Bass Lines: Roots, Fifths & Approach Notes

Here's the set list: first you learn it — 4 quick hands-on cards. Then you prove it — 5 theory and 3 ear-training challenges. Every right answer adds a bar to tonight's song, Walking Home (F major, 🎷 Jazz Swing).

📝 Riff sheet

Bass lines anchor the root on beat 1, add the 5th and octave for motion, and use approach notes a step away to lead into the next chord.

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Covers: Roots on beat 1, root–5th–octave patterns, walking bass, chromatic approach notes. Turn your sound up.