Walking bass: jazz blues in A
Nathaniel School of Music, 2026
- Key
- A
- Form
- 12-bar jazz blues
- Level
- 5
A quarter-note bass line: the root on each new chord, chord tones in between, and a half-step or scale-step approach into the next root.
Chords: A7 D7 A7 Em7 A7 D7 D#dim7 A7 F#7 Bm7 E7 A7 F#7 Bm7 E7
Opening the practice room…
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