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Jazz bass lines can be intimidating, right?

You see these incredible bassists creating incredible bass lines out of thin air and improvise like there’s no tomorrow it can be super inspiring.

But then you hear them talk about things like ‘double chromatic approach tones’ or using the ‘Superlocrian mode’ over altered dominant chords or using the 4th mode of the melodic minor scale… It’s so easy to get discouraged and think,

“That’s too complicated...”

I’d actually agree a lot of the time! But just because jazz bass lines can be complicated, doesn’t mean you can’t dip your toe in the water with some beginnerfriendly jazz bass lines instead, and that’s exactly what I want to share with you today.

By the way this is NOT about creating walking bass lines. I’m talking about ‘bass line’ bass lines that stay the same pretty much every time they’re played, which means you don’t need to get bogged down in the theory weeds just to get through a bass line.

You can just play!

If you are looking to create walking bass lines, then a great place to start is another video of mine, 5 PlugAndPlay Walking Bass Line Formulas:    • Walking Bass Line Lesson: 5 PlugAnd...  

4 of these bass lines you’ve more than likely heard before, and 1 bass line, only the real diehard jazz fans will know (but it was too good to leave out)

Even if you don’t actually want to get into playing jazz ‘for real’, these bass lines are a great way to have some fun, expand your musical horizons and help you become a better, more versatile bassist.

Plus, it’s always good to have bass line #1 up your sleeve at jam sessions it’s a favorite of singers that gets called every once in a while.

If you want to get all the tabs, notation and practice tracks from this video (including the slowed down versions of the tracks to make practicing even easier) then just go to this page:

https://becomeabassist.com/5jazzbas...

Fill out the form and I’ll send you everything from this lesson it’s all totally free.

By the way, all these bass lines were originally played on an upright bass, which obviously has a very different sound than an electric, but if you want to get closer to that woody, woofy upright sound and make these jazz bass lines that bit more ‘authentic’ sounding, then check out this video, How To Get An Upright Bass Sound On Electric Bass:    • 4 Ways To Get An Upright Sound From Y...  

Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!

Cheers,

Luke

P.S. The best way to master these bass lines is through practice, and to make practicing these bass lines as easy as possible for you, I’ve put together all the tabs, notation and practice tracks I used in this video and put it all up as a free download. To get it all, just go here:

https://becomeabassist.com/5jazzbas...

Fill out the form on that page and I’ll send you everything from the lesson. (I’ve even included the sloweddown versions of the practice tracks so you can start slow and gradually work your way up to performance tempo.

[Chapters]
00:00 Intro
0:55 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #1
2:53 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #2
5:23 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #3
6:52 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #4
9:20 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #5

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