Creating Walking Bass Lines: Going Beyond The Target Note/Approach Note Method
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Going Beyond The Target Note/Approach Note Method
The most influential book on walking bass is Ed Friedland’s Building Walking Basslines and the approach used throughout Ed’s book is to use approach notes to lead to target notes. This is a valid approach, leads to authentic sounding bass lines, plus the student learns how to use the different types of approach notes.
But it’s just a starting point...and CREATING WALKING BASS LINES is all about going beyond the target note/approach note method.
Here are the ways you’ll learn to go beyond the target note/approach note method in this Volume: Simple Chordal Bass Lines Complex Chordal Bass Lines Chordal Fragments plus Approach notes Introduction to the 7/3 Resolution The 7/3 Diagram - 36 Chordal Basslines for iim-V7 Progressions 80-20 Devices For Walking Bass Devices That Start From The 5th How To Set Up Devices That Start From The 5th 10 Rhythmic Variations To Add Rhythmic Push to Your Lines Practicing the ii-V7-I In All 12 Keys Using Cycle Tracks To Practice An Idea Efficiently in All 12 Keys Learn To Play In Complete Bars
Bonus Online Version
The ‘online version’ of the book contains the following items: All the examples in the book filmed with picture in picture technology. Unique Song Library With Practice Tracks - not just complete songs, but also downloadable practice tracks for 8 bar sections of tracks. Plus ii-V-I tracks in all 12 keys. Plus cycle tracks. Twenty ii-V-I lines in the style of Ron Carter. Lesson on how to systematically apply what you know to familiarize yourself with the chord changes of a new song.The online version of the book is free. All you have do is send a copy of your Amazon receipt or invoice to me at paul@how-to-play-bass.com. (Note: the bonus online version is not available for books sold second hand on Amazon Marketplace or other second hand book sites.)
Start learning to go beyond the target note/approach note method by getting CREATING WALKING BASS LINES today.
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