How To Create Bass Lines From Chord Progressions (No.211)

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In this video I show you how to create a bass line from a chord progression. This is a great skill to have as a bass player when you need to improvise bass lines on the spot at a gig or jam night or come up with your own bass line for an original song.

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Timestamp:
0:00 How To Create Bass Lines From Chord progressions
1:42 The Chord Progression
2:26 Building The Bass Line
3:06 Using Root Notes
3:54 Adding Pick-Up Notes
5:18 Adding Rhythmic Interest
6:52 Complete Bass Line: Adding Embellishments
9:48 Alternative Bass Line 2

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[jimford]

Greg this is a wonderful lesson. Just seeing the steps, then hearing them added shows a great pathway.

[brynyowannatkinson]

Great lesson some great advice and pointers in there — pulling techniques together to create a bass line. It’s true, once you get away from playing a set bass line and are put on the spot to make a line up, can be very daunting. However, don’t panic, just draw upon the techniques, experience you have learned to date and apply them best you can. May I add that there is no right or wrong way to do this…just your way.
Loving the Cassidy, just lends itself to alternate picking and that tone is something else.
Great lesson, solid advice and brilliant delivery.
Keep Groovin’
Bryn

[wmkennard]

Thank you again. Love how your so smooth playing an you understand what we need to learn

[robertmock]

Thanks Greg this helps me a ton. I play at church and lots of time the bass line is rather uninteresting. I do have the go ahead to di what I want within reason and this helps tons.

[TKelly-jsos]

Nice lesson Greg, great tip on the flat 7th being a chord tone on the 9th, 11th, and 13th. Best wishes to you and your family.

[JoshuaKimathi-yl]

I have started my bass journey i dont know where to start but there is hope when i view ur videos

[alfheyer]

Hi Greg, so simple, so nice - both the lines. Thanks a lot and have a nice day. Greets Alf

[silviavnievas]

Gracias Greg, todas tus clases son muy
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[wmkennard]

Really sweet. I love to go back keep it going. Thank you Greg

[PopeOnDope]

Great content - I could swear there s James Corden doing the voice dubbing. You SO sound like him - despite that, the video is great - Thanks a lot!

[bass_face]

great lesson Greg, very useful information. Your Jack Cassidy sounds delicious to my ears!

[BrazosP]

Great post! Thanks so much!! GB rocks!

[ruthkearin]

Thanks for the advice and help Greg. I thought both bass lines sounded amazing and I think I liked the pick sound better. Fun ideas to try. Appreciate your work.

[Shoeshine]

thanks that was very helpful, been trying to learn how to get away from memorizing bass lines

[travisreed]

What A Fabulous Little Bass Line For Sure - I Preferred The Fingers Over The Pick But The Pick Totally Works With That Beautiful Bass - I Am A Big Fan Of Leading Notes - Often Play The Pattern Of A Note Behind For Two Bars And A Leading Note For Two Bars - Pretty Righteous Backing Track As Well And Dig The Sliding Subscribe Arrow As Well - Enjoy The Rest Of The Month There Brother G

Stay Groovy,
Cheers

[sirko_rip]

Pick up notes! Thank you

I swear so many things in music get done just naturally but its not until you put a name to it are you able to use it all will
For years I've loved it when the bass leads into the next chord from the last beat of the bar but could only describe it in that way
Its definitely not the same function as 'playing two different notes in the bar'. Changing half way through the bar would likely change the feeling of the bar/chord altogether
But 'picking up' the chord with the bass is a way better/specific concept

[wiltd]

You're muted baselines sounds like McCartney on the Hofner. Nice.

[neilmorrow]

Great video Greg I’m loving the pick version. What strings are you using on your Jack Cassidy?

[bassistananta]

Great, besides chord tone, scale tone, passing tone, what other key points should have in mind when creating a functional bassline?

[mikemccoy]

Why did you start so high and then go so low, beginners don't catch on to fast sometimes.