I first picked up a bass thirty years ago. Dropped it after a year out of boredom because I had no roadmap. Bought another one two years ago, haven't bothered learning anything. It's not the instrument, I love bass. It's that I don't know where to go with it. This video is the first, of hundreds I have watched, that really clarified composition for me. Now I can see practicing scales in a different light. Very motivational.
when ever i get stuck in my playing,iget back to the basics, and you are showing how to grow from basic... which gives new ideas ,and to refresh anything you have forgotten,not playing it for too long.. brilliant lesson
Nice lesson! Thankyou for the tabs to. If anyone wants to know an easy way to remember the modes just remember this Phrase "I Don't Particularly Like Modes A Lot" The first letter of each word in this phrase is related to the number and name of the mode and In this case in the key of F Major it's as follows:- MODE 1 - I - Ionian (F) MODE 2 - Don't - Dorian (G) MODE 3- Particularly - Phyrygian (A) MODE 4 -Like - Lydian (A#/Bb) MODE 5 - Modes - Mixolydian (C) MODE 6 - A- Aeolian (D) MODE 7 - Lot - Locrian (E)
This is probably one of the most valuable lessons, That Dan's teaching I really needed to know more particularly between the Minor notes . Thank you Dan your mastery of the Bass n knowledge is excellent.
Dan's the best n has made me a better Bass player and I still got a ways to go. His teachings give you enthusiasm to play and want to learn. Thank you Mr. Hawkins you are the best ❤️ 2:21
I like your style of bass playing and the way you explaining the bass playing concept. I truly enjoyed watching your bass tutorial videos. Can you do a video showing how diminished, augmented and suspended bass notes can be applied the major pentatonic and the minor pentatonic scales on a 5 string bass guitar chromatically? Excellent video. Thanks.
Dan, thank you so much for this, and all of your other videos. Your descriptions are clear and you provide practical application. Bass education doesn’t get better than this!
You’re always so clear and concise with your explanations, I owe my bass journey to your videos thank you! You also inspired me to lick up the fretless haha
Try using TH-cam’s slow down feature or rewinding the section. I can’t redo the explanation because it’s already in this video. You may like this lesson: th-cam.com/video/Nvx2RBBPJEk/w-d-xo.html Cheers!
Excellent video Dan, thanks for bringing it all together. Next level would be what to do when there is/are chords which do not fit in the key eg a major chord where the key says minor. Any tips Dan?
I like the strange ancient Greek names of the modes. I occasionally thought; where does this come from? You're wonderful presentation answered that. Great videos. And you always refresh my memory, there's a lot to learn from you.
Hi Dan' I was hoping maybe you would help me. I have the sheet music to Jaco Pastorius "Donna Lee".....,,,, The problem I'm having is with bars 45, 46,47,and 48. The pattern is B flat7 to B flat m7 to E flat7. The first two bars are eighth notes with a Triplett pattern starting on the fourth beat of bar 46 continuing through bars 47 and 48. Jaco uses frets 12 to 20. I can see the idea the problem is I can't figure out the fingering, would you help me? Thank You!
You might be on your own with that one 😂 I haven’t checked that out in years. I’m a little busy right now to take a look - it took me ages to figure it out back in the day!
@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you so much for responding. Yeah the Jaco thing is one of those things , it's back to the drawing board, lol I appreciate your words you absolutely makes sense. I really enjoy your channel! Thx 🙏
Dan, often bass lines have anticipations. In the example you used in this video, you don't do that: the root note of the new chord comes in on the one. Can you give some rules of thumb when it is worth considering and when it is a bad idea to use an anticipation? Thanks!
Can you let me know what an anticipation is? If you mean a chord coming in half a beat earlier (or being ‘pushed’) then that’s to do with the composition and how the chords are played rhythmically. You follow the rhythms, basically. In this example, it’s all straight so that requires playing on beat one.
@@OnlineBassCourses -- Yes, exactly, coming in on the new chord say on the four-and instead of the one. Is it something the bass can do unilaterally? Or does it work only if the other instruments also come in early (which seems likely, but I've not really paid enough attention to know). Looking through some of the bass transcriptions I have downloaded, for example Jamerson's bassline on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" does it frequently.
