5 Levels of Walking Bass And Chords - Great Comping Approach

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Ever since I heard Joe Pass play walking bass and chords behind Ella Fitzgerald, I was completely sold and found that to be the ultimate way to comp in a duo. Something that I then also spent a lot of time practicing and later putting to use on gigs.

Comping like that with several layers happening at the same time can be a bit tricky, so in this video, I am going to show you how to develop it, what to pay attention to and how to practice this type of playing and even take it a step further.

5 Great Sounds With Basic Shell-Voicings:

Walking Bass on Bb Blues, Solar, All The Things You Are and other songs:

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Content:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Level 1 - Walking Bass Fundamentals
01:36 Learn To Compose Basslines
03:39 Level 2 - Adding Chords
04:31 Learn Shell-Voicings (and be a Happy Jazz Guitarist)
04:44 Level 3 - Chromatic Passing Notes
06:21 Level 4 - Chromatic Chords
07:09 Right-Hand Technique
07:59 Level 5 - Harmonized Bassline
08:43 The Right Way To Think About Chords
09:01 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page!

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My name is Jens Larsen, Danish Jazz Guitarist, and Educator. The videos on this channel will help you explore and enjoy Jazz. Some of it is how to play jazz guitar, but other videos are more on Music Theory like Jazz Chords or advice on how to practice and learn Jazz, on guitar or any other instrument.

The videos are mostly jazz guitar lessons, but also music theory, analysis of songs and videos on jazz guitars.

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"Playing Bass is a profession, maybe even an art form”. I’m going to have so much fun with my bass guitar playing friend with this one.

johngame
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Great lesson Jens, thank you!😎 You’re the best Jazz guitar teacher out here!😉
I like the way you break concepts down, and then build them back up again. Very understandable.

shipsahoy
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Thanks for this lesson Jens! This looks like an important skill that one could use when learning a standard.

GregoryPearsonMusic
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Thanks! It kind of blew me away the first time I heard Joe Pass play a walking bass line with his chords. I’d never heard that before.

maxwellshammer
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This is the most didatic class about this subject on youtube! Cheers from Brazil!!

brunofontes
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Fantastic lesson Jens, thank you :)! Will try to implement these advices/devices…

omcho
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Excellent lesson Jens! Thank you very much for putting this together for us!

stevedouglas
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Your videos are awesome! Fun, detailed, clear and easy to understand. Thank you so much!!!

billyhypa
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I love that you take us through the process of building and improving a bass line. Very interesting.

fredericadda
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Terrific and helpful clip. Just what I needed for a song I am working on at the moment. Thanks Jens.

AmandaKaymusic
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Just another awesome lesson. Thank you Jens!!

muammerziyaarier
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Fantastic lesson. Making the complex clear and concise, as usual.

dowhileloops
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Finally I can start to comp a little bit. I’ve learned a lot from this awesome channel with so many valuable and informative contents. Thanks a lot !

KTMsoundscape
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Jens, you are the best teacher on YouTube!

siemekkisiel
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your lessons are incredibly useful. I'm still not proficient enough at theory to follow you as you go but once I break down it makes a whole lotta sense. Thanks.

Dmitri
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So useful. Thank you for sharing Jens.

ancoopa
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Yes, yes and yes!
Not only telling the what but how.
I'm glad you made this video. Great value!

I play guitar in a jazz combo with friends and the other musicians knows your videos as well.
Specially the famous quote:

'Learn Jazz make Music'

Thank you Jens! 🎸🙏🎼🎶😎

gaborbolla
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This was so clear, you just change my life.
I love you bro
From France

maximeroustaing
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Thank you so much Jens! The way you teach is so clear and concise! Your channel is one of the best resources to learn :)

melloguitar
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Thanks for a great lesson on walking bass that really makes it understandable, and easier to follow.

stuartarnold