This lesson plus soloing on the blues ( from an old video lesson of Jeffs ) changed my life. 360 degrees literally. Jeff is without a doubt one of the most real musicians/educators out there and I'm immensely grateful to have given his material a chance to improve myself. Much love to you always Jeff!
@@MiguelEduardo2090 It can be. if you are exposed to the entire world around you and head forward with that knowledge it can be a deep and powerful change.
@@MiguelEduardo2090 depends on the context, electrons need a full spin and a half to return back to where they started, but they kinda don't actually spin so idk
Much respect and appreciation to one of finest living bassists for giving us self taught bassists a rudimentary but much needed lesson. I'm learning a ton from these lessons!
I got it on "where you are and where are you going"! Penny dropped!! That was a valuable piece of my bass education. Thanks so much for pointing this out and demonstrating it so clearly.
My hope is that as you are on your musical journey, that you have lots of little epiphanies such as this. To make this happen more and more, get into reading of perfect music and try to transcribe.
That bass line is perfect. All chords are outlined, and the walking notes are heading to the next chord, so the line is moving forward harmonically. This bass line uses both chord tones and chromatic approach tones.
As a self taught and non jazz schooled bass player, this lesson has opened a multitude of doors! Like some perfect mathematical equation, this gets right to an immutable core succinctly and with no frills. Brilliant. Thank you for this wonderful lesson Jeff I literally LOVE what you did here, a solid nugget from a lifetime of dedication and study concisely encapsulated in less than five TH-cam minutes. All the "tone" moaners in this comments section... kindly shut up and leave. You missed the point and you're not worthy!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video Martin. Learning perfectly written or played music raises us higher as players. Do this enough times and we can hit the mesosphere of musical joy.
This Man is a great teacher and a beautiful bass player....He's teaching the correct method of playing. and who better to learn from? the one and only Jeff Berlin.He is a creator, an innovator and a perfectionist ....you cant get any better than him.
Absolutely!!! And this goes along with good chord resolution/movement understanding. I learned pretty quickly while playing in blues bands that you need to do those things effectively, because the fact is in many blues groups, you're going to be the only accompaniment instrument to that guitarist. I learned several chromatic, scalar, and chord tone approaches in my walking such as (3 chord 12 bar quick change in C maj) ||: C, Bb, A, G || F, Eb, D, Db || C, E, G, A || Bb, A, G, Gb || F, A, C, D || F, A, Bb, B || C, Bb, G, A || C, E, F, F# || G, B, D, E || F, A, Bb, B || C, Bb, A, Ab || G, F, E, D :||
Great lesson!I will always be gratefull to you Jeff, for this little note on Yiorgos Fakanas's book "Fundamentals for electric bass" , which affected me so much that I looked for him and I now am a student in his Music school.Thank you,sir.
I transcribed this great bass line back in 1987 when that Players CD first came out. I still play it on gigs and teach it to my students today as a perfect example of a walking blues bass line in Bb. Btw, Jeff I studied with you back in 1986 in LA. Still have the lesson on cassette tape. In fact, I just ran across it for the first time since the late ‘80s. Hope you’re well!
Walking bass is an art without end.It is good for those who want to learn the fingerboard really well and by using the whole instrument and using all keys when walking,it will help a lot.A book I would recommend is Rufus Reid's the Evolving Bassist.In it,he focuses on writing bass lines.Get plenty of blank music paper ready if you want to use this book.As you learn and experiment with your walking lines,write them down with day/date and purpose.For example 10/1/19 12bar blues in Eb major. As you do this,you end up with a book of basslines.You don't have to write only walking bass lines.If you have a latin groove or grooves your working on just write them down and label them.As you evolve you can look back and see differences in your approach,lines you like and dislike.The book has helped many people to improve both there supporting lines and there soloing ability.Just a suggestion that I hope will help you,fellow bass players.Also,Ray Browns method book is superb,but then,what can you expect?Check it out too.Much success,fellow bass players!!
This bass line sounded very familiar to me - I've got some of the Fundamental Changes books on playing walking bass and they all take you on the same direction as Mr. Berlin does here in this video. So, I've Liked AND Subscribed :))
Thank you for sharing this, and to add, you remind me of a relative (now deceased) who was a guitarist residing in Switzerland and who once worked with Henry Mancicni.
Hello Zivkovicable. Ha! it is an academic demonstration, not an artful performance. Learning and playing are two different things. I didn't wish to perform for you. I wanted to teach you a musical concept.
While I love the music, I've often wondered how one knows how a song or musical score is supposed to sound? I love the song *"Mo Better Blues",* awesome music!
