Basslines chapter

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From The Bottom Up: Building Your Own Jazz Bass Lines Overview & Purpose The purpose of this presentation is to learn how to create bass lines from a set of chord changes. The majority of the presentation will focus on “walking” bass lines in a 4/4 meter. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be created just by using notes in the triads of any chord progression. Key Points 1. Always play the root of the chord when the chord changes. 2. The remaining beats of the measure can be filled using the 5th of the chord or by repeating the root. 3. Any chord change can be preceded by a note that is one half-step above or below the resolution tone. For example, if the chord is C major, the notes B-natural or Db can be played the beat before the chord change. These chromatic notes can be used regardless of what notes are in the chords or the key signature. 4. When playing jazz bass lines, accurate rhythm is always more important than accurate notes. Key Terms 1. Swing Rhythm - Playing two eighth-notes as the first and third notes of a triplet. 2. Tunes - Jazz musicians use this term to describe songs or standards that they are playing. 3. Transcription - This is the act of listening to a recording and notating what one of the musicians is playing. Jazz musicians often transcribe improvised solos by instrumentalists to learn the language of improvisation. Jazz bassists perform this same activity, but usually for improvised bass lines. Dr. Michael T. Geib, ASTA Conference Presentation 2016

Transcript of Basslines chapter

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From The Bottom Up:

Building Your Own Jazz Bass Lines Overview & Purpose

The purpose of this presentation is to learn how to create bass lines from a set of chord

changes. The majority of the presentation will focus on “walking” bass lines in a 4/4

meter. While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be

created just by using notes in the triads of any chord progression.

Key Points

1. Always play the root of the chord when the chord changes.

2. The remaining beats of the measure can be filled using the 5th of the chord or

by repeating the root.

3. Any chord change can be preceded by a note that is one half-step above or

below the resolution tone. For example, if the chord is C major, the notes

B-natural or Db can be played the beat before the chord change. These

chromatic notes can be used regardless of what notes are in the chords or the

key signature.

4. When playing jazz bass lines, accurate rhythm is always more important than

accurate notes.

Key Terms

1. Swing Rhythm - Playing two eighth-notes as the first and third notes of a triplet.

2. Tunes - Jazz musicians use this term to describe songs or standards that they are

playing.

3. Transcription - This is the act of listening to a recording and notating what one

of the musicians is playing. Jazz musicians often transcribe improvised solos by

instrumentalists to learn the language of improvisation. Jazz bassists perform

this same activity, but usually for improvised bass lines.

Dr. Michael T. Geib, ASTA Conference Presentation 2016

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Building Bass Lines

Before learning to build bass lines, the student must learn chord symbols and what they mean.The following are the most common chord symbols seen in lead sheets:

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2 Building Bass Lines

In addition, chords can also have added extenions of 9ths, 11ths, and 13ths.

Major Chords

Minor Chords

*In major and dominant chords the 11th is almost always a #11. It is alsosometimes implied and not explicitly written

Dominant Chords

Chords with extensions can also be altered, speifically by using b5, #5, b9 and #9.Below are some common examples

Keep in mind that despite what extensions are added, the foundation of the chord (root, 5th, 3rd, and 7th) remains the same.

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3Building Bass Lines

Once the student has an understanding of chord theory, he or she can begin to create bass lines.The first lesson will be building walking bass lines in the 4/4 - meter swing style. In general, it is a good strategy to play the root of the chord on the downbeat of the measure. For example:

The remaining three beats can be filled in by either repeating the root or playing the 5th of the chord.Also, the root can be displaced by octaves.

When students feel comfortable with the above concepts, they can create more harmonic interest in their bass lines using the following methods: scalar, arpeggiation, and chromatic leading tones.

Scalar

Arpeggiation

Chromatic

When using chromaticism, it is important to remember that any note that is either a half-step above or below the resolution note can be used before a chord change. For example, if the resolution note is a C, then the bassist can preceed that note with either a B-natural or D-flat, regardless of the harmonic construction of the chord.

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4 Building Bass Lines

Once these methods have been learned, the student can combine all of them to create a walking bass line. Below is an example using all of the previously discussed concepts in a Bb blues progression:

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5Building Bass Lines

It is common practice by jazz bassists to simplify a walking bass line by playing only on beats one and three, usually during the beginning of the tune when the melody is being played. This simplification is known as a Two-Beat Bassline. This style heavily utilizes the roots and 5ths of chords.

