Jazz Piano Bass Lines in A Major

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Part of the video series: Jazz Piano Lessons in the Key of A Major

Summary: How to play bass lines for jazz piano in the key of A major; learn this and more in this free online video jazz piano lesson taught by expert jazz pianist Ryan Larson.

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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his twelve-key technique... read more

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Jazz Piano Bass Lines in A Major

A, E, A, E, 1 major, 5-7, 1, 5-7. I'm playing 1 and 3, 5 of each chord. 1, 3, 5, 1, 3, 5, 1, 3, 5, 1,3, 5, 1, 3, 5, 1, 3,5 like below the chords. Simple exercise but good to let you see two close relative majors which even stay in the stair scale. It is really the rhythm and the time you put in between it that makes it have that umph. You are rocking. 4, 3, 2, 1

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