I Fall to Pieces, Part 1: Walking Bass

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I FALL TO PIECES

I Fall to Pieces, Part 1: Walking Bass

I Fall to Pieces, Part 2: Verse

I Fall to Pieces, Part 3: Chorus Variation

I Fall to Pieces, Part 4: Play-Along Track

I Fall to Pieces, Part 1: Walking Bass

The Patsy Cline song “I Fall to Pieces” has a great walking bass line using the triads of the I, IV, and V chords. You’ll learn it in Bb. Zoe starts by explaining that a walking bass is played with notes on every quarter note in 4/4 time. Then she shows you the triads for the I, IV, and V chords in Bb: Bb, Eb, and F, using the I–V position, with open strings between the I and V. You’ll learn the bass line to the chorus of “I Fall to Pieces” in this video.

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