If you liked this lesson then you can learn more elements that make up great bass playing on my course From Beginner To Bassist: onlinebasscourses.com/frombeginnertobassist
hi dan its good to know you BUT i have just pay for a month to SCOTT bass exc// so ill come to take your lessons from the bigginer next month - i realy felt so comptebol to listen to you i sow your web / so botem line - ill b back
It starts with B minor, so that generally tells you the key. Also B is the relative minor....same scale. Different context ..and yes, that is important. You only confuse yourself further
Hello Dan, I'm totally blown away with your online bass course! It's got everything you need to know, I am a beginner I mean from the very start I don't know the notes or fretboard yet, for all you other people, I am Will, and I'm 57 years old, Dan already knows my history but I just want to say to all you other people just starting out you must give this guy a chance I've seen a lot of other bass teachers and good ones too but Dan's methods are just awesome I There is something about his way of teaching that just ab absolutely motivates you, his lessons are clear and very user friendly, just buy the workbook and read it, I promise you will be so happy you did that's all I've got to say! Dan I'll talk to you later.
You are the Groove King, Dan! You could play one note for a whole song and drive it home... a talent that few have. Hopefully we can develop it in our playing thanks to your generous help. Thank you.
I have been on TH-cam for years looking at Bass tutorials, your instruction videos are the best I have encountered.... they are easy to digest and practical! Thank you Sir!
Been playing guitar last 30 years and now getting into bass... had so many epiphanies in this video I’m in shock... the veil has been lifted on bass, and guitar... Thanks Dan. Simple but powerful and brilliant lesson.
amazing, this really are the kind of videos that help me evolve as a self taught bass player. You have a very clear, clean playing, not flashy but efficient, I understand everything that is going on. Every single little fill, groove that you do, I copy it and hold it for 10,15min straight, and at the end something that seemed very hard becomes do-able, it feels great. Thank you so much
Hey Dan , I’m progressing through your course From Beginner to Bassist, so much useful information. And then you give us all this free stuff on TH-cam. Really appreciated. At 75 I’ll never get 10,000 hours under my belt, but your tuition brings me a lot of joy.
This is a fantastic video, Dan. I am a drummer who is starting to learn bass, and I've always been a bit stumped over what notes work for embellishing a chord progression. The chord progression that you chose was also very interesting, but I see how it makes sense for the similar shapes and locations on the fretboard. Very cool! Thanks so much!
Thank you Dan!!! I love the simplicity of your tutorials. As a new Bass player who is 60 yrs. young. Today, I had breakthrough thanks to you!!! Keep... groovin!
Dan, thank you so much, this is so very helpful! I love how clearly you explain things and having so many options to practice and mix up with the backing track is gold, it's really helping to improve my playing! Thank you for your time and awesome videos
This is great Dan. I love your alternative approach to bass tips. It was missing here on TH-cam. Thanks so much. Discovered a lot. Suscribed with pleasure!
thanks Dan, so much useful information in that lesson, your style of tutoring is accelerating my learning capacity, ,love your playing style & appreciate these lessons, cheers
Thanks for this video. Several years ago I learned about modes on the bass, but I never understood how to inject them into my bass lines. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.
That was so good I've subscribed. Just what I needed to open up my mind to the world of bass. I'll be working on this for the next month and trying to apply it to everything I play.
This is by far the most helpfull tutorial of bass guitar on the internet. I'm a drummer gitting into playing bass. This is awsome and as clear as water
So, that's majority in the Key of D with the C being from the 4th of a G major Key. I went straight to Key of G major if all diatonic, centred on its third (Bm). Interesting given that we learnt how each major or minor chord can be from three slots in a major scale.Good thoughtful advice. Very sweet and REAL bass playing.Thanks
Thank you so much!!! Great explanation! Coming from playing drums its so much easier to see shapes and patterns. Music theory is something I haven't done in a very long time so its been a pain learning everything all over again. Will continue to learn it but what you've explained will greatly increase my ability in the mean time.
this is a really2 amzing video and i learns a lot from it but ofc you need to know those things he said like pentatonic,natural minor, major scale, lydian, numerical etc but when you know the meaning of those then this is an awesome tutorial with good clean example
Ah Dan! Now i am begining to understand how i can use modes in relation to chord progressions and similiarly i now comprehend the relationship between natural minor scales and major scales also (B Natural Minor/D Major)! Excellent once again.