Two-beat bass lines can be embellished by adding other notes, but it is imperative that the emphasisremain on beats one and three at all times.

Two-beat bass lines are also used in playing ballads. Ballads are slow tunes that can be played with or without swing rhythms.

Walking bass lines in a 4/4-meter swing style can also be used in playing ballads. For example:

When playing in a triple meter (3/4 or 6/8), walking bass lines are constructed the same as in a 4/4-meter.Two-beat bass lines are usually played as dotted-half notes.

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6 Building Bass Lines

Tunes in the Latin-American styles (bossa nova, samba, etc.) are also common in the jazz standard repertoire.The basic principle for playing Latin tunes is the same as playing two-beat bass lines.

Latin or straight-8th note bass lines can be embellished by adding an 8th note on the offbeat of beats two and four.However, it is important that the emphasis remain on beats one and three and not on the syncopated notes.

In the remaining pages of the chapter, a number of different resources have been provided for practice:

1. A two-beat and walking bass line on the changes of the tune "Beautiful Love"2. A sample Latin bass line on the tune "Corcovado"3. An example of four common chord progressions found in jazz, including a blues, minor blues, modal song form and rhythm changes.4. A jazz blues progression written in all twelve keys.5. Five differnt bassline transcriptions: "Is You or Is You Ain't My Baby" - medium swing: Sam Jones, bass "What Is This Thing Called Love" - up-tempo swing: Israel Crosby, bass "Don't Blame Me" - ballad: Sam Jones,bass "Gone With The Wind" - ballad: Israel Crosby, bass "Days of Wine and Roses" - medium swing: Ray Brown, bass

A note on transcriptions:

While the included transcriptions will provide valuable insight into how to construct interesting bass lines, each student is highly encouraged to perform his or her own transcriptions of prominent bassists from the jazz idiom. Not only will transcribing provide insight to building bass lines, it will greatly enhance the student's ear-training and aural skills. The following is a brief list of significant jazz bassists, all of whom are worthwhile to transcribe:

Slam StewartMilt HintonJimmy BlantonIsrael CrosbyOscar PettifordRay BrownPaul ChambersDoug Watkins

Sam JonesPercy HeathCharles MingusWilbur WareLarry GalesScott LaFaroJimmy GarrisonCharlie Haden

Ron CarterChuck IsraelsEddie GomezDave HollandRufus ReidLynn SeatonChristian McBrideJohn Clayton

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Bass Line by Michael T. GeibBass

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Common Jazz Chord Progressions

Copyright ©2012 by Michael T. Geib. All rights reserved.

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Blues In All Keys

Copyright ©2012 by Michael T. Geib. All rights reserved.

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Sam Jones Bassline Transcribed by:Michael T. Geib

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Album: Jazz MomentsArtist: George Shearing

