Piano Songs with Walking Bass
857 songs — Walking bass — left hand moves in steady quarter notes through the chord tones and passing notes — is the defining bass pattern of jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie. Tricky to play, instantly cool.
How walking bass works
Walking bass: LH plays a steady stream of quarter notes (one per beat) that outline the harmony — typically chord root → 3rd → 5th → chromatic passing tone → next chord root. Mostly stepwise motion.
KEEP ON SINGIN' MY SONG
Christina Aguilera
Born in Bethlehem
Third Day
PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT
Meat Loaf
Can U Believe
Robin Thicke
Uncreated One
Chris Tomlin
HATE THAT I LOVE YOU
Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
The Crusaders
MY LOVIN'
En Vogue
Great Is The Lord
Michael W. Smith
LONELY
Akon
WHAT IT TAKES
Aerosmith
99 Red Balloons
Nena
AIN'T NO OTHER MAN
Christina Aguilera
BICYCLE RACE
Queen
HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH
Steve Green
LATIKA'S THEME
A.R. Rahman
LA VIE BOHEME
Jonathan Larson
LOVE HEALS
Jonathan Larson
LOVE TAKES TIME
Mariah Carey
No Hurry
Zac Brown Band
VUELIE
Frode Fjellheim & Christophe Beck
Coming Home
John Legend
HOME
Daughtry
U DON'T HAVE TO CALL
Usher
8 LETTERS
Why Don't We
DILEMMA
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
DON'T KNOW MUCH
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
NO MORE BLUE CHRISTMASES
Gerry Goffin
OH MOTHER
Christina Aguilera
SOUL SACRIFICE
Santana
WATCH THE LAMB
Ray Boltz
BE WITHOUT YOU
Mary J. Blige
FIREFLIES
Owl City
HOW MUCH I FEEL
Ambrosia
MISS INDEPENDENT
Kelly Clarkson
SEMI-CHARMED LIFE
Third Eye Blind
BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN
Colbie Caillat
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW
Blood, Sweat & Tears
MEAN
P!nk
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN LOVE
Luther Vandross
WERE YOU THERE?
Smokie Norful
A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION
Elvis Presley
AND THE WORLD TURNED
The Gabe Dixon Band
EGO
Beyonce
HUMAN
Christina Perri
IF YOU'RE GONE
Matchbox Twenty
I RUN TO YOU
Lady A
KNOCK YOU DOWN
Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is walking bass piano?
- Walking bass is a left-hand technique where you play a continuous stream of quarter notes that "walk" between chord changes. Defining sound of jazz, blues, swing, and boogie-woogie.
- Is walking bass hard?
- Yes — it's one of the more advanced bass patterns. Requires hand independence (LH does its own walking line while RH plays melody/chords) and knowledge of scale + chord theory to construct walking lines.
- What songs use walking bass?
- Most jazz standards, blues progressions, and many soul/funk tracks. Browse the list for examples — mostly medium and hard difficulty.