... and a little bit more. "You follow the rhythms, basically". I mean, syncopations and triplets are exciting because they violate the simple quarter note or eighth note scheme. Is an anticipation in a similar category where a bassist can do it ala a syncopation to add some push and pull to the rhythm, or is it something that must be coordinated between the parts to sound good (eg, the guitars and keys must all be doing it too?)
@@fudgesauce it’s a bit of both. Sometimes it’s obvious that you follow the other instruments and other times it feels like the right thing to do. Listen to loads of great bass players, see what they do and then steal the best ideas! That’s the way to do it.
Hi Dan, Matteo from Italy here... love you videos, very useful. I'm thinking to enroll one of yout structured course. I'm playing since 2 years, with a bass teacher. do you reccomend "from beginning to bassist" or would it be too basic for me? Otherwise I'll go for "Funk Basss". Thank you!
Hi, Matteo! The best thing to do would be go to the From Beginner To Bassist sales page and scroll down. Every lesson is listed. If they look easy, it’s not for you. If you don’t know a lot of it, it might be. The Funk Course is a decent challenge for a beginner - lots of groove and rhythm practice as well as the introduction of a couple of modes and some fretboard knowledge lessons. Depends what you’re looking for right now. Check out those From Beginner To Bassist lessons first.
Hi Dan! I really love your lessons. You are a great bass player and great teacher and I really have learnt a lot from your videos and materials and I am so thankful for that. I have been playing bass for 16 years now but I still come back to your videos to upgrade my vocabulary and to learn something new I missed in the past and you really do help me, brother in bass! Why don't you do some lessons on extreme metal playing like black metal, death metal etc., some technique stuff like tapping or other cool techniques and some lessons with learning rock and metal songs and/or riffs and do few tempos in your videos and show the tabs because one thing that lacks in your videos is playing from slower tempos to faster tempos and showing the tabs on screen so you can play to that and it would be cool if you consider that, Dan! It would make your lessons much more approachable for beginners and be comfortable also for more advanced players like me, and not only black metal and death metal but some country, soul, jazz and prog rock would be cool if you explained the genre, explained what is used the most there, show us some riffs and basslines and teach us a song with tabs on screen. It would be freakin' cool, mane! I love your lessons and I know it would upgrade your lessons 666%, Dan. Think about it. And think about the ideas I gave you with the genre stuff, songs learning stuff, tabs on screen and tempos from slow to fast, technique lessons witch more advanced stuff like tapping and it would be cool if you explained some things slower and not go so fast because sometimes I feel that you just play your improvisation and we can't follow that and sometimes I don't understand the reason why you play something in that scale/mode and why you play like this and what you play because you play too fast and you don't show tabs on screen. Really think about it, my friend. I love your lessons but it would really be awesome if you would do it and if you would consider my lessons ideas. I recommend your channel and website to all my friends that learn bass and now my girlfriend, well, fiance, will start her bass adventure and journey so guess what I will show her? onlinebasscourses with my favourite Dan Hawkins!!!!!!!! Love you, mane. Keep it going! And consider my ideas and things what I said about making your lessons better and easier and maybe no one ever told you that so I will be the one who told you about these problems. But don't think I don't appreciate what you do. Yo do a great effort and you keep us busy. THANK YOU FOR THAT!!!!!
I first picked up a bass thirty years ago. Dropped it after a year out of boredom because I had no roadmap. Bought another one two years ago, haven't bothered learning anything. It's not the instrument, I love bass. It's that I don't know where to go with it. This video is the first, of hundreds I have watched, that really clarified composition for me. Now I can see practicing scales in a different light. Very motivational.
That’s fantastic to hear! Really happy to have helped in a small way. Keep up the playing.
Your delivery is impeccable
Many thanks.
One of clearest and useful bass lessons I’ve ever watched. Cudos !!!
Thank you, Johnny. 🙏
Your daaaaaaamn good 😊
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when ever i get stuck in my playing,iget back to the basics, and you are showing how to grow from basic... which gives new ideas ,and to refresh anything you have forgotten,not playing it for too long.. brilliant lesson
Nice lesson! Thankyou for the tabs to.
