You are definitely a genius. Putting my little one down for a nap & decided to skip practice today & just have a nap too.. am now getting up & drilling pentatonics! Ya cheeky devil, you stole my nap!
Easily one of the best videos explaining the pentatonic, how to go up and down the fretboard, and touched on the relative minor. Rich, you are amazing.
I have been playing for just over a year and have learned so much watching your videos, thank you so much. I never appreciated the bass so much until I started learning, I love playing and learning.
I just want to thank you. You have opened up the whole fretboard for me and I thought that was never going to happen. You good sir are an awesome teacher.
Rich, I’ve been playing guitar for more than three decades, and bass for about a year, but I always devour fresh ways to think about this stuff. Your ‘two note’ presentation here is kind of brilliant. I don’t think I’ve ever consciously considered pentatonics in this way. Really good stuff.
Between this and your major/minor scales videos have broken through a concept that had been eluding me for years. You explain in such a simple way. Keep em coming!
Hey Rich, I’ve been watching your videos for a few weeks. You are such a great instructor and person. I’m an old dude who started playing guitar about 6 years ago. I had trouble with timing. About a year ago I bought a bass guitar thinking that maybe I could learn bass instead and give up guitar. Well as it’s turning out, bass guitar has helped me with my timing, now my guitar playing has gone way up. Now I’m enjoying guitar as much as bass. I owe a lot of this to your great instructions. Thank you!
Rich, I've seen your other pentatonic lessons but for me the stuff at 16 minutes in was new, and very important. You provided the piece of the puzzle that was missing for me, that connection past the 3rd shape, you called it the inverted minor pentatonic shape. Like working through the major scale modes, it makes the pentatonic scale fit together, and make sense. Thank you!
Good to see you back Mr.Brown. The previous videos you made about the pentatonic scale really made me a better bass player as I am fairly just been playing for almost 2 years. Hopefully you will keep on posting good contents such as this.
Rich this is such a great way to think about pentatonic scales! I saw a video a while back on pentatonic modes (I think it was yours?), but this is a much handier way to think about it, just remembering the 1 and 6. You're the man, thank you!
Nice to see your lessons again, Rich! It would be awesome if you can record an example of how you use the pentatonic scale, in a real musical setting, you know what I mean? 😊
This day 1 and I'm probably about 9o% understanding this and I can play about 80% accuracy. Not bad for a level 1 beginner. I just gotta get the dexterity right with practice t Looking forward to next vid. I subscribed to channel .
awesome lesson! im gonna revisit soon with bass in hand but im excited just having gone thru this. I'll check out the other past pentatonic videos from prior uploads but i feel i understood a lot even with this video here. thanks for all the tips and tricks, Rich!
I Am Completely And Selfishly Over The Moon Right Now - I Say This Because I Actually Understood , Able To Follow Along , AND Predicted What Else Might Be Possible - You Receive All The Credit For Opening Up The Fretboard But I Get The Credit For Saying These Notes Out Loud For Years Now - The Cmaj "Becomes" The Am So Totally Rocks The Casbah - And That Tone When You Resolve Back To The C After Flirting With A & G Sounds Absolutely Brilliant - Then , When Bouncing Around These Notes As If They Were 16th And Knowing Where My C Or A Notes For Landing On The 1 , Yahooo000000000 Go Team Human , Cheers
I definitely love your teaching method and respect your focus on more beginning topics, but i personally would enjoy some lessons for advanced players as well. For example some approaches to bringing a more bebop oriented sound with sequences would be super cool
I discovered that, too, but what I'm trying to figure out now is what sequence of notes sounds major and what sequence sounds minor? In order words, how do I play all the shapes (major and minor) and maintain the tonality of the key (major or minor). Looking forward to learning that.
A thought just occurred (yes, it did hurt): Do you think pentatonic scales can relate to modes? if you start on the C, is it an Ionian pentatonic? If you start on the A, is it an Aeolian pentatonic? And would starting on the G be a Mixolydian pentatonic? I never put modes into practical use when playing, but thinking of this, it might help me to wrap my head around some alternate grooves.
