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Ten Steps in Blues

David Magyel

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 = 100 Building Walking Bass (left hand one octave lower)

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Step I - [root, chromatic leading tone]

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Am7 Dm7 Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7

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Am7 Am7 F7 E7 Am7 E7

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13 Step II - [root, 5th or root]

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Am7 Dm7 Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7

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Am7 Am7 F7 E7 Am7 E7

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25 Step III - [root, 5th or root, chromatic leading tone]

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Am7 Dm7 Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7

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Am7 Am7 F7 E7 Am7 E7

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37 Step IV - [root, 5th or root, root, chromatic leading tone]

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Am7 Dm7 Am7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7

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Am7 Am7 F7 E7 Am7 E7

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49 Step V - [Walking bass + voicings]

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Am7 Dm7 Am7 Am7

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Dm7 Dm7 Am7 Am7

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      
     
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F7 E7 Am7 E7

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61 Step VI - [Walking bass + voicings (common jazz comping rythms]

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Am7

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Am7 Dm7 Am7

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Dm7 Am7 Am7

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F7 E7 Am7 E7(#9)

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73 Step VII - [Walking bass + five finger blues scale (A minor blues)]
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Am7 Dm7 Am7 Am7

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Dm7 Dm7 Am7 Am7

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F7 E7 Am7 E7(#9)

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Step VIII - [Walking bass + A minor blues scale)]

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Dm7 Am7

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Am7 Am7

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Dm7 Am7

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Dm7 Am7

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E7

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F7 Am7 E7(#9)

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Step IX - [Walking bass + Blues improvisation etude)]

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Dm7 Am7 Am7

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Am7

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Am7 Am7

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Dm7 Dm7

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E7 Am7 E7

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F7

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Blues lick - Original

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109 Step X - [Walking bass + Blues licks] Variation No. 1

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Dm7 Am7 Am7

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Am7

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Dm7 Dm7 Am7

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Am7

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117 Variation No. 2 Variation No. 3

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F7 E7

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E7(#9)