dysthymiaQu - Jazz Bass Backing Track - Medium Swing 2-5-1 (C)This week is BASS PLAYERS' WEEK at QuistJam! As a result of all your awesome requests (!!) I will upload 1 bass-less track EVERY day of this week. First up is this medium swing jazz play-along for a classic 2-5-1 progression in C Major! Please SHARE and ENJOY!! Chord progression: II: Dm7 I G7 I Cmaj7 I Cmaj7 :II You will hear extended versions of these chords on the track - as is common in jazz of course :) A great place to start when building walking bass lines is by outlining the arpeggios of each chord in the progression... Cmaj7 arpeggio = c e g b Dmin7 arpeggio = d f a c G7 arpeggio = g b d f In terms of scales, the C major scale basically works throughout. Playing the C major scale will result in C Ionian (Cmaj7 chords), D Dorian (Dm7 chords) and G Mixolydian (G7 chords) - all the same 7 notes...Next up, try out some more advanced colours on the dominant chord (G7/G13) by using the G diminished 1/2-1 tone scale = G Ab Bb B C# D E F (G) Also - try playing around with chromatic approach notes - meaning you approach any strong note (like a chord tone) from a semitone above or below.Happy Jamming!!Quist http://www.quistorama.com