Connecting chords

Lead into the next chord with a few passing notes.

Lesson 3 of 4

At the end of each bar this bassline walks towards the root of the next chord, instead of jumping straight to it.

A walking bass

Listen to the last two notes of each bar.

1C4
7B3
6A3
5G3
4F3
3E3
2D3
1C3
7B2
6A2
5G2
4F2
3E2
2D2
1C2

Notes between the roots are called passing notes. They make the bass sing and tell the listener a change is coming.

Change the last two notes of a bar so they walk down instead of up, or replace them with a rest, and compare.

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