Walking bass - Definition and Overview

In jazz, blues, rock, Baroque music, and other musical genres, a walking bass is a bass accompaniment consisting of unsyncopated notes of equal value, usually quarter notes. Jazz walking bass has been likened to an improvisation restricted to quarter notes.

Walking bass often moves in stepwise motion to successive chord roots, such as often in country music:
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Walking bass I-IV

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Example Usage of Walking
	pegpegz: Theres a fucking couple holding hand and Walking infront of me .Knn blocking up the whole stairway.
	mrspauliew: oh and it was world aids day today...saw my baby Walking down the street I see #red I see #red I see #red
	Vavarlyishappy: Tody morning, i saw a old couple, holding hands together .Walking on the streets, i feel so envy & sweet.

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Example Usage of Walking