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"great beginner book for those wanting to learn how to walk", Depending on your knowledge of theory, for me this is by far the best beginner book I have come across. It really communicates to you the different ways to start walking in which many books fail to do. My lesson teacher told me to get it. Of all the walking bass books I've looked at this one makes a lot of sense. Definitely a must buy if you want to learn how to walk bass. Mel Bay Walking Jazz Lines for Bass by Jay Hungerford is also a good book to check out, but definitely get this book by Ed Friedland.

"A deceptive rip off", First of all this book assumes you know how to read music--I have never yet bought a book without tabs. Second every example is in ther key of C. I am so sick of piano books that only teach in the key of C. And especially Guitar and bass as the MAJORITY of us DO NOT read music that is why the TAB system was created. This is lazy and disgusting because the key of C has no sharps and flats. Now I have to tracnscribe all the examples into tab and transpose them.

"Great theory and practice", This book is very helpful to theory and practice of bass lines whether in jazz or any other. I enjoy playing along with the CD that comes with it. I've used some of the lines to improvise with a guitarist and we simply jam for fun. Its very good and I suggest it for the intermediate player to learn great theory and to help develop new bass lines.


"Building Walking Bass Lines", This book and CD are an excellent guide on how to build walking bass lines. The exercises start very simply (root, root and fifth, chromatic approach etc..) and build skills steadily. Highly recommended if (like me) you don't find it easy to construct good bass lines.

"A Must Have for Every Growing Bassist", I've owned this book for over 10 years and it's just as relevant now as it was then. I was looking to grow my playing when I was younger and this book was a step in that direction. At the time I knew nothing about chord structures, music theory, or much else, for that matter, but Ed breaks it down for you simply and clearly. I worked through the whole book as a kid and a lot of the knowledge in it ended up helping me quite a bit when learning jazz in university. Now I'm learning to play cello and want to improve my improv skills. This book has been my go to again. I have the theory knowledge and know how to play walking bass lines, so that part wasn't needed this time 'round, but rhythm tracks and charts included have been very useful and I've spent many hours soloing over them. Thanks for such a great book Ed!

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"Learn Essentials of "Walking" Bass Quickly", I have been playing bass for about two years and recently bought this book. The book and the CD are extremely well done and have advanced my playing very quickly. My bass teacher was very impressed by the orderly way in which the subject is taught and is recommending it to other students.

"Useful even if you can't read music", I have only been playing bass for about 6 months, and I wanted to expand my playing ability. I searched inside this book on Amazon, and was primarily convinced to buy it for the CD.

I play by ear so I got anxious when I opened the book...I can't read music and don't really care to. I know what notes the open strings are, as well as a few other scattered notes, but that's about it.

That said, I played the CD and went through a few of the exercises. I found it helpful to look at the book while the CD is playing...just to get a better handle on each progression. The book is really straightforward and isn't diluted by lengthy descriptions/instructions for each segment.

The progressions are taught in jazz (and are slow enough to be accommodating but not so slow that they're insulting). If you're looking to get better at jazz bass, this is a great book. It still can be helpful in other genres, since the basic premise is identifying logical note patterns--it's just handed to you on a jazz plate.

Even without the book, the CD alone is worth it. The piano and drums are on the right channel and the bass is on the left, so you can totally cut out the bass if you want to play undistracted. There are 55 tracks to learn from and build upon.

I'd say this is a must for anyone who is new to the bass, and I would think that even seasoned bass players could come away with a few new ideas from this book and CD.

"a good starting point", I have found this book very helpful.
It takes you with the right speed to understand the basics of walking bass.
It does not have tabs so you are forced to read on staff but you will enjoy the way you get it.
I already purchased the follow up: Expanding...

"Very good", I am just starting to explore the concepts of walking bass lines and jazz standards and found this book to be very useful. The examples are clear and informative and I have been able to learn quite a lot in a very short space of time.

"Fantastic Instruction", I have been using this book in my teaching practice for the last several years. I have met Ed at a NAMM show and told him I am responsible for the sale of hundreds of these books! I don't use many books, but this one is so well laid out, the chronology of the material is very smart. By the time you get to the end, you should understand how to use all 12 notes for most basic chords. I remind my students that although the reading material is all blues and jazz oriented, this is about note choice. These concepts are applicable to any style of music. Playing a walking line with a different note on every beat is great practice, even some imtermediate players have issues there.

The book is divided into 2 sections. The Root-5th relationship is established and from there he sticks different approach tones in between. Chromatic, Dominant and Scale for 1 note approaches and a double chromatic approach tossed in.
The second half introduces 3rds and 7ths and the diatonic modes, applying them as scale fragments and arpeggios, and even some more advanced harmony - thinking of IIm7-V7 chords as one sound, indirect resolution approaches and longer chromatic tensions. Finally, it has plenty of "blank slate" standard chord progressions in the appendix to apply each technique as it is learned. It is also a good introduction to reading as all the exercises are quarter note values, except #1 - half notes.
All in all, highly recommended if you want to learn to create lines that make sense.