Walking Bass Line Tutorial For Bass Beginners - Easy!

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  • Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
  • Walking Bass Lesson #1 For Bass Ukulele and Bass Guitar Beginners
    Bass Ukulele / Bass Guitar / Upright Bass Walking Bass Lesson
    Using The 2 - 5 - 1 Chord Progression or iim7 - V7 - Imaj7 / I6
    Dm7 - G7 - Cmaj7 & C6 Chord Progression - Popular Jazz Chords
    A guide to understanding what a walking bass line is and how to play it on a U-Bass and also bass guitar and double bass.
    Walking Bass Lesson #2 For Bass Ukulele: • Walking Bass Line Tuto...
    Aimed at beginner bass players.
    How to play a walking bass line:
    00:00 Intro to playing a walking bass line
    00:56 What is a walking bass line?
    03:02 Chord progression 2 - 5 - 1 :: Dm7 - G7 - Cmaj7 / C6
    03:54 The MOST basic walking bass line - Root & Octave
    06:23 Walking bass line with drum machine
    08:27 Walking bass line with backing track
    10:01 Basic guide to chords
    11:44 Walking bass line using root & 3rds
    13:14 Walking bass line using root & 5ths
    14:49 Bass top tips - read ahead, know where you need to land next!
    15:46 Walking bass line using the chord / triad / arpeggio
    19:25 How to use the bass backing tracks
    20:44 Walking bass basics overview
    Bass Backing Tracks - Different Speeds:
    80 BPM walking bass practice - • Walking Bass Backing T...
    100 BPM walking bass practice - • Walking Bass Backing T...
    120 BPM walking bass practice - • Walking Bass Backing T...
    140 BPM walking bass practice - • Walking Bass Backing T...
    Bass ukuleles and equipment featured in this video:
    Kala U-Bass - SMHG FL Fretless Bass Uke
    Warwick CCL ND4
    Boss DR-880 Dr Rhythm Drum Machine
    Website: ukulele.wales/
    T-Shirts & Merch: www.redbubble.com/people/ukul...
    Ukulalien Play Along Channel: / ukulaliensukuleleclub

Комментарии • 112

  • @UkuleleWales
    @UkuleleWales  Год назад +3

    🟣 Thanks for all the great comments and questions, I have loved reading them all.
    🔵 Here is Lesson #2 if you have enjoyed this one - Walking Bass Lesson #2 For Bass Ukulele: ruclips.net/video/-bhc1n9s01Y/видео.html

  • @fredericocabulagan7882
    @fredericocabulagan7882 2 года назад +1

    Watching your U-Bass tutorial from San Diego, CA. Great video and enjoyed it very much as I learn and play along, especially for a 88 yr. young man. Music keeps me young at heart..............

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      Awesome to hear Frederico, thank you! Very glad to hear the music is keeping you young!

  • @loree3212
    @loree3212 3 года назад +6

    Oh Rachel, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! This is absolutely fabulous, so much good information. Really appreciate the hard work you are putting into your channel. 👏🏻

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад +2

      You are so welcome Loree, when you asked last week this was already being made but I didn't want to spoil it. :-)

    • @loree3212
      @loree3212 3 года назад

      @@UkuleleWales thanks for that, really nice surprise. 😀

  • @sarahowarddesign
    @sarahowarddesign Месяц назад

    Thank you for a great introduction to creating a walking baseline!

  • @MsMacomb
    @MsMacomb 3 года назад +1

    You are such a gifted teacher!!! Thank-you for ALL the lessons, but especially the bass help.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      My pleasure, Thank You for your lovely comment.

  • @alanjones9775
    @alanjones9775 3 года назад +1

    Totally agree with the above comments Rach. So much easier when explained rather than just reading a book. Just what I’ve been waiting for. Edit, damn, the comments are below.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Alan, maybe we can actually have bass chats in "real life" soon!

  • @christian_blass
    @christian_blass 3 года назад +1

    I can't await the next bass lessons. I bought a bass guitar 2 weeks ago. Bingo, here I'am. You are a great teacher an I learned so much Uke stuff. And know the bass. Thumbs up.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Awesome! Thank you Christian, much appreciated.

  • @Helene-aka-MLadyX
    @Helene-aka-MLadyX 3 года назад +1

    Kia Ora from NZ. Thank you so much for your patient description of these lessons.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      My pleasure Helene, very glad to be helping. Sending warm wishes to NZ.

  • @ukuleleBob
    @ukuleleBob 3 года назад +3

    Thank You Rachel. I am just learning to play bass and your lessons are aimed perfectly at my needs. Keep up the GREAT work.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Thanks Bob, very glad to be helping.

