Walking Bass Lines, Part 1: Introduction

This video is the sixth in a series of jazz instructional videos featuring Chris Fitzgerald, assistant professor of music theory and jazz bass at the University of Louisville School of Music. This installment covers a number of issues related to walking bass line construction. Each topic is indexed by a video time marker below for ease of reference. Future installments will cover various topics including an ongoing series of videos on walking bass line construction, thumb position basics, tune learning strategy, melodic soloing, and more. For more information and bass-related content including articles, sound files, and videos, please visit chrisfitzgeraldmusic.com .

Due to the length of this video (39 minutes), it has been indexed on screen by topic so that specific topics can be more easily found. The sequence of events topics in the video is as follows:

0:00 Walking bass line playing example (traditional)
0:44 General topic list
1:33 Introduction/Disclaimer
3:50 Bass line priorities
7:40 Target notes
11:41 Repeated notes
13:24 Approach notes (general)
14:43 Stepwise approach notes (general)
15:19 Diatonic stepwise approach notes
21:55 Chromatic stepwise approach notes
28:00 Filling the space between target and approach notes
34:17 "Correct" notes vs. good time
37:45 Walking bass line playing example (advanced)