Israel Crosby Bassline Transcribed by:Michael T. Geib

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œ œ œ œ œDmi7 G7

œ œ# œ œD7 G7 œ œ œ œ œ#D7 œ œ ! œ œn œ œb3

Gmi7 C7

? b26

œ œ œn œb œb !œœ3Fma7 Bbmi7 Eb7 œ œ ! œb œ œb ! œ œ œb œ3 3

Ami7 Abmi7 Db7 œ œ œ œGmi7 C7

œ œ œb œbAmi7 Abmi7 Db7

? b30

œ œ œb œ œ ! œ œ œœ3 3

Gmi7 C7

œ œ œ œ œ#Ami7 D7 œ œ œ œGmi7 C7 œ œ œ œbFma7 Gmi7 C7

Don't Blame Me Jimmy McHugh

Sam Jones Bassline Transcribed by:Michael T. Geib

Album: Barry Harris at the Jazz WorkshopArtist: Barry Harris

Page 20: Basslines chapter

? 44Bass˙ ˙b

Fmi7 Bb7 ˙b œ œEbma7 Gmi7 C7

˙ ˙bFmi7 Bb7 ˙b œ œ œ œ œb

Ebma7

?5

˙ œ œ œb œ3Ami7 D7

˙ ˙G6 E7

˙ œ œ œ œ#3Ami7 D7 ˙ ˙Gma7 ˙ œ œ œb œ3

Gmi7

?10

˙# ˙F#dim7 ˙ œ œb œ œ œ œb œ3 3

Fmi7 ˙b ˙bBb7

.œb œb œ .œb .œ œ œn .œEbma7 D7

?14

.œb œb œb .œb .œ œ œn œb œ3Db7 C7

˙ œ œb œFmi7

œb œ ˙bBb7 ˙ œb œ œ œ3

Fmi7 Bb7

?18

˙b œ œEbma7 Gmi7 C7

˙ ˙bFmi7 Bb7

˙b œ œ œ œ œbEbma7

˙ œ œ œb œ3Ami7 D7

˙ ˙G6 E7

?23

˙ œ œ œ œ#3Ami7 D7 ˙ œ œ œ œbGma7 ˙ ˙Fmi7

˙ ˙Cmi7 ˙ œb œbFmi7 Bb7

?28

œ œ œ œ œ# ˙Gmi7 C7

˙ œ œ œb œbFmi7 ˙n ˙bBb7 ˙b ˙Ebma7 C7 ˙ ˙bFmi7 Bb7

Gone With The Wind Allie Wrubel

Israel Crosby Bassline Transcribed by:Michael T. Geib

Album: Jazz MomentsArtist: George Shearing

Page 21: Basslines chapter

? 44 œ Œ ˙ ˙b ˙ Œ œ œ#œ

œ œ# œœ œ

5

˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œb Œ œœb œn œb œ œb3 3 œ œ œ œ œ

9

œ ‰ Jœ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

13

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œb œ œ œ3 3 œ œb œ œ œ œ3

3

17

œ Œ ˙ ˙b ˙ ‰ Jœ œ ‰ Jœ œ#œ ˙ œ

21

˙ ‰ œ œ œ# œ œ3 3 œ œ œ œ œ œb Œ œœb œn œb œ œb3 3 œ œ .œ œ œ

25

œ ‰ Jœ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

29

˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ó !~~

Days of Wine and RosesRay Brown's Bass line Transcribed by:

Michael T. GeibFma7 Eb7#11 D7

Gmi7 Eb7

Fma7 Dmi7 Gmi7 Emi7b5 A7b9

Dmi7 G7Gmi7 C7

Fma7 Eb7#11 D7

Gmi7 Eb7

Fma7 Dmi7 Bmi7b5 E7b9

Ami7 D7 Gmi7 C7 Fma7

Henry Mancini

Album: We Get RequestsArtist: Oscar Peterson

Page 22: Basslines chapter

?33

œ œ œ œ œb œb œ œb œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ#

37

œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ œ3

œ œb œb œ

41

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œ# œ

45

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œb

49

œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

53œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œb œb .œ Jœ œ œ œb œn

57

œ œ œ œb œ œb œ œ œ œ3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

61

œ œb œ œb œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œb œ œ

Days of Wine and Roses2–

Fma7 Eb7#11 Ami7 D7

Gmi7 Eb7

Fma7 Dmi7 Gmi7 Emi7b5 A7b9

Dmi7 G7 C7

Fma7 Eb7#11 Ami7 D7

Gmi7 Eb7

Fma7 Bmi7b5b9 E7b9

Ami7 D7 Gmi7 C7 Fma7 D7 Gmi7 C7

Page 23: Basslines chapter

?65

œ œ œ œ œb œb œ œb œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ#

69

œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œ œ œb œb œ œ œb œ œb œn

73

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ œ œ œ# œ

77

œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œb œ

81

œ Œ ˙ œb œ œn œ œ ‰ œ œ œ# œ3 œ#˙ œ

85

˙ ‰ œ œ# œ œ œ#3 3 œ œ œ œ œb Œ œœb œn œb œ œb3 3 œ œ .œ œ œ

89

œ ‰ Jœ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

93

˙ ˙ œ œ œ ‰ Jœ ‰ jœ œ ‰ Jœ œ ‰ œ œb œ œ œ ‰ œ

97

‰ jœ œ ‰ Jœ œ ‰ œ œb œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ jœ œ ‰ Jœ œ ‰ œ œb œ œ œ œ œ

Days of Wine and Roses3–

Fma7 Eb7#11 A7 D7

Gmi7 Eb7

Fma7 Dmi7 Gmi7 Emi7b5 A7b9

Dmi7 G7 Gmi7 C7

Fma7 Eb7#11 D7

Gmi7 Eb7

Fma7 Dmi7 Bmi7b5 E7b9

Ami7 D7 Gmi7 C7