Been playing about 2 years and just found your channel. Absolutely perfect, just a little different from what others are offering and it’s exactly what I need. Thank you sir!
I feel the same way.Dan the way you explain things just really makes it sound musically when you practice.im very thankful I found your channel and keep up the great work.its already opened things up for me and I'm really excited to keep building my chops. Rock on fellows 🤘
Stumbled across this video on youtube. Really nicely explained. I am not a beginner but I found it helpful especially seeing a simple but effective thought process in creating bass lines that work musically. Thanks for the great video!
This video (and many of your other videos) have been immensely helpful. This one really brings together all the theory and concepts I've been learning recently, and puts it all into perspective. Pointing out how even just root notes with good groove and feel can sound good was a much-needed reminder that I don't need to try squeeze in all my knowledge every time I improvise. Thank you for your quality content!
That’s very kind of you to say - thank you! That really is one of the light bulb moments: Focus on feel and groove, then your notes can be really simple. It takes time to develop like anything, but it’s so important. Thanks for watching!
First, thanks, Dan for sharing with us. That progression can be interpreted in a few ways. When I first saw the chords, I was thinking they were chords from G major or E minor. Then I thought, well, the song could be in B Phrygian minor (based off the third mode of G major) and that fits. But then you played a major second of the B mi, so that rules out Phrygian. I think we would be getting off into borrowing chords or modal interchange. You've got me thinking here!
Good lesson dude. Enjoying your stuff. Simple is always best. So many players are obsessed with speed and forget our role. People Also forget the bass changes the tonality of a chord so our note choices are so important. Rick Beato had a lesson on that somewhere I think. Anyway good stuff!
Love the black rays with maple necks, man. So beautiful. I got a sterling ray34 a few weeks ago and it's my first non-fender instrument ever. I am in love with it. The versatility of it, the array of sounds and the ability to get it to just punch sound into my ears is amazing. I am a loyal disciple of Leo Fender and so have only played Squiers and Fenders my whole music life (14 years guitar and bass). I found out about 2 months ago that Leo left Fender cause CBS was corporate shit. He joined some other dudes making amps and, in secret due to a Non-compete he signed with CBS, he worked on a new type of electric bass that no one knew about. He did it entirely under everyone's radar. Then, the day after his Non-compete contract ended, he unveiled the MM stingray. And that just endears him to me more, knowing that he built an amazing instrument while basically thinking about how hard he was going to stick it to those corporate fucking pigs. After learning that...I needed to get myself one of them lmao. So glad I did
This is a great lesson Dan. Yes I would love a walking baseline version of this type of content. Its just gold to learn how to use these basic shapes to makes grooves over a chord progression. How about doing this type of lesson structure of building lines on progressions as a series divided into styles. Eg, Motown, RnB, rock, jazz. That would be awesome. Cheers again, B
Thanks Brandon. I think this is a good idea. Check out my other videos though as I’ve done a fair few a little like this. But I think I’ll do a lot more that are a lot like this!
I appreciate that you are doing it 'on the top of your head!' -- it sounds so good. Practiced it on slow with your video, and have got it... so happy. Cheers! The only thing is that I don't really hear the key changes on the backing track. I guess that will come with time.
Great lesson as usual Dan. Now I am aware of the concepts of scale degrees/intervals, modes etc. But in creating your own chord progression as you did in this lesson. What are the rules for the progression to sound harmonically pleasing? Oh , I'm also a lifetime member of your online bass course. Thanks
Thanks, Christopher. Hope you’re enjoying the course. Honestly, there are no rules. At all. There are definitely chord progressions that are used more that orders and ones that crop up in certain styles more than others. But the rule is: if it sounds good, it is good. All subjective of course.
Hey Dan, this is again a great lesson! I love your videos. Could you explain why a Lydian mode would fit on this C Major chord? (You said it is because it is out of the key but i still don't understand why?) Thanks again!!!
