The Instant Walking Bass 'Hack': Nail Your 2-5-1’s With A Single Lick
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►► FREE: Check out my 5 ‘Plug-And-Play’ Walking Bass Line Formulas here: • Walking Bass Line Less...
I used to think that in order to get through a song with a walking bass line, you needed to have some sort of advanced degree in music theory.
Everyone around me was telling me different things like:
→ “You need to know all your scales to make it through”
→ “If you don’t know your arpeggios, you’ll get lost”
→ “Make sure you throw some chromatics in there”
Ugh…
Sure - knowing all that stuff absolutely helps, but if you’re just starting out with walking bass lines, it can be overwhelming.
I don’t want that for you, so today, I’m sharing a super quick trick that you can use to nail one of the most common chord progressions you’re likely to come across if you’re playing walking bass lines: The 2-5-1 progression.
You don’t need to know all the modes, arpeggios, chords, fancy scales or anything like that. All you need to know to start using this trick is the plain old major scale. (And if you need a refresher on that, check out this lesson: • The Easiest Way To Lea... )
It’s a super quick lesson this week - less than 4 minutes, but you can start using this line right now to nail all the 2-5-1’s that you can poke a stick at.
By the way, if walking bass lines are what you need help with, be sure to check out my other walking bass line video right here:
• Walking Bass Line Less...
It’s goes into a bit more depth than I had time for here, but it’s full of authentic walking lines you can use for any chord progression.
Good luck with the lesson and happy walking!
Cheers,
Luke
If you’re really keen and want to download the 5 plug-and-play formulas in tab and notation form, you can do that right here:
becomeabassist.com/walking-ba...
Just fill the form out underneath the video and the formulas will be sent straight to you.
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It immediately hits my ear as that 2-5-1 is clearly what Paul used with The Beatles: All My Loving.
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely @Lori A. It's the exact same thing.
@drmrgod
4 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist Well, how dumb am I? Been playing that line for a bit, never saw that this is what it was!! Thanks Luke for the lesson, and thanks Lori A for pointing out that it's the line from All My Loving.
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say 'dumb' @drmrgod - just that it hadn't been pointed out to you yet. It's often very easy to overlook things that are right in front of you.
@drmrgod
4 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist So it seems.... :-)
@kennethbeavers6903
4 жыл бұрын
@Luke from Become a Bassist do you have a tutorial for Minor 251 in Aminor?
What a lovely trick. So simple and so effective. Thanks for that! 🙂
Awesome. Nice trick!!
Ha! Neat little trick you can easily toss in. Thanks for sharing!
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
No worries at all @Major Robinson. Thanks for checking it out.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this knowledge
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
You're more than welcome @Jojoe Simmons - thanks for watching.
Cool little trick
Hey, Luke. Thanks for this. I'm finally starting to grok walking bass and this little 2-5-1 trick is so simple and so cool! It's as cool as tri-tone sub!
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
For sure! Definitely a more straight forward approach than the tritone sub, but just as useful.
@ChuckLazer
4 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your "5 Plug-and-Play Walking Bass Lines".@@BecomeABassist
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
I hope you like it! Here's the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6Gn2c-kfpDfj8Y.html
That Spector sounds awesome
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much John! It's a great bass!
@chriscantor6852
4 жыл бұрын
They are awesome, not cheap though, but I fluked 2 rare 2nd hand bargains on EBay - a Legend (Korean) and a Rebop (Czeck)
@johnwilkerson1535
4 жыл бұрын
@@chriscantor6852 I love them. I have my 4th and 5th Spectors now.
Great "hack"!
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks @john piercey!
All my Loving...
ty man cool videos me sub
Could you let me know what you use for backing tracks? Might make a great video.
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
Hey @Conan Shinn - I usually just look around KZread for something that fits what I need, and if not, I use either Garageband or iRealPro to make something up. I don't have plans to make videos on how I do this anytime soon though.
Is that drum track available?
🤯
dog cameo
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
I swear he finds his way into every video. I think he secretly wants to be famous
Just don't stop playing. You're only ever 1 semi tone away from a right note
@BecomeABassist
4 жыл бұрын
Totally @The Bear.
Look
@BecomeABassist
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