Walking Bass

This is simply an example of a walking bass line created for the Wikipedia entry regarding walking bass:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_bass

This content of this video is entirely my own work and I am making it available to Wikipedia under GDFL/CC licensing for the purposes of demonstrating a standard "walking bass line" - Dave Muscato, November 3rd 2007

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• walking
• bass
• wiki
• wikipedia
• mtd
• michael
• tobias
• electric
• 5
• five
• string
• talkbass

[bertito7777]

Terrible MTD.

[davemuscato]

For $425 on eBay, I'm not complaining! It's very easy to play, light-weight, and punchy as hell for playing live at a fraction of the cost of the American ones. What kind of MTD do you have? I'd love a 635 but that's not happening anytime soon ;)

[oober349]

Do you know where I could find information regarding how walking basslines are constructed/their formula?

[davemuscato]

There are basically 3 ways to play a walking line: Play up & down straight from the scale (scalar), play chromatic approaches, and play arpeggios of the chord you're outlining. You can mix & match, too. Pretty much, as long as you play a chord tone on the 1 and 3 beats, you can play whatever you want on the 2 and 4 and it'll sound okay. It really just takes practice and a bit of knowledge of chord theory. Berklee prof Bruce Gertz has a great book/DVD called "Walkin'" that I recommend, too.

[primusfeces]

love the walking lines....dont like your tone but hey nice job

[davemuscato]

Thanks; yeah, that's just a Fender Rumble 25-watt 1x10 practice amp, and my camera was actually sitting on top of it while recording using the built-in microphone, LOL. I sound a lot better through my usual rig!

[Nirvalica]

Billy Mays is alive!

[zebramandude]

hardcore epicness

[Mauistyl]

@davemuscato I agree that the budget MTDs sound nice and its a great bass for the price.

[gustavoturm]

@davemuscato He said this bass sounds bad? What is a good sounding bass?

[joex10design]

Love yur work ,

Try my my first shot at a blues jam on an acoustic :

watch?v=Vo3QyghmCSg

[BassMachine1324]

you look just like Jeremy McKinnon from A Day to Remember

[Justin18Owen]

Tobias brother! I have a killer b 5, n that one u have sounds very unique

[guxtube753]

I Dont Care About The Bass Were's The Oxiclean?????????' xD Ahaha Just Kidding Yeah!

[Direksone]

so is there really much theory behind walking bass? Cause I can just f around with a walking bassline and it still sounds pretty good.

[scottwalker321]

19 seconds of being one smoooth m*th3r fk3r! :D awesumness