Creating Walking Bass Lines

A step-by-step guide to master walking bass lines.

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What is Creating Walking Bass Lines?

‘Creating Walking Bass Lines’ is a step-by-step video course presented by Geoff Chalmers, which comprises of over 6 hours of HD video across 69 lessons. It is a comprehensive method teaching you how to create awesome walking bass lines, starting with the basics and progressing to advanced techniques. Reading music is not a requirement as all the exercises are demonstrated in the video lessons, but if you prefer to read them as well I have provided written exercises in standard notation.

There are also backing tracks for each exercise in different tempos so you will have everything you need to start practising right away. Many of the lessons feature guitar backing so you can hear what these bass lines sound like with accompaniment.

The course is available to view online, exclusively at Discover Double Bass.

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Geoff Chalmers
Geoff Chalmers

Geoff Chalmers is the founder of Discover Double Bass, an educator and professional double bassist from the UK. He is a double bass fanatic who loves to teach and created Discover Double Bass to give you the tools, inspiration and support you need to create your best music.


What will I learn?

The sixty nine video lessons are presented in a step-by-step order giving you a clear and logical route though the course material. Starting with the fundamentals the course progresses all the way to an advanced level.

The course is comprised of 32 chapters. Starting with the very basics of creating bass lines you will learn how to play though common chord progressions such as a ‘II V I’, using a variety of techniques.

I also use the following jazz standards in the lessons (backing tracks and chord charts are provided).

Autumn Leaves, All The Things You Are, Beautiful Love, My Funny Valentine, Someday My Prince Will Come, There Will Never Be Another You, Rhythm Changes, Blues.

What if I have Questions?

This course includes access to the ‘Discover Double Bass Study Group’, in which you can ask Geoff Chalmers questions. This is a ‘closed’ Facebook group in which only bassists who have bought a course can ask questions or view the discussion. It’s a private community of like minded double bassists who are looking to develop their playing.

 

Although these lessons are presented on the double bass, they are equally useful for electric bassists.

Lesson Index


  Chapter 1 – Start Here
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  Chapter 2 – II V I Chord Progression
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  Chapter 3 – Using Dynamics
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  Chapter 4 – What is a II V I Progression?
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  Chapter 5 – I VI II V Chord Progression
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  Chapter 6 – Shaping Your Lines
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  Chapter 7 – Using Scales
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  Chapter 8 – Articulations
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  Chapter 9 – Introducing Bass Fills
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  Chapter 10 – I7 IV7 Chord Progression
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  Chapter 11 – Playing in a Two or Four Feel
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  Chapter 12 – Developing Your Tone
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  Chapter 13 – How to Read Chord Charts
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  Chapter 14 – Understanding Chord Symbols
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  Chapter 15 – Playing in Three
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  Chapter 16 – Playing Arpeggios Across the Fingerboard
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  Chapter 17 – Developing Your Fills
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  Chapter 18 – How to Play Ballads
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  Chapter 19 – The Minor II V I
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  Chapter 20 – What to do if You Get Lost on a Gig
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  Chapter 21 – Using Open Strings to Navigate the Fingerboard
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  Chapter 22 – Broken Arpeggios
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  Chapter 23 – Triplet Fills Deep Dive (Blues in F)
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  Chapter 24 – Dominant 7th Pedals
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  Chapter 25 – How to Play Dominant 7th Sus Chords
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  Chapter 26 – How to Play at Fast Tempos
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  Chapter 27 – How to Play Extensions
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  Chapter 28 – Tritone Substitution
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  Chapter 29 – Advanced Pedal Tones
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  Chapter 30 – Chord Substitutions for “Rhythm Changes”
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  Chapter 31 – Broken Arpeggio Drills
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  Chapter 32 – Course Wrap Up
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Here's what's being said about the course:

“As with all of Geoff’s educational material, this course is awesome!”

– Scott Devine (founder of Scott’s Bass Lessons)

“I was looking for online lessons and found Discover Double Bass to be a great way to learn.”

– Darryl Clark

“The "Creating Walking Bass Lines" course helped me to get a broader repertoire of bass lines. For a long time, I stuck in a point, when I was playing similar notes over and over. Geoff, with this course, opened a new world of bass lines for me.”

– Michal Herman

Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
Will the course work on a tablet?
Yes, all of our courses can be viewed in any internet browser and all the materials for each lesson are on the same page.
Can I download the videos?
No, they are only available to view online. However PDFs of the transcriptions and MP3 backing tracks are available to download.
Can I ask questions?
Yes, you can ask Geoff Chalmers and the other members in our Study Group.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
I’m sure you will love the course, but if you’re not completely satisfied we offer a 30 day money back guarantee.
 

Playing walking bass lines is an essential skill for all modern bassists and this method can be applied in many styles of music, not just jazz.

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