Hi... good afternoon. Just wanted to say your videos are really helping understand bass playing. Just had a quick question. I am trying to figure out this song from The Bee Gees called How Deep is you love. But the style that I really like was from the concert from the One and one for all tour live in Australia 1989. Would you have the time to show it how to play the song but sounding exactly how it was played in the one for all concert
I clicked on this result from my search for Bm D G bassline, and I almost hit back because I realized as I clicked that, well, my progression is Bm D G E and this is not going to work. But then I stuck around because I liked the sound of Dan's voice and I'm glad I did. The progression was irrelevant to the knowledge the video contains. =)
@@OnlineBassCourses I went on to watch a few more. I got some really interesting rhythmic ideas but sadly, I still haven't found or created the groove I want for that progression yet. It's kind of difficult because I've got a really strong vocal melody and so I'm trying to lean into the notes being sung for flavor/color but between the guitar's groove and the vocal groove I'm struggling to find a home for any note that isn't a root. It's frustrating because I *feel* there is more to the groove than roots and I know just enough theory to be dangerous - and to know that yes there very much is more to this than roots if I can feel it.
Fantastic video! I think if the ‘A’ in the title was in lowercase it would be less confusing. I was thinking about the chord progression BEFORE watching the video and thought ‘How is this in A’ ?
What exact scales were you using, and by the way amazing teaching style. I loved it and it was pretty clear but how many scales should i learn to move in various ways?
Thanks! Must admit, I can't really remember the specifics of this video. Definitely learn major then natural minor and understand how they're related. Then learn the pentatonics (major and minor; again related). After that, major scale modes. Then if it fits in with your playing style, melodic and harmonic minor scales. Start simple though! I have all these lessons on my site or search my channel. Hope that helps.
Was trying to figure out with you where that line was from as it sounded familiar (9:53), then it hit me. Is it Andy Rourke’s line in Barbarism Begins at Home? Great vid, thank you for it!
You're welcome Jen. I'd love to say I know that song but I don't! I suppose that's the point though; you hear these things all the time in bass playing which is why it's worth knowing...
@@OnlineBassCourses very true! I’ve subscribed to your channel as it has some great content. Hope you continue to make videos. BBAH is a song by The Smiths and has a great bass line. Worth checking out 😊
How about 'i will survive' Cake bass lines? Please review the bass lines bcoz i find all chords played with 7th on bass..there's no adding major 7th CMIIW
Hi Dan, great bass line, I am an absolute beginner so my Q: you explain the C lydian (f #) but I don't hear, when you play it in the bass line. Can you help me? Thanks. Fran6
Hi Franz. The C Lydian fits over the C chord in this key. I tell you a good way to hear lydian: play an open E string and, at the same time (trying not to hit it) - play an E Lydian. You’ll really hear what the mode sounds like then. Or you can use drones. I have free ones on my site if you head there. Also check the other videos on modes that I have - they explain things better.
I don’t completely understand the question but if you play the notes of the key centre (all these chords come from G Major) starting from C, you get C Lydian.
Hi Dan, I am a beginner for playing bass and I looking for bass guitar amplifier which would give me good bass sound. I have small amplifier which does not give me a good sound while practicing. Please help where to find one
Work out your budget and decide how much noise you’re able to make at home. Then buy something online perhaps with one 10 inch speaker as a minimum size. That will give a good sound at home. If you need it for live as well, go a bit bigger. A combo amp is fine and most of the big brands will do something fine for your use.
Wondering. Do you "have" to hit the roots for it to sound good? Was listening to nathan east (cant remember what performance it was) but I don't think he hit a single root note. Is that super hard to do?
Great question. As ever (I always say this!) it's about context. Most bass lines contain a fair amount of roots but that can be boring so the odd inversion (not hitting the root) can be effective. Pino did it to great effect on New York Minute. It's just another tool to use if you like the sound (not hard to do at all - does it fit or not is the question).
If you liked this lesson then you can learn more elements that make up great bass playing on my course From Beginner To Bassist: onlinebasscourses.com/frombeginnertobassist
hi dan its good to know you BUT i have just pay for a month to SCOTT bass exc// so ill come to take your lessons from the bigginer next month - i realy felt so comptebol to listen to you i sow your web / so botem line - ill b back
@@Likeaforest thanks for the comment. Enjoy Scott’s course! Mine will be there if ever you want to go for it. Cheers. Dan.
That bass line sounds like the Killer's "Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine. Awesome, fun bass line to play. Great course!
