Walking Bass Lines -- a Lesson with Keith Groover

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This is a short demonstration lesson detailing the basic principles of walking bass lines.

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[tonygoacher]

Thanks for the upload. I'm definitely trying to get my head round modes. I always worked with "if it sounds right it is right" but I'm starting to realise that the knowledge will help get to the result more quickly. (BTW - Ignore the negative comments - if folks down find a particular YT lesson challenging enough for them I really wish they'd just find one that is - and when they've exhausted that, perhaps they would post their own).

[kgroover]

@tonygoacher I tell my students that modes, scales, chords, etc. are like ingredients. If you're a chef but you only know about pasta and powdered cheese, everything you make is going to taste like mac and cheese. If you have access to a large number of ingredients, though, then the number of dishes you can make greatly increases.

[NapoleanXV]

theres a very high pitched squeal in your video thats constantly ringing and its quite distracting from the video

[kgroover]

@NapoleanXV Yeah, sorry about that. When I recorded this video two years ago I only had a digital camera and its built-in mic. I've got a much better camera and mic now for my videos.

[kgroover]

@NapoleanXV Yeah, sorry about that. When I recorded this video two years ago I only had a digital camera and its built-in mic. I've got a much better camera and mic now for my videos (and skype lessons.)

[redolvan]

and spare the brag about ur certification because really no one care that u know the modes or not as long as they r all in M and m scales with deferent naming ..

cheers

[kgroover]

@redolvan I guess you mean like how dorian is like the minor but with a raised sixth? Yes, if that's faster for you, by all means use that. And I hope it's not pretentious for me to use the mode names; that's definitely not my intention. I hear jazz musicians use the terms "dorian" and "mixolydian" all the time, so I don't think it's that unusual. Use whatever method works best for you, because when you're reading a chart, speed is often the most important thing. Thanks for the comments.

[DeadlySinzzz]

"...which is why bassists are cool interesting people" - LOOOL Nice one xD

[RockahD91]

Lol! my name is Dorian haha!

i got my own mode =D

[spacecowboy98]

I've been playing the guitar 6 string for a really long time. But I have been self taught having to watch other guitar players to teach myself and my music skill level has never improved to anything but knowing how to play a few songs. I've wanted to deeply understand how to play the guitar and watching your video has led me to believe that I need to practice scales. So thank you for your video I will be coming back to it often to make sure I don't miss anything. Groover for President!

[cgrimes72]

@cgrimes72 Trust me when I tell you that any Jazz musician will tell you that if you are talking about scales you are doing it wrong! It is all around the chord tones and chord changes!

[cgrimes72]

@kgroover True jazz musicians do not use terminology like Modes or scales. In fact any real true Jazz musician is reading and playing around "Chord Tones" and NOT scales. It amazing to hear so many musicians talking about scales and yet when you ask them the notes that make up a particular chord like G Major they cannot tell you any of the chord tones!

[coryskater95]

Thank you sooooooo much for this upload, much better than many others, you've helped me get my head around these damn blues walking bass lines, keep up the good work man.

[lucybrand]

I <3 mixolidean! It's my favorite mode. Love it in brazilian music.

[XDskateable]

ima cellist bassist 2 :)

[gamvidys]

Nice bass! Great lesson! You are the man!Thank you too much!=)