Walking bass: jazz blues in B
Nathaniel School of Music, 2026
- Key
- B
- 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: B7 E7 B7 F#m7 B7 E7 E#dim7 B7 G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7 G#7 C#m7 F#7
Opening the practice room…
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