The 5 Simplest Walking Bass Formulas - Exactly Where to Start

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Interested in walking bass? James will show you 5 of the simplest walking bass formulas to get you groovin' in no time!
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@hilarytoussaint3359 21 күн бұрын

A 5 STAR VIDEO. A CONFIDENCE BUILDER FOR ALL BEGINNERS. IT MAKE FEEL AND SOUND LIKE ONE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING.

@robertgreen3702 Ай бұрын

Great lesson!!! Thabk you

@markwoolard6745 2 жыл бұрын

Hi James. I've been playing electric bass for 50 years, mostly at church. Just basic stuff, nothing fancy. Several years ago I discovered smooth Jazz (i.e. Dave Brubeck) and fell in love with it. I finally decided recently to purchase an upright bass (1953 Kay C-1). It's beautiful. And now I'm learning to play it. Your lessons have been so helpful in understanding some basic jazz techniques (2-5-1, walking formulas, etc). Thanks so much for your help. God bless.

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My pleasure :-)

@henryfreeman7748 11 күн бұрын

I'm up at 2:30 this morning it's now 4:30 am. Playing bass lines and this lesson with other lessons having a good time.😅 Yes, I love playing bass🎉, thank you and Grand rising I'm kinda sleepy now 💤💤 Happiness is a well played bass guitar 🎸

@ebassguitar 5 күн бұрын

Good morning!

@henryfreeman7748 5 күн бұрын

@@ebassguitar Grand rising🌄, please consider keep doing what you do for the bass community, we artists / students are a small yet hardy bunch, of which are inspired by this wonderful instrument of wood and string to learn and PlAY, be aware YOU are appreciated thank you very much 👏

@henryfreeman7748 5 күн бұрын

Learning The Bass guitar has in its own way has saved my Life. I found my first and only rogue Bass in a rubbish bin, dirty with all the strings no malarkey. I became inspired to clean it up along side with my life, and learn how to play it fairly well, by some people's standards this is a bogus bass instrument better left where it was, not so It has helped me when I'm struggling to get clean and live better. I now have a nice Fender mustang 🐎 now, and I will never part from my trash bin Rogue, Music is the best medicine for me.😎😁😁😁😁😁

@MarkRendle Жыл бұрын

I’ve been learning bass and watching bass videos on KZfaq for eight months and this is the first time the algorithm has suggested one of your videos. I’ve been missing out! Great stuff, thank you.

@AdamZuk1982 9 ай бұрын

Great lesson , thank You!

@fastmarket 8 ай бұрын

Yes, I'd like to learn upright bass. This is a really solid and helpful lesson.

@losriosprofundos2113 3 жыл бұрын

I've been working on walking for a while, but this still really helped a lot. Excellent lesson!

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Great keep going!

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Hey! How's your bass walking? I hope that you're still getting on with it. I would be happy to hear about it and see if there's something I can help. Cheers!

@rogerdshrubber6557 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding lesson. The perfect way to introduce the walk. Thank you 🙏

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much roger!

@tabonejohann 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff , what I love to know is how to do solos while walking spontaneously.

@Jill-ni8fe 6 ай бұрын

Great lesson ❤

@michaelgalietta5623 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and clearly explained..thank you

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Michael! You're very welcome!

@edwinengelbrecht3377 3 жыл бұрын

Again another great lesson. This def will keep me happily busy for the next few week.Thanks James. PS we are in lockdown and I am self isolating.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

How are you Edwin? Still playing bass? I would be happy to hear about it and see if there's something I can help!

@Roberto47664 Жыл бұрын

Thank you James for your Formulas, great concept to understand.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@TheRuben1954a Жыл бұрын

Im just starting to lern and you make us go forward thanks

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad to know you're getting something out of it!

@sidgriffith1213 Жыл бұрын

I love this. Thank You!

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, Sid! Cheers!

@frankmcintyre8244 Жыл бұрын

I am on his ebass lessons he is a absolutely a genius can teach a bird how to play and just awesome guy all around and is always trying to you get better

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Frank! All the best!