A very logical question! These are essentially the modes of the pentatonic scale (I'm not sure if they have names), but it's a lot easier for me to think of them in terms of this 2-note system I came up with. Thanks for watching!
I thought of that, too, but when I tried to see how the modes fit into the pentatonic scale it didn't work for me. So, I think the pentatonic scale is mainly built around the 1 (major) and the flat 3 (minor). It's like it illustrates the relationship between the major and the relative minor.
@@lheggestad I agree. I went exploring a little and my own example proved why it really doesn't work. The G Mixolydian focuses on the flatted 7th, in this case the F, which isn't even a note in the C major pentatonic scale. Oh well, did I say that thinking hurts? :)
You know how guitarists or pianists will use 'borrowed' chords from relative minors? What are your thoughts on using chord notes from those 'borrowed ' chords in basslines? Its something I've done but certainly haven't mastered when to do it
That's for the whole scales (7 notes plus octave). Here, Rich is teaching pentatonic (5-note) scales here. The 2 notes taken out to make a pentatonic are the 4th (F in C major) and the 7th (B in C major). Hope this helps :D
If one follows Rich's groove series and the upcoming pentatonic series, bass lines possibilities are infinite.
He's right, friends and neighbours! ⬆THIS⬆
@@richbrownbassmuch love Rich 🙏🏽
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You are definitely a genius. Putting my little one down for a nap & decided to skip practice today & just have a nap too.. am now getting up & drilling pentatonics! Ya cheeky devil, you stole my nap!
Dude emanates peace all over the internet. Came for a bass lesson, ended up meditating.😇
Rich, you are the best explainer on TH-cam. Thanks
Glad your back Rich, your instruction is priceless.
Came for the pentatonic dispensation, hooked by the comedic extemporization...YA DIG? 😂😉😋
GENIUS, indeed. As usual, love and respect.
Rich, I’ve never come across an instructor who explains things as clearly as you.
Easily one of the best videos explaining the pentatonic, how to go up and down the fretboard, and touched on the relative minor. Rich, you are amazing.
Ive been playing bass and guitar since 63. Thats 1963 folks and this guy has a great channel.
Hey thanks very much!
I LOVE THIS! You're right, the light bulb definitely goes of.
Wonderfully simple and powerful.
I have been playing for just over a year and have learned so much watching your videos, thank you so much. I never appreciated the bass so much until I started learning, I love playing and learning.
Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, Igor.
I just want to thank you. You have opened up the whole fretboard for me and I thought that was never going to happen. You good sir are an awesome teacher.
I'm so glad this video helped. Thanks for tuning in. There's lots more to come!
Rich, I’ve been playing guitar for more than three decades, and bass for about a year, but I always devour fresh ways to think about this stuff. Your ‘two note’ presentation here is kind of brilliant. I don’t think I’ve ever consciously considered pentatonics in this way. Really good stuff.
Between this and your major/minor scales videos have broken through a concept that had been eluding me for years. You explain in such a simple way. Keep em coming!
Hey Rich, I’ve been watching your videos for a few weeks. You are such a great instructor and person. I’m an old dude who started playing guitar about 6 years ago. I had trouble with timing. About a year ago I bought a bass guitar thinking that maybe I could learn bass instead and give up guitar. Well as it’s turning out, bass guitar has helped me with my timing, now my guitar playing has gone way up. Now I’m enjoying guitar as much as bass. I owe a lot of this to your great instructions. Thank you!
So insightful, many thanks.
Fantastic brother. Great and insightful. Brilliant. Welcome back Rich.
Thank you so much for this beautiful and informative lesson
This is good material
Great & Simple, Brother!!! Welcome back!!! Thanks!!!
I absolutely love your joy for this
Excellent lesson Rich, it all makes sense to me. Thanks
Thanks!
You're very welcome. Enjoy!
It is the most understandable lesson. Calm and lean. Theory in real practice. Thanks.
Hi Rich, valuable lesson
Glad your back, awesomeness 👍🏻
This is the best bass channel! highly recommend it! thank you so much for making viewers understand!
Rich, I've seen your other pentatonic lessons but for me the stuff at 16 minutes in was new, and very important. You provided the piece of the puzzle that was missing for me, that connection past the 3rd shape, you called it the inverted minor pentatonic shape. Like working through the major scale modes, it makes the pentatonic scale fit together, and make sense. Thank you!