@@rickfromthecape3135 🙏🙏
Unless the melody had a C#, I'd think of Bm, Em and C as diatonic chords of G major. Great lesson by the way!
I thought it was G until he said it was B-
@@guitarizard Yeah, without knowing the melody of the piece, you can interpret it either way 🙂
It starts with B minor, so that generally tells you the key. Also B is the relative minor....same scale. Different context ..and yes, that is important. You only confuse yourself further
@@brandonmalone1893haha no relative minor of G Major is Em
@@PaslaveOfficialyup. Bm D
Love how you explain things, makes it look very simple and easy to diggest, explaining your thought process is sooo helpful 🙌
Thanks! I'll continue my ramblings... 😂
The video I’ve been looking for my whole bass career (which is about 1 year)
Nice one Jed. Let me know what else you need and keep up the good work!
@@OnlineBassCourses can you do one on improvising slap please thnx
@@jedgreen3225 Great call - I'll do it soon...
Hello Dan, I'm totally blown away with your online bass course! It's got everything you need to know, I am a beginner I mean from the very start I don't know the notes or fretboard yet, for all you other people, I am Will, and I'm 57 years old, Dan already knows my history but I just want to say to all you other people just starting out you must give this guy a chance I've seen a lot of other bass teachers and good ones too but Dan's methods are just awesome I There is something about his way of teaching that just ab absolutely motivates you, his lessons are clear and very user friendly, just buy the workbook and read it, I promise you will be so happy you did that's all I've got to say! Dan I'll talk to you later.
Thanks, William. 🙏👍
Simple yet unbelievably informative thanks
You are the Groove King, Dan! You could play one note for a whole song and drive it home... a talent that few have. Hopefully we can develop it in our playing thanks to your generous help. Thank you.
Thanks, Moe! You can definitely do it.
For me you are the best teacher on youtube. BIG SUBSCRIBE.
Thanks so much!! 🙏
I have been on TH-cam for years looking at Bass tutorials, your instruction videos are the best I have encountered.... they are easy to digest and practical! Thank you Sir!
Really appreciate the comment Terry! Thanks for watching and I’ll keep the lessons coming.
excellent and really helpful, thanks Dan
Been playing guitar last 30 years and now getting into bass... had so many epiphanies in this video I’m in shock... the veil has been lifted on bass, and guitar... Thanks Dan. Simple but powerful and brilliant lesson.
That's really cool. Thanks for the comment and keep practising!
Today, I've just discovered your chanel. Really helpfull for me. The sky seems more clear now with your explanation. Thank Dan
Happy to have you here! Thanks for watching.
Thanks a lot for all your tips🙏
Awesome video, thank you!
amazing, this really are the kind of videos that help me evolve as a self taught bass player. You have a very clear, clean playing, not flashy but efficient, I understand everything that is going on.
Every single little fill, groove that you do, I copy it and hold it for 10,15min straight, and at the end something that seemed very hard becomes do-able, it feels great.
Thank you so much
That's fantastic that you're learning a lot - really pleased about that. Keep it up!
I’m confused about what self taught means now.
@@profile2047i think its more or less “without a lesson teacher/school”
Your videos are among the most helpful things I have come accross so far. Keep up the good work!
I'm really happy they're helping you. Keep up the playing!
Love the video thanks!
Hey Dan , I’m progressing through your course From Beginner to Bassist, so much useful information. And then you give us all this free stuff on TH-cam. Really appreciated. At 75 I’ll never get 10,000 hours under my belt, but your tuition brings me a lot of joy.
Steve. Thanks so much much for this lovely message! It's made my day to hear that it brings you joy. Keep up the great playing. 👍
Fantastic!! Going to practice this!
This is a fantastic video, Dan. I am a drummer who is starting to learn bass, and I've always been a bit stumped over what notes work for embellishing a chord progression. The chord progression that you chose was also very interesting, but I see how it makes sense for the similar shapes and locations on the fretboard. Very cool! Thanks so much!
That's great that you're learning bass! I recommend the other harmony lessons on my channel including harmonising the major and minor scales.
Thank you so much for making this! It is explained really well and the information is very useful👌
Thanks very much for watching 👍🙏
Thank you Dan!!! I love the simplicity of your tutorials. As a new Bass player who is 60 yrs. young. Today, I had breakthrough thanks to you!!!
