Misc Jazz - Walking Bassline Chords & Tabs

 

Walking Bassline Chords & Tabs

Misc Jazz Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

Walking Bassline Bass Tab

   
Walking Bassline

There are several ways to do this. I'll give you 2. 
You need this pattern to do anything from the 50s or most 
jazz/blues/boogie-woogie music. I'll show you how 
to do this in one key, you can figure out how to 
change it.

v1. (in E)
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|

v2. (in G)
G|------------------------|
D|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
A|-----2-----------------2|
E|--3---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_jazz/walking_bassline_btab.html ]
now for the standard blues progression pattern:
v1. E A B (slightly  harder)
  E:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|
  A:
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  B:                          E:
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--2--6--9--11--12--11--9--6|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|

v.2 G C D
  G:
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------0--2--3--2--0---|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
A|-----2-----------------2|-----2-----------------2|
E|--3---------------------|--3---------------------|
  C:
G|--------0--2--3--2--0---|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
D|-----2-----------------2|-----2-----------------2|
A|--3---------------------|--3---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
  D:                       G:
G|--------2--4--5--4--2---|------------------------|
D|-----4-----------------4|--------0--2--3--2--0---|
A|--5---------------------|-----2-----------------2|
E|------------------------|--3---------------------|

questions comments concerns and revolutions may be e-mailed to sgtpepper135@hotmail.com

I'm a guitarist by trade, but if you can play one fretted
instrument, you can play them all