    • @johnhunter226
      @johnhunter226 2 года назад

      Rachel, you are a legend. More later as I follow you through all aspects of learning the Bass ukulele. There could not be a better teacher, bar none.

  • @marialewis2509
    @marialewis2509 Год назад

    Brilliant! Thank you so much, Rachel! I LOVE theory, so your process and explanations are just perfect for me.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  Год назад

      Thanks for the lovely comment Maria, very glad to be helping.

  • @annalouise4658
    @annalouise4658 Год назад

    Thank you! I have just got a uke bass and have watched two of your lessons and love them. As a complete beginner to bass I love the clarity and simplicity of how you explain everything. Thank you, thank you. 🙂

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  Год назад

      You're very welcome!, Thank You for such a lovely comment. 😊

  • @annalisagoode7504
    @annalisagoode7504 3 года назад

    played bass uke with my ukulele group first time on Monday...your tutorials and lessons really helped me help the group sound good. Enjoying your teaching style.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Thanks Annalisa, great to hear you are enjoying and even better to hear that your group is benefitting and loving it too. Great work.

  • @carynmears8462
    @carynmears8462 Год назад +1

    You do a marvelous job of sharing you amazing talents. I've learned so much! Thank you, thank you! Thank you! Your style is wonderful to watch. As a retired music teacher, I know all of the notes, etc, but I'm still learning!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  Год назад

      That is so cool to hear, Thank You Caryn. Even more appreciated coming from another music teacher!

  • @greatexpectations58
    @greatexpectations58 3 года назад

    Great to have another bass lesson. Thank you.

  • @badmonks
    @badmonks 2 года назад

    Ah...so that's a walking bass line. Lots of information in this lesson to understand and then use. The backing tracks...awesome. Much appreciated!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      So glad to be helping and Thanks for the feedback for the backing tracks, really good to hear they help.

  • @zekemodel
    @zekemodel 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for your videos. You are a wonderful teacher!

  • @kalunng324
    @kalunng324 2 года назад

    Thank you! Great stuffs for a uku bass beginner. Great fun and very useful too!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      Glad it was helpful, Thanks for the lovely comment.

  • @rebeccamyers7483
    @rebeccamyers7483 3 года назад

    I think I'm gonna have to buy a bass now. This is soooooo cool! Thank you so much. I'm loving this!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      This made me laugh! Thanks Rebecca.

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 8 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant lesson. Merci beaucoup.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  8 месяцев назад +1

      My pleasure to be helping. Keep up the good work!

  • @karebehrhoff
    @karebehrhoff 3 года назад +2

    You just fried my brain... in a good way! 😅 This one will take me a bit to digest, but I always look forward to what I will learn from one of your sessions. 😁 I love your teaching style... it works for me. 😍

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      There is a LOT of info in these Karen. Take your time and just stick with it, it will fall into place. Please feel free to ask any questions though.

  • @deborahsupriyono9349
    @deborahsupriyono9349 2 года назад +2

    What great lessons! I've been playing the uke for a while, and recently taken up the bass uke. I have learnt so much since I started your bass uke lessons, about music and the uke, as well as the bass.
    And I didn't even know your name, until now, and now I only know your first name - Rachel.
    You are great!
    From Deb, born in Wales, but living in Melbourne, Australia.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      Hi Deb and Thank You for such a lovely comment. Great to hear you are another Welsh born - so go on, who do you support in rugby? LOL

  • @sammyjay4901
    @sammyjay4901 3 года назад

    What an amazing teacher, you break things down and go step by step. I tell everyone to go visit your channel.
    There is only one problem, my collection of ukuleles grows by the week. I've even bought different amps and now digital effect units, my wife will stop me watching you tube soon LOL. Can't wait to see what you encourage me to buy next, the enya carbon fibre is going in the basket as I type. Many thanks for your hard work and time spent helping and encouraging us all. Sammy Jay

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Thanks for your lovely comment Jay, made me laugh and I'm so glad I'm being such a bad influence! Greetings from Wales.

  • @cheryln581
    @cheryln581 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for keeping this simple! Never knew what a walking bass line was and it sounds awesome!

  • @trevorboyd1570
    @trevorboyd1570 3 года назад

    This is great, Rachel. Thank you. :-)

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      You're so welcome Trevor, glad you enjoyed.