I'm new to bass (from guitar) and my impression was that when he said "perfect" he meant that the progression/notes are perfect. I didn't instantly get the impression that he was talking about himself. Why would he infer that in this context? Sitting alone playing a short walking bass line? I knew exactly what he meant. If he said it in the context of a jam situation that would be one thing but he didn't. Thanks, Jeff.
Can any1 please help? So when playing walking-bass lines, you know the root notes, but what should I follow? A scale pattern or 7ths pattern? For eg: a harmonic Scale or Melodic Minor Scale or 7ths Chord Tones?
Hello Jeff. Thank you so much for the many and instructive videos. There's a recording of you playing David in Studio Jams. During the recording you perform two amazing walking bass segments. I wanted to ask and learn what is behind such a bass line - about its logic. Is this an academic line, or an improvisation instead? Thank you very much for your answer. Continue productive and instructive creation.
The PDF doesn't match what's on the screen, very frustrating for some who is trying to learn to read (it's the end of Bar 5 and the beginning of Bar 6). I can use my ear for the part in the video, but I'm on shaky ground for the rest of the chart that isn't in the video. I really want to learn this correctly.
Is it? I'm not in charge of the technical stuff. But I do have a suggestion: Read the music and learn it that way. If the notes are correct, you can't go wrong this way. :)
I use IMovie and I can’t seem to get the sheet music underneath the performance part of the video like you did at 0:52 . I can only get it side by side or a picture within a picture. Which program are you using if you don’t mind me asking?
Thanks Sarah. I'm just using an old version of iMovie but it doesn't have that feature. Top and bottom is way better than side to side (if that makes sense).
It certainly is in art. In academic training, it is the only trustworthy element to depend on. In this blues, the notes are harmonically perfect and this is the point. Thanks for mentioning this Fer.
lumpyjazz is the only perfect sequence? Is there another one for this chord progression? I mean, approaching targeted root notes from a fifth or from a half step will make two different walking bass lines. Now the question is, which one is the perfect sequence?
There is a benefit here for you by not having a visual advantage. You now have to use your ears and imitate what you hear instead of your eyes and mimic what you see. It is way better for you to listen and work on the music because you will get WAY more musical benefit this way.
Marco Pravato As Jeff told me once, turn up your amp and play with a consistent and lighter touch...I would add, make sure to pull your bass volume back before switching to slap/pop phrases... if you do play lightly with your pizzicato style. Lol.
Jeff is a great player and most of the time a great teacher. But man, he is so arrogant. I get what he means by "perfect" though. It connects the chords in the best way. I just can't really get with the whole this is THE ONE. I learned it though and i appreciate the lesson.
It's not meant to be 'the one'. Jeff's approach is that when you are learning, you need to be shown the right way to do something. The academically rigorous way. This doesn't mean that when you perform you should use this bass line, it is intended as a learning tool. He really emphasises the separation of education and performance. When Jeff says this is perfect, he means that it fulfills the two roles he described. You could write another bass line for the same chords that is also 'perfect' in this sense. It doesn't mean that it is artistically interesting to you, and in any case art is so subjective, it just means that it is academically "correct".
Jeff is anything but arrogant. He is one of the most generous and kind people I've ever met. It's a shame that his deep love of and passion for music are misconstrued as something like arrogance.
Hi Mike! Guiding people to aim higher in their learning so that they can benefit from doing so isn't my definition of arrogance. It is a definition of encouragement. I hope that one day you can learn the difference because you are always welcome to be here.
It is a mystery to me as well. On the internet, people curse each other, put down people for their views and generally trod all over human beings as if they are carpets. But, if I state that there is a way to learn that guarantees everyone an equal chance at musical improvement, people are offended. I can't figure it out :) :) :)
The only thing I disagree with is that descending Eb major triad from the Bb up to E with that diminished type feel; that always makes me nuts. I'd stay away from that. Jeff's still an amazing player, though.
Confess that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, and you will be saved..Be baptized and repent of your sins. Repent simply means to turn away from your sins. God loves you and so do I.
Wow, some here have a problem with learning a 'walking bass line'? These neg comments reflect just a self-serving-egocentricity some artists harbor. Go find dock space in some nil periodical.
