Great lesson! I had my Aha moment with the Pentatonic scales about 6 months ago (2 years into playing bass). The notes of the Major Pentatonic scale all fit in a Major key and the Minor Pentatonic noted fit under the Minor Key and Major, sometimes as well, at least for blues. Keep up the great lessons!
Cheers!! Wow, you’ve got incredible graphics on your Pentatonics video and it’s shred-tastic too 😀 Very tasty playing! Can you buy packs of those number graphics?
@@GregsBassShed Cheers! Thank you very much Greg, appreciate the kind words! 😀 That would actually be a great idea! In the future i will most definitly make this happen! 🔥
Very enjoyable and useful lesson Greg. I recorded myself playing the G major pentatonic scale on my phone to help me get the sound of it as my dogs demanded I stop playing and feed them.
Hey check out this lesson. If there are any other things you need to know about the right hand after watching it then let me know. th-cam.com/video/058zk9_-Z4A/w-d-xo.html
Hi Judy, the bass I’m playing was a custom job that I did myself out of parts. If you like the sound, it’s styled like an original P-Bass (now known as a Tele bass). I’m plugging straight into the laptop with no amp so it’s a very direct sound. Glad you liked the lesson.
Thanks Greg. I have a question though. I use the major pentatonic scale sometimes to try and find a key (say any song by The Police). Problem is that it can be hard to figure if the song is in major or minor using that method. Do you have a better way of finding the key?
Hi Chris. Ultimately the best method for working out whether a key is major or minor is by hearing it. Major keys sound brighter and minor keys sound sadder as a general rule. But I appreciate that this is sometimes hard to do. The 3rd is always a giveaway. Try playing major and minor 3rds and you’ll hear that the incorrect one clashes hopefully!
@@GregsBassShed Thanks for the response. I'll focus on that for a bit and try harder to develop that. Another thing that tends occur is when a song is bluesy, both maj and minor seem to work (even the 3). I may be over thinking it. Thanks again.
@@3dVizualMan you are correct when it comes to Blues. Depending on which Blues scale you are using, you have flat 3rds and flat 5ths and these are sometimes called the Blues Notes. So using the minor and major 3rds can work well in Blues when used selectively.
I'm lost when it comes to theory, but when you play these scales I can sort of hear "Born Under A Bad Sign" Albert King or Jimi Hendrix versions. Based on the pentatonic scale?
You’re hearing correctly. The Born Under A Bad Sign riff is based on the minor pentatonic scale 👍 As well as understanding the theory behind things, it’s a good skill to be able to use your ears well so you’ve got one part ticked off!
I think I know who you are referring to! Green cover? 😀 I try to make the theory relevant to the lesson and give ways to apply it to your playing. Glad you liked it!
I thought this would be about how to combine major and minor pentatonics into bass fills or patterns, but it's just a lesson for newbs on how the 6th of a major key is the relative minor. Everyone should be learning this early on in their music education. Kind of a let down lesson since this stuff is very basic and obvious to anyone who has spent a small amount of time on music theory. :\
In my lessons I like to show the principals behind concepts so you can go away and get creative. The theory of relative majors and minors is very relevant. If you already know this information then just skip this part. But remember, what might be basic to you could be a lightbulb moment for someone else. Equally there will be some theory that goes completely over your head. It’s a free TH-cam lesson so probably best not to assume that it’s going to be aimed exactly at your personal level.
@@GregsBassShed I assumed from the title itd be about how to combine major and minor pentatonics into bass playing, not a beginner bass lesson. The onus is on you to properly title your videos based on their content so as to not mislead your viewers.
@@kahwigulum watch the whole lesson. The title will make sense then! Also, players learn theory at different stages. Don’t assume that everyone learnt the bass the same way as you. Ultimately if I think that the extra theory is useful then I am going to put it in the lesson and in this case I do.
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Fantastic lesson. Thank you.
No problem Chris, glad you liked it.
Greg....you are by far the best bass tutor on you tube...keep up the wonderful work....your friend in bass...Charlie, Dublin, Ireland....
@@charlesbranagan9993 thanks so much Charles.
Loved this! Excellent explanation
Glad it was helpful!
Great lesson! I had my Aha moment with the Pentatonic scales about 6 months ago (2 years into playing bass). The notes of the Major Pentatonic scale all fit in a Major key and the Minor Pentatonic noted fit under the Minor Key and Major, sometimes as well, at least for blues. Keep up the great lessons!
Cheers Jeff. Once you understand the theory it really helps doesn’t it.
some of the best online lessons out there!! thank you
Thanks Donny, appreciate that.
Really helpful lesson - thank you - subscribed
Thanks Ian.
Amazing, love how you combine them both! Just created a pentatonic course myself, went all in on the graphics and licks!
Cheers!!