If anyone wants to know an easy way to remember the modes just remember this
Phrase "I Don't Particularly Like Modes A Lot"
The first letter of each word in this phrase is related to the number and name of the mode and In this case in the key of F Major it's as follows:-
MODE 1 - I - Ionian (F)
MODE 2 - Don't - Dorian (G)
MODE 3- Particularly - Phyrygian (A)
MODE 4 -Like - Lydian (A#/Bb)
MODE 5 - Modes - Mixolydian (C)
MODE 6 - A- Aeolian (D)
MODE 7 - Lot - Locrian (E)
Very helpful, and I love the music sheet being available. Thanks!
thnx my teacher very helpful 😊
I love Dan’s devotion to that old Ibanez bass.
This is probably one of the most valuable lessons,
That Dan's teaching I really needed to know more particularly between the Minor notes . Thank you Dan your mastery of the Bass n knowledge is excellent.
Dan's the best n has made me a better Bass player and I still got a ways to go. His teachings give you enthusiasm to play and want to learn. Thank you Mr. Hawkins you are the best ❤️ 2:21
You're still the man. 😉
Thanks very much for this.
incredible lesson
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It's always worth it to watch 😊
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Nice way to make bass line choices. Thanks Dan!
Great tips! I think this will be my assignment this week 🤘
Another gem!
I like your style of bass playing and the way you explaining the bass playing concept. I truly enjoyed watching your bass tutorial videos. Can you do a video showing how diminished, augmented and suspended bass notes can be applied the major pentatonic and the minor pentatonic scales on a 5 string bass guitar chromatically? Excellent video. Thanks.
Thanks so much! I’m actually writing a theory course right now with all that in although it’s on 4 string bass.
Dan, thank you so much for this, and all of your other videos. Your descriptions are clear and you provide practical application. Bass education doesn’t get better than this!
Very kind - thanks!
You’re always so clear and concise with your explanations, I owe my bass journey to your videos thank you! You also inspired me to lick up the fretless haha
Thanks so much! You’ll love it.
awesome explanation i really love it
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Very Helpful as always, really like the new camera the vídeo looks super cool
Thanks!
Hi Dan, can you please demonstrate slowly how you used the pentatonic scale here please?
Try using TH-cam’s slow down feature or rewinding the section. I can’t redo the explanation because it’s already in this video. You may like this lesson: th-cam.com/video/Nvx2RBBPJEk/w-d-xo.html
Cheers!
❤nice vintage bass, helpful ideas.
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Very nice groove! 😎.
Thanks!
Excellent video Dan, thanks for bringing it all together. Next level would be what to do when there is/are chords which do not fit in the key eg a major chord where the key says minor. Any tips Dan?
Yes - that’s a future lesson, surely. Try this: th-cam.com/video/OATCovRy36Q/w-d-xo.html.
I like the strange ancient Greek names of the modes. I occasionally thought; where does this come from? You're wonderful presentation answered that. Great videos. And you always refresh my memory, there's a lot to learn from you.
Hi Dan' I was hoping maybe you would help me. I have the sheet music to Jaco Pastorius "Donna Lee".....,,,,
The problem I'm having is with bars 45, 46,47,and 48. The pattern is B flat7 to B flat m7 to E flat7. The first two bars are eighth notes with a Triplett pattern starting on the fourth beat of bar 46 continuing through bars 47 and 48. Jaco uses frets 12 to 20. I can see the idea the problem is I can't figure out the fingering, would you help me?
Thank You!
You might be on your own with that one 😂 I haven’t checked that out in years. I’m a little busy right now to take a look - it took me ages to figure it out back in the day!
@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you so much for responding. Yeah the Jaco thing is one of those things , it's back to the drawing board, lol
I appreciate your words you absolutely makes sense. I really enjoy your channel!
Thx 🙏
Dan, often bass lines have anticipations. In the example you used in this video, you don't do that: the root note of the new chord comes in on the one. Can you give some rules of thumb when it is worth considering and when it is a bad idea to use an anticipation? Thanks!
Can you let me know what an anticipation is? If you mean a chord coming in half a beat earlier (or being ‘pushed’) then that’s to do with the composition and how the chords are played rhythmically.