Hello Whitekid345895 Thank you for your thoughts. As I mentioned in other comments, people attack each other on the internet and curse each other with no restraint. What I do is state the limits of academic learning so that interested people could be guided toward a positive musical result if they wished to be taught to learn how to play. I am curious how this portrays me as a "dick." Can you share? Regards, Jeff
Nice walk, (I like the low Ab and the E dim sub), but calling it "perfect" is a little silly, no? Anything that has the right notes and correct voice leading is a good line. Actually, it a straight 12 bar blues band, the passing tones here would be too "clashing." When it comes to blues bass Tommy Shannon is the man.
Nelson Montana he uses that term: “ perfect “ almost as a meta tag to make a point about the harmonic content- not sure why, but he is a fantastic and dynamic educator-
Hi Glenn. The perfection refers to the notes and how the represent the chords. Plus, the resolutions, too, are perfect in that they correctly resolve to the next chords. In academic learning, perfection in the lessons means that the lessons are completely trustworthy to teach you how to play better. This is a good thing.
There is no such thing as jazz or blues without the dominant 7 chord (C7-F7-Eb7-etc.) Which cause tension and propel the progression forward harmonically. Major 7 chords are lovely but don't cause tension, only resolution ( except for a IVmaj7 chord which may resolve to the I tonic chord.)
Actually dominant 7 chords are the most consonant of any chord given the the space between notes. The major 7th creates more dissonance technically due to the minor 2nd interval between the major 7th and the root, as opposed to the dominant 7 with has a major 2nd interval between the minor 7th and the root. Further, in sound physics, a soundwave can be evenly divided at harmonic node points to create the Major 3rd, Perfect 5th, and Dominant 7th (and of course the octave) out of the root wave. Basically these notes are ringing inside of the root, which is actually what creates the basis of harmony. I digress, In blues the minor 7th is important because of the tensions that create more harmonic pull towards resolution, but we are talking walking bass lines here so playing chromatically with passing tones is ideal. I like playing all the notes so I end up playing a lot of minor and relative major intervals in succession, every color has a purpose, it's about training your ear to hear how the tensions can be used to create a more intellectual phrase. Major 7ths sound great but every different chord has unique color tones attached to it that can be used to express different emotions...nobody's happy all the time, and major blues is kind of an oxymoron, the minor 7th is actually the blue note and what makes the blues the blues.
Never mind them that say it's dissonant or wrong. That low down you don't hear that anyway. The chromatic approach is more musical here so I'm with Laurie and Gary.
I never have. In fact, I leave my mistakes in my videos because I am rarely perfect about anything that I play unless I rehearse the music for a long time, such as preparing to solo on a song.
DodekaDeedon my great great aunt agrees. She had a soirée with him many years ago and she still tells tales of those ribald few minutes in a backstage area. Then again my great great aunt is 98 so maybe she means Irving Berlin.
It seems some people need lessons in English as much as they do music. "Perfect" does not imply exclusivity of perfection. Look up "Perfect" in a dictionary. You'll find definitions such as: "Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be." " Free from any flaw or defect in condition or quality; faultless." "Highly suitable for someone or something; exactly right." ... and so on... What you won't find is anything like "the only right way", "the single best method that can't be beaten" or "the way it should be done by everyone all the time with no variation". I get it, you want to be accepted by other bass players as "someone who knows what's what", you need to be agreed with and have your comment liked, you've seen comments on bass forums saying "Oh that Jeff Berlin is such an arrogant prick" ... it really is too good an opportunity to miss. Unfortunately, in the meantime, you've missed the opportunity to learn something.
In academic learning, perfection is the rule of musical improvement. Remember that learning is different than playing. If you learn via perfect musical examples, players tend to get closer to top levels of playing within themselves.
Jeff, I love you, man, and have been listening to you burn up the bass since the late 70s, but PLEASE STOP! Stop worrying about what other bassists are doing. Stop worrying about how other bassists play. Stop worrying about how other bassists learn or teach. Stop worrying about what other bassists say. Stop worrying about perfection. Stop worrying about technicalities. Stop worrying. Period. It's sad to see how much you have fallen, with no one to blame but yourself and your superior, condescending, and sometimes crass attitude toward other players. Nobody cares what you think or believe! And you shouldn't care what anyone else thinks either. Be free, man. Play/write/teach for the joy and only for the joy and you will see the gigs come back. Peace, Mitch.
Man, jeff has his own opinion like you do. If you dont agree then leave. Dont watch the video. You put a harsh comment here, blame on jeff opinion using your persfective. Thats not a respect
I love my bass! Also, humble is a myth because being cocky and proud of your skills doesn't mean that one doesn't appreciate the support of his fans at the same time. Jaco Pastorius was arrogant long before he became famous, but never was cruel or dismissive to people. Even telling a fellow human being to be humble can be seen as an act of arrogance.