@davepottage2369 3 жыл бұрын

Never tried the stand up bass but would love to have a go

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

I’d go for it…

@Ed9870 3 жыл бұрын

More than once I've had people call my '67 Kay a Doghouse bass. I wish I would've started on upright when I was 18. Nothing beats the sound of a note with proper intonation and zero fret buzz. And it makes your ear better. I can hear when I'm flat or pitchy. Best quality is feeling the groove in your legs. Its extremely resonant. Excellent lesson today. I'm a big proponent of root-fifth and triad on the big boy, and nothing beats a good walk around the fingerboard.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thanks for sharing that! Cheers!

@Nejhlaa 3 ай бұрын

thanks a lot

@tiaanpretorius3375 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely want to learn Double Bass!

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Do it!

@JohnJohnson-qo3dy 5 ай бұрын

Have yet to come across a lefty double bass! But I'd love to!👍✌️

@KilbrideComedy Жыл бұрын

Self taught bassist. I have an Ibanez UB 804 electric upright. It is a ton of fun. 34" scale so it feels familiar.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that! Cheers!

@OlafFichtner 3 жыл бұрын

I usually use the term "upright bass". Yes, one day I would like to try one, just to experience the feeling of it, how it feels different to an electric bass

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Go for it! Cheers!

@tonymickens8803 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT Vid My Brother! Oh, we always called it the "Upright Bass" Back in the day, 60's and 70's LOL I'm Telling my Age!

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it, Tony! Cheers!

@frankmezquita7643 2 жыл бұрын

great teacher

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Frank!

@boikhutsoponatshego9941 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful stuff

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! How'd you get on with the Walking Bass Formulas?

@boikhutsoponatshego9941 2 жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar Not a bass player though but very informative for a piano player too.

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

@UCuutUhW9zIHJaNcssBkII_Q I see. Happy to know this has helped you in some way :)

@lucapappalardo5574 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic lesson! Thank you so much! This is a real help to go into a higher level for a novice like me 😉😁

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

So glad it helps

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Hey Luca! How's your bass playing? I hope that you're still getting on with it. I would be happy to hear about it and see if there's something I can help. Cheers!

@lucapappalardo5574 Жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar thanks a lot, it's going well at my apce enjoying it! Iìve got an acustic bass that I can play easily every day for a few minutes, I dont' have on my agenda to play in a band or whatsoever...maybe one day....who knows. Once againg thanks for your work and your time. cheers

@mpd-diy-guy4241 6 ай бұрын

I don’t use a double bass and don’t want to. Love your country bass lessons. I want to know how to get the backing tracks to practice with.

@davidpurvis134 3 жыл бұрын

Worked through the Walking Bass classes, but this really clarified a lot for me. As usual, great clear, concise, and helpful lesson. Would dearly love to acquire and learn upright bass. Are you thinking of starting a whole new series of classes on this instrument?

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

I’m always thinking about… may well do it soon if there’s dams

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Or demand

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Hey David! How's your bass playing? I hope that you're still getting on with it. I would be happy to hear about it and see if there's something I can help. Cheers!

@joeblues5515 3 жыл бұрын

In english I always use the word uprightbass.In german we call it Kontrabaß.(No,the last letter is not a wired "b",it's something like a double "s").Another cool lesson,by the way.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@patrickblay7684 Жыл бұрын

Yes I would like so much being able to play double bass

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Go for it! I wish you the best! Cheers!

@damnyankeex1 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to learn to play an upright. I would also like to get a fretless P or J bass but not with phoney fret markers. More like a Warwick that Jack Bruce used to play. I’m wondering if, although they’re two different creatures, it’s easier to learn to play an upright then go into a fretless bass guitar or learn to play on a fretless then go into an upright.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

It’s best to treat them as separate animals… the transition from fretted to fretless is pretty straight forward.

@remco2777 Ай бұрын

On formula #5 what exactly do you mean with using the G7 scale over the G7 chord instead of the parent Bb major scale? i.e. why does playing an E instead of the Eb (from that Bb scale) work?

