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Intro and Verses
Bridge 
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Intro and Versesok here'e the science these are the chords the bass player is looking at ||Ebm7 / / / | Ab7 / / / || Eb Gb Ab Bb..Ab C C# D
the bassline uses these notes for Ebm7
Eb Gb Ab Bb Eb the root Gb is b3 Ab is the next scale note Bb is a 5 two possibilities here #1 walking bass root note, followed by chord note, followed by scale note, then chord note #2 Eb Minor pentatonic notes 1 b3 4 5
the bassline uses these notes for Ab7 Ab C Db D Ab the root C is 3 Db is the next scale note D is a chromatic note delaying the onset of the next root Walking bass Root, followed by chord note, followed by scale note then chromatic delay note
BridgeBb is spelt 1 3 5, and the notes are Bb D F the bassline uses these notes for Bb7 Bb C D Bb Bb the root C next scale note D is 3 Bb is the root rule#2 root followed by scale notes
the bassline uses these notes for C7 C D Eb E C the root D next scale note Eb delay note E is 3
rule#4 C Major pentatonic phrase 1 2 b3 3 and also rule #5 Walking bass root, followed by scale note, followed by delay note then by a 3
the bassline uses these notes for Fm7 F E F G F is root E is chromatic approach note to root F is root G is next scale note rule #5 Walking bass root is followed by approach note a semitone below, then root again and scale note
the bassline uses these notes for Bb7 Ab G Ab Bb Ab is b7 and therefore a displaced root G is a scale note Ab is b7 Bb is root rule#1 root is displaced using the b7(part of the chord) then rule#3 followed by a scale note, the b7 then the root
Bb is root rule#1 supporting the chord with the root
the intro is from Db major(Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Ab7 Bbm7 Cm7b5) it's the II and V armed with that info you should be able to generate some great ideas using the 5 rules the bridge Bb and C7 are from F Major( F Gm Am Bb C7 Dm Em7b5) Fm7 and Bb7 are II and V from Eb Major(Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb7 Cm7 Dm7b5) and the Bb7#9+ is from B Melodic Minor knowing what scale, what key and how the chord is spelt is the info you need to change the bassline want to send in a variation? Have you a COOOL version of "I Wish "?Do you have a great bassline you've generated for "I Wish? Share it!
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