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BeBop  Bass Lines 

Bebop - The bebop bass lines provided below are examples taken from the Constructing Walking Jazz Bass Lines series.

The examples included are of BeBop Blues, Rhythm changes and Bebop standards.

All bass lines on this page are shown in bass clef , for examples of  Bass tab Bebop bass lines see  the bebop bass tab page.


Example 1 Bebop bass line.

Bebop blues in F .

2 choruses. 

The first 8 bars is from a previous chorus.

Book I - The blues in 12 keys 

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Example 2 Bebop bass line 

Bebop blues in C .

2 choruses. 

The first 4 bars is from a previous chorus.

Book I - the Blues in 12 keys

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Example 3 Bebop Bass Line 

Rhythm changes in Bb 

Book II - Rhythm changes in 12 keys

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Example 4 Bebop Bass Line 

Rhythm changes in Bb using chord substitutions

Book II - Rhythm changes in 12 keys

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Example 5  Bebop Standard 

The major bebop scale used in walking bebop  bass line 

Book III - Standard Lines - Standards, Bebop, Latin Jazz

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