How To Walk A Jazz Bass Line (in under 60 seconds)
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Lyrics:
Arpeggiate the triad
Or at least play chord tones
On beats 1 and 3 (the strong beats)
Followed by notes from the key, or not from the key
On beats 2 and 4 (the weak beats)
The sixth counts as a chord tone
For the strongest melodic connection between chords
Use stepwise motion or ascending fourths or descending fifths
The exception is escape tones
You don't even need to play the root
If chord tones are on beats 1 and 3
Overuse of chromatic notes to connect chord tones
Sounds like a devolution into atonality
A healthy balance of stepwise motion and arpeggios helps to
Outline the chord
The constant quarter notes can be interrupted
By ghost note upbeats on the adjacent string
Or anticipation of the downbeat
Raking downward helps propel motion forward
And that's how you walk a jazz bass line!
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I think Adam gets bored sometimes. And challenges himself to make the shortest possible video with the most amount of information
this is probably the most valid working theory to explain Adam Neely’s work ethic I’ve seen so far
I didn't even realize the lyrics were the lesson until it was finished.
Christian Lee same. I was waiting for the episode to start for the whole video
Shows that we bassists often care fuckall for lyrics. (To our discredit)
Same!
Me: Pass the aux cord
friend: You better not play trash
me:
Well does he now know how to walk a jazz bass line?
yo
like, in one minute he explains something that a thousand other youtubers would have explained in like 134 lessons or something
thanks from the bottom of my heart
y'd get a better grip over 134 lessons though
That vocal part was terrifying.
Amazingly terrifying?
or
Terrifyingly amazing?
The vocals remind me of Jacob Collier's harmonizer.
in all the best ways!
my favorite part was the A-A-A-AOutline the chord
put it at .5 playback speed xD
I've said it before and I'll say it again: My fave 'bass' channel on TH-cam. I think your views are going to go ballistic as word gets round.
I really appreciate what you guys do for us mere mortals but i think you all talk far too much. Sometimes i probably miss important tuition cos i get impatient but i would never give a thumbs down. that would be rude.
And so it was
Said from you! You are my favorite channel... I’m running to subscribe to this as well!
Very Classy Comment from a Highly Skill and Respected Pro-Bassist.
Hi, again!
Mark here from TalkingBass.net
Don't know why but sometimes this song comes to me in the shower:🎵 Arpeggiate the triads, or at least the chord tones on beats one and three (the strong beats)...🎵
Miguel Matos 😆
Overuse of chro ma tic to nes (8)
Felipe Campos it's over use of chromatic notes to connect chord tones haha
This just happened to me
@@felipecampos841 sound like an e vo lu tion in to a ton al i ty
Adam, your content is far beyond high quality. But this video is a true stroke of genius on so many levels. It's a walking bass lesson that is also a musical piece that uses walking bass while lyrics explain the way it works. So much is happening in this video. I'm bombarded with audial and visual information, and all of it is compressed in a single minute, and it's far more than informative and helpful.
Unfathomable.
It pisses me off that i can only like this once really badly.
same
Dude, this is literally the best music channel on tube
Not only is this super helpful and informative -- it's also super catchy.
Until next time...BASS.
Absolutely wonderful. I've viewed this seven times now, including once with the volume off, and just reading the text. Before I start freezing this frame by frame and copying the music by hand, I am hoping you'll tell me it can be accessed somewhere (I'll happily pay!). There is a lot of early-to mid level stuff on the Tube, but what you pack into 60 seconds is more than most vids give you in half an hour. The real deal, no BS. Just click play and pay attention, because it's all there, and it comes at you fast. LOVE IT!
I cannot express how much I love this
oh god, that there is so much information. I have to re-read the lyrics like 50 times. Hahahha
No
the best kind of video
Three years later, still a super iconic video
That's pretty much a whole music theory book read in 60 second. Keep up with the good work man!
I have an audition for college in about a week where I have to walk a jazz bassline and solo. This is so helpful!