  • @stephencoxbass
    @stephencoxbass 3 года назад

    That's a great intro to walking! Cheers!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад +1

      Thank you kindly Stephen. Been wanting to get back to bass, especially this vid but school keeps getting in the way! LOL

  • @mariocontreras8761
    @mariocontreras8761 2 года назад

    Sometimes it’s just in the way that somebody describes or says something that brings to light, thank you!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      Thanks for the lovely comment Mario

  • @annaboada2865
    @annaboada2865 3 года назад

    Great help, thank you again!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Happy to help be helping as always Anna.

  • @lalau_od
    @lalau_od 7 месяцев назад

    I love this lesson!! Thank you so much!! You're so good at teaching :) ❤🎉😊

  • @ArielRaskin
    @ArielRaskin 3 года назад

    Thank you! Your lessons are great 👍!

  • @ccastillo36540
    @ccastillo36540 Год назад

    Nice video you make it fun and enjoyable to watch your tutorial on bass

  • @ukulelelearning1595
    @ukulelelearning1595 3 года назад +1

    What gem! And the lesson is fantastic too ;-). Thank you so much for demystifying the walking bass line. I have only picked up a bass last September so I am still working on muscle memory, target practice, fret board topography, and the rhythm of music. Your bass lessons have opened up a world of music 🎶 for me and that is exciting, rich, beautiful, and presents so many possibilities. A while ago I began with your the 1/3 1/5 and root segment. This lesson marvelously added rhythm and tempo to understanding how the chords created a pathway for progression through the music. Bravo 🙌 thank you Ukulele Wales for this nicely crafted sweetly presented lesson. I am in awe of your teaching abilities. And have a much greater appreciation of the Bass through you efforts. Looking forward to practicing for many hours to come and leaning. Cheers, The Hampshire Brewer - Ukulele Learning 🤙🏽

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад +1

      What a lovely comment you've left, Thank You so much and just so glad to be helping. I also really appreciate your support on Instagram, I really need to post more on there but there just enough hours in the day. Thanks again and best wishes.

    • @rosiejankowski5931
      @rosiejankowski5931 2 года назад

      Thank you so, so much. I now know how to play G7 with an F (if I'm brave enough). Can't tell you how much I'm learning from your clear and methodical teaching style. It's opened up a whole new world! Rosie, Bristol.

  • @anthonydavies9093
    @anthonydavies9093 2 года назад +3

    Thanks, this was incredibly useful. I have been playing guitar for around 45 years and so I know all of the chords, but I just learned the shapes without really thinking about the notes. I never realised G7 just added the 7th note from the scale, I thought it was some kind of dark arts, but it’s easy isn’t it.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад +2

      Glad it was helpful Anthony, I love "light bulb" moments.

  • @stevesstrings5243
    @stevesstrings5243 3 года назад

    Great information! Thanks!

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад +1

      Thanks as always Steve, I did enjoy doing this one but it took a bit of planning with the backing tracks too.

  • @MomusFilms
    @MomusFilms 3 года назад

    Great lesson! Thanks!

  • @kristopherdetar4346
    @kristopherdetar4346 2 года назад

    Astounding how you gave me more useful info in this short video than 10 months with a bass guitar instructor. I fired him BTW because I was making no working knowledge after all those months. Thank you !

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад +1

      Thank You Kristopher for you nice comment. Sorry you weren't getting much from your old bass teacher. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask.

  • @biosec9361
    @biosec9361 2 года назад +1

    I got my U-Bass recently. Thank you for all of these videos.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад +1

      Glad you like them! Have fun with your u-bass.

    • @biosec9361
      @biosec9361 2 года назад +1

      @@UkuleleWales I’ve been having a blast. My wife is learning ukulele, she just got a Nova U for her birthday. We can almost play something together that sounds decent! Haha.

  • @suzannealexander9681
    @suzannealexander9681 3 года назад

    Love this, thank you

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      You are so welcome, Thanks Suzanne.

  • @francishetherton1837
    @francishetherton1837 2 месяца назад

    Excellent. Thank you

  • @danylher6860
    @danylher6860 2 года назад

    Hello Rachel,
    Thank you very much for this lesson, walking bass
    I'll try to write bass lines for melodies which are played by my students (diatonic accordion, tin whistle, low whistle, piano )

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      My pleasure Dany, very glad it helped. Really cool to hear you are writing bass lines to play along with your students, that is fantastic!

  • @syafrizalfachmy2593
    @syafrizalfachmy2593 2 года назад

    Nice tutorial.. Thanks 🙏

  • @brucejenkins8830
    @brucejenkins8830 Год назад

    wow! thank you!

  • @dr.chrismort8448
    @dr.chrismort8448 Год назад

    Great info and instruction Rachel👍

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  Год назад

      Thanks Chris. Hope you guys are well, maybe catch up with you at a local uke event later in the year. How is the double bass going?

