5 Beginner-Friendly JAZZ Bass Lines (Guaranteed To Impress)
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Jazz bass lines can be intimidating, right?
You see these incredible bassists creating incredible bass lines out of thin air and improvise like there’s no tomorrow - it can be super inspiring.
But then you hear them talk about things like ‘double chromatic approach tones’ or using the ‘Superlocrian mode’ over altered dominant chords or using the 4th mode of the melodic minor scale… It’s so easy to get discouraged and think,
“That’s too complicated...”
I’d actually agree a lot of the time! But just because jazz bass lines can be complicated, doesn’t mean you can’t dip your toe in the water with some beginner-friendly jazz bass lines instead, and that’s exactly what I want to share with you today.
By the way - this is NOT about creating walking bass lines. I’m talking about ‘bass line’ bass lines that stay the same pretty much every time they’re played, which means you don’t need to get bogged down in the theory weeds just to get through a bass line.
You can just play!
If you are looking to create walking bass lines, then a great place to start is another video of mine, 5 Plug-And-Play Walking Bass Line Formulas: • Walking Bass Line Less...
4 of these bass lines you’ve more than likely heard before, and 1 bass line, only the real die-hard jazz fans will know (but it was too good to leave out)
Even if you don’t actually want to get into playing jazz ‘for real’, these bass lines are a great way to have some fun, expand your musical horizons and help you become a better, more versatile bassist.
Plus, it’s always good to have bass line #1 up your sleeve at jam sessions - it’s a favorite of singers that gets called every once in a while.
If you want to get all the tabs, notation and practice tracks from this video (including the slowed down versions of the tracks to make practicing even easier) then just go to this page:
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Fill out the form and I’ll send you everything from this lesson - it’s all totally free.
By the way, all these bass lines were originally played on an upright bass, which obviously has a very different sound than an electric, but if you want to get closer to that woody, woofy upright sound and make these jazz bass lines that bit more ‘authentic’ sounding, then check out this video, How To Get An Upright Bass Sound On Electric Bass: • 4 Ways To Get An Uprig...
Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. The best way to master these bass lines is through practice, and to make practicing these bass lines as easy as possible for you, I’ve put together all the tabs, notation and practice tracks I used in this video and put it all up as a free download. To get it all, just go here:
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Fill out the form on that page and I’ll send you everything from the lesson. (I’ve even included the slowed-down versions of the practice tracks so you can start slow and gradually work your way up to performance tempo.
[Chapters]
00:00 Intro
0:55 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #1
2:53 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #2
5:23 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #3
6:52 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #4
9:20 Beginner Jazz Bass Line #5
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I came for the bass instruction, but stayed for the cute dog walking around the background.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
He's the only reason anyone watches any of my videos. lol
@stefanomanino2868
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist Hey that’s not true! You are an amazing teacher and I have learned so much from you!!!
I'm a beginner and these are by far the coolest bass lines to start practicing! Great video.
This lesson is a lot of fun for me personally, Thank you!!
Very nice Luke, thank you for being there for all us beginners, and others.
The bass line translation of the So What melody is greatly appreciated and your dog popping up throughout is life.
I so appreciate you sharing your artistry; thanks so much!
Nice material to get bassists thinking in a jazz mindset. Playing even just cursory amount of jazz is great because it really builds some great skills - being able to read/play over different chords all over the instrument; being able to think about "composing" on the instrument in the moment; thinking melodically (among much else) - even if the player isn't going to play jazz as a main focus. I might add that one can really help oneself out by learning to read standard notation. I know!!! It sounds like a pain and a chore, and it is a bit, but once you can do it, it makes a huge difference. Imagine all the things you wouldn't know if you couldn't read & write in English - from being able to operate an appliance instead of taking days to figure it out first hand, to having an idea of distant lands you've never been to...and everything in between. It really does open up a world of ideas that might take you decades to absorb otherwise. That said, there's a great transcription of the Mingus solo on Haitian Fight Song in "Mingus: A Critical Biography" by Brian Priestly. (Actually a bunch of amazing stuff - not including the great biography of one of the greatest bassists/composers out there!)
An excellent lesson. Thanks Luke. We need more beginners' level jazz! :D
Ngl the “no walking” part caught my eye
This was really great. Very simple and easy-to-understand. I am a rock/r&b guitar player who wants to learn Jazz (on guitar and bass) and this was fantastic.
Outstanding, Luke. I especially like the Miles Davis piece...I’m really practicing it so that my notes are clear and precise. ...your little dog is your co-star.... BTW, great looking bass. Be well.
Congrats! Great class!!!
Hearings So What, and Song for My Father brought me right back to my Jazz Combo days.
Thank you awesome! Learning how to play the bass as well.
Song for My Father is one of my favourite jazz songs to play on the piano. I'm excited to play it on bass ass well!
Sooo helpful!
Beautiful bass lines! Thank you Luke!
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome @Rafael Midón.