I'm a french bass player (well, I lost my bass and all my money so I am now a french gipsy jazz guitarist. Sometimes life chose ur instrument for you :D) and I discovered your channel yesterday. Your works are awesome, really. It's probably one of the best music channel, not only for bass, but for all kind of popular music and instruments. You have a so concise but practical approach of abstract concepts ...you are really a good teacher. I learn things I already know with your video, because you give a more obvious meaning of all that stuff that makes it concrete.
Thanks, I'll recommend this channel to anybody interested in music :)
"The sixth counts as a chord tone" has taken my basslines to the next level. Thanks, Adam!
It definitely adds so much different flavor and opportunities!
2018 and still listening this because, damn it, sound cool.
not a bass player, but i find this incredibly amusing. and also relevant for piano bass.. now to try doing a string rake on piano..
use octaves or fifths as grace notes
I keep coming back to this video and am never disappointed
Can you repeat the part of the stuff where you said all about the things?
haha yeah this was hard to follow, guess it was meant more as a sketch then a lesson
It's a lesson and a sketch, the words are in the description
@@jmtokx a sketch-sson?
Yes, but just because the music SLAPP
If only every music tutorial could be like this. THANK YOU.
This is one of the greatest things I've ever witnessed.
Surprisingly informative video. It doesn't hand hold, but it does cram a butt load of information into 1 minute.
This channel just keeps getting better and better
This is great. I play bass only once in a while (and not well), but I learned more about that instrument in this 60 second clip than anything I've ever looked at before.
You are so cool man, I recently discovered your videos and you are an enciclopedia of valuable music knowledge!
This sounds like magic
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO I love this dude@ "devolution into atonality "
This is 💥💥 on so many different levels.
The walking bass line, the vocals, the arrangement.
Nice job
I am once again impressed by your knowledge, and also your ability to share what you know in a clear and accessible way. Keep on presenting these lessons, I think they are very worthwhile, and according to the number of views, a lot of people agree with me. Thank you, Adam.
O.M.G. You just taught me more with this minute video than I got from any other single source. I've done some of this intuitively, and even though I've had music theory I never had walking bass explained to me in such a clear (and fun!) way before.
Thanks!
This sounds like a GladOS song from portal. That's a bit creepy and good at the same time
It corrects poor vocal performance.
@@padraicfanning7055 lmfao what a is vocoder?
@@nanorbogin896 th-cam.com/video/qdqtSo3z_Tk/w-d-xo.html
This was the best thing I've seen in my entire life. I learned so much, so fast, and I am going to try all of it out. Thank you so much dude
I can watch this video over and over again - although I'm not even playing bass - and just enjoy it as if I was watching it for the first time. Incredible work on that one! Never seen a video beeing so tightly packed with information and yet so entertaining.
sometimes I just wander into the older adam neely vids that were before my time and I'm always delightfully surprised
I love you, dude! I discover your channel like 2 days ago and I watched all your content! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
Jazz has revealed it's true self to me
I needed this video in my life ❤
Adam Neely is slowly taking over the world.
This is seriously a great lesson that thought me more in 59 seconds than my music school in few years... Thank you Adam... A lot
this is the best f#$% walking bass lesson video I've ever encounter and now watched for more than x100 times in 16 years of my career and its been on youtube for more than a year now... omg what have I been watching all this time !! much love Adam !
As a composer....this just blew my mind both because i'm so impressed...but also because of the concise delivery of a WEALTH of information.
This is way too cool Adam!! I've always loved your lessons and tips.. There's a dearth of bass instructional material out there, but you really manage to get some intuitive stuff out!!
Maaaan, this is so helpful at the moment... I have started learning bass guitar and I was stressing out about this thing just the other night. But now I can't wait to get back home and try this out !! THANKS, Adam!!!
You taught me more in 1 minute than every other source I've seen combined. Thank you!
Man, this swings like crazy, good work!