Keep... groovin!
That’s great to hear! Keep it up.
Great video! I feel like this really helped me to understand what I need to work on. You're very good at explaining!
Thank you, Garrett. 🙏👍
Dan, thank you so much, this is so very helpful! I love how clearly you explain things and having so many options to practice and mix up with the backing track is gold, it's really helping to improve my playing! Thank you for your time and awesome videos
I'm really happy to hear that your playing is improving, Chris. Keep up the practice!
Fantastic! Thanks so much Dan. This was a lightbulb moment for me. So much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
very useful thank you !
This is great Dan. I love your alternative approach to bass tips. It was missing here on TH-cam. Thanks so much. Discovered a lot. Suscribed with pleasure!
Great to have you here! Thanks so much for watching.
With just the first step, he’s already one of the best bass player.
Thanks!
man, that was a good session. Really enjoyed that. Really ingrained some things that I knew into actually playing intuitively. Thankyou so much.
Glad you got something from it!
this lesson was insane!! thank you so much!
Glad you liked it!! 🙏🙏🙏
This is super good. Creating Basslines after all this is what bass players should do everytime
It's a lot of fun!
thanks Dan, so much useful information in that lesson, your style of tutoring is accelerating my learning capacity, ,love your playing style & appreciate these lessons, cheers
I’m really happy that you’re getting better, John. Makes these videos worth my while doing. Keep it up!
Thanks for this video. Several years ago I learned about modes on the bass, but I never understood how to inject them into my bass lines. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.
That's great! I have a couple more modes lessons on my channel that might help.
Dan thank you so much for the way you teach.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
That was so good I've subscribed. Just what I needed to open up my mind to the world of bass. I'll be working on this for the next month and trying to apply it to everything I play.
Thanks very much!
This is by far the most helpfull tutorial of bass guitar on the internet. I'm a drummer gitting into playing bass. This is awsome and as clear as water
Very kind! There are lots more lessons like this on my channel. 👊🙏
@@OnlineBassCourses i'll look into it.
Another good video. Thanks for sharing it.
You’re welcome.
So, that's majority in the Key of D with the C being from the 4th of a G major Key.
I went straight to Key of G major if all diatonic, centred on its third (Bm).
Interesting given that we learnt how each major or minor chord can be from three slots in a major scale.Good thoughtful advice.
Very sweet and REAL bass playing.Thanks
Thank you so much!!! Great explanation! Coming from playing drums its so much easier to see shapes and patterns. Music theory is something I haven't done in a very long time so its been a pain learning everything all over again. Will continue to learn it but what you've explained will greatly increase my ability in the mean time.
Thanks! There’s not that much to learn with theory before you really start to see and hear the benefits. Keep going…
This video really help me a lot in improve my skills and also knowledge
Glad to hear it. Keep it up!
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching, Bill!
Great lesson Dan!!!
Thanks!
this is a really2 amzing video and i learns a lot from it
but ofc you need to know those things he said
like pentatonic,natural minor, major scale, lydian, numerical etc
but when you know the meaning of those then this is an awesome tutorial with good clean example
Your aprouch is absolutly useful. Thanks a lot! It deserves a second part, please.
Thanks a lot! I’ll do more like this...
@@OnlineBassCourses I really apreciate it! thanks
Ah Dan! Now i am begining to understand how i can use modes in relation to chord progressions and similiarly i now comprehend the relationship between natural minor scales and major scales also (B Natural Minor/D Major)! Excellent once again.
It’s a great thing to understand! Keep up the playing.
That sub count should be at 841K mate. You're a great talent and an excellent instructor.
That’s extremely kind of you to say, thanks so much! Delighted that even one person would subscribe. 🙏
What a Great video and teacher 👏
Thank you! 😃
Been playing about 2 years and just found your channel. Absolutely perfect, just a little different from what others are offering and it’s exactly what I need. Thank you sir!
That’s very kind! Thanks for the comment and for watching.
I feel the same way.Dan the way you explain things just really makes it sound musically when you practice.im very thankful I found your channel and keep up the great work.its already opened things up for me and I'm really excited to keep building my chops. Rock on fellows 🤘
Good teachings, I like this approach of applying theory into creating fun impromptu bass lines. Merry Christmas 2020 2u. Cheers!
Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too! Lots more of that style of teaching to come in 2021 so make sure you subscribe.
Yes, already subscribed. Looking forward to more of your teachings. Much appreciation. Cheers!
Amazing video!! I’m a guitar player and I’m trying to learn how to add bass lines to my guitar tracks. This was so helpful. Thankyou (:
Brilliant. Really glad you got something from it! Good luck with the bass lines and let me know if you have any questions.
Good stuff Dan. This man is one of the only people I ever met who owned a sony minidisc player.
Thanks. You obviously don’t know any old people!
Stumbled across this video on youtube. Really nicely explained. I am not a beginner but I found it helpful especially seeing a simple but effective thought process in creating bass lines that work musically. Thanks for the great video!
You also have a really nice way about how you explain the ideas. You obviously love what you do and want others to succeed too
Thanks very much, Luke. Really appreciate that.
This is just what I needed to know ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 thanks man…
Great to hear that!
cool thankyou
This video (and many of your other videos) have been immensely helpful. This one really brings together all the theory and concepts I've been learning recently, and puts it all into perspective. Pointing out how even just root notes with good groove and feel can sound good was a much-needed reminder that I don't need to try squeeze in all my knowledge every time I improvise. Thank you for your quality content!
That’s very kind of you to say - thank you! That really is one of the light bulb moments: Focus on feel and groove, then your notes can be really simple. It takes time to develop like anything, but it’s so important. Thanks for watching!
WOW! THANKS...THIS LESSON , I LEARNED HOW PHRASING REALLY COLORS PATTERS /SHAPES. I HAD TO DOWNLOAD.
KIND REGARDS ; )
Great! Glad you got something from it.
Brill thanks
First, thanks, Dan for sharing with us. That progression can be interpreted in a few ways. When I first saw the chords, I was thinking they were chords from G major or E minor. Then I thought, well, the song could be in B Phrygian minor (based off the third mode of G major) and that fits. But then you played a major second of the B mi, so that rules out Phrygian. I think we would be getting off into borrowing chords or modal interchange. You've got me thinking here!
Yeah, there's often room for interpretation. That's what I love about music!
Hello, great job, well explained, thank you. 🎼🎶🎹🎵🎸.
Glad it was helpful!
COOL VIDEO
I GOT MORE TO LEARN
Very good teacher
Thanks very much Johnny.
Thank you for a very helpful way to explore playing along without a bass tab for a song.
My pleasure.
10:00 I see what you mean .... That took me straight to Lisa Stansfield "All around the world " I'm sure it took others elsewhere.
Really like the explanations about chords in real songs which I haven't seen before on all of the online bass sites
Thanks Pete. More like this to come...
Good lesson dude. Enjoying your stuff. Simple is always best. So many players are obsessed with speed and forget our role. People Also forget the bass changes the tonality of a chord so our note choices are so important. Rick Beato had a lesson on that somewhere I think.
Anyway good stuff!
Thanks, and well said! Appreciate the comment. 🙏👍
Nice Neumanns!
🙏🙏👊
Hi Sir. Thank you
You're welcome!
Love the black rays with maple necks, man. So beautiful. I got a sterling ray34 a few weeks ago and it's my first non-fender instrument ever. I am in love with it. The versatility of it, the array of sounds and the ability to get it to just punch sound into my ears is amazing. I am a loyal disciple of Leo Fender and so have only played Squiers and Fenders my whole music life (14 years guitar and bass). I found out about 2 months ago that Leo left Fender cause CBS was corporate shit. He joined some other dudes making amps and, in secret due to a Non-compete he signed with CBS, he worked on a new type of electric bass that no one knew about. He did it entirely under everyone's radar. Then, the day after his Non-compete contract ended, he unveiled the MM stingray. And that just endears him to me more, knowing that he built an amazing instrument while basically thinking about how hard he was going to stick it to those corporate fucking pigs. After learning that...I needed to get myself one of them lmao. So glad I did
Every once in awhile a light bulb goes off in my head, this vid lit it up. Thank you.