    • @dr.chrismort8448
      @dr.chrismort8448 Год назад

      @@UkuleleWales it’s quite a work out, but my fingers have stopped blistering at last 😁

  • @jeanandjimcarr4489
    @jeanandjimcarr4489 2 года назад +2

    Hello Rachel, from Australia. I've moved from ukulele to UBass, mainly because of the arthritis developing in my
    left thumb. (I'm right handed). I should have tried bass years ago; it's so much fun. As an ex-teacher/principal I'd
    like to thank you for your lessons. It's obvious how much time and talent you put into them. Your teaching skills
    are also quite evident and appreciated. I'm sure many would-be-musicians like me around this beautiful world have
    really enjoyed 'tuning' in to Ukelele Wales, especially during these horrible pandemic lock downs.

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  2 года назад

      Hi, Thanks for such a nice comment. I am so glad that you've discovered and are loving the Ubass and that it's managable with the arthritis. It does make such a difference knowing that the lessons are helping and I am still always shocked and suprised (in the nicest of ways) to hear the videos are appreciated globally. Please feel free to ask if you ever have any questions.

  • @discdonkey5
    @discdonkey5 Месяц назад

    Brilliant teaching

  • @tobiasware
    @tobiasware 3 года назад

    What a feast of information, Rachel, I'm loving it. Do you have any suggestions for Android and Windows free or really cheap drum-machines?

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Thanks Tobias, I really enjoyed doing. I had a quick look at Android apps, 2 that seem to work well - Loopz & RhythmBuddy
      I've never really looked at online drum machines but this looks easy and seems to work:
      www.musicca.com/drum-machine

  • @thenukuleles4531
    @thenukuleles4531 3 года назад

    With you all the way . . . Thanks

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Glad to be helping Colin, I really enjoyed doing this one.

  • @melroberts7987
    @melroberts7987 2 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @CateEales
    @CateEales 3 года назад

    Great!

  • @ardiwinatah
    @ardiwinatah 3 года назад

    Thankkyouuuu...

  • @TOMJLAEL
    @TOMJLAEL 5 месяцев назад

    What's the drum machine looking device by your laptop there?

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  4 месяца назад

      It’s the Boss DR 880 drum machine. Discontinued now but still a great bit of it. 😎

  • @loree3212
    @loree3212 Год назад

    Hopefully this is not a dumb question Rachel but trying to wrap my head around this.
    How fast do you know how to play? Do you keep up with the tempo? If a song has a tempo if 150, how do you figure out the rhythm? If I had to play that fast I would never get past root notes. Sorry if this is a duh question. 😊

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  Год назад +1

      There is never a dumb question Loree! If there is a drum beat or any kind of beat it helps but basically a walking bass line plays on each beat so if the song has beats in a bar (most have) you are aiming to play a bass note on each beat, it can be all root notes if need be. Have you tried the slowe backing tracks, you can always slow them down if need to be - click the little cog below the video. Listen for the main drum beats and start with just playing a root note and then add some 3rd and 5ths once you get the hang of it. Hopefully that helps but if you are still stuck, ask away. The faster it is, the simpler to play always works!
      ruclips.net/video/delSYfP3I0I/видео.html

  • @JheridanSoe
    @JheridanSoe 5 месяцев назад

    What about a bit of solder on the string before, and lower along the string than where you unwind it 🤔

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  4 месяца назад +1

      It is something I may well try in the future as my hubby does solder. Thanks 😊

  • @thenukuleles4531
    @thenukuleles4531 3 года назад +1

    Ok. So I'm in a ukulele band, I watched your first four bass lesson and on the back of that I felt confident enough in your teaching to buy a Mahalo Bass and Benson amp. A quick question: what happens if the band go to capos for a song?

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      Hi Colin, firstly Thanks for the lovely comment and very glad that I've helped.
      You have asked an excellent question, one I'd not really though about. Basically, if the uke band are using capos and I presume the bass is following their chord charts, the bass line would need to be transposed (shifted in pitch). So, say the ukes are using capos on fret 2, you would need to play one note higher, so say goes to D. The easiest fix would be to alter / transpose the chrt just for the bass player. I hope this makes sense, please feel free to ask againif it doesn't.
      Personally I would use a capo on the bass and de-tuning also isn't a good option.

    • @rebeccamyers7483
      @rebeccamyers7483 3 года назад +1

      What kind of capo would you put on a ubass?

    • @UkuleleWales
      @UkuleleWales  3 года назад

      @@rebeccamyers7483 Bass capos exist but I've never used one and don't know many bass players who do.