And Can It Be: Church Piano Walking Bass Lines Made Easy (Beginner Hymn Tutorial)

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If you’ve ever wanted your hymn playing to stop sounding “stuck” and start moving with that smooth gospel-style momentum, this lesson is for you. In this beginner-friendly tutorial, I teach you how to add a walking bass line to the classic hymn **“And Can It Be”**—straight from the hymnal page—so your left hand starts driving the music forward with confidence.

You’ll learn:

The simple chords you need in the key of G (and the one borrowed chord that shows up)
A “static walk” pattern you can use on any chord (1–3–5–6)
How to split the pattern when the chord changes mid-measure (2 beats + 2 beats)
Multiple ways to walk to the IV and V chords (including gospel-sounding chromatic approaches)
How to add octave walks and swing the 8th notes for real groove
My favorite “rock back to the root” trick to make walks feel alive
A walk-to-any-chord pattern (root–5–root + neighbor/passing tone)
Real examples inside the hymn so you can hear where to use each walk

Timestamps:
0:00 What a walking bass line does for hymn playing
0:35 Key of G + the chords you need (plus the borrowed chord)
3:07 The “melody + chords” foundation (start simple)
4:17 How it sounds with walking bass (full demo)
6:13 Static walk (1–3–5–6) you can use on any chord
8:44 Two chords per measure (how to split the walk)
10:24 Walking to the V chord (G→D) and back
12:43 Gospel chromatic walks (my favorite sound)
15:39 Octave walks + swinging the 8th notes
17:45 Add the “rock to the root” 8th note for groove
22:06 Walk to ANY chord (root–5–root + neighbor tone)
25:04 Putting it into “And Can It Be” step-by-step examples
34:02 Chorus ideas (building momentum to the climax)
36:51 Wrap-up + how to practice it this week

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