by Mike Richmond

Mike Richmond Walking Bass Techniques used with permission of...

Bass Player, September/October 1994

The following musical examples are reprinted from Mike Richmonds book Modern Walking Bass Technique, with permission from Ped Xing Music.

Ex. 1
Quarter Note Bass Line

C7 3 2 3 5

E m7 2 3

A7 2

D m7 1 0 2 3 2

G7 0 3 5 2

Ex. 1B
12 Bar Blues in C using Quarter Note Bass Line

C7 3 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 3 2

G m7 0 4

C7 3 2

F7 3 3 1 2 3 3

F #dim 2 4

C7 5 2 3 0

E m7 A 7 3 2 2 1

D m7 0 2 3 2

G7 0 3 5 2

C7 3

A7 1 0 1

D m7 G 7 2 0 5

C7 2 3

Ex. 2
Skips

C7 3

E m7 3 1 0 1 3

A7 0 1 3

D m7 0 1 0 0 4

G7 3 4 0 2

Ex. 2B
12 Bar Blues in C using Skips

C7 3 3 0 3 2

F7 3 1 0 1 2

C7 3 2 3 4

G m7 5 0

C7 4 3 4

F7 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 6

C7 5 9 10 8

E m7 A 7 99 87 7 6

D m7 0 2 3 4

G7 5 0 3 0 2

C7

A7 2 4

D m7 G 7 50 2 0

C7 3

3 1 0

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Ex. 3
Ghost Skips

C7 5 X 2 3 0

E m7 2 0

A7 0 4

D m7 5 X 3 2 5

G7 3 X 2 5 4

1995-98 Notes On Call. www.notesoncall.com

Ex. 3B
12 Bar Blues in C using Ghost Skips

C7 2 3 3 X 2

F7 X 7 3

8 7

C7 5 0

3 X 2

G m7 0 X

C7 4 3

F7 0 3 1 X

F #dim 2 5 4 X 4

C7 0 12 10 10

A7 9 7 6

X 8

D m7 6 7 7

G7 6 5 6 X 5 3

C7 5 2 2

D m7 G 7 2 0 5 X 2

C7 3
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Ex. 4
Pull-Off Skips

Ex. 5
1 0 0 4 0 0

Ex. 6
Slurred Skips

Ex. 7
Syncopated Rhythms

Ex. 8
0 3 2 2 0

3 2

2 3 3

4 3 0 1 2

Ex. 8A
12 Bar Blues in C using Pull-Off Skips, Slurred Skips, and Syncopated Rhythms

C7 3 3 2 5 2

F7 3 0 1 2

C7 3 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 4

F7 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0

C7 0

E m7 A 7 2 2 1 0 3 1 0

D m7 3 2 5

G7 C7 A7 99 877 6 5 0 2

1 0

D m7 G 7 1 0 0 7 0

C7 5

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Ex. 9
12 Bar Blues in C using Triplets

C7 3 2

C #dim 4 5 2

D m7 D #dim E m7 F #dim 2 2 0 3 1 4 2 5 4 4

G m7 0 0 1

C7 0 3 4 3

F7 0 3 0 10 3

F #dim 1 2 0 2

2 1

C7 5 3 3 1

E m7 A 7 3 20 2 2

D m7 2 4 5

G7 3 4 5 6 7 9

C7 A7 9 8 10 7

D m7 7 7 0 8 0

G7 2

C7 3

4 3

12 Bar Blues in C using all techniques combined

C X 7 5 0 3 0 3 0 3

B m7 2 2 10 1 0

A m7 A b7 2 1 X 3

D bm7 G b7 4 4 4 3 2

F7 3 X7 5 7 0 3 X7 8 7 6

C7 5 2

3 0

A 7 D b7 2 1 1 3

D m7 4 5 4 5 2 0 0

G7 0 2

C7 3 2 0

A m7 1 0

D m7 G 7 1 0 0 4 0

1995-98 Notes On Call. www.notesoncall.com

12 Bar Blues #2 in C using all techniques combined.

C7 5 2 X2 4

F7 5 X 2 5 3 2 0 100 4 3 X 0 3 0 X

F #dim 252 1 4 4

C7 0 0

F7 1 3 3 1

03

2 1

E m7 A 7 2 3 2 X3

D m7 2 4 5 0 2

G7 3 2 5 0 2

C7 3

F7 1 2 53 1 25

C7 5 0

G7 3 4

C7 5

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