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Hi Simone,

It all depends on how many pedals you have, and what style of music you wish
to play really.
I tend to teach the walking bass method whereby your left foot is constantly
on the move. This does take a lot of practise and patience.

Try this:

Holding a 'C' chord in left hand, play the following pedals, c e g a bflat a
g e, these are played as one beat each and so will cover two bars of music.
I bet you have heard it many times before. Using the same intervals from F
and G you can produce the walking bass method for a very basic blues
pattern... eg (assuming you only have 13 pedals, if not expand F and G
intervals to match the C chord)

C four bars c e g a / bflat a g e / c e g a / bflat a g e
F two bars f a bflat b / c b bflat a
C two bars c e g a / bflat a g e
G two bars g g bflat b / g g bflat b
F two bars f a bflat b / c b bflat a
C four bars c e g a / bflat a g e / c e g a / bflat a g e

This is very basic as stated above, and you can add or double up on
chromatic intervals to make the pattern less boring. Playing a jazz scale
in C can vastly improve your pedal playing. eg:

c eflat f gflat g bflat c (play top c with right foot) then return back
down the scale. Play it in a 6/8 or 12/8 to the bar so you are counting 123
123 123 123 ect. The lower c will be repeated at the beginning of each bar.
Try the 'Toe - Heel - Toe' technique as it suits this pattern to a T!!
Black notes with toe, brown with heel.

Once you have mastered this technique, you can evolve to many other
patterns.



1) Position yourself so your left foot rests over the f pedal, middle c on
lower manual should be at a centre position to your stomach (belly button)

2) Try not to look down

3) Always practise bass pedals and left hand as a unit, as these are the
'engine room' of the music you are playing. If you cannot perfect a
'second nature' pattern, you will lose control of the timing. Your bass
will eventually be an automatic reaction that you don't even have to think
about.

Above all:

4) Practise

5) Practise!

6) Practise!!

Eventually you will be able to run a walking bass pattern to ANY chord and
in ANY key by transposing the above methods to various keys. If you have a
two octave pedal board, all the better! Get you right foot going as well.

'Toe - Heel - Toe' methods only work of you have the leg length to cope on
full pedal boards! (Unless they are radiating, concave units)

Don't worry if it goes wrong.... keep trying, remember all the worlds best
had to start somewhere!!

HTH
Daz