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[iconic]

Since my discovery of a mop topped beat group called the Beatles
Ive become more aware of walking basslines...oh and
Slades merry Christmas!

Can anyone point me in the direction of some more classic examples?

I'm not a real hardcore jazz fan, so anything poppy n popular!

Edited December 19, 2012 by iconic

[thisnameistaken]

Er... Not popular, but poppy and good. My god look at the size of your signature - you're listing everything you've ever owned? Seriously?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3xM5eWH8B4

[iconic]

Thanks for that,
for me that is what I call hardcore jazz, see I'm really shallow!

sig': that's not everything, only what the wife knows of....

[Hobbayne]

The Pretenders - Kid
Just C Am F G with a subtle Key change to E
Walking bass heaven for me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyCbkI9EgEA

[Paul S]

Not poppy, not jazzy, more bluesy, but this John Mayall cover of the 'classic' track Hideaway has some lovely basswork in it.
[url="http://youtu.be/UvI0P6o_H8k"]http://youtu.be/UvI0P6o_H8k[/url]

[lowdown]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-R8ru1TAAo[/media]

And of course the chorus in this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txapREGWHp0


Garry

Edited December 19, 2012 by lowdown

[lowdown]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X31GQTS7C1c


Garry

[chris_b]

Bass played by Eric Gale which is probably why there are a few fluffs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcgdRj3lxGE



A live version, much better bass playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1lWpebLuSw

[Phil Starr]

Glad someone else has spotted the bassline in Slade's Merry Christmas, it's a guilty pleasure.

There's kind of a halfway house to walking which is just playing the major triad or pentatonic (rock'n'roll/rockabilly) or the minor pentatonic (blues/rock) which is a bit simpler. I was struggling to 'get ' the walking bass until I read the trick is that the last note of the bar is in the key of the next chord not the preceding one, ie the bass walks up to the next chord just before the guitars change which is what gives it the feel of movement. Most walking basslines seem to use a fixed step up each time so for instance you use the major 7th to lead to the next chord each time.

Crazy little thing called love- Queen

[chris_b]

Played as a shuffle, but can be played as 4's.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b35kP8MvV4U[/media]


Pretty cool for 1946!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1QfXQakX2w[/media]

Edited December 19, 2012 by chris_b

[lowdown]

More pop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP_uWMX09zM

Garry

[Phil Starr]

Love this guys playing, keeps the verse simple and walks the chorus, easy four chords.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMOgSdc8OAI

Not strictly a walk but fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9p0NUNlSk

[pnefc42]

A truely great walking bass part can be found on David Lee Roth's 'Just a Gigalo/I Ain't Got Nobody' (from his 'Crazy From The Heat' EP) - a brilliant bass part from start to finish & walking heaven! Check it out!!

Cheers
Dave

[SlapbassSteve]

Let's not forget the outro to Mr Blue Sky by ELO

[lowdown]

[quote name='pnefc42' timestamp='1355920888' post='1904462']
A truely great walking bass part can be found on David Lee Roth's 'Just a Gigalo/I Ain't Got Nobody' (from his 'Crazy From The Heat' EP) - a brilliant bass part from start to finish & walking heaven! Check it out!!

Cheers
Dave
[/quote]

Great [piss] take on Hollywood and Broadway.
Good stuff.


Garry

[zero9]

Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

One of the first I learned.

[iconic]

Keep 'um coming guys, great stuff...Tainted Love, of course!

[b]ELO Blue Sky....spooky I heard that last night and text'd myself to give it go.[/b]

[b]Last note is lead to first note to next chord, that's the secret, good explanation in Bass Guitar For Dummies...but how did they know I was gonna buy that book?[/b]

Edited December 19, 2012 by iconic

[chrismuzz]

No suggestions here, I just wanted to say that I learned Slade's Merry Christmas the other night for a gig this Saturday. Great bassline! I practically never go walkies and it is a real challenge to remember/play something different. Really enjoy it!

[iconic]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1355922451' post='1904489']
No suggestions here, I just wanted to say that I learned Slade's Merry Christmas the other night for a gig this Saturday. Great bassline! I practically never go walkies and it is a real challenge to remember/play something different. Really enjoy it!
[/quote]

same here, I'm finding walking basslines quite educational, now I [i]really[/i] need to look at the chord notation..major, minor, diminished, dominant 7, half diminished etc

[KevB]

Not pop but some very nice walking type stuff in Yes's 'Yours Is No Disgrace'.

[Norris]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv-ElFOgg88[/media]

[Guest bassman7755]

Can't get enough of your love - bad company.

More so during the corus than the verse.

[Phil Starr]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1355922451' post='1904489']
No suggestions here, I just wanted to say that I learned Slade's Merry Christmas the other night for a gig this Saturday. Great bassline! I practically never go walkies and it is a real challenge to remember/play something different. Really enjoy it!
[/quote]

This is known as nominative determinism, all your songs should be chrismuzz songs

[Len_derby]

'I wish' by Stevie Wonder.

[gjones]

[quote name='zero9' timestamp='1355921945' post='1904476']
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix

One of the first I learned.
[/quote]

This was lesson one in my book of 'How to play bass' that I bought aged 16. Once I learned 'Hey Joe' I threw the book away.