Hello Luke. This is a lesson. The bass tone is round and is reasonably close to an upright bass as our instrument can represent. Do you feel that you were being helpful or kind by using language like this when referring to a video about a bass lesson?
It’s beautiful. Don’t forget that originally the electric bass was a solution for upright bass players to be heard better in a live situation and to offer them a more convenient instrument to use. Jeffs tone is reminiscent of that.
Perhaps, Tim, it's the tone of the AMP you don't like? In other words, the love-it-or-hate-it boost at 360 Hz (if I recall correctly) on the MarkBass. Or as I call it: the 'parp' knob. :) Also bear in mind that Jeff "hates the tweeter sound" so his signature MarkBass combo is basically the standard 15-inch MarkBass combo - but with the tweeter removed.
This lesson plus soloing on the blues ( from an old video lesson of Jeffs ) changed my life. 360 degrees literally. Jeff is without a doubt one of the most real musicians/educators out there and I'm immensely grateful to have given his material a chance to improve myself. Much love to you always Jeff!
360 degrees it is not change at all.
@@MiguelEduardo2090 It can be. if you are exposed to the entire world around you and head forward with that knowledge it can be a deep and powerful change.
Anthony, you are a wonderful educator yourself!
@@MiguelEduardo2090 depends on the context, electrons need a full spin and a half to return back to where they started, but they kinda don't actually spin so idk
Much respect and appreciation to one of finest living bassists for giving us self taught bassists a rudimentary but much needed lesson.
I'm learning a ton from these lessons!
I got it on "where you are and where are you going"! Penny dropped!! That was a valuable piece of my bass education. Thanks so much for pointing this out and demonstrating it so clearly.
My hope is that as you are on your musical journey, that you have lots of little epiphanies such as this. To make this happen more and more, get into reading of perfect music and try to transcribe.
That bass line is perfect. All chords are outlined, and the walking notes are heading to the next chord, so the line is moving forward harmonically. This bass line uses both chord tones and chromatic approach tones.
As a self taught and non jazz schooled bass player, this lesson has opened a multitude of doors! Like some perfect mathematical equation, this gets right to an immutable core succinctly and with no frills. Brilliant. Thank you for this wonderful lesson Jeff I literally LOVE what you did here, a solid nugget from a lifetime of dedication and study concisely encapsulated in less than five TH-cam minutes. All the "tone" moaners in this comments section... kindly shut up and leave. You missed the point and you're not worthy!
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video Martin. Learning perfectly written or played music raises us higher as players. Do this enough times and we can hit the mesosphere of musical joy.
This Man is a great teacher and a beautiful bass player....He's teaching the correct method of playing. and who better to learn from? the one and only Jeff Berlin.He is a creator, an innovator and a perfectionist ....you cant get any better than him.
He demonstrated literally how to walk before you run!
Thank you John. I learned from only the best and because I did, a lot of it rubbed off on me. You are welcome to be here with us, my friend.
Thank you for your support, John. I am here to help.
Absolutely!!! And this goes along with good chord resolution/movement understanding. I learned pretty quickly while playing in blues bands that you need to do those things effectively, because the fact is in many blues groups, you're going to be the only accompaniment instrument to that guitarist. I learned several chromatic, scalar, and chord tone approaches in my walking such as (3 chord 12 bar quick change in C maj)
||: C, Bb, A, G || F, Eb, D, Db || C, E, G, A || Bb, A, G, Gb || F, A, C, D || F, A, Bb, B ||
C, Bb, G, A || C, E, F, F# || G, B, D, E || F, A, Bb, B || C, Bb, A, Ab || G, F, E, D :||
Jeff u are a genius, I remember you had a floppy disk in the 90s guitar world mag , that was way ahead of its time
Thank you Andy. But, I'm no genius. I just let real musical geniuses guide and influence me. :)
Such a mind blowing lesson.
Great lesson!I will always be gratefull to you Jeff, for this little note on Yiorgos Fakanas's book "Fundamentals for electric bass" , which affected me so much that I looked for him and I now am a student in his Music school.Thank you,sir.
Nice one Jeff. Good lesson
I transcribed this great bass line back in 1987 when that Players CD first came out. I still play it on gigs and teach it to my students today as a perfect example of a walking blues bass line in Bb. Btw, Jeff I studied with you back in 1986 in LA. Still have the lesson on cassette tape. In fact, I just ran across it for the first time since the late ‘80s. Hope you’re well!
Hi Steve. Cool! I'm trying to remember you. I hope that you got something positive from my instruction.