Thank you!!!! I had such a short time to learn this, you're amazing! Such a beautiful teaching way
So much win with this one. Well done!
Best bass lesson ever...I seldom make a compliment...
this is a confirmed banger.
I literally cannot stop watching this
This is amazing! So much information and great examples!
Also, this could be my next ringtone! The tune is great!
after watching many bass tutorials, it gets boring,, you made it fun again :D
Awesome video! i had to watch it 4 or 5 times to get all the content, but now i think i'm ready to do it myself 😁
Beautiful piece
this is freaking awesome! love it, thanks!
This is straight up the equivalent of Glenn Gould's "So You Want To Write A Fugue." Amazing.
You need more views man. High quality music content with a great mix of theory, application, and insanely good humor? That's really hard to find these days on YT. Keep it up :D
Excellent and most informative in a fun way!
Thank you Thank you
I could listen to this all day
10/10 would buy the album
Super-frickin-duper!
Arppegiate the triad, or at least play chord tones on beats one and three (the strong beats), followed by notes from the key or not from the key on beats two and four (the weak beats). The sixth counts as a chord tone. For the strongest melodic connection between chords, use stepwise motion or ascending fourths or descending fifths. The exception is escape tones. You don't even need to play the root if chord tones are on beats one and three. Overuse of chromatic notes to connect chord tones sounds like a devolution into a tonality. A healthy balance of stepwise motion and arpeggios will help to outline the chord. The constant quarter notes can be interrupted by ghost note upbeats on the adjacent string. Also, anticipation of the down beat raking downward helps propel motion forward.
this was amazing! I watched it six times in a row
just great , great way of teaching.
keep it up, love your channel
Such a brilliant lesson!!!
I don't understand a damn thing in what you say and I sure as hell have never touched a bass in my life, but I watch every one of your videos
Wow. I'm going to learn this song! Thanks for this. I'm a fan and a follower now.
This is fabulous!
6 hours later... I've nearly learnt the words... The dots are easy but it's the spirit of the lesson that makes me feel so inspired!
You have some really awesome videos, but this is my favorite by far!
'The sixth counts as a chord tone' is phrased in a way that really amuses me, as if it's something that's obviously untrue (even though it's quite correct, the most archetypal walking bassline - the 12 bar blues one - hinges on the sixth as its primary colouring note).
I've been digesting a lot of piano tutorials on walking bass and pretty much absorbed all this stuff but now I wish I could have just watched this video and had it all laid out for me in a minute!
this is an exceptional quality idea . hope it gets the recognition it deserves
You are a fucking genius, and to this day I still love your videos. You saved my life.
Thanks again Adam. That was awesome, very informative. Nice Soli.
You honestly intrigue me. Your videos are fantastic
This is amazing!
So much info! Thanks buddy!
Fantastic video. And catchy melody too!
Man, you're awesome :) keep up the great work
Adam neelys best video so far
This is amazing.
This is brilliant.
This will be my new warm up. Lyrics included.
Outstanding. Man, this is true genius, it's as helpfull as it is funny and synthetic. Thanks a lot for that.
The best music lesson ever.
The vocals sound wayyy too much like they’re from the album Hawaii pt. 2. Love it!
This is like the coolest thing I've ever heard.
Excellent post!
Just what I needed. Thanks man
Unironically super helpful
YUMMM I LOVE THESE JAZZ HARMONIES
my favorite video of this channel? probably
Such informative lyrics!
My favourite video on TH-cam.
anyway in the fourth bar you wrote an f instead of a g at the second beat and yes im learning the song
+giallo pallo Good call! You'll find a couple more mistakes I made towards the end, good luck learning it!
giallo pallo yeah, also at 00:50 in the last bar he plays Bb instead of B natural as written. But anyway this lesson is great as always.
giallo pallo Why cant it be a F? I didnt quite get how and why you identified that as a mistake...
Gonçalo Oliveira read my comment again, youll understand
giallo pallo Oh yeah, I`ve seen it... Good luck learning this ;)