The EASIEST walking bass line formula EVER (in under 5 minutes)

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Жыл бұрын

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@alecrisser12 Жыл бұрын

I'm not going to lie, I didn't realize that these two guys are different people until just now. Now that I think of it, I was wondering why the guy switched between a British and American accent.

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

Incredible 😂

@tomjez 10 күн бұрын

They're not different people, it's just AI. Don't be fooled.

@FunkInTheTrunk 7 күн бұрын

@@tomjez😂 it all makes sense now

@HDArtzy Жыл бұрын

this is a combo we cant beat, love you both and please never stop grooving and showing us the grooves

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

I'll be a bass nerd for LIFE :)

@JohnStoffel Жыл бұрын

Thank you both. I just jammed out to Autumn Leaves for about an hour. I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed playing bass this much, but I think you just kickstarted something inside of me that’s been dormant for a long long time.

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

Day maker

@iancombs857 Жыл бұрын

FINALLY IT MAKES SENSE.

@Kbctl9190 Жыл бұрын

Ian playing a Pbass, Scott playing a Jbass... the world is not the same anymore...

@shipsahoy1793 Жыл бұрын

That actually sounds about right..

@JAK0449 Жыл бұрын

Scott has always been à huge jb fan..he explained how pb came very late in his arsenal...like me hé was repulsed At first during years before starting to love Them...so to me,see Him with a jb seems normal...nevertheless im also surprise Ian is on p

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

@Kbctl9190 Жыл бұрын

@@IanMartinAllison 😅

@shipsahoy1793 Жыл бұрын

@@IanMartinAllison I was thinking the same thing lol 👨🏻

@Terrible_Peril Жыл бұрын

so I'm a slacker, but with some ability I don't deserve (turns out it may be a spectrum thing) and this just literally unlocked a whole thing for me. just hearing "chord tone, chord tone, chord tone, chromatic pass, target" was like bbbwhoooshshhhhh universe asplode. ya know? sometimes it just takes hearing an idea framed a certain way and it just jives with the brain and fits right in there matrix style. time to buy that upright bass hahaha

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

This makes my entire day.

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

Time for me to buy an upright too ;)

@alexanderlyon Жыл бұрын

LOVE IT! I really appreciate teachers who can break it down into simple chunks of learning. This one video alone could help you do a passable job in most walking bass situations if you only knew the route chords but didn't even know the song that well.

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

YES! This was a big unlock for me.

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

@@IanMartinAllison Me too ;)

@philipmatsick9274 Жыл бұрын

Never understood jazz. Now I think I could give it a shot. Mind blown.

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼❤️

@ricinro Жыл бұрын

"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." ... Louis Armstrong. I guess it is a lifelong journey.

@chingonbass Жыл бұрын

It's just a bunch of dude playing a bunch of notes, it's way over rated.

@Komatik_ Жыл бұрын

Walking bass is good stuff in so many ways. It keeps the bass in the background support spot where it needs to be for modern band lineups to make sense, but is more interesting and expressive to play than many other standard support lines, and caters to small flourishes tremendously well.

@edesbalazs Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you catch a video, where you have the right amount of context, and it adds just the right amount of new info you need. This was one of those, thanks!

@demogis Жыл бұрын

Ok, after watching Scott's videos for years, this one really hit the right way. I've been playing bass since about '95 - mostly self-taught. This video was the clearest representation of creating walking bass lines I have ever seen. If this is what we should expect in the courses, I am sold. I signed up for the jazz accelerator this morning. I'll report back my impressions after I complete the 15-week series.

@1DerekMiracle Жыл бұрын

Well??

@Zuluwhiskey6 Жыл бұрын

That’s the most beautiful bass I’ve seen Scott play…ever. Tone monster!

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

It's a 1978... the year I was born! :)

@Mrmikey0909 Жыл бұрын

@@devinebass I have '78 Jazz too and it's my favourite to play.

@SirsMadamsEntertainment Жыл бұрын

I'm a member of scott's bass lessons BUT i also play bass trombone for big bands.. one of my jazz instructors in college had a great phrase when improve or things didn't sound good.. "happiness is only a half-step away"

@SteveTheBassGuy Жыл бұрын

Jazz really is the key to a deeper understanding of bass and music in general. The pedagogy is already there just needs to be applied to your playing. Always great work Scott!!

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Steve :)

@oskarvonderluhe8 Жыл бұрын

I joined a jazz band for the first time half a year ago, after playing rock for about 50 years and knowing very little about walking bass. This is a great five-minute summary of what I learned during this time. Very well done!