Walking bass is an art without end.It is good for those who want to learn the fingerboard really well and by using the whole instrument and using all keys when walking,it will help a lot.A book I would recommend is Rufus Reid's the Evolving Bassist.In it,he focuses on writing bass lines.Get plenty of blank music paper ready if you want to use this book.As you learn and experiment with your walking lines,write them down with day/date and purpose.For example 10/1/19 12bar blues in Eb major. As you do this,you end up with a book of basslines.You don't have to write only walking bass lines.If you have a latin groove or grooves your working on
just write them down and label them.As you evolve you can look back and see differences in your approach,lines you like and dislike.The book has helped many people to improve both there
supporting lines and there soloing ability.Just a suggestion that I hope will help you,fellow bass players.Also,Ray Browns method book is superb,but then,what can you expect?Check it out too.Much success,fellow bass players!!
This bass line sounded very familiar to me - I've got some of the Fundamental Changes books on playing walking bass and they all take you on the same direction as Mr. Berlin does here in this video. So, I've Liked AND Subscribed :))
Looking forward to this book Jeff! Still very much enjoying working through Reading Music Package One as well!
Thank you for sharing this, and to add, you remind me of a relative (now deceased) who was a guitarist residing in Switzerland and who once worked with Henry Mancicni.
Interesting. Wel he was certainly working with a legend.
Awesome any chance you could do tabs for us hacks.
A Master, a Teacher, simply a Genius.
I am not a genius. I am someone that learned from real geniuses. That stuff tends to rub off on you.
Loved it and subscribed!
Thank you Jeff, now once more with feeling.
Hello Zivkovicable. Ha! it is an academic demonstration, not an artful performance. Learning and playing are two different things. I didn't wish to perform for you. I wanted to teach you a musical concept.
While I love the music, I've often wondered how one knows how a song or musical score is supposed to sound? I love the song *"Mo Better Blues",* awesome music!
amazing. Thanks for making it simpler to understand.
Might have been said before but, the link to the chart is broken. Only 12 bars but that convince is what keeps people coming back.
Gracias Jeff,from Argentina
I'm new to bass (from guitar) and my impression was that when he said "perfect" he meant that the progression/notes are perfect. I didn't instantly get the impression that he was talking about himself. Why would he infer that in this context? Sitting alone playing a short walking bass line? I knew exactly what he meant. If he said it in the context of a jam situation that would be one thing but he didn't. Thanks, Jeff.
Is this one of the 0.99 exercises on the website, since it's no longer free, at least unless I want to type it in on guitar pro from the video.
Nice Jeff, BTW I like your signature model amp. Your model is my go to amp in my bass amp collection.
Cheers. Thank you for sharing. I love my amps as well :)
Interesting to see Jeff using Sibelius too. I use this almost every day, such a great tool.
Love it thank you Jeff
Awesome job! That tone is heavenly!
All subbed!! Love the modal usage too!
Thank you Tom. I am glad that you enjoyed the vid.
Great to hear Tom. Thank you for sharing.
Thank's Jeff !!! :-) Greetings from Serbia !
Hi Vladimir!
Can any1 please help? So when playing walking-bass lines, you know the root notes, but what should I follow? A scale pattern or 7ths pattern? For eg: a harmonic Scale or Melodic Minor Scale or 7ths Chord Tones?
Could you please show me how this plays along with other instruments plz
Hello Jeff. Thank you so much for the many and instructive videos.
There's a recording of you playing David in Studio Jams.
During the recording you perform two amazing walking bass segments. I wanted to ask and learn what is behind such a bass line - about its logic. Is this an academic line, or an improvisation instead?
Thank you very much for your answer. Continue productive and instructive creation.
i love the baboobaboos when he is refining the notation at the end....
The PDF doesn't match what's on the screen, very frustrating for some who is trying to learn to read (it's the end of Bar 5 and the beginning of Bar 6). I can use my ear for the part in the video, but I'm on shaky ground for the rest of the chart that isn't in the video. I really want to learn this correctly.
Is it? I'm not in charge of the technical stuff. But I do have a suggestion: Read the music and learn it that way. If the notes are correct, you can't go wrong this way. :)
Yeah, but what if the notation isn't right? He's corrected stuff after the fact before.
A perfect explanation!
I use IMovie and I can’t seem to get the sheet music underneath the performance part of the video like you did at 0:52 . I can only get it side by side or a picture within a picture.
Which program are you using if you don’t mind me asking?