This is a perfect video! I’ve been trying to get into Jazz and this is a great start. Also love the cute dog in the background :)
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear @LunchablesBass. Glad you like the lines and the pup!
Great explanation of Mingus's bass line! And I so LOVE your pet!!!!! :-))))
I am learning and is because you, thank you.
Fantastic. Been working on some of these recently as just bought another fender this time fretless Jazz
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome @nola baylis. Glad to hear you're already working some of these lines!
Thanks brother, always love these videos
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see you back brother!
great videos man
Cool video , love it when the tabs are on the screen when teaching ...
Thanks Luke - great stuff!
@BecomeABassist
3 ай бұрын
Wow Tim! Thank YOU - I really appreciate it.
The 5th line is also "II B.S." from Circus, love it!
A Banana Bass! Thanks, this lesson helped a lot.
Thanks Luke for the lessons.. I see the cute dog in the back ground..
great video👍
This video has been very helpful in starting bass myself, but I think the dog is thje best part lol
Literally took me 30 seconds to pick up the first riff having never touched a bass!!! Subscribed!
@yamahatrbx5053
Жыл бұрын
Get a bass and your life will be never be the same. 😘😘 Trust me on this.
Thanks so much,I just got a fretless and this is just what the doctor ordered
Ok, Luke. That was pretty cool. I subbed and will be seeing (hearing) what else you've uoploaded. - Joe
@BecomeABassist
Жыл бұрын
Awesome @Just Mai Take - I really appreciate it.
This was fun. Nice intro to jazz. Thanks Luke.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
No worries at all Thomas - glad you had some fun!
@thomasfioriglio
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist I love these little "Intro to . . ." Series. Nice to start with "Fever," a classic that most will know The blues one was great and one of my favorite lessons. How about a reggae one.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Ooh - that could be interesting. Any particular songs/artists you'd want to see in a video like that @Thomas Fioriglio?
@thomasfioriglio
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist Oh, I don't know. I don't know much about reggae other than Bob Marley.
Nais; Thanks and what a cute dog :)
what you have done is what i play on doublebass sir loveyou man denver colorado
Superb lessons. Would it be possible to get percussion backing tracks to play along to?
Grazie un saluto dall'italia
Liked for the dog :) Thanks fot the lesson!
I like the third one 😊
LOL!!!! Playing a 1/4 note as a whole note??? Love it! Bass players never follow the rules! :) :) GREAT video man! I love this! Really easy to follow! Thank you!
thanks alot
I’m interested in this style of music but im a cellist. There is limited resources for multistyle cello so Im gonna follow these but with cello
Lovin 'Haitian Love Song' I remember it from the film 'Gerry Maguire'. Thanks for a great video.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know it was in that movie! That's pretty cool.
@GolfCoachDrNoel
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist If i remember, there is a really geeky Jazz nerd that they take pity on throughout the film. He hands Gerry a tape of Mingus and they all ridicule him. I remember thinking 'what an amazing track, I've got find that song.' And now I know! OMG, I must be that sad Jazz nerd.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing sad about being a jazz nerd! Haha! Jazz nerds unite!
@Luke from Become A Bassist, I liked this video, but I gotta say... Haitian fight song is pretty popular. It is known by many people who otherwise don't listen to jazz. I know metal musicians who are fans of that song and Mingus, in general. I had the opportunity to see the Mingus Big Band perform at Yoshi's in Oakland CA, back in the late 1990s They were incredible! Side note: Two or three years ago, I saw Chick Corea in Santa Fe (I brought my son, who is a pretty good jazz guitarist) he was playing with Christian McBride, and Brian Blade. That was one of the best live music shows I've ever seen in my life. Side Note Continued: The only other one I've seen that was in the same league was Zakhir Hussein and his tabla orchestra (also at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA...in the late 1990s). I've seen some great shows, but those two shows, in particular, were occasions where the stars aligned and amazing musicians had amazing performances, which filled the space with magic.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
@michael adams - I'm sure a lot of people know Haitian Fight Song, but not nearly as many who would know the other four. For example, the original Mingus recording has ~185,000 views on KZread, which is a hell of a lot. But compare that to Fever (48 million), So What (4.8 million), My Baby Just Cares For Me (11 million) and Song For My Father (6.3 million) and you can see that Haitian Fight Song just isn't in the mainstream like the others are. That doesn't mean it's not as 'good' as the others in any way. I'd never judge the *quality* of a song based on KZread view counts, but you can get an idea of a song's relative traction in popular culture.
@michaeladamspmp
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist I did not intend to imply that you thought it wasn't as good a song. Sorry if it came off that way. You've got data to back up your claim about popularity too. I had anecdotal evidence, so I'll go with your interpretation, there. Its interesting, too me, though that Mingus and the Haitian fight song, in particular, are so well embraced by metal musicians and some punk fans, where so many eschew jazz more generally. When I heard the Mingus Big Band play the fight song it made the hair on my neck stand up. It was one of the first songs I ever tried to learn on bass, when I was gifted a Donner uke bass.
COOL !!!
