By
eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Imagine that you are performing a song in the key of A and that you want to transition from A up to D in your progression. To perform a walking bass line like that, you could play A, B, C, C-sharp to D.
Step2
Return by playing D, down to F-sharp, on the E string, G, G sharp and back to the original A. This comes from the lower side of the scale so that you are approaching A from the lower notes.
Step3
Put that together and notice that you use all four fingers to do this. This way you're keeping the fingers on the same frets to go from A to D. This creates a clear sound. Don't try to play each note with one finger because it would make it harder.