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Walking Bass Fundamentals (Udemy.com)

Learn to create walking bass lines using chord tones and easy strategies all bass pros know about

Created by: Bogdan Radovic

Last updated November 2019

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What you will learn

  • Gain necessary foundations in the walking bass style
  • Learn to compose walking bass lines
  • Be able to improvise walking bass lines on the spot
  • How to successfully perform 2 Feel and 4 Feel walking bass lines
  • Be able to jam with fellow musicians
  • Become more familiar with bass fretboard
  • Become familiar with light theory concepts such as intervals on bass
  • Be able to jam over supplied jazz style backing tracks

How it compares

Against the other 183 rated Udemy courses in Guitar on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 27% of them
  • Reviews101#116 of 184 by number of reviews
  • Length2.1 hoursshorter than 73% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2019earlier than 61% of them

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Course Description

Always wanted to learn how to play walking bass, but it was to difficult?

This course is a follow up to my best-selling "Walking Bass - Quick Start Guide" course. In this course I'll take you further and you'll learn how to strategically compose cool sounding walking bass lines from scratch. Yes - you will be COMPOSING and IMPROVISING on your OWN! By the end of the course, I guarantee that you'll be able to do it! In this course, I'll show you a strategic and simple way to construct and improvise walking bass lines right there on the spot using chord tones and different intervals. The concepts are easy to understand and it's something all bass pros know about, but rarely share. It took me years to figure out what I'm about to show you, and you'll be able to learn it in just a few weeks of practice. You'll then have a new bass skill that will stay with you forever and you'll be proud of it - I'm sure.

Please watch the free preview videos to get a taste for what’s inside.

This course is shot in HD video and features quality bass playing audio mixed with the backing tracks. The course is split into eight chapters, each adding a new note to our "easy walking bass" strategy. This means that each chapter is very doable - you just need a bit of practice but you'll understand concepts involved immediately.

This course includes:

  • PDF, Guitar Pro 5 & Guitar Pro 6 tabs for each playing example
  • Interactive backing track videos for jamming and practice
  • English subtitles
  • Unlimited forum help and instructor feedback
  • Walking bass pro tricks & strategies
  • Fun playing examples

I want you to know that it is important to me to hear back from you, while you're going thorough the course. This is why I'd like to encourage you to send me messages anytime, I’ll be checking them out and responding quickly (usually the same day!). Also, I’d like to ask you to record audio files or videos (you can post videos on Youtube and share the link) and send them to me for feedback.

I’m here to help YOU, so please don’t be shy :)

This course is designed as a walking bass fundamentals tutorial. We won’t be going into any complicated theory and walking bass concepts - I'll just show you stuff that you really have to know to be able to enjoy walking bass. You'll learn walking bass essentials and basics. Everything else, when it comes to walking bass, just builds up on this foundation that you'll gain. I'll show you fundamentals that'll enable you to enjoy walking bass as a playing style and unlock your improvisation ability on bass. Walking bass sounds impressive, so this is an amazing skill to have. There is no magic behind it, rather simple ideas and strategies that you can apply immediately to understand which notes can you play over which chords. 

This course, does not rely on music theory much. You'll learn some theory related concepts such as intervals that you have to know in order to enjoy walking bass, but I tried to skip theory that you don't actually need as much as possible. This is a problem of many other walking bass courses out there, as those just dig too deep into music theory that it becomes boring too soon. You’ll just need to have a very basic understanding of how to find certain notes on the fretboard (in basic, most often used positions on the neck) and be able to play quarter notes steadily. Since walking bass heavily relies on chords, you’ll need to have a basic understanding of chords and root notes, but we cover those topics within the course so you can just dig into it and ask me questions along the way if something is not clear.

Please send me your feedback about the course. What did you like? What did you not like? How could I improve it? Your feedback means a lot to me and I need to in order to better shape the course content for YOU.

Please Enroll Today!

Cheers,

Bogdan aka Bass Rebel

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Instructor Details

Bogdan Radovic

Bogdan has been teaching bass guitar online for more than 8+ years now and has worked with 1000+ of online students over the years. His preferred teaching style are personalized video courses on focused topics that effortlessly guide students from point A to B giving them instant gratification at the end of each lesson.

Bogdan is also a published artist, songwriter, and producer with more 300+ live shows with various bands behind him. This experience from live gigs is what has defined him as a musician. His favorite bass guitar is a Fender American Jazz Bass deluxe and his favorite bass players are Paul McCartney, Victor Wooten and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Bogdan has almost a million views on Youtube and more than 1000 subscribers.

He has a strong passion for teaching others in a down-to-earth kind of way as he enjoys sharing tips and tricks as well as shortcuts and other revelations he has come to over the years of studying the instrument. His motto is “everyone needs to have fun while practicing” and his lessons always include musical examples and backing tracks students can have fun with.

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Reviews

4.5

101 ratings on Udemy

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By Brendan Young on 5/28/2025

This course is very easy to follow and the content is exactly what I was after. I always had trouble jamming with other musicians. Especially if they wanted creative bass lines that were a little better than just the root note. Now I’m a lot more confident in the studio, thanks to this course.

By Daniel Cormier on 12/1/2024

Great match yes. I'm not too bad with the thirds and fifth, the sevenths are a bit more challenging but I am beginning to fing root notes here and there so as to add variety to the mix. Really great course and very well explained! Yes Bogdan!

By James Alexander on 8/12/2023

Instructor is good. Took me awhile to figure out what he wanted. But in a day or two, I really think I started picking up on how to play walking bass. Thanks, Mr. Instructor Person!

By Brad Griffith on 1/8/2020

Enjoying the course, even though it started with the most basic concepts. It is always good to go back to the basics.

By Martin Obed on 5/11/2019

So far, I’m impressed and amazed by how instructor Radovic broken down important music theory that would take you long to learn when reading a book for instance. After watching a few lessons, I can now play walking bass lines using 6 root notes and their perfect 5th. Yeah!

By Thiago Taglialegna Salles on 1/6/2019

Ótimo curso! Me ajudou a compor linhas para acompanhar músicas em violão sem tablaturas para baixo. Great course! Helped me compose lines to accompany songs on acoustic guitar without bass tabs.

By Victor de Sá Neves on 12/28/2018

Expected it to be a little bit more in depth. It is very very introduction. And the professor has limited technique resources.

By Nick Rutter on 12/23/2018

After many years, just fiddling with guitar and bass, I thought I'd actually make some efforts towards some structured learning. Bogdan is clear and concise and has been able to formalise many things I already "know".

By Irvin Yuen on 11/24/2018

The lessons are easy to understand and apply. I love the videos with subtitles which makes it even more easier to understand. How i wish there are more advanced lessons and more in depth contents but the course said its "Walking Bass Fundamentals".

By Viktor T on 3/24/2017

So far the course is great! I'm already starting to improvise walking lines, can't wait to complete it. My favorite part is when you play over the backing track.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100