Amazing Grace

Waltzing Bass

Amazing Grace is in ¾ or Walt's time. It's sometimes called Walt's time, instead of waltz time, because it was invented by Walt Disney...That's a lie, just checking if you were still paying attention! This different time signature requires a different strum pattern, and because of that the way walking bass is used changes as well. The majority of Waltz time walks are “swung”. Notice the triplet markings. This signifies a new subdivision of rhythm. For the very last beat of the measure there is now divided in three. Those notes come much faster, and the first note carries for 2 of those subdivided beats. Loop the measure and listen repeatedly to so you can hear the subtlety. Examples of other common waltz time walks can be found in the lick switcher.

That's it for the walking BASSics. For some advice on your next steps, check out the "Where to Now?" section