Dave Marks Walking Bass Lessons on Youtube: Lesson 1 We are using a chord progression with 3 chord types: Min 7 (Root – Flat 3 rd – Perfect 5 th – Flat 7 th ) Dominant 7 (Root – Maj 3 rd – Perfect 5 th – Flat 7 th ) Major 7 (Root – Maj 3 rd – Perfect 5 th – Natural 7 th ) Our progression is a II - V - I in the Key of C Major. If we look at all of the 4 note chords formed in the Key of C Major, we get: Thus a II V I progression has the chords: D min7 – G7 – C Maj7 II V I Exercise 1. • Play 4 note arpeggios. • Start on the root note of each chord. • Ascend for every chord. • Wherever possible, use shapes that stay in position. (I.e. you don’t have to move your hand up or down the neck) Play these arpeggios in all 12 keys around the cycle of fourths. The purpose of this lesson is purely to get your hands familiar with the shapes that we use to play over these chord types. This exercise is great for your left hand technique, using one finger per fret ideas and getting you used to playing in position. C Maj7 D min7 E min7 F Maj7 G7 A min7 B min7 (b5) I II III IV V VI VII