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Assistant Professor of Double Bass Texas Tech University

2005 Mark Morton/Basso Profondo Publications

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Swing Walking Bass Lines for ii-V-I Changes


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ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Whole step from below


(fingered)
1 4 1 (2) (1) b (1) 1 b n b b n b b

D min7
1 (1)

G7

C
o

C min7
B-flat

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat
4 1

(1)

? bb b b b n b
E

on

F #min7

do

B7

E min7

Pu
A7

4 n n1 b bbbbbb (1)

(1)

bl ic
D
(1)

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at
4 1

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? b b b b n n b b
A

ss

D-flat

E bmin7

(1)

A b7

Db

Pr

of

? ####

(1)

# n

##

n
F #7
1

4 1 # # (1) ## # n # n

C #min7

G
4 1

A min7
(1)

D7
(1)

G
4 # n 1

05

? ###
F

(1)

-2

20

G min7

C7

? b b

A 1

# n
4 A 1

n
F min7
1

E-flat

B b7
(1)

Eb

n b

b b b b

4 n

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Gb B
1

?c

# #

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Whole step from above


(fingered)
C

D min7
4

G7
(4)

C
1 4

B-flat

C min7
4

F7
(4)

Bb

A-flat

Pu

? bb b b
E

(4)

E 1

G-flat

bl ic
4

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at
1 4

(4)


E
(1)

bbbbbb

01

B min7

E7

Ba

E bmin7 A b7 Db A B B D-flat 4 (4) 1 4 1 4 4 (4) ? bb b ##### b b


A

ss

Pr

of

? ####

(4)

on

F #min7

do

B7
(1) (1)

E min7

A7
(4)

D
A 1

io
Gb
1 o 1

bb


A 4

##

C #min7 F #7
D7

20

G min7

05

? ###

(4)

E 1

A min7

-2


F
4 1

(4)


F min7
4


Eb

C7

?b

(4)

(4)

E-flat

B b7

bbb

(4)

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4

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Half step from below (on V7 only)
(fingered)
C

D min7
(1)

G7
1

C
o

B-flat 2

C min7
(1)

F7
2

Bb

A-flat

on

F #min7
1

01

B min7
(1)

E7

Ba

1 (1) ? bb b b b

ss

D-flat

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

of

? ####

(2)

do

B7


E
2

E min7

Pu

? bb b b

(1)

G-flat
2

(1)

bbbbbb
A7
1

bl ic
(2)

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

##
C #min7 F#

(1)

at
4 1
4 2

2 4 # # (1) 2 ## #

G
4 2

A min7
(1)

D7
(2)

G
4 2

20

G min7

05

? ###

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C7

F
(2)


4 A 2

#
E-flat


F min7
1

?b

B b7
(2)

Eb
(4)

bbb

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Gb
4

bb

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Half step from above


(fingered)
C

D min7
(2)

G7
2

B-flat
1 2

C min7
(2)

F7

Bb

bl ic
(2)

A-flat

B bmin7

on

F #min7

do

B7
(2)

E min7

Pu
A7

? b b b b 2 b b ? # # # # n n
D-flat
1

(2)

E b7

Ab

E 1

G-flat
2

A bmin7
(2)

D b7

bbbbbb
2


(2)

at
2 b n D 1

io
Gb
A 1

? b b

n b

b b b b

n b

01

B min7
(2)

E7

Ba

2 (2) ? bb b b b

ss

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

of

# n

# # b b
C #min7
(2)

n
B
1

b n
E 1

A 1

F #7

(2)

# # # # n n #
G

# n
G
2 n b D 1

A min7
(2)

D7
(2)

20

G min7

05

? ###

n b

n b
F
1 2 n b

# b b
F min7
2

-2

C7

E-flat

B b7
(2)

Eb

2 (2) ? b b b

b b b b b

n 1

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A 2 2

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Diatonic from above


(fingered)
D min7
C
4 2

G7

01

B min7
4

E7

Ba

4 1 4 2 # ## ? bb b # # b b 2 4 2

D-flat

ss

E bmin7

A b7

DbA
1

Pr

? #### ##

(1) 2

on

F #min7

do

B7

E
4

E min7

Pu

2 4 4 2 1 4 (1) 2 4 1 4 b b 4 ? bb b b b bb b

A-flat

G-flat

bl ic
A7
4 2

at
4 4 2

1 4 2 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 ?c bb 4

B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

B bmin7

E b7

Ab E

A bmin7

Db

io
B G

ns
Gb DA
1

A 2

of
(1)

C #min7

D 4

F #7

o
A

1 4 4 4 # F min7 b b G min7 C7 F F 4 E-flat 4 B 7 4 E 1 (1) 4 (1) (1) 4 4 1 4 2 ?b bbb