Nice
Hey Luke, enjoyed the lessons, your buddy seems to enjoy it your lessons as well. Do you have any BB King or Bobby Blue Bland?
@williefinley9945
2 жыл бұрын
The thrill is gone my favorite
Great stuff....By the way is that a Havenese sticking his or her nose in there? I have one. he's a riot.
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#3 sounds like the bass line for Penny Lane, same key and all. Paul has some ‘splaining to do.
Hey Luke can you help me with, slap for Patrice rushen forget me not, slow down version. To where this new kid can get it down. 🤔
@BecomeABassist
2 жыл бұрын
I don't have any lessons about that specific song @Willie Finley, but I do have a few videos about slap bass that you might find useful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWGD1LiypLCZe6Q.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqOepJWJZL2YptY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/ea1s29yOgZO1ftI.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGqkvNF6p8rUeqg.html I hope they help! If you are trying to nail a specific song that's technically challenging though, the thing I would recommend would be to play it way slower than the actual tempo (just about as slowly as you can bear) and very slowly bring the tempo up to your current limit, then go back down. Over time, your upper limit will get faster and faster until your can play it effortlessly at the actual tempo - or even faster so the actual tempo will feel like a walk in the park.
The first song is the bass line from Fever by Peggy Lee.
3:00 his dog walked in on the video. lol
What kind of bass is that ? Love the shape
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
In this video, I'm playing a Spector Euro LX. It's a great bass!
@cdool2223
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist thanks Luke , keep up the great videos
What are the names of the songs
Hit the road jack and don’t ya come back no more no more ❤❤❤❤
I wish that it was flipped so I could mirror the hand movements better
i recommend "real i player pro" for your backing demonstrations. much more authentic sounds
@BecomeABassist
Жыл бұрын
Are you talking about iRealPro @Marcus Kingstanley? If so, that's exactly what I used to make the backing tracks.
Lol love the vid, anyone else see the dog in the backround?
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What style of jazz is the second one? trying to find a backing song but its hard
@BecomeABassist
2 жыл бұрын
You can download the actual backing track from this video for free if you want @Mike Roshe. The link is in the description.
Is owning a dog a requirement for cool bass playing? Then I need one!
@BecomeABassist
Жыл бұрын
It definitely doesn't hurt @Jens Bomholt. lol
Hello is there anybody that can help me with baselines or songs that are like this? What genre is it
@BecomeABassist
6 ай бұрын
These are all jazz songs @Ikalswo8onXolotl
Maybe a silly/noob question, but why would you avoid open strings on an electric bass? Is this just preference?
@alidogukanileri5966
3 жыл бұрын
In fact if you mute the strings well, it is not an problem. However, when we want to use same techniques like tapping and pull offs they sound much better when we don't play open strings. At least in my opinion.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Good question @Liana Wait - a lot of electric players avoid using open strings for muting reasons like @Ali Doğukan İleri mentioned above, but also, the tone of an open string can be very different from a fretted note (depending on the bass of course). Some basses 'solve' this by having a 'zero fret' where the nut of the bass normally would be. It does ultimately come down to preference though. I don't mind using open strings at all - some people hate them.
The first basslines, i heard that from spider man 3, is thar possible?
so that's where the Ricky Don't Lose That Number bass line comes from
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Haha! Something like that!
I want some chords
The first one sounds pretty similar to that scene in Spider-Man 3 with Peter and Gwen
So Cute... But I think,I must try 🙂👍
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Go for it @Simon Kristofer!
heartify me...... Because i posted the first comment.......😀
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Done
1 y 5
@BecomeABassist
7 ай бұрын
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@TomasNed
7 ай бұрын
Sorry, I was just writing down the lines I practiced today, to remember them the next time I come to the video. By the way, excellent video. Thank you so much@@BecomeABassist
@BecomeABassist
7 ай бұрын
Ah - Makes sense! Good to hear you're getting into them Tomas.
can we just talk about the cute dog
@BecomeABassist
2 жыл бұрын
I could talk about Arnie forever!
I like ur bass because it looks like a banana bass
Thumbs up for the Mingus alone.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
He was a total badass
Welcome nighthawks we expected u
Love your dog. Also this is comment #69
@BecomeABassist
2 жыл бұрын
Nice.
Listen to that Nina Simone track and then listen to Paul McCartney's bass line for Penny Lane.
That bass looks like a ripe banana 🍌
No one talking about the dog
You're an ok player. Talk to me if you want to know how to play bass.
@BecomeABassist
Ай бұрын
lol. ok
That's a ripe looking bass.
Nice video, yeah?
@BecomeABassist
Жыл бұрын
Yeah? haha
your dog has human eyes
@BecomeABassist
2 жыл бұрын
He does! They're very penetrating - like he's looking into my very soul!
This had nothing to do with dogecoin. 😱
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Correct. Also, I feel like I'm missing something...
@insanedrummer89
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist hahaha Na dude just being a completely random asshole. Really dug the lesson. Never learned any of these bass lines