{"id":8078,"date":"2022-06-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=8078"},"modified":"2022-11-08T13:48:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:48:45","slug":"walking-bass-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/walking-bass-line\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Play a Walking Bass Line on the Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sangah Noona is back with another piano lesson! This time, she’ll teach you how to play a walking bass line. This is a simple accompaniment you can insert into ANY song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All you have to know to play a walking bass line is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – 2 – 3 – 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do these numbers mean? They’re scale degrees! (If you’re not sure what those are, check out our lesson on the piano number system<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, we play the first, second, third, and fifth note of each chord we want to play a walking bass for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s an example of a walking bass line with a simple I-V-vi-IV progression<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using the Walking Bass Line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can add a walking bass line to any song you want. For example, try playing it underneath “Hey Jude”<\/a> by the Beatles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If playing the melody with the walking bass line is too difficult to play right away, try playing solid chords on your right hand and the walking bass with your left. And sing along. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can even use the walking bass line with classical music. All you need is a lead sheet and some chords!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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