Lesson 11 — Bass 11.1 More Leading Tone Chromatics You can frame the root of any chord by starting on the 5th below and playing through the root to the next Sth above. Approaching each note with a Leading Tone (LT) makes it possible to move smoothly from chord to chord in any tune. Practice these patterns below until you can play them through the blues form with the medium blues track aS 1a) (yt 2(1@) @ 100 2@) ae) te)? | 3(E) 3(a) 308) ACP) 46) ac) 11.2 Reinforcing Accents Play the bass line with LT as written in the exercises below with the Special Rhythm Track. When you have mastered these exercises, play them with the 11.2 Play Track with horns. Special Rhythm Track (Track 11.2) Play Track with horns (Track 11.3)Oot eit rot kT urease aos ‘Bass Line #1 will be played in the first three blues choruses followed by bass line #2 in the third and fourth blues choruses. BT By 11.3 Playing with the Band - Bb Baby Blues Practice your bass part with the horns from Beginner's Corner 11.6. Play the theme (head) one time through, then play 2 choruses of open blues for the soloists, then repeat the theme/head and take the coda. Try creating a variety of bass lines with the LT bass line in the solo choruses. Don't forget to do some of your own improvisation Swing. BiTe Be BG) — OF BIKE CH BO) i a > > > # = = —— = YE f == f = BO) BE) 9 BATE) = > >. > She be - Fo eke i , —— = fF oS Last time to Coda Pp pp BA6) co B® 2 es — Sa Seg Coda BNE) = CS BAIS) 3511.4 Developing Improvisation Now is the time to move on to the Beginner's Corner with horns Lesson 11. When you are finished with Lesson 11, return to the Rhythm Pack Lesson 12. .