Bass

rules
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Double bass, Electric bass (fre;ed, fretless): all are transposing
instruments

Concert Range / Sounding

Wri;en Range

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4 open strings of Double bass and Electric bass

Wri;en

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A. - Use Root when chord change

Pg. 35. Swing. Walking bass

Pg. 36. Bossa Nova. AlternaNng bass

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- C7/Bb, G/Db

Pg. 35. Swing. Upper structure

(5th line)

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B. 5th note

Pg. 36. Bossa Nova. AlternaNng bass

Root

5th

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C. Use only passing notes and auxiliary notes
(in this stage)

Pg. 35. Swing. Walking bass

PN

PN

PN

PN
ChromaNc
PN

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D. Stepwise moNon connect the last note to next
chord change
Pg. 35. Swing. Walking bass

step

step

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E. Pedal point

Pg. 35. Swing. Pedal Point & Upper structure

(5th line)

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F. The shape (for walking bass in Swing style)

1 bar
OR

2 bars

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or
1 bar

Try this example in class

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OR

2 bars

Try this example in class

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All steps

1 bar

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CombinaNon of steps and leaps
Leaps: both are chord tones

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All steps

2 bars

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G. Voice leading - Leading note raise to tonic
- 7th note fall 1 step
- Accidental # raise a step
- Accidental b fall a step

7th note no need
fall one step when
move to the same
chord

LN

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Swing
Bass line &
Chord

Dierent bass pa;erns on Swing

Swing

Drum
00:00:00 Drum only
03:40:00 Add cowbell
03:48:00 Add cymbal
04:06:00 Change to HH

1940s Swing

Chord

at 1:09

Swing

Yamaha Jazz Piano Swing

Pre-record: Walking Bass, Drum (brush on snare)

00:45:00 walking bass & change drum pa;ern.

Swing

Autumn Leaves - Jazz Piano Tutorial - Swing

00:17:00 Verse:
00:44:00 Chorus: Walking bass. Change drum pa;ern (add ride cymbal)

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1) Use root only (b.1-4)

Intro

Intro: - usually dierent rhythm from A

- Use root only

A

Walking bass

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2) Walking bass (b. 5-12)

A

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3) Alterna;ng bass alternate using root and 5th notes (b. 13-14)

AlternaNng bass

Walking bass
All chord tones

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4) Stop ;me or AAack play together with kick a;ack (b. 10, 14, 16, 18)

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5) Pedal point & Stop ;me at b. 17-20

F pedal point

Bb pedal point

Swing: chord
1. Leaping bass, alternaNng bass and variaNons.

Leaping Bass

AlternaNng Bass

VariaNon from the above

example

Swing: chord (conNnue)

1-bar pa;ern: repeat the same pa;ern in every bar

2-bar pa;ern: repeat the 2-bar pa;ern throughout a secNon or
a phrase

4-bar pa;ern: repeat the 4-bar pa;ern throughout a secNon or
a phrase or whole piece


Random: dierent rhythm in every bar

Swing: chord (conNnue)

Random, improvisatory



Game: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (quavers)

Programming

Example: pg. 35

Swing (Drum only) for example at pg. 35

Swing Jazz Drum Track 95 BPM Backing Track

Bossa Nova
Bass line
Chord

Bossa

Bossa Nova Jazz Music/ Relaxing Summer Music

TWO HOURS (Tropical Beach Chill Out Music Video)

Bossa
Bossa Nova-Jazz House-Lounge Vol. 1 || Dj Fernando Mota

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1) Typical Bossa Using alternaNng bass (root and 5th notes)

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2) Varia;on Bossa

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3) Stop ;me or AAack accent with kick a;ack (b. 8, 12, 15, 16)

AnNcipaNon chord and bass

4) Two chords in one bar

Need bass (low bass)

5) Simplied bass line

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Bossa Nova (chord)

Usually in 2-bar paAern
Example 1

Bossa Nova (chord)

Other examples
Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

Bossa Nova (chord)

Score example: The Girl from Ipanema (Pg. 155-158)

Programming

Example: pg. 36

Bossa Nova (Drum only)

Drum Groove - Bossa Nova 120 BPM