Walking Bass

Hi, I can tell you that generally quarter notes are played in ascending or descending scales or with various patterns.

For example, in an A minor chord

in a 4/4 measure, there are 4 quarter notes in the bass

For example

A B C D

or

A G F E

In two measures of 4/4

Example

A B C D E F G A

or

A G F E D C B A

With the variations of harmonic and melodic scales, etc.

Then generally one moves into improvisation

You just need to know and "think" about which direction to take at the moment

At the beginning, perhaps you can write them out,

but then once you have good mastery, you move into improvisation.

I found an old translation of a chapter from Gary Lindsay's book "Jazz Arranging Techniques".

I haven't reread it and I don't know how well it was done, but it might be useful.

@RaffaeleB

It's nice to see how English seems to give new life to procedures as old as the hills... let's talk about the classic "walking bass"

Clearly, every language or style has found its own harmonizations, which I think is the crux of the matter.

@DrJellyfish

Nice PDF, I gave it a quick glance

http://www.jazzitalia.net/lezioni/bassoelettrico/be_walkin.asp

... which doesn't hurt

Thanks anyway!