Really glad to hear that! 👍🙏👊
This is a great lesson Dan. Yes I would love a walking baseline version of this type of content. Its just gold to learn how to use these basic shapes to makes grooves over a chord progression. How about doing this type of lesson structure of building lines on progressions as a series divided into styles. Eg, Motown, RnB, rock, jazz. That would be awesome. Cheers again, B
Thanks Brandon. I think this is a good idea. Check out my other videos though as I’ve done a fair few a little like this. But I think I’ll do a lot more that are a lot like this!
@@OnlineBassCourses haha thanks Dan, you the man.
Chords sound like True, by Spandau Ballet. Great video!
Thanks! Yes, I can hear that similarity...
I appreciate that you are doing it 'on the top of your head!' -- it sounds so good.
Practiced it on slow with your video, and have got it... so happy. Cheers!
The only thing is that I don't really hear the key changes on the backing track. I guess that will come with time.
Thanks, Natalie! Stick with it and I think you will find you’ll be able to hear those changes. Even so, just have fun with it!
Hello from Russia :) Me and my Stingray 5 always enjoy your lessons/ You are a pretty talanted teacher :)
Thanks! Hello to you and the StingRay… 🙏🙏
Great lesson as usual Dan. Now I am aware of the concepts of scale degrees/intervals, modes etc. But in creating your own chord progression as you did in this lesson. What are the rules for the progression to sound harmonically pleasing? Oh , I'm also a lifetime member of your online bass course. Thanks
Thanks, Christopher. Hope you’re enjoying the course.
Honestly, there are no rules. At all. There are definitely chord progressions that are used more that orders and ones that crop up in certain styles more than others.
But the rule is: if it sounds good, it is good. All subjective of course.
Hey Dan, this is again a great lesson! I love your videos. Could you explain why a Lydian mode would fit on this C Major chord? (You said it is because it is out of the key but i still don't understand why?) Thanks again!!!
Good question! It’s really one of those things that just ‘works’. I can’t remember where I found it out but it does work (most of the time anyway!).
I think you could also get away with two licks over that progression . B minor triad for the first and E minor triad over the last three chords .
Hi... good afternoon. Just wanted to say your videos are really helping understand bass playing. Just had a quick question. I am trying to figure out this song from The Bee Gees called How Deep is you love. But the style that I really like was from the concert from the One and one for all tour live in Australia 1989. Would you have the time to show it how to play the song but sounding exactly how it was played in the one for all concert
I'll take a listen but unfortunately can't guarantee anything as I'm quite busy right now... Thanks very much for your nice comment.
so simple, im just too slow, thank you brother:3
You’ll get it with some practice. 👊
Your play and tone reminds me of Paul Denman
Thanks. I like his playing!
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Hi Dan love your videos on Bass playing,I have a question I'm a lefty would it be better to get a left handed bass or right handed?
Thanks! My advice would be to go to a shop that stocks a lefty and try both out. Getting that decision right would be crucial.
Thanks ! I think thats what I'll do....
Hi Dan, please tell me the drum machine you are using here or a few decent ones to purchase. Thx. Bob
I mostly use Stylus RMX in Logic. Sometimes I use the Logic beats and sometimes a cool little Beat Buddy rhythm pedal.
At the end you turned into Stuart Zender 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I'll take that as a compliment! 🙏👊
@@OnlineBassCourses definitely a compliment, your playing was awesome abd inspirational...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@ShazShaun That's very kind of you. As long as YOU can get something from it and take it forward in your playing, I'm happy.
Hello Dan, what’s the name of that drum machine and grove in the back ground.?
RMX Stylus and some other things I used to put this together in Logic Pro X.
I clicked on this result from my search for Bm D G bassline, and I almost hit back because I realized as I clicked that, well, my progression is Bm D G E and this is not going to work. But then I stuck around because I liked the sound of Dan's voice and I'm glad I did. The progression was irrelevant to the knowledge the video contains. =)
Thanks, Tobias. Yes, the ideas and principles can certainly be applied elsewhere. That’s the point of a lot of my lessons. 🙏
@@OnlineBassCourses I went on to watch a few more. I got some really interesting rhythmic ideas but sadly, I still haven't found or created the groove I want for that progression yet. It's kind of difficult because I've got a really strong vocal melody and so I'm trying to lean into the notes being sung for flavor/color but between the guitar's groove and the vocal groove I'm struggling to find a home for any note that isn't a root.
