Summary: Read swing progression in an upright bass, looking for walking techniques and scales; learn how from our expert upright bass player in this free music instruction video.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to understanding the logic...read more
"Alright, so now we're going to read through a simple progression. We have a couple of easy measures written out here and we'll take a look at it. We have two measures of A flat and I'll walk that. Then we have two measures of B flat minor. Then we have B flat, E flat in one measures. B flat, E flat again each for two beats and then we have A flat major for two measures. Then the trick is walking A flat major and starting on A flat major again and hearing that turnaround. So this is a standard chord progression and I'll walk through it right now. A flat major, alright so we start right here A flat, B flat, B flat, E flat, B, E, A, A flat, B flat, B flat, E flat, B Flat, E flat, A. That's walking through this easy progression in the key of A flat major."
eHow Article: How to Read a Swing Bass Progression