20

05

? ###

E 1

G
(1)

A min7
(1) 2

D7

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ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Diatonic from below


(fingered)
C

D min7
1 1

G7
(1) 1

C
1

B-flat
4

C min7
(1) D 1

F7
(1) 2

Bb

1 n (1) 1 1 4 n # G min7 C7 F F min7 B b7 A Eb A F E-flat 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 b 1 ?b (1) b b b b

01

B min7

E7

Ba

## o 1 4 n b b # # E bmin7 D-flat 1 1 A 7 (1) 1 D A 4 B C min7(1) 1D F 7 (1) A B 1 4 1 1 ? b b b b #### b b #

ss

Pr

of

? ####

on

F #min7

do

B7

A 1

E
D 1

E min7

Pu

4 1 1 1 b b 1 1 1 ? bb b b b b b b b b (1) 1 2 4

A-flat

D 1

G-flat

bl ic
A7
D 1

1 1 1

20

05

? ###

(1)

E 1

A min7 D

D7

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G

? b b b
B bmin7 E b7 Ab G A bmin7 Db

io
D

ns
Gb D

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Chromatic from above


(fingered)
C
1 4 2 1 4 2 b 2 b b (2) 2 b 4 b b (2) ? b n n b b b n n 2

D min7 D

G7

B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

01

4 b b n n n n n b n # # n b G min7 C7 F F min7 Bb Eb F E-flat 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 (2) 4 2 (2) ? b b b b b b b b b n n b b n n b

B min7
(2)

Ba

? # # # # n n # # n b n b n # n n # # E bmin7 C #min7 A b7 Db F# B D-flat D B A 2 4 2 b b(2) 2 1 n 4 # # n 4 n (2) (2) 1 4 ? bb b b # # n n # # b b #

(2)

(2)

on

F #min7

do

E
1 (1)

E min7

Pu
4

4 2 (2) 2 4 4 4 2 b1 b b b b ? bb b b b n b b b b b b b

A-flat

E 1

G-flat

bl ic
4

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

(2)

A7 A
4 2

at
2

io
D G
2

ns
Gb D
A 1 D 1

ss
A

Pr

of
4

20

05

? ###

(2)

E 1

A min7
A 4 2

D7

D 4

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ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Chromatic from below


(fingered)
C

A-flat

(1) (1)

01

20

G min7

05

4 1 (1) 1 # # 1 1 ? ## # # n # n # 2 4

B min7
(1) (1)

E7

Ba

1 4 1 1 4 # # # 2 # n # n ? bb b # # n b b 1 2

D-flat

ss

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

A 1 4 2 1 # 1 n # 2 # (1) (1) 2 ? #### # # n #

of

on

F #min7

D 1

D 2

D 1

do

B7

E min7

Pu
A7
D 1

? bb b b

4 1 n b n b b b b b b n n 2 1 1 (1) 1 1

E 1

G-flat

bl ic
2 D 1 A 1

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7A

D b7

A 1

C #min7

F #7

at
D 1 D 2

E 1

A min7 A

D7
2 D 1

-2

(1) (1) 2 4 1 2 ? b n b n b b 1 b n b n 2

(1) (1)

A 1

C7

D 1

E-flat

F min7

B b7

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D B G Eb

b1 4 D 4 B-flat Cmin7 2 D F 7 1 b n B 2 1 1 b n 2 ? # b b n
G 1 1

D min7

G7

ns
Gb D
D 1 D

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Whole step from below


C

D min7

G7

C
B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat

? bb b b b n b
E

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? b b b b n n b b
A

ss

D-flat

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

of

? ####

# n

on

F #min7

##

do
C #min7 A min7

B7

E min7

Pu
A7 F #7 D7 B b7

b b b b n n b b b
D

#### # n # n
G

05

? ### n

-2

20

G min7

C7

# n
E-flat

n
F min7

? b b

n b

b b b b
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2005, Basso Profndo/Mark Morton.

bl ic
G Eb

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at
#
B

# n

io
Gb

?c

b n b b b b n b

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Whole step from above


C

D min7

G7

B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat

Pu
A7 D7 B b7

? bb b b
E

bbbbbb

01

B min7

E7

Ba

E bmin7 Db A b7 B D-flat ? bb b ##### b b

Pr

of

? ####

on

F #min7

##

do
A min7

B7

E min7

ss

C #min7 F #7

20

G min7

05

? ###

-2


F
E-flat


F min7

C7

?b

bbb
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2005, Basso Profndo/Mark Morton.

bl ic
D G Eb

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at
n
B

io
Gb

bb

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Half step from below (on V7 only)
C

