Bass Theory Workshop 5: One-Chord Walking

Session Dates:

•  Wed 18th March 2026 @3pm(GMT)
•  Thurs 26th March 2026 @3pm(GMT)

Workshops 3 and 4 focused on walking through changing chords. Workshop 5 tackles the opposite challenge: how to walk over one chord (or very few chords) and keep it interesting. From slow blues vamps to modal jazz classics like “So What”, you’ll explore ways to create forward motion when the harmony barely moves.  

Across two live 60‑minute Zoom sessions on Wednesday 18 March and Thursday 26 March at 3pm GMT, you’ll learn how to mine a single chord for all it’s worth: using chord tones and the Dorian mode, chromatic approaches, repeating “cells,” implied II–V movement, register shifts and larger interval leaps. You’ll see how these ideas apply to gritty one‑chord blues/rock vamps as well as modal jazz tunes like “So What” and similar pieces, so you can handle jam‑session vamps and jazz standards with the same confidence.    ​

As with the previous GBS walking workshops, you’ll get two group sessions, focused homework, and access to replays, so you can revisit the material and shed it at your own pace. By the end, you’ll have a toolkit of one‑chord and modal walking ideas that sound melodic and musical rather than repetitive or “stuck on the root.”

Click here to pay in UK Pounds (£)

Hear what students have to say...

“Thank you Greg for putting together your theory workshop. Beginning bassists should find it to be a perfect foundation upon which they can build upon.” - Lee Fowble

"I took part in your Walking Workshop and loved it! Your explanation of why All My Loving works has given me the knowledge and confidence to stray away from the chord tones in other songs. Thanks!" - Martin Carman

"Greg comes through for the working bassist with applying scales and modes to developing bass lines and some great ideas for solos or bass features within a song" - ken Suski