“Bourbon Street Parade” Bass/Sousaphone Handout

Sample Bass Line -- Beats 1 and 3

This is a sample bass line for

“Bourbon Street Parade,” where
the bass or sousaphone plays
on beats one and three of each
measure.

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“Bourbon Street Parade” Melody

This is the melody to “Bourbon

Street Parade” in its simplest
form; the song can be played as
written or
interpreted freely, with melodic
and rhythmic embellishments.

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Chord Changes/Arpeggios

Chord changes is another term

for chord progession. Both
refer to the chord structure of
a song (specifically, what the
chords are called and how long
each chord lasts before moving
to the next).

While pianists and guitarists are

able to play these sets of notes
simultaneously, anyone playing
a melodic instrumet (trumpet,
clarinet, etc) will need to learn
chords by playing arpeggios.

Arpeggios take all the notes in a

chord and play them as a
sequence instead of all at once.

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Bass Line Sample -- Variation

This sample bass line features

two quarter notes and four
quarter notes in alternate
measures. The addition of
faster-paced measures adds
bounce and energy to the song.

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