Hi Eli - I used Final Cut Pro X to do that. Thanks for the question (which makes me feel better about how it looks) - Sarah
Thanks Sarah. I'm just using an old version of iMovie but it doesn't have that feature. Top and bottom is way better than side to side (if that makes sense).
Jeff, I admire your playing since "Feels Good to Me'' and ''One of a Kind'', but perfect isn´t it a relative word?
It certainly is in art. In academic training, it is the only trustworthy element to depend on. In this blues, the notes are harmonically perfect and this is the point. Thanks for mentioning this Fer.
lumpyjazz is the only perfect sequence? Is there another one for this chord progression? I mean, approaching targeted root notes from a fifth or from a half step will make two different walking bass lines. Now the question is, which one is the perfect sequence?
Sure. There are other sequences for this chord progression. Just not many that require attention.
Thanks Jeff..
Does anyone know the exact model of Markbass he used there?
Chan Ferrer CMD151P Jeff Berlin Combo.
Retail is $1149 or so.
I was surprised to see the II7 V7 instead of a typical ii7 57. Why the C7 instead of Cm7?
so he could play the open E in his 'perfect' bassline ;)
It was a choice. The blues can be interpreted in different ways.
Thanks Jeff .
Thanks for the content.
Is Jeff’s bass the retail version of of the rithimic? It’s a beautiful looking and sounding bass.
As I understand it, it is. He had them build the model the way he wants it.
That tone is righteous
Nice Sir!
Thank you Eugene. :)
muchas gracias maestro
Mi placer Jose. :).
love this
it would help if you had another camera showing what your left hand is doing
your ears?
There is a benefit here for you by not having a visual advantage. You now have to use your ears and imitate what you hear instead of your eyes and mimic what you see. It is way better for you to listen and work on the music because you will get WAY more musical benefit this way.
excellent
Thank you Bassbez
Great teacher. How the hell can you get such a sustain out of that bass :/
Marco Pravato As Jeff told me once, turn up your amp and play with a consistent and lighter touch...I would add, make sure to pull your bass volume back before switching to slap/pop phrases... if you do play lightly with your pizzicato style. Lol.
Ha! Low action, lighter strings, great pickups, great amp and ten years of violin :) :) :)
Nice Allan Holdsworth's cup Jeff! ;) Great lesson thanks
My pleasure... about the cup as well.
Thank you!
Good technique.
But who plays a song in B flat?
Short answer: Big bands. They often play blues in Bb due to the tuning of some of the horns.
every single band with horns in it from the time they were invented?
My band plays every song in B flat.
It’s what the kids are into these days so we deliver.
All jazzers and people who aren't glue sniffing Yngwie victims
Hi DigNap15. In jazz, Bb is one of the most used keys.
I look for academic perfection in my blues.
2:40
Thanks for sharing this greatness but is it not art?
No, it isn't! It is a learning event.
lumpyjazz sure it is, as a perfect entity unto itself, yes, it is.
I understand what you mean Datanditto.
I think Ron Carter might have something to say about that Jeff 😏 Love ya.
Jeff, how can i translate this to tablature...I can read the notes just having a hard time to make it work.
let the Blues be Blues
Jeff is a great player and most of the time a great teacher. But man, he is so arrogant. I get what he means by "perfect" though. It connects the chords in the best way. I just can't really get with the whole this is THE ONE. I learned it though and i appreciate the lesson.
It's not meant to be 'the one'. Jeff's approach is that when you are learning, you need to be shown the right way to do something. The academically rigorous way. This doesn't mean that when you perform you should use this bass line, it is intended as a learning tool. He really emphasises the separation of education and performance.
When Jeff says this is perfect, he means that it fulfills the two roles he described. You could write another bass line for the same chords that is also 'perfect' in this sense. It doesn't mean that it is artistically interesting to you, and in any case art is so subjective, it just means that it is academically "correct".
Jeff is anything but arrogant. He is one of the most generous and kind people I've ever met. It's a shame that his deep love of and passion for music are misconstrued as something like arrogance.
Hi Mike! Guiding people to aim higher in their learning so that they can benefit from doing so isn't my definition of arrogance. It is a definition of encouragement. I hope that one day you can learn the difference because you are always welcome to be here.
Conor. You got this perfectly!
It is a mystery to me as well. On the internet, people curse each other, put down people for their views and generally trod all over human beings as if they are carpets. But, if I state that there is a way to learn that guarantees everyone an equal chance at musical improvement, people are offended. I can't figure it out :) :) :)
Leave the music up!
The only thing I disagree with is that descending Eb major triad from the Bb up to E with that diminished type feel; that always makes me nuts. I'd stay away from that. Jeff's still an amazing player, though.
