C chord EFF#G
G chord BCC#D
D chord F#GG#A
A chord C#DD#E
the 2 most impotant notes the ear percieves is the ist note and last note of the phrase. The chromatics in between are known as approach tones that resolve to the chord tone, which is why the line doesn't sound "out" to us. Check out some James Brown bass lines for a good example of this.
