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Stablemates Etude - Angular/Baroque Walking Bass Line Etude
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Acoustic Bass, Bass, Bass Guitar, Bass Voice, Double Bass, Electric Bass, Electric Bass Guitar, String Bass - Level 5 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1789464
By Josh Cohen. Composed by Josh Cohen. This edition: pdf, streaming. Jazz, Swing. Educational Exercises. 4 pages. Josh Cohen #1349585. Published by Josh Cohen (A0.1789464).Stablemates Etude is an original walking bass line etude for jazz bass, composed over the chord changes to Stablemates by Benny Golson. Unlike a typical improvised bass line, this piece is fully written out and explores angular, disjunct melodic motion alongside Baroque-influenced voice leading and implied counterpoint—ideal for bassists seeking a more advanced and conceptual approach to walking bass.
The first two choruses emphasize modern, non-linear intervallic shapes, while the third and fourth choruses gradually incorporate more traditional walking bass elements, including clearer chord-tone connections and scalar motion. This progression helps bridge contemporary concepts with foundational walking bass language.
Designed to develop harmonic awareness, phrasing, and stylistic flexibility, this etude is written in standard notation only, encouraging players to think compositionally rather than relying on fixed fingerboard patterns or tablature.
Suitable for electric or upright bass, this study works well for private lessons, personal practice, academic settings, or as a creative warm-up that reimagines the role of walking bass within a modern jazz context.
Written by jazz bassist and educator Josh Cohen, who teaches students worldwide through his online studio.
Learn more or sign up at:
www.themusicofjoshcohen.com/music-lessons.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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