It's frustrating because I *feel* there is more to the groove than roots and I know just enough theory to be dangerous - and to know that yes there very much is more to this than roots if I can feel it.
Fantastic video! I think if the ‘A’ in the title was in lowercase it would be less confusing. I was thinking about the chord progression BEFORE watching the video and thought ‘How is this in A’ ?
Good point, well made!
What exact scales were you using, and by the way amazing teaching style. I loved it and it was pretty clear but how many scales should i learn to move in various ways?
Thanks! Must admit, I can't really remember the specifics of this video. Definitely learn major then natural minor and understand how they're related. Then learn the pentatonics (major and minor; again related). After that, major scale modes. Then if it fits in with your playing style, melodic and harmonic minor scales. Start simple though! I have all these lessons on my site or search my channel. Hope that helps.
@@OnlineBassCourses that’s all I wanted for an answer, again thanks a lot teacher!
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Hello,Dan what kind of bass amp you use..?
None for these videos. Straight in to Logic Pro X.
Was trying to figure out with you where that line was from as it sounded familiar (9:53), then it hit me. Is it Andy Rourke’s line in Barbarism Begins at Home? Great vid, thank you for it!
You're welcome Jen. I'd love to say I know that song but I don't! I suppose that's the point though; you hear these things all the time in bass playing which is why it's worth knowing...
@@OnlineBassCourses very true! I’ve subscribed to your channel as it has some great content. Hope you continue to make videos. BBAH is a song by The Smiths and has a great bass line. Worth checking out 😊
Thanks very much! I'll give it a listen...👍🙏
How about 'i will survive' Cake bass lines? Please review the bass lines bcoz i find all chords played with 7th on bass..there's no adding major 7th
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Try this lesson: th-cam.com/video/yhgT7WoIF1Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=MgJhJctLcklFoJzg
Hi Dan, what DAW are you using? Cheers. R.
Hello mate. Logic Pro. Simple but effective.
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Hi Dan, great bass line, I am an absolute beginner so my Q: you explain the C lydian (f #) but I don't hear, when you play it in the bass line. Can you help me?
Thanks. Fran6
Hi Franz. The C Lydian fits over the C chord in this key. I tell you a good way to hear lydian: play an open E string and, at the same time (trying not to hit it) - play an E Lydian. You’ll really hear what the mode sounds like then. Or you can use drones. I have free ones on my site if you head there. Also check the other videos on modes that I have - they explain things better.
I wish there was a way to download the drum beat you used with the root, fifth, octave and the second and third
You can download the full backing track - the link’s in the description. 👍
Why would it be the C lydian scale we use when on the non scale correct C ?
I don’t completely understand the question but if you play the notes of the key centre (all these chords come from G Major) starting from C, you get C Lydian.
the root notes kinda sound like the bass line for the doom eternal title screen music
I’ll have to take your word for that!
Very helpful. still trying to understand the modes. im still still so confused.😢
Try this lesson: onlinebasscourses.com/lessons/theory/how-to-use-modes-a-guide-for-bass-players/
Hi Dan, I am a beginner for playing bass and I looking for bass guitar amplifier which would give me good bass sound. I have small amplifier which does not give me a good sound while practicing. Please help where to find one
Work out your budget and decide how much noise you’re able to make at home. Then buy something online perhaps with one 10 inch speaker as a minimum size. That will give a good sound at home. If you need it for live as well, go a bit bigger. A combo amp is fine and most of the big brands will do something fine for your use.
Wondering. Do you "have" to hit the roots for it to sound good?
Was listening to nathan east (cant remember what performance it was) but I don't think he hit a single root note. Is that super hard to do?
Great question. As ever (I always say this!) it's about context. Most bass lines contain a fair amount of roots but that can be boring so the odd inversion (not hitting the root) can be effective. Pino did it to great effect on New York Minute. It's just another tool to use if you like the sound (not hard to do at all - does it fit or not is the question).
@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you! Exploring and experimenting is the key! :D
@@Wootiify Absolutely. 👍
i am realy bigginer so i want to ask please ''' //// fwhen you say Bm do you mean i should play B-flat?
No. Bm is a chord, Bb is a note. Here's a free course on learning the notes:onlinebasscourses.com/courses/fretboard-fundamentals-2/