Eyes & Ears by JC Magsalin
I've been getting a lot of questions regarding the importance of sight reading from my fellow bass players. Here's my take on this matter.
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Walking Bass Lines by JC Magsalin
As a bassplayer, our role when playing walking basslines is to outline the harmony in such a way that people will hear the chord changes even when there's no comping instrument playing (i.e. piano, guitar). We also have to think about how to lead one chord to the next seamlessly and drive the music forward.
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Crash Course on Chord Construction by JC Magsalin
I've been getting a couple of PM's asking me to post something about constructing walking bass lines. Since I have a couple of hours to spare right now, I decided to write something that's gonna be a really big help before I start talking about walking bass lines.
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