Re: HOW DO YOU WALK FROM ONE CHORD TO THE NEXT?

AgileMan wrote:
"Lumpy" <lumpy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5d7f3oF336mujU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Oh you mean the "Circle of fifths". You had originally
written the "circles of fifths". I'm just a beginner and
don't know a lot about this circle stuff. Could you
help me to understand how these circles help me make
a nice transition from one chord to another?


Damn typo. :(

I hope this link helps.

http://home.austin.rr.com/jmjensen/CircleOf5thsFun.html

Sorry for the confusion.



Okay, you just confirmed what we suspected. You didn't understand the original question, which was how to construct a walking bass between chords.

None of the circle-of-fifths material will help you do this.

Try this instead:

Look at the sequence of notes between the root note of the chord you're playing and the next. For example, if you're playing G and the next chord is C, the sequence is:

G - A - B - C

1 Play the bottom string, third fret

2 Then the fifth string open.

3 Then the fifth string, second fret.

4 Then a C chord, emphasising the fifth string.

Hear how the sequence walks you in to the next chord?



Suppose you're going from Am to C.

1 Play an Am chord, with the 5th string emphasised.

2 Play the fifth string, second fret.

3. Play the C chord, emphasising the root (C, fifth string).

You've just played the bass sequence A-B-C to get you from Am to C.

Going from C to Am? "A" is a long way up from C, so just try the previous sequence in reverse. A walking bass can be ascending or descending, or both at different times.

For variation you can look at sequences that link other notes in the chords than the root. For example, going from D to Em you could play:

1 F# (6th string, 2nd fret)
2 G (6th string, 3rd fret
3 A (open)
4 B (5th string, second fret)

As you play the B, strum the Em chord.


OR, linking roots again, you could play D-D#-E

1 D chord, top four strings only.
2 fourth string, 1st fret.
3 Em chord, top four strings only.




--
Stephen
Ballina, Australia
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