Ryan Madora
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Every Great Player Uses This Funk Bass Riff
Let's learn one of the quintessential funk bass riffs that every great bass player uses. Inspired by some of the greats, including Leroy Hodges (Al Green), Chuck Rainey (Aretha Franklin), and Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson and Billy Preston), this is an easy funk bass fill to add to almost any song. Perfect for major chords or dominant chords used in blues, this will work with many different bass grooves.
Fun fact: you can take private lessons with Ryan! Visit her website to learn more!
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Why Bass Players Love Playing In The Key Of E: The Most Comfortable Key On The Instrument
มุมมอง 9K14 วันที่ผ่านมา
While we can learn how to play in any key on the bass, learning our way around the key of E is particularly useful. Tons of famous funk bass grooves, rock bass riffs, and walking bass lines take advantage of playing in this key. It's easy to cover two full octaves without too many shifts and can be adaptable to both major and minor scales on the bass. Learn how to play through the two octave E ...
Adding Dead Notes To A Walking Bass Line: Give Your Beginner Jazz Bass Lines A Groove
มุมมอง 4.1Kหลายเดือนก่อน
Learn how to play through a beginner jazz walking bass line. We move through a common jazz chord progression, the 1-6-2-5 or I-vi-ii-V in the key of C. To add an element of groove, place a dead note before different beats within a bar. The dead note on the bass will add percussion and feel to your standard quarter note walking bass line. Then, start adding other notes of the arpeggio, like root...
Bass Gear: Exploring The Warwick RockBass Star Bass
มุมมอง 3.2Kหลายเดือนก่อน
Talking about a new bass in my collection, the Warwick RockBass Star Bass. It's a semi-hollow body bass with a medium scale neck, tonal flexibility with the neck and bridge pickup, and a very comfortable fretboard. Hoping it's a great addition to what I would bring to a Nashville recording session. Fun fact: you can take private lessons with Ryan! Visit her website to learn more! WEBSITE: ryanm...
Bass Lessons with Ryan Madora: Welcome To My YouTube Channel
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Welcome to my TH-cam channel! It's the perfect place for learning about the foundations of bass playing: technique, theory, tone, song form, and more. We'll discuss everything from easy to learn bass exercises to different player's unique style and take on the instrument. Please check out the different lessons and playlists here and don't forget to subscribe. If you'd like to get TAB/Notation, ...
Blues Bass Lines: She Caught The Katy by Taj Mahal
มุมมอง 6Kหลายเดือนก่อน
Build your blues bass line repertoire with this funky blues by Taj Mahal. It doesn't quite stick to the usual 12 bar blues, so we'll be learning a new blues form that even includes a diminished chord. It's a pretty simple bass line that has a great groove and can easily move to different chords in the progression. Plus, it's a great way to work in the key of Bb and to practice switching positio...
How To Play A Blues Shuffle: Practicing With Drum Backing Tracks
มุมมอง 7K2 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this lesson we take a look at playing a blues shuffle and learning how to practice along with backing tracks. It can open up a lot of room for creative bass grooves and blues improvisation on the bass, but we need to understand what to listen for in the drums. We're specifically listening to a shuffle feel and pointing out parts of the drum kit that the bass can lock in with. 12 Bar Blues Su...
Play Bass Like Duck Dunn: Down In The Valley by Otis Redding
มุมมอง 5K2 หลายเดือนก่อน
Learn an easy Duck Dunn bass line that uses a simple groove, dead notes on the bass, and just two chords. We'll discuss the Otis Redding classic "Down In The Valley" and how the Stax band, Booker T. and the MGs, turned this into a soul classic. It's the perfect bass groove for beginners and uses the blues box to play through a simple 8 bar form. Fun fact: you can take private lessons with Ryan!...
Freestyle Rock Bass: An Improvised Bass Groove And Some Rock Shredding Just For Fun
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A quick video featuring some rock bass shredding for your listening pleasure. Inspired by some of my favorite funk-rock bass players including Flea and Robert DeLeo. Fun fact: you can take private lessons with Ryan! Visit her website to learn more! WEBSITE: ryanmadora.com PATREON: www.patreon.com/ryanmadora TRUEFIRE: truefire.com/h2693 BOOK: Bass Players To Know: Learning From The Greats Purcha...
Easy Country Bass Lines: Learn How To Play Jolene By Dolly Parton On The Bass
มุมมอง 3.7K3 หลายเดือนก่อน
In this video we take a look at a country classic, Jolene by Dolly Parton. It's an easy bass line to learn and a great way to build your country music repertoire. That said, it uses roots and fifths on the bass but requires the knowledge of the chord progression and the nuances of country bass playing. Fun fact: you can take private lessons with Ryan! Visit her website to learn more! WEBSITE: r...
Easy Music Theory For Bass: Learn How To Play Major And Minor Triads In Three Positions
มุมมอง 12K3 หลายเดือนก่อน
This lesson takes you through three different positions for playing major triads and minor triads on the bass. It then combines the shapes to play a common chord progression, the "one six two five" or I-vi-ii-V. Once you learn the shapes, we can move them freely about the fretboard and combine them to write creative bass lines. It's the perfect exercise to help you expand your fretboard knowled...