D min7

G7

B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? bb b b b ? ###

ss

D-flat

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

of

? ####

on

F #min7

##
C #min7 F#

do
A min7

B7

E min7

Pu
A7 D7 B b7

? bb b b

bbbbbb

#### #
G

-2

20

G min7

05

C7


E-flat


F min7

?b

bbb
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2005, Basso Profndo/Mark Morton.

bl ic
D Eb

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at

B

io
Gb

bb

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats) Half step from above


C

D min7

G7

B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? b b b b b ? # # # n b

ss

D-flat

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

? # # # # n n

of

# n

on

F #min7

# # b b
C #min7 F #7

do
A min7

B7

E min7

Pu
A7 D7 B b7

? b b b b b

b b b b b b

b n
G

# # # # n n #
G

-2

20

G min7

05

n b
F
E-flat

b b
F min7

C7

? b b b

n b

b b b b b
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2005, Basso Profndo/Mark Morton.

bl ic
D Eb

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at
b n n
B

n b

io
Gb

? b b

n b

b b b b

n b

# n

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Diatonic from above


D min7
C

G7

C
B-flat

C min7

F7

A-flat

G-flat

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? bb b #### b b #

D-flat

ss

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

? #### ##

of

on

F #min7

do

B7

E min7

Pu
D7

? bb b bbbbbb b
A7 D

C #min7

bl ic
F #7

at

?c bb
B bmin7 E b7 Ab A bmin7 Db

Bb

A min7

? ### # b G min7 C7 F F min7 Eb F E-flat B 7 ?b bbb

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B G

ns
Gb

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Diatonic from below


C

D min7

G7

B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

# G min7 C7 F F min7 B b7 Eb F E-flat ?b bbb

01

B min7

E7

Ba

ss

Pr

of

? ####

## F #7 B E bmin7 A b7 Db C #min7 D-flat B ? bb b #### b b #


G

on

F #min7

do

B7

E min7

Pu
A7 D7

? bb b b b b b b b b
D

G-flat

A min7

bl ic

20

05

? ###

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G

? bb
B bmin7 E b7 Ab A bmin7 Db

io

ns
Gb

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Chromatic from above


C

D min7

G7

B-flat

C min7

F7

01

? ### # n b b b n n n n n b n # G min7 C7 F F min7 Bb Eb F E-flat ? b b b b b b b b b n n b b n n b

B min7

Ba

? # # # # n n # # n b n b n # n n # # B E bmin7 A b7 Db C #min7 F# D-flat B ? b b b b b b n # # # # n n n n # # b b #

ss

Pr

of

on

F #min7

A min7

do

E min7

Pu
A7 D7

? b b b b b b b b b b b b b n b b b b
D

A-flat

G-flat

bl ic

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

20

05

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G

io

? b b b b n n b b b b b b n n

Bb

ns
Gb

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats) Chromatic from below


F7 Bb B-flat Cmin7 b n b n ? # b b n C
A-flat G-flat

D min7

G7

? b b b n b b b n n b b n b b b ? # # # # # n # # # n # # n # # # n # ? bb b n # # # b b ? # # # # # # n # n #
F A D-flat

01

B min7

E7

Ba

ss

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

of

on

F #min7

do

B7

E min7

Pu
A7 D7 B b7

bl ic
F #7

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

C #min7

at
G

A min7

20

G min7

05

-2

C7

E-flat

F min7

?b

b n b b b n b n n
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D B Eb

ns
Gb

ii-V-I Bass Lines (2 Beats)


D min7 G7 C
B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat

on

F #min7

do

B7
1 (1)

E
4 1

E min7

Pu
A7

? bb b b bbbbbb
D
(1) 4 1

ss

D-flat

E bmin7

(1)

A b7

Db

Pr

? #### ##

of

C #min7

bl ic
F #7
1

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

D b7

at
B
4 1

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? bb b b b
A

####
G

#
D7 G

A min7

05

? ### #

20

G min7

-2

C7

E-flat

F min7

B b7

Eb

? b bb b
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Gb

? c bb

ns

ii-V-I Bass Lines (4 beats)


D min7
C

G7

C
B-flat

C min7

F7

Bb

A-flat

G-flat

D-flat

01

B min7

E7

Ba

? bb b # # # # b b #
A
G

ss

E bmin7

A b7

Db

Pr

of

? ####

# #
B

on

F #min7

do

B7

E min7

Pu
D7 B b7

? b b b b b b b b b b
A7 D

C #min7

bl ic
F #7

B bmin7

E b7

Ab

A bmin7

Db

at
G

A min7

05

? # # # #

20

G min7

-2

C7

E-flat

F min7

? b b b b

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B Eb

?c

b b
Gb

ns

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