The bass players complete guide to scales and chords contemporary. A compendium of techniques for great jazz bass lines including playalong cd featuring ron carter bass builders serious electric bass. Autumn leaves bass transcription sam jones somethin. A slightly embellished version of this kind of line would also be typical of a basic boogie woogie type bass line, as in the following example. I think that he really strives for a voice and sense of individuality on the instrument something i think he has really achieved. Ron carters behind the changes for the first time, ron carter puts down on paper what he has been doing instinctively for over 50 years. A requirement to building jazz lines or walking bass lines, as an electric. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass.
Shop and buy ron carter building jazz bass lines sheet music. Ron carter illustrates step by step the basic concepts of creating bass lines. Building jazz bass lines perfect material for learning the fundamentals of creating walking bass lines, and expanding the rhythmic embellishment of the music. Ron has composed music for the classic films a gathering of old men, the passion of beatrice and blind faith. Were going to use basic chord tones and repetitive lines that will act as a springboard in developing your own lines. To download the pdf including transcription, analysis and tabs click the. Ron carter building jazz bass lines hal leonard 1998 isbn. In this example, the bass line consists of simple arpeggiations of each chord, giving the overall effect of a simple blues bass line. Shop and buy ron carter bass lines transcribed from volume 12 sheet music. Includes a playalong cd with an allstar rhythm section and isolated bass parts, so players can listen to ron play the sample written lines, practice them with the cd, then create their own lines with the guitar, piano and drums backing them up. Complete song list for ron carter building jazz bass lines sheet music songbook.
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For this quartet set, veteran bassist ron carter is joined by pianist stephen scott, drummer lewis nash, and percussionist steve kroon. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chordwalking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord. A compendium of techniques for great jazz bass lines including playalong cd featuring ron carter bass builders at. Walking bass lines the blues in 12 keys upright bass and electric bass method ron carter. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Building jazz bass lines like ron carter joe hubbard bass master. Building new vocabulary based on the previously learned phrases. The walking bass line is one of the most fundamental parts of american music.
The essential guide to walking bass for bass guitar players introduction 2 1. The basic principle for playing latin tunes is the same as playing twobeat bass lines. It is found most commonly in blues and jazz, but as you learn bass guitar, you will hear its influence in almost any style of music. In this bookcd pack, bass legend ron carter illustrates step by step the basic concepts of creating bass lines. A requirement to building jazz lines or walking bass lines, as an electric bassist is highly dependent on what you listen to. I have been given a gift, reid says of his new life as a composer. Ron carter building jazz bass lines discussion in bassists bg started by audioripple, sep 22, 2004. Please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Ron carter bass lines transcribed from volume 12 by. Ron carter, an american jazz doublebassist, composer. The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. In this weeks lesson were looking at a very simple walking bass line through the chord changes of the jazz standard autumn leaves.
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Ron carter building jazz bass lines book with audio. How he comes up with all those famous walking bass. An underlying sense of swing and drive, with commanding bass lines and a strong sense of. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed.
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