You follow the rhythms, basically.
In this example, it’s all straight so that requires playing on beat one.
@@OnlineBassCourses -- Yes, exactly, coming in on the new chord say on the four-and instead of the one. Is it something the bass can do unilaterally? Or does it work only if the other instruments also come in early (which seems likely, but I've not really paid enough attention to know). Looking through some of the bass transcriptions I have downloaded, for example Jamerson's bassline on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" does it frequently.
... and a little bit more. "You follow the rhythms, basically". I mean, syncopations and triplets are exciting because they violate the simple quarter note or eighth note scheme. Is an anticipation in a similar category where a bassist can do it ala a syncopation to add some push and pull to the rhythm, or is it something that must be coordinated between the parts to sound good (eg, the guitars and keys must all be doing it too?)
@@fudgesauce it’s very common and down - ultimately - to what fits and what sounds good.
@@fudgesauce it’s a bit of both. Sometimes it’s obvious that you follow the other instruments and other times it feels like the right thing to do. Listen to loads of great bass players, see what they do and then steal the best ideas! That’s the way to do it.
Hi Dan, Matteo from Italy here... love you videos, very useful. I'm thinking to enroll one of yout structured course. I'm playing since 2 years, with a bass teacher. do you reccomend "from beginning to bassist" or would it be too basic for me? Otherwise I'll go for "Funk Basss". Thank you!
Hi, Matteo! The best thing to do would be go to the From Beginner To Bassist sales page and scroll down. Every lesson is listed. If they look easy, it’s not for you. If you don’t know a lot of it, it might be. The Funk Course is a decent challenge for a beginner - lots of groove and rhythm practice as well as the introduction of a couple of modes and some fretboard knowledge lessons. Depends what you’re looking for right now. Check out those From Beginner To Bassist lessons first.
full pack already idol. Hope mine too. Thank you.
Dan, great lesson. Now apart from the quality of your content - which is always excellent - I've just got to say that old Ibanez sounds very good.
Many thanks. It’s a pretty cool bass that one.
Sure does!
Drums could be lower volume due to my headphones frequency
Hi Dan! I really love your lessons. You are a great bass player and great teacher and I really have learnt a lot from your videos and materials and I am so thankful for that. I have been playing bass for 16 years now but I still come back to your videos to upgrade my vocabulary and to learn something new I missed in the past and you really do help me, brother in bass! Why don't you do some lessons on extreme metal playing like black metal, death metal etc., some technique stuff like tapping or other cool techniques and some lessons with learning rock and metal songs and/or riffs and do few tempos in your videos and show the tabs because one thing that lacks in your videos is playing from slower tempos to faster tempos and showing the tabs on screen so you can play to that and it would be cool if you consider that, Dan! It would make your lessons much more approachable for beginners and be comfortable also for more advanced players like me, and not only black metal and death metal but some country, soul, jazz and prog rock would be cool if you explained the genre, explained what is used the most there, show us some riffs and basslines and teach us a song with tabs on screen. It would be freakin' cool, mane! I love your lessons and I know it would upgrade your lessons 666%, Dan. Think about it. And think about the ideas I gave you with the genre stuff, songs learning stuff, tabs on screen and tempos from slow to fast, technique lessons witch more advanced stuff like tapping and it would be cool if you explained some things slower and not go so fast because sometimes I feel that you just play your improvisation and we can't follow that and sometimes I don't understand the reason why you play something in that scale/mode and why you play like this and what you play because you play too fast and you don't show tabs on screen. Really think about it, my friend. I love your lessons but it would really be awesome if you would do it and if you would consider my lessons ideas. I recommend your channel and website to all my friends that learn bass and now my girlfriend, well, fiance, will start her bass adventure and journey so guess what I will show her? onlinebasscourses with my favourite Dan Hawkins!!!!!!!! Love you, mane. Keep it going! And consider my ideas and things what I said about making your lessons better and easier and maybe no one ever told you that so I will be the one who told you about these problems. But don't think I don't appreciate what you do. Yo do a great effort and you keep us busy. THANK YOU FOR THAT!!!!!
Just answered this comment on another video… 🙏👍
Great video as ever.
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