Paul Musso plays and teaches a walking bass line to a jazz blues progression in G.
Taught by Paul Musso in Walking Bass Lines seriesLength: 20:32Difficulty: 2.5 of 5
Paul Musso dives into jazz guitar with an emphasis on walking bass lines. This series of lessons focuses on separating chords from bass lines, which is good for a variety of things, including accompaniment and soloing.
Lesson 1
JamPlay is proud to welcome senior professor and Coordinator of Guitar Studies at the University of Colorado at Denver, Paul Musso. This series of lessons will be focusing on jazz walking bass lines, which...
Length: 2:21 Difficulty: 0.0 FREELesson 2
Paul Musso takes some time to focus on the fundamentals of right hand technique. This is an important subject and great lesson for all guitar players.
Length: 7:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Paul Musso explains the construction and theory of walking bass lines.
Length: 16:37 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Paul Musso teaches a walking bass line to a progression in the key of D minor. You will use techniques from previous lessons and also learn some new ones.
Length: 12:05 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Paul Musso plays and teaches a walking bass line to a jazz blues progression in G.
Length: 20:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Paul Musso talks about the song "Seasons" from his Mel Bay book, Teaching Your Guitar to Walk. He also touches on some subtle left hand techniques that will help with a swing feel.
Length: 19:57 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Paul Musso looks at walking bass lines and chords over rhythm changes, which are a set of chord changes based on "I Got Rhythm" by George Gershwin.
Length: 12:18 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
About Paul Musso
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Paul Musso is an Assistant Professor and Area Head of Music Performance in the Music and Entertainment Industry Studies Department at the University of Colorado Denver. Paul is a freelance guitarist and has performed throughout the Colorado area with many diverse ensembles including the Colorado Symphony, the Boulder Festival Orchestra, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Westcliff Jazz Festival. Paul has also performed throughout Europe, Mexico and the United States.
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Great lesson Paul :-) Enjoyed the bassline
In addition to supplemental content, your thoughts on soloing over this progression would be very interesting. Thanks.
Well, this lesson has been posted for over a month now and still no supplemental content. I love these lessons, but some of us still need that extra assistance. Please help us out. Thanks for the great set of lessons. Bob
Hello Paul, I am learning lots from your lessons here and in the arpeggio set. I agree with the others, supplemental content, especially for the G Jazz blues would be helpful. No need to hurry. Us theory geeks are OK with taking the time to explain the relationships in the chord progressions. You mentioned I got Rhythm; it would be great if you would use that as a basis for another lesson in this set. Thanks so much! Martin
Absolutely great lesson Paul! Thank you so much!
Me too. Thanks
I second the supplemental content addition. I find it very helpful & hope that you'll add it. The lesson is GREAT - I just need the supplement to reinforce.
Me too!
Paul, great lesson set. I'm looking forward to your supplemental content for lesson#5!