Ha! You might not disagree with a descending Eb. You just might disagree with feeling nuts about it :) Sorry! I'm just being silly here.
Confess that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, and you will be saved..Be baptized and repent of your sins. Repent simply means to turn away from your sins. God loves you and so do I.
Wow, some here have a problem with learning a 'walking bass line'? These neg comments reflect just a self-serving-egocentricity some artists harbor. Go find dock space in some nil periodical.
Hello Whitekid345895 Thank you for your thoughts. As I mentioned in other comments, people attack each other on the internet and curse each other with no restraint. What I do is state the limits of academic learning so that interested people could be guided toward a positive musical result if they wished to be taught to learn how to play. I am curious how this portrays me as a "dick." Can you share? Regards, Jeff
You never see Jeff Berlin and Jerry Lewis in the same room. Jus sayin...
obvi•US OMG best laugh of the week. Thanks bud
LADY!
Nice walk, (I like the low Ab and the E dim sub), but calling it "perfect" is a little silly, no? Anything that has the right notes and correct voice leading is a good line. Actually, it a straight 12 bar blues band, the passing tones here would be too "clashing." When it comes to blues bass Tommy Shannon is the man.
Nelson Montana he uses that term: “ perfect “ almost as a meta tag to make a point about the harmonic content- not sure why, but he is a fantastic and dynamic educator-
this is a 'jazz blues', which is not what the great tommy shannon does. i agree though, calling it perfect is silly.
Are you aware of the existence of fucking Jazz? THIS IS A JAzz BLUES
Go play texas flood for the 32000000th time and leave us alone
Hi Glenn. The perfection refers to the notes and how the represent the chords. Plus, the resolutions, too, are perfect in that they correctly resolve to the next chords. In academic learning, perfection in the lessons means that the lessons are completely trustworthy to teach you how to play better. This is a good thing.
Nice sharing ... Tim's comments are a touch cheap ... it about the walking not the tone ...
I prefer the major seventh below the root. The flat seventh grates, to my ear at any rate.
There is no such thing as jazz or blues without the dominant 7 chord (C7-F7-Eb7-etc.) Which cause tension and propel the progression forward harmonically. Major 7 chords are lovely but don't cause tension, only resolution ( except for a IVmaj7 chord which may resolve to the I tonic chord.)
even the I chord in a blues is a dominant. there is such a thing as a major blues (charlie parker wrote a few), but generally, nope.
Actually dominant 7 chords are the most consonant of any chord given the the space between notes. The major 7th creates more dissonance technically due to the minor 2nd interval between the major 7th and the root, as opposed to the dominant 7 with has a major 2nd interval between the minor 7th and the root. Further, in sound physics, a soundwave can be evenly divided at harmonic node points to create the Major 3rd, Perfect 5th, and Dominant 7th (and of course the octave) out of the root wave. Basically these notes are ringing inside of the root, which is actually what creates the basis of harmony. I digress, In blues the minor 7th is important because of the tensions that create more harmonic pull towards resolution, but we are talking walking bass lines here so playing chromatically with passing tones is ideal. I like playing all the notes so I end up playing a lot of minor and relative major intervals in succession, every color has a purpose, it's about training your ear to hear how the tensions can be used to create a more intellectual phrase. Major 7ths sound great but every different chord has unique color tones attached to it that can be used to express different emotions...nobody's happy all the time, and major blues is kind of an oxymoron, the minor 7th is actually the blue note and what makes the blues the blues.
Never mind them that say it's dissonant or wrong. That low down you don't hear that anyway. The chromatic approach is more musical here so I'm with Laurie and Gary.
amateur hour here. There is not jazz or blues without the fucking flat 7 guys
Thanks for the tablature. Guess peeps who dont read music arnt privy to your knowledge. Typical youknowwhat!
you are also free to use your ears and eyes. I get it. It's REALLY fast and complicated.
Your bass volume needs to come way up.....
Jeff Berlin would never say "perfect" regarding his playing would he?
I never have. In fact, I leave my mistakes in my videos because I am rarely perfect about anything that I play unless I rehearse the music for a long time, such as preparing to solo on a song.
sory but on Dm7 G7 B must be naturel
That is what is written;look again.
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Can't hear the bass ! :o
too intellectual and not enough motion = not perfect … blues is about emotion … it is not Bach
it's a jazz blues you idiot
Jeff played ith Allan Holdsworth. Did you?
this is a teaching tool. do you think he is telling everyone to play exactly and only those notes in that rhythm for every tune with that progression?
