The best Lightfoot example I can think of for a walking bassline is Make Way For The Lady, particularly half way through the song, I think it's at the part where Gord sings, "Shake hands with the Father...."
Walking bass is very hard to explain in print. Believe me, I tried to explain it to Val last night on IM. I think I have her totally confused now!
You have to imagine the boom boom boom boom bassline continuously progressing part way up the scale, and back down, usually in groups of four notes, right on the beat. If you watch a bass guitarist playing it, it appears that his fingers are walking up and down the neck of the guitar.
Cathy
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