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Progression · 4-string · Walking bass

ii–V–I in G

Am7D7Gmaj7
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Tab & notation

Walking bass · 4 bars, one chord each · quarter notes
Chord
Note
Deg
G
D
A
E
Fing
Am7
A
1
0
o
C
♭3
3
3
E
5
2
2
E♭
→
1
1
D7
D
1
5
2
F♯
3
4
1
A
5
7
4
A♭
→
4
1
Gmaj7
G
1
3
2
B
3
2
1
D
5
5
4
A♭
→
4
3
Gmaj7
G
1
3
2
B
3
2
1
D
5
5
4
B♭
→
6
4

How it's built

One chord per bar · pick a bar to see it on the neck

The cadence at the heart of jazz harmony: a minor 7th, a dominant 7th and the major 7th it resolves to. Each root is a 4th above the last.

Key
G · 1 sharp: F♯
Chords
Am7 (ii7), D7 (V7), Gmaj7 (Imaj7)
Bass line
Root, 3rd, 5th, then a half step into the next chord. Quarter notes.
Practice tip
Cycle the key in 4ths with the routine panel. That is how jazz players drill ii–V–I through all twelve keys.
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Complete a loop to log a tempo for this progression.

Practice routine

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Cycling 4ths is how jazz players drill a shape in all twelve keys.

ii–V–I bass lines in all 12 keys

The cadence at the heart of jazz harmony: a minor 7th, a dominant 7th and the major 7th it resolves to. Each root is a 4th above the last.

Numerals: ii7 · V7 · Imaj7 · Imaj7. Cycle the key in 4ths with the routine panel. That is how jazz players drill ii–V–I through all twelve keys.

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