The Art of Walking Bass

by Bob Magnusson

This comprehensive source for learning to build melodic walking bass lines in all styles pulls together lessons from MI elective courses. The online audio includes 31 full-band tracks and demonstrates the exercises in the book. Topics covered include: intervals, chord symbols, and key centers; passing tones, chromatic tones, surround tones, sequences, and bypassing changes; blues, rhythm changes, II-V-I progressions, and other common progressions. In standard notation and TAB.

The price of this book includes a unique code that provides access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming. The tracks include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right – available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

Publisher:    Musicians Institute Press

Item Number:    HL 695168

Series:    Musicians Institute Press

Pages:    64

Format:    Book/Online Audio