Lesson Goal: To quickly internalize common practice Mixolydian Walking Bass Lines in all keys… by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle…
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Prerequisites
Basic music reading skills… the LOVE of music… and the discipline to study and practice.
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Why Learn Walking Bass?
A great way to outline the Mixolydian harmony and keep the time flowing in a swing context is to play a walking bass line… typically played as a relentless string of quarter notes, where the primary chord tones (1-3-5-b7) tend to fall on strong beats and where these chord tones are connected by diatonic passing tones or approached with a three-note chromatic pickup… as you will see below…
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Mixolydian Walking Bass, Variation #1…
Performance Suggestion: Don’t try to play these lines legato. Give each note a pleasing thump as if you are playing a standup bass!
Mixolydian Walking Bass, Variation #2…
As always, do not merely memorize these patterns. Use what you know to internalize them by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle in as many keys as you expect to play in.
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