Learn 3 Soul Bass Lines For The Price Of 1: Using Major Triads Create Soul and R&B Bass Lines
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Learn how to create bass lines using major triads for soul and R&B songs. Bass players including Duck Dunn, David Hood, and more have used this approach to build easy bass parts for records from Fame studios and Stax records. In this lesson, we learn 3 bass lines for the price of 1 to get us started playing "In The Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett, "Tell Mama" by Etta James, and "Turn On Your L...
Learn How To Play An Easy Motown Bass Line - How Sweet It Is by Marvin Gaye
มุมมอง 9K4 หลายเดือนก่อน
Learn all of the bass theory and technique behind the classic Motown bass line to Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is." We break down this famous James Jamerson bass line and show you how to use descending triads on the bass, a blues box shuffle bass pattern, and root - fifth movement. Fun fact: you can take private lessons with Ryan! Visit her website to learn more! WEBSITE: ryanmadora.com PATREON:...
Easy Scale Exercises For Bass Technique: G Major Scale Exercise in 4ths, The Adjacent String Toggle
มุมมอง 10K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
Easy Scale Exercises For Bass Technique: G Major Scale Exercise in 4ths, The Adjacent String Toggle
Play The 8 Bar Blues On Bass: Learn "Key To The Highway" By Derek & The Dominos EASY BASS LESSON
มุมมอง 7K5 หลายเดือนก่อน
Play The 8 Bar Blues On Bass: Learn "Key To The Highway" By Derek & The Dominos EASY BASS LESSON
How To Play Rock And Roll Octave Slides On The Bass: Using Adjacent String Octave Slides
มุมมอง 8K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
How To Play Rock And Roll Octave Slides On The Bass: Using Adjacent String Octave Slides
How To Play The Bass Line To "Stir It Up" By Bob Marley: EASY Reggae Bass Line For Beginners
มุมมอง 9K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
How To Play The Bass Line To "Stir It Up" By Bob Marley: EASY Reggae Bass Line For Beginners
Freestyle Bass Grooves: Fingerstyle Funk Bass Improvisation
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Freestyle Bass Grooves: Fingerstyle Funk Bass Improvisation
What Guitar Players NEED To Know About Playing Bass: Turn Your Guitar Technique Into Bass Technique
มุมมอง 3K7 หลายเดือนก่อน
What Guitar Players NEED To Know About Playing Bass: Turn Your Guitar Technique Into Bass Technique
How To Play Come As You Are By Nirvana On Bass: Learn This Easy Rock Bass Line By Krist Novoselic
มุมมอง 9K7 หลายเดือนก่อน
How To Play Come As You Are By Nirvana On Bass: Learn This Easy Rock Bass Line By Krist Novoselic
Essential Tips For Playing Bass With A Pick: Easy Bass Exercises
มุมมอง 8K7 หลายเดือนก่อน
Essential Tips For Playing Bass With A Pick: Easy Bass Exercises
Easy Music Theory For Bass: Playing 10th Chords On The Bass
มุมมอง 7K8 หลายเดือนก่อน
Easy Music Theory For Bass: Playing 10th Chords On The Bass
Are Backing Tracks Holding You Back? Learn The BEST Way To Practice Bass
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Are Backing Tracks Holding You Back? Learn The BEST Way To Practice Bass
Learn The Bass Line To "Pusherman" By Curtis Mayfield: EASY Funk Bass Groove And Syncopation Lesson
มุมมอง 63K9 หลายเดือนก่อน
Learn The Bass Line To "Pusherman" By Curtis Mayfield: EASY Funk Bass Groove And Syncopation Lesson
Play A Funky Blues Bass Line in C: Using Chromatic Motion and Dead Notes in 12 Bar Blues
มุมมอง 52K9 หลายเดือนก่อน
Play A Funky Blues Bass Line in C: Using Chromatic Motion and Dead Notes in 12 Bar Blues
Learn to REALLY play the bass line for Come Together By The Beatles: Using Slides On Bass
มุมมอง 15K10 หลายเดือนก่อน
Learn to REALLY play the bass line for Come Together By The Beatles: Using Slides On Bass
How To Play A Texas Blues Shuffle In E On The Bass: Albert Collins T Bone Shuffle
มุมมอง 42K10 หลายเดือนก่อน
How To Play A Texas Blues Shuffle In E On The Bass: Albert Collins T Bone Shuffle
Dead Note Exercise For Bass: Practice Walking Bass and Add Dead Notes From E To B (I to V)
มุมมอง 7K11 หลายเดือนก่อน
Dead Note Exercise For Bass: Practice Walking Bass and Add Dead Notes From E To B (I to V)
Dead Note Exercise For Bass: Practice Walking Bass and Add Dead Notes From E To A (I to IV)
มุมมอง 7K11 หลายเดือนก่อน
Dead Note Exercise For Bass: Practice Walking Bass and Add Dead Notes From E To A (I to IV)
Cissy Strut Jam: Funky Meters Bass Line Using Roots and Fifths In The Style Of George Porter Jr.
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Cissy Strut Jam: Funky Meters Bass Line Using Roots and Fifths In The Style Of George Porter Jr.