Walking Bass Lines for a Major ii-V-I Progression

(In SmartASCII Tablature)



G Form

Walking bass lines for a ii-V-I progression in G. Root is in parentheses.

	
+====+=L1=+=L2=+=L3=+=L4=+====+
+----+-L1-+-L2-+-L3-+(L4)+----+
+----+-L1-+-L2-+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 
7    8    9    10   11   12   13
  

  Am7                              D7                               G   
+=9(L1)===11(L3)===12(L4)========+================================+=========
+--------------------------------+-------------------------11(L3)-+-12(L4)--
+------------------------- 11(L3)+-12(L4)--11(L3)--10(L2)---------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  

  Am7                              D7                               G   
+=9(L1)===11(L3)==12(L4)=========+================================+=========
+--------------------------------+---------9(L1)---10(L2)--11(L3)-+-12(L4)--
+-------------------------11(L3)-+-12(L4)-------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  

  Am7                              D7                               G   
+=9(L1)===11(L4)=================+================================+=========
+-----------------9(L1)----------+---------9(L1)---10(L2)--11(L3)-+-12(L4)--
+-------------------------11(L3)-+-12(L4)-------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  


E Form

Walking bass lines for a ii-V-I progression in E. Root is in parentheses.

	
+====+=L1=+=L2=+=L3=+=L4=+====+
+----+-L1-+(L2)+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+-L1-+----+-L2-+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 
6    7    8    9    10   11   12
  

  F#m7                              B7                               E   
+================================+================================+=========
+-11(L4)-------------------------+----------8(L1)--11(L4)--10(L3)-+--9(L2)--
+----------7(L1)--11(L4)--10(L3)-+--9(L2)-------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  

  F#m7                              B7                               E   
+==========8(L1)===9(L2)===10(L3)=+=11(L4)=========================+========
+-11(L4)-------------------------+----------8(L1)--11(L4)--10(L3)-+--9(L2)--
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  

  F#m7                             B7                                E   
+==========8(L1)===9(L2)==10(L3)=+=11(L4)=========================+=========
+-11(L4)-------------------------+---------11(L3)----------10(L2)-+--9(L2)--
+--------------------------------+------------------9(L1)---------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  


C Form

Walking bass lines for a ii-V-I progression in C. Root is in parentheses.

	
+====+=L1=+=L2=+=L3=+(L4)+====+
+----+-L1-+-L2-+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+-L1-+(L2)+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 
7    8    9    10   11   12   13
  

  Dm7                           G7                            C   
+=============================+=========9(L1)==10(L2)=11(L3)+=12(L4)==
+---------9(L1)-10(L2)-11(L3)-+-12(L4)----------------------+---------
+-12(L4)----------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
  

  Dm7                           G7                            C   
+=============================+======================11(L3)=+=12(L4)--
+-----------------------11(L3)+-12(L4)-11(L3)-10(L2)--------+---------
+-12(L4)-11(L3)-10(L2)--------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
  

  Dm7                           G7                            C   
+=============================+=============================+=12(l4)--
+-----------------------------+-12(L4)-11(L3)-10(L2)--9(L1)-+---------
+-12(L4)-11(L3)-10(L2)--9(L1)-+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+---------
  


A Form

Walking bass lines for a ii-V-I progression in A. Root is in parentheses.

	
+====+=L1=+(L2)+=L3=+=L4=+====+
+-L1-+----+-L2-+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+-L1-+-L2-+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 
6    7    8    9    10   11   12
  

  Bm7                              E7                               A   
+=11(L4)=========================+=========8(L1)==11(L4)==10(L3)==+=9(L2)===
+---------7(L1)---11(L4)--10(L3)-+-9(L2)--------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  

  Bm7                              E7                               A   
+=11(L4)=========================+=========8(L1)===11(L4)==10(L3)=+=9(L2)===
+---------11(L3)---------10(L3)--+-9(L2)--------------------------+---------
+-----------------9(L1)----------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
  


D Form

Walking bass lines for a ii-V-I progression in D. Root is in parentheses.

	
+====+=L1=+=L2=+=L3=+=L4=+====+
+----+-L1-+-L2-+-L3-+-L4-+----+
+----+-L1-+-L2-+-L3-+(L4)+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+
+----+----+----+----+----+----+ 
7    8    9    10   11   12   13
  

  Em7                              A7                                D   
+=========================10(L2)=+=9(L1)==========================+=========
+-9(L1)---11(L3)--12(L4)---------+---------12(L4)--10(L2)---9(L1)-+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+-12(L4)--
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------
+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+---------