@petermanley7525 3 жыл бұрын

Yep the ‘wardrobe’ !

@SweetSixx Жыл бұрын

the link to the The 5 Simplest Walking Bass Formulas - YT197 is not working. HELP I would love the PDF.

@TheWaveydee Ай бұрын

OK an interesting lesson - but whilst the patterns are established there is not much in the way of explanation relative to the scale; Do you have anything available that fills in the gaps so to speak in relation to your pattern notes from within the scale/chord? I have subscribed. I like your informed teaching style.

@rafaelhartvigmanhaes6915 3 жыл бұрын

Grato.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Grate!

@rafaelhartvigmanhaes6915 3 жыл бұрын

Its tanks... in portuguese.

@brunodanner7777 Жыл бұрын

Where can I find the backing tracks?

@stevenerwin6202 8 ай бұрын

Those eye brows tho 😂 anyways thanks for the lessons james your the real deal Holifield

@henryfreeman7748 11 күн бұрын

The eyebrows are his perfect personalitys which make him a most awesome bassist (don't ya know)👍🤩🤩😎😎

@blueplateradio2 3 жыл бұрын

I HAVE a double bass and I would LOVE to learn how to play it

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

What’s stopping you?

@blueplateradio2 3 жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar I don't feel that I can devote enough time to learning electric bass and double bass and not being good at either.

@andyhinds542 2 жыл бұрын

@@blueplateradio2 Nobody is good at driving until they learn to drive. Sorry, but that's the lamest excuse ever. Millions of people buy expensive cameras but it doesn't stop them from being crap photographers.

@phil-wallace-braveheartz 5 ай бұрын

Great information. Shame that the backing pieces are so fast. could you do slower ones to start with then speed up. Struggling to play along

@gmtgsong4635 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, James! One question about the descending G7 scale approach at the end - I hear and seem to prefer an Eb as an alternative to the E natural and seem to prefer it. Any thoughts on this?

@bassonthemark8191 3 жыл бұрын

I too feel like the Eb is a better “fit”. I am curious as to James’s thoughts on this as well.

@gmtgsong4635 3 жыл бұрын

@@bassonthemark8191 Thanks for commenting. I imagine he would say both are acceptable and it just depends which sound you're going for.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

I agree… both work fine!

@tonyjohnson750 3 жыл бұрын

The E natural sets up a dissonance in my mind. I prefer the EB also.

@majoriveira Жыл бұрын

I think Eb works better because 9 and b13 are the available tensions on V7/II, which is the G7 chord in this tonallity, so Eb is the b13 of the G7 chord.

@stephenfoster6940 Жыл бұрын

Great beginner tips but that last G7 really should be a Gm7 (as you mention early on). That E note just sounds ugly and out of key when so soon after in the Cm7 there’s an Eb. But great that you’re providing these resources! 😊

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

The last chord should absolutely be a g7 - it’s a dominant chord to take one back to the Cm7. I hear your point on the ‘e’ End of the day that’s personal taste…

@stephenfoster6940 Жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar Thanks - absolutely agree that music cannot be divorced from personal taste. But if you want to go back to the Cm7 then I respectfully suggest that you play an Eb because that Eb is actually *in* the Cm7 chord - it's what makes the Cm7 "minor". The G7 (or V chord) is dominant for C major, but you are playing Cm7, which happens to be the II chord of Bb major. The dominant chord should be the F7 (which has the Eb in it). Anyway, there's theory and there's personal taste and if you want to play the E then that's fine. Don't get me wrong - I'm very appreciative of the time and effort that you spend making this content and encouraging people to enjoy and improve their bass playing. :-)

@sonnywhitlock6220 3 жыл бұрын

Can you show more bass lines like thisiwas told to stay away from playing with flat's

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Why stay away from flats?

@jewel2916 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to learn upright bass

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Go for it! Wish you the best!

@jonparker6537 Жыл бұрын

I would like to plat double bass !