You are so very welcome. Thank you for watching!
Very nice! I had never really looked at it that way. Great lesson Rich, looking forward to the next one.
My man, you're like the Mr Rogers for bass players. I always feel welcomed into your videos.
Thanks sir Brown I love it you are helping me a lot
Good to see you back Mr.Brown. The previous videos you made about the pentatonic scale really made me a better bass player as I am fairly just been playing for almost 2 years. Hopefully you will keep on posting good contents such as this.
I hear ya rockin'!
Wonderful and helpful lesson, thank you for sharing!!
An eye opener! Thank you Rich.
Great lesson!
I'm a slow learner but this started to click on the second viewing. Subscribed!
Wow, this is just like music. Thanks Rich. Peace and love.
Welcome back!
Thanks, James. It's great to be back!
Great to see some new lessons 😊
Love me some pentatonics. Thanks Rich.
Love this guy very relaxing
what a neat way of breaking this down. Always a treat seeing the joy you present when demonstrating and explaining. thanks!!
Thanks so much. I appreciate you tuning in.
Awesome...thank you
Great lesson and explanation! Thanks Rich!👍
Great lesson, Rich!
Thanks very much!
You are a genius 😎 Great teaching and such helpful information 🙏thanks a lot!!!
awesome! thanks!
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.
My favorite e-neighbor 😊 thank you for the lesson.
Awesome
So nice and crystal clear thanks 🙏
Rich this is such a great way to think about pentatonic scales! I saw a video a while back on pentatonic modes (I think it was yours?), but this is a much handier way to think about it, just remembering the 1 and 6. You're the man, thank you!
amazing!!! maybe it would be a help if you could draw the patterns on the screen on a fretboard. but amazing and helpfull work!
Excellent, thank you so much!😊
Diving in to this tonight. Thank you for even more new ideas
My pleasure, brother Will.
Thank you sir. keep up the good work. 🎸🎸🎵
YOURE THE BEST!!!
I remember seeing you at The orbit room years ago back in the mid 2000's. I remember thinking "Now that's a bass player!" haha. Good times!
Those were some fun Saturday nights, for sure! Thanks for the kind words.
Getting there Rich, it's seeping in. Love the brownstone vibes ❤
That's it! All it takes is a little bit of work. YOU GOT THIS!!!🙌🏾❤
Thanks for this mr brown pls more lessons about pentatonics 🙏🏻
There's so much more coming up. Stay tuned, and thanks for watching!
😅better than thank ok
Nice to see your lessons again, Rich! It would be awesome if you can record an example of how you use the pentatonic scale, in a real musical setting, you know what I mean? 😊
Stay tuned. There's lots more to come in this series. I'm only getting started. 😉
Thanks for that lesson 😊 you got me wanting to get my bass out of closet. Haven’t played it in years. Learned the scales on the 6 string
YOU ARE AN VERY AWESOME TALENTED TEACHER ❤
Thank you so much! 🙏🏾❤
@@richbrownbass YOUR WELCOME SIR.
This day 1 and I'm probably about 9o% understanding this and I can play about 80% accuracy. Not bad for a level 1 beginner. I just gotta get the dexterity right with practice t Looking forward to next vid. I subscribed to channel .
Thank you 😉 ✌️
You're welcome, Esther. Thanks as always for watching.
Thanks for the lesson Rich and by the way that shirt is 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks much appreciated 🎶🎵🎸👍🇬🇧
awesome lesson! im gonna revisit soon with bass in hand but im excited just having gone thru this. I'll check out the other past pentatonic videos from prior uploads but i feel i understood a lot even with this video here.
thanks for all the tips and tricks, Rich!
Really interesting ❤
Thanks bud 👌👊
I Am Completely And Selfishly Over The Moon Right Now - I Say This Because I Actually Understood , Able To Follow Along , AND Predicted What Else Might Be Possible - You Receive All The Credit For Opening Up The Fretboard But I Get The Credit For Saying These Notes Out Loud For Years Now - The Cmaj "Becomes" The Am So Totally Rocks The Casbah - And That Tone When You Resolve Back To The C After Flirting With A & G Sounds Absolutely Brilliant - Then , When Bouncing Around These Notes As If They Were 16th And Knowing Where My C Or A Notes For Landing On The 1 , Yahooo000000000
Go Team Human ,
Cheers
You're awesome, Travis. Thank you, my brother!
