will often play a target note on beats 1 and 3, and an approach note on beats 2 and 4. Walking bass for piano chapter 1 walking bass noterange usually the bass lies in the lower sound range of the music. It is common for the harmonic rhythm to vary within most chord progressions. Instead, this is something the piano player would play when there is no bass player. 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. I know thats not an easy answer but, its an important one. Examples 50ad correspond to exercises 8ac from pages 2223, except that this time the left hand plays a bass line with eight notes and octaves. 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. Transcript lets talk about playing bass notes on the accordion.
This is a nice way to get started with walking bass lines and is also very effective device when playing solo piano. Walking bass in g sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in c major. This configuration will allow you to turn the bass track off and play with the piano and drums, as well as giving you clear access to the bass track for learning the lines by ear, and by transcription. All that said, theres a bit more to walking bass lines than just playing arpeggios. But the truth is that walking bass lines are fairly easy to practice and, like everything in. Popularized by piano greats lennie tristano and dave mckenna, among others, the walking lh bass line can effectively subtitute for a rhythm section, if desired, and provides a rhythmic and melodic foundation for rh improvisations. The pianists right hand would be free to comp, solo, or play a melody. Walking bass in g sheet music download free in pdf or. The first beat should usually be the root of the chord d for dm7. In this article were going to focus on a few specific things that you can practice to help you play walking bass lines at the piano. When creating walking bass lines, its important to outline the root and 5th of the chord. The problem is, there are lots of rules and then a billion more exceptions about how to get from one place to the other.
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. Guitar pro sheet music editor software for guitar, bass, keyboards. Chord tones root, 3rd, 5th, 7th are the most powerful choice you can make when creating your walking lines. Walking bass line piano tutorial walking bass jazz piano. The recording uses a split stereo mix with piano and drums on the right channel, and bass and drums on the left channel. Jazz piano walking bass and comping lesson notation youtube. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail piano. Nov 07, 2018 learn how to play accordion bass notes from musician broadway actress katrina yaukey in this howcast video. Try to hear the harmonies that blanket the c bass note repetition the following is an example of my teaching strategies. And walking bass lines are a continuous sequence of quarter notes, generally played on the beat 4 notes per bar in 44 time. This style of playing, with octaves in the bass line, is very popular, but is not easy to play. Print and download long distance runaround sheet music by yes.
Print and download in pdf or midi stand on the world. She works hard for the money words and music by donna. Therefore being in control of them and becoming fluent is crucial. How to play walking bass lines at the piano cocktail. S7 b7b5 e7b9 a7 walking bass exercise fly me to the moon play chords and bass 1 oct. Music is supplied as pdf files for easy printing on either a4 or us letter paper.
We then have a study of walking bass line patterns and apply the concepts to the tune autumn leaves. Music educational books and sheet music downloads for blues, jazz, funk, latin, gospel, rock, celtic styles for instruments including piano, keyboards, sax, flute. She works hard for the money words and music by donna summer and. Once you have some basic rules down, youll be able to make bass lines over any chord progression. Here is an arrangement i am writting of stand of the world the joubert singers. Incorporating the 3rd of the chord will also give your bass line a stronger harmonic foundation. This arrangement is good for when you are in a trio setting with a bass player, but it can also be played alone without a rhythm section. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Sep 26, 2010 the walking bass technique with the piano left hand has great effect. You usually want to play certain notes on certain beats and throw in some passing notes as well. Since its walking bass piece each note is a quarter note. Playing with a walking bass line is a style of piano playing that is used most often in solo jazz performance.
In the piano version we see that this fournotesequence is used many times. Free piano sheet music download pdf or print on musescore. Someone kindly please link me up with a site where i can get bass chords pdf for free or if he or she cud help me with chords appeggios. In reality, if you ask people, nobody will be able to sum them all up and most people who do walking bass well either only use a handful of specific trick, or they are so deep in it that they cant even describe what they are doing. Basic keyboard and secondary rrano lvlusap 33,234,nnd 235 studerts play scales in 4 octaves major scales i g major. Yes long distance runaround sheet music in c major. A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. Print and download in pdf or midi giant steps trio piano arrangement. Stand on the word the joubert singers wip sheet music for. Includes great two handed chord voicings, left hand voicings for soloing, walking bass that can be played using the left. This technique resumes in a direct way the style of a bass instrument. Walking bass lines are a very specific and classic jazz piano sound and generally considered an advanced concept. Print and download skinny love sheet music by the theorist arranged for piano.
Walking basslines pdf f blues in this 5 minute masterclass, were going create a bass line over a blues in f. Use these lines to get you going the right direction when you start playing a blues. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on walking bass guitar. Therefore we want practice this new style with the help of repeated exercises. Walking bass lines are an essential part of blues and jazz piano especially if youre playing solo or without any. Printable piano chord chart for major and minor chords. In this lesson well take a look at scale style and intervalic bass lines, and even mix them up a bit.
Opening tool windows by clicking on the score, file explorer, tablature editing for 9 and 10 strings guitars, mysongbook integration, batch conversion tool, midi. Walking bass lines are a fascinating part of jazz, as they support and mark the harmony underneath the chords and melody. For double bass, piano arr scores featuring the double bass arr for trumpet, piano arr scores featuring the trumpet arr pages with arrangements. Therefore, the bass is played by the left hand on the lower part of the keyboard of the piano. Misc cool walking bass pattern bass tab this cool walking bass pattern is fun to play, and also a good warmup. This is not something the piano player does with a bass player. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Jazz piano walking bass and comping lesson notation. Just to clarify, im not a piano player and was using a track i had recorded for one of my books. When piano players copy this idea of walking bass lines, they generally do so by using their left hand to play the same role as that of the bass player. Free scores for piano, violin, banjo, mandolin, accordion, classical guitar, bass, saxophone. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. Obviously the sound of the contrabass is warmer and softer than the percussive sound of the piano and some shadings are impossible with the piano, for example glissando or bender.
The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. When starting out with walking bass lines, i would recommend that you always target the root when changing chords. After a leap, always move stepwise in the opposite direction. Posts about walking bass lines written by playpianoandreadmusic. R 3 5 6 7 walking bass line theory basics chris fitzgerald. A piano arrangement for the song giant steps by john coltrane.
In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. Walking bass lines are an essential part of blues and jazz piano especially if youre playing solo or without any kind of. We introduce a simple walking bass which outlines the root and 5th of the chord. The possible noterange of a walking bass can reach from subcontra a to middle c. These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can rely on to always sound good when you play it. Walking bass on the piano can be one of the coolest things ever. Print and download in pdf or midi walking bass in g. My suggestion though would be to start listening to as many piano players over the blues as possible and really pay attention to what they are doing.