Chords for #1 Tip for Walking Bass Lines - Christian McBride | 2 Minute Jazz

_ One of the keys to putting together a good bass line is making sure they're linear.
Meaning that they don't jump around and skip around a lot.
You don't want to put together a walking bass line where you're kind of [G] like_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] I've actually heard some bass players do that.
I really have.
It's not good.
Keep your lines so they go just like this.
Up and down a hill.
Up and down a hill.
If you want to break it up a little bit, make sure there's a pattern inside of what you're doing so it makes some sense.
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_ _ _ [A] _ I'll break it up a little bit.
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Even when I'm making the [Bb] jump, I keep it linear from there.
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