This is a great video. Thanks. I would love a demo in other keys like G or E
love this thank you. light bulbs went off
Real fun
I definitely love your teaching method and respect your focus on more beginning topics, but i personally would enjoy some lessons for advanced players as well. For example some approaches to bringing a more bebop oriented sound with sequences would be super cool
Stay tuned. Lots more for every level coming soon.
Thanks man
🤔🎶🎶🎶🙂 you are making it look easier..😊
You'll see how easy it is. It just takes a bit of work. You got this!
@@richbrownbass
Practice makes perfect.
I discovered that, too, but what I'm trying to figure out now is what sequence of notes sounds major and what sequence sounds minor? In order words, how do I play all the shapes (major and minor) and maintain the tonality of the key (major or minor).
Looking forward to learning that.
whats up Rich! lets do this!!
That's what I'm talking about!!! Let's go!!!
I prefer the GinAndTonic scale. 😉
Well played🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
Both are great on their moments
Bruh, your funny 😂😂😂
Does that involve a fifth
111 congrats!
This lesson fits me like a glove. Been working on pentatonic recently, and this just lit my brain. Thank you, Rich!
A thought just occurred (yes, it did hurt): Do you think pentatonic scales can relate to modes? if you start on the C, is it an Ionian pentatonic? If you start on the A, is it an Aeolian pentatonic? And would starting on the G be a Mixolydian pentatonic? I never put modes into practical use when playing, but thinking of this, it might help me to wrap my head around some alternate grooves.
A very logical question! These are essentially the modes of the pentatonic scale (I'm not sure if they have names), but it's a lot easier for me to think of them in terms of this 2-note system I came up with. Thanks for watching!
I thought of that, too, but when I tried to see how the modes fit into the pentatonic scale it didn't work for me.
So, I think the pentatonic scale is mainly built around the 1 (major) and the flat 3 (minor).
It's like it illustrates the relationship between the major and the relative minor.
@@lheggestad I agree. I went exploring a little and my own example proved why it really doesn't work. The G Mixolydian focuses on the flatted 7th, in this case the F, which isn't even a note in the C major pentatonic scale. Oh well, did I say that thinking hurts? :)
@@SSN706- My head's hurtin', too, 'cause it's the 6th, not the flat 3rd. Unless the 1 is minor, THEN it's the flat 3rd, lol.
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You know how guitarists or pianists will use 'borrowed' chords from relative minors? What are your thoughts on using chord notes from those 'borrowed ' chords in basslines? Its something I've done but certainly haven't mastered when to do it
Does this "fingerpattern" work with every route note?
When Rich says "check this out"
You need to check that out
I always use my middle finger on the root and the pattern repeats for any root. Then on the minor I switch to the way you are doing it.
Excellent lesson, mr Brown! Is that a megaminx on a stand behind you?
Haha. Yes it is! I have a collection of cubes, and a couple of megaminx puzzles. I love these things!
@@richbrownbass Cool! I have some of these things as well, up to the 5x5x5.
So dumb question - what do scales have to do with learning songs?
I have really short fingers which makes the 4 fret span really difficult. I do love the concept, tho.
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Tien la dem den cho ta cuoc song an binh tung tung tung tinh tang tinh
The bob ross of bass
It's so funny how I get that all the time, and I love it! LOL!!! Thank you!
i'm not sure how they hurt you, but the 6th and 11th frets are feeling left out... :(
Wait are you related to rob brown by any chance????
He's my brother.
so a major is fingering 24124134 and minor is 134 134 13 this is not what ur teaching . Totally confused!
That's for the whole scales (7 notes plus octave). Here, Rich is teaching pentatonic (5-note) scales here. The 2 notes taken out to make a pentatonic are the 4th (F in C major) and the 7th (B in C major). Hope this helps :D
Brilliant
Thanks!
Thank you, my brother. ❤️