Wow, you’ve got incredible graphics on your Pentatonics video and it’s shred-tastic too 😀 Very tasty playing! Can you buy packs of those number graphics?
@@GregsBassShed Cheers! Thank you very much Greg, appreciate the kind words! 😀 That would actually be a great idea! In the future i will most definitly make this happen! 🔥
Very enjoyable and useful lesson Greg. I recorded myself playing the G major pentatonic scale on my phone to help me get the sound of it as my dogs demanded I stop playing and feed them.
Good plan, you can't let the dogs go hungry! :-)
Great lesson.
Cheers Ron
Yes Greg I enjoyed your major and minor key explanations totally.
Great Luis, glad you liked the lesson.
Thanks for another great lesson and for sharing your knowledge.Any chance of a Vlog before Chrimbo ?
No worries Jon, this is a popular lesson already! So what would you like to see in the Vlog?
A vlog when you are stuck in a rut/plateau with your Bass playing(not sure if you have done this before ? )
great lesson you explains perfectly,thank you.i have subscribed to your channel :o))
@@shankalanka great to hear. I’m glad you liked the lesson.
A great lesson, thankyou!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very helpful, thanks!
Cheers Van.
Thank you
Cheers Paul
Can u help us with a tutorial to improve the right hand...
Hey check out this lesson. If there are any other things you need to know about the right hand after watching it then let me know.
th-cam.com/video/058zk9_-Z4A/w-d-xo.html
When I read the title, I took it personally. 😆😆
Don't do that! 😀
Thanks for the lesson.
I have a question for you.
What is the Bass you are playing in this lesson and what amp are you using?
Hi Judy, the bass I’m playing was a custom job that I did myself out of parts. If you like the sound, it’s styled like an original P-Bass (now known as a Tele bass).
I’m plugging straight into the laptop with no amp so it’s a very direct sound.
Glad you liked the lesson.
@@GregsBassShed Thanks for the info.
Thanks Greg.
I have a question though. I use the major pentatonic scale sometimes to try and find a key (say any song by The Police). Problem is that it can be hard to figure if the song is in major or minor using that method. Do you have a better way of finding the key?
Hi Chris. Ultimately the best method for working out whether a key is major or minor is by hearing it. Major keys sound brighter and minor keys sound sadder as a general rule. But I appreciate that this is sometimes hard to do.
The 3rd is always a giveaway. Try playing major and minor 3rds and you’ll hear that the incorrect one clashes hopefully!
@@GregsBassShed Thanks for the response. I'll focus on that for a bit and try harder to develop that.
Another thing that tends occur is when a song is bluesy, both maj and minor seem to work (even the 3). I may be over thinking it.
Thanks again.
@@3dVizualMan you are correct when it comes to Blues. Depending on which Blues scale you are using, you have flat 3rds and flat 5ths and these are sometimes called the Blues Notes. So using the minor and major 3rds can work well in Blues when used selectively.
I'm lost when it comes to theory, but when you play these scales I can sort of hear "Born Under A Bad Sign" Albert King or Jimi Hendrix versions. Based on the pentatonic scale?
You’re hearing correctly. The Born Under A Bad Sign riff is based on the minor pentatonic scale 👍
As well as understanding the theory behind things, it’s a good skill to be able to use your ears well so you’ve got one part ticked off!
@@GregsBassShed Woo hoo!
@@Tracer9GTRider8 😂
Straight forward lesson. Thanks! Subs. \m/
Cheers. Glad you liked the lesson.
I just learned more theory in ten minutes here than I did in a 100 page, $50 book with some red headed german chick. Thanks
I think I know who you are referring to! Green cover? 😀
I try to make the theory relevant to the lesson and give ways to apply it to your playing. Glad you liked it!
I thought this would be about how to combine major and minor pentatonics into bass fills or patterns, but it's just a lesson for newbs on how the 6th of a major key is the relative minor. Everyone should be learning this early on in their music education. Kind of a let down lesson since this stuff is very basic and obvious to anyone who has spent a small amount of time on music theory. :\
In my lessons I like to show the principals behind concepts so you can go away and get creative.
The theory of relative majors and minors is very relevant. If you already know this information then just skip this part.
But remember, what might be basic to you could be a lightbulb moment for someone else. Equally there will be some theory that goes completely over your head.
It’s a free TH-cam lesson so probably best not to assume that it’s going to be aimed exactly at your personal level.
@@GregsBassShed I assumed from the title itd be about how to combine major and minor pentatonics into bass playing, not a beginner bass lesson. The onus is on you to properly title your videos based on their content so as to not mislead your viewers.
@@kahwigulum watch the whole lesson. The title will make sense then!
Also, players learn theory at different stages. Don’t assume that everyone learnt the bass the same way as you.
Ultimately if I think that the extra theory is useful then I am going to put it in the lesson and in this case I do.