@andrewgreen5986 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to learn upright bass

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Do it!

@KaltOhm 3 жыл бұрын

I‘d love to learn to play double bass. I can play just a few basic things but that‘s it.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Why don’t you give it a shot?

@carls.8408 7 ай бұрын

Are you using flat wounds? Sounds really mellow.

@ebassguitar Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@boikhutsoponatshego9941 2 жыл бұрын

Hope the same concept applies to Minor 251 too ?

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

With a few note tweak yes :-)

@boikhutsoponatshego9941 2 жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar b5ths for 2 and minor 3rds or minor major for the 1 i hope.

@jimcaldwell9357 10 ай бұрын

Nice, but didn’t see PDF link?

@ebassguitar 10 ай бұрын

Hey, Jim! t's in the description box :-)

@jimcaldwell9357 10 ай бұрын

@@ebassguitar Thank you, I'll look there! This is a great lesson!

@ebassguitar 10 ай бұрын

@@jimcaldwell9357 Glad you like it! All the best!

@mikeedwards5012 3 жыл бұрын

I am currently learning “double bass” with a private teacher. Fun but difficult.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Let me know how you get on mike

@HarleyBreakoutGuy 3 жыл бұрын

I only like electric 4 strings and 5 strings bass.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

That’s all I’ve every really played!

@stephanegascon9722 3 жыл бұрын

Would like to play doublebass …

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

It's never too late! Go for it! All the best!

@shooz4unme 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve always played double bass.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Great isn’t is!

@timringgenberg2844 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson but might I suggest keeping the tab up on the screen when playing with the backing track. Great job and have learned a lot form your videos.

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim. Thank you for the suggestion! Happy to know you've learned a lot.

@yongchaozhao1437 Жыл бұрын

I am a total beginner.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

How's your bass playing? Let me know and maybe there's something I can help! Best of luck with your bass playing!

@andydepaule3296 Жыл бұрын

The Dog House Bass (-:

@prod.felipe8277 2 жыл бұрын

This the Gordon Ramsay of bass ✍🏾🤔

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Gordon knows how to cook that’s for sure!

@johnclement7473 Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes oh yes no I don't play already I don't even own one but I want one so so so so ( BAD). I can't afford one at this time and I don't have the right place for one.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

It's never too late, John! All the best!

@Helene-aka-MLadyX Жыл бұрын

No I don't play double bass - I have a Uke Bass and 3/4 electric Bass

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that, Helene! Cheers!

@dernicolas6281 2 жыл бұрын

Zero interest in playing double bass. However great video. :)

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Der! :)

@danplaysbass6294 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to play the double bass. Cost and my age keep me from doing this...

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

It’s never too late…

@patrickpeterson2174 2 жыл бұрын

Wish you would have used a SIMPLE ONE FOUR FIVE instead!

@ebassguitar 2 жыл бұрын

This formula with work from one to four :-)

@ledaronrouge4927 Жыл бұрын

La grand mère !

@jameshelle3753 2 жыл бұрын

Doghouse

@lesd2633 Жыл бұрын

Not sure about your formula for walking bass but your ratio of eyebrow to face size is killler.

@ebassguitar Жыл бұрын

Thanks Les - I love my eyebrows. Even gave them a trim a couple of days back. What aren’t you sure about?

@kaysullivan7626 Ай бұрын

Doghouse bass

@pondlogic3041 2 жыл бұрын

LIAR DONT GIVE THIS GUY MONEY ITS A SCAM

@jackofalltrades70 4 ай бұрын

Blablabla.. play and do not talk so much...

@HarleyBreakoutGuy 3 жыл бұрын

your intonations are off

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

@HarleyBreakoutGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar check your intonation mate they need to be sharpened.

@HarleyBreakoutGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar i have perfect pitch ear sorry mate i can hear if someone's intonations are out.

@ebassguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the tuning or the intonation which is adjusted at the saddle?

@HarleyBreakoutGuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@ebassguitar yes sir