Haha Jeff doesn't do anything less than 'perfect'
DodekaDeedon my great great aunt agrees.
She had a soirée with him many years ago and she still tells tales of those ribald few minutes in a backstage area.
Then again my great great aunt is 98 so maybe she means Irving Berlin.
I make mistakes all the time because I'm always reaching.
Far from perfect to me, unless you meant perfectly formed by thinking and understanding.
Sure! The exercise is perfect in its harmonic conception. Plus, as far as I can tell, I played it correctly.
nice amp. turn it up so we can hear what youre doing
Academically perfect XD
Your bass was too loud! I could hear your walls crumbling through my speakers! lol
Amp or mic is farting out.
It seems some people need lessons in English as much as they do music.
"Perfect" does not imply exclusivity of perfection.
Look up "Perfect" in a dictionary.
You'll find definitions such as:
"Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be."
" Free from any flaw or defect in condition or quality; faultless."
"Highly suitable for someone or something; exactly right." ... and so on...
What you won't find is anything like "the only right way", "the single best method that can't be beaten" or "the way it should be done by everyone all the time with no variation".
I get it, you want to be accepted by other bass players as "someone who knows what's what", you need to be agreed with and have your comment liked, you've seen comments on bass forums saying "Oh that Jeff Berlin is such an arrogant prick" ... it really is too good an opportunity to miss.
Unfortunately, in the meantime, you've missed the opportunity to learn something.
I don't think Jeff understands the word perfect.
In academic learning, perfection is the rule of musical improvement. Remember that learning is different than playing. If you learn via perfect musical examples, players tend to get closer to top levels of playing within themselves.
@@lumpyjazz Dear Mr. Berlin, what do you mean by perfect musical examples? Where can I find more of them?
Arrogant git
Jeff, I love you, man, and have been listening to you burn up the bass since the late 70s, but PLEASE STOP! Stop worrying about what other bassists are doing. Stop worrying about how other bassists play. Stop worrying about how other bassists learn or teach. Stop worrying about what other bassists say. Stop worrying about perfection. Stop worrying about technicalities. Stop worrying. Period. It's sad to see how much you have fallen, with no one to blame but yourself and your superior, condescending, and sometimes crass attitude toward other players. Nobody cares what you think or believe! And you shouldn't care what anyone else thinks either. Be free, man. Play/write/teach for the joy and only for the joy and you will see the gigs come back. Peace, Mitch.
Some of us enjoy what Jeff does...I hope he NEVER stops! Jeff Berlin is born teacher!
Man, jeff has his own opinion like you do. If you dont agree then leave. Dont watch the video. You put a harsh comment here, blame on jeff opinion using your persfective. Thats not a respect
I agree with harmonagon to an extent
Omg!
Jeff does come across as somewhat of a pompous ass - I kind of like that about him though. Also he's a damn fine player, right up there.
jeff...
1. get a better bass ;)
2. be humble...
3. peace
1 Get a music career like Jeff's
2 fuck off
I love my bass! Also, humble is a myth because being cocky and proud of your skills doesn't mean that one doesn't appreciate the support of his fans at the same time. Jaco Pastorius was arrogant long before he became famous, but never was cruel or dismissive to people. Even telling a fellow human being to be humble can be seen as an act of arrogance.
My farts have more dynamics
Can't find any Luke Gallagher records.
Jeff Berlin played with everyone.
The end
Hello Luke. This is a lesson. The bass tone is round and is reasonably close to an upright bass as our instrument can represent. Do you feel that you were being helpful or kind by using language like this when referring to a video about a bass lesson?
Good ... yes.
Perfect? No.
I HATE the tone of this bass. It's so flat and dead. No life at all to it. It's actually irritating to listen to.
Jeff is not asking you your opinion regarding his tone of the bass pay attention
It’s beautiful. Don’t forget that originally the electric bass was a solution for upright bass players to be heard better in a live situation and to offer them a more convenient instrument to use. Jeffs tone is reminiscent of that.
Perhaps, Tim, it's the tone of the AMP you don't like? In other words, the love-it-or-hate-it boost at 360 Hz (if I recall correctly) on the MarkBass. Or as I call it: the 'parp' knob. :)
Also bear in mind that Jeff "hates the tweeter sound" so his signature MarkBass combo is basically the standard 15-inch MarkBass combo - but with the tweeter removed.
who gives a fuck what jeff asked? tim can voice is fucking opinion
I guess is the mic
Perfect? There is no such thing.
In academic training, there certainly is.