@juannlohan3943 2 ай бұрын

Wow, it's a "light bulb oe'r the head" moment for me, Scott & Ian!! I'm a beginner and this DOES sound jazzy, so cool! THANKS!!!!!!!!

@enoodle Жыл бұрын

WOW thank you this makes practicing arpeggios and chord shapes exciting and inspiring

@yigitcengil2465 Жыл бұрын

Omg they are actually different people!!

@3DCGdesign 11 ай бұрын

this is very advanced. not easy. I love it, but not for a beginner. If you find yourself saying things like "flat third" and "chromatic bass below your target" you are far beyond "easiest". Autumn Leaves (Clapton version) is the first song I learned to play on bass - 20 years as a guitarist).

@ronallen2458 Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott - Ian is a ray of sunshine. I’m so glad he has been contributing this past year both on SBL and in videos. I love his enthusiasm. I didn’t actually think anyone could be more enthusiastic about music than you are! You guys should do waaay more videos together.

@oscarlenain7116 Жыл бұрын

I know you guys live nowhere near each other but this duo thing is SO GOOD. Please do more videos together!

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

Thanks Oscar - we're actually planning on doing WAY more in this style :)

@thebassist Жыл бұрын

Lifetime member on SBL, learning so much groovy stuff each day. Love it 🎸😎

@martinmichaels234 Жыл бұрын

lightbulb moment, cheers lads

@marcmistermarc Жыл бұрын

This was so easy to understand and really useful to me. 🙏

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

Awesome Marc :)

@pauljsmith2113 Жыл бұрын

How did I never learn this until now?! Brilliant in its simplicity.

@charlesmcgehee3227 Жыл бұрын

The very first thing I taught myself when I started playing. Very validating presentation! Thanks as always.

@RabbiVannL Жыл бұрын

More, More, More...like this! Outstanding, Scott.

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

MORE... LOTS MORE on the way, Vann :)

@emilywallacehandwovendesigns Жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining this in such a simple and accessible way!

@gsimongear Жыл бұрын

Great content, thanks so much! The amount of fun you guys have when learning and teaching music is contagious - it gets me excited to go grab my bass!

@SlimShady-nv4mq 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Scott and Ian! This video was really helpful!

@gwawd Жыл бұрын

Wow! Very simple and useful. Thank you!

@book3100 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Back in the day, they used to hammer you on learning all your arpeggios, i.e. chords. That plus learning the Nashville numbers, you're gold man.

@kevinskovers Жыл бұрын

This is the best, easiest approach to walking bass lines I've ever seen. As always, Scott brings it in!

@thefool2007 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant formula. Thanks.

@ajdoesbass Жыл бұрын

Sometimes the less produced videos are awesome! Love having the mix of the high quality content that is very produced and the stuff like this with much less editing

@SigmaChirality Жыл бұрын

Great teaching combo, learned a lot.

@nicolasrichard6300 Жыл бұрын

Excellent guys !

@taynehenry6924 Жыл бұрын

The two Bros together at last on the same KZfaq screen. More please! Love all this content you're doing recently, it's really inspiring. Props to Ian too with that P-bass :)

@brettmarlar4154 Жыл бұрын

This might be a bit more advanced than the formula given here. But on the V7 chord, I would start on the G and move down a whole step/tone to F (7th), the E (6th but is also the 3rd of C which hints at what chord is next) to the D (5th) which resolves nicely to C or the I chord. Ray Brown did this a lot.

@corentinmeury3902 Жыл бұрын

Thanks guys ! Very useful lesson

@johnhood7098 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@absoluteai41 2 ай бұрын

This formula just made it click for me. Thank you!

@twinsmm1 Жыл бұрын

Cool! Great lesson.

@eddiefisher2498 Жыл бұрын

Great vid and tech though u guys work great together

@camoswald6752 Жыл бұрын

I'm still advocating for Ian to be put in the intro sequence

@andrewpappas9311 Жыл бұрын

I remember having to learn that kind of stuff in high school while playing in the jazz band (I was the sole guitarist/bassist in the band), I still remember struggling with the notes at first but the “chord tone, chord tone, chord tone, passing note” is a really great way to think about walking bass lines in general

@chrisreynolds3204 Жыл бұрын

These guys are great!

@lmartinho Жыл бұрын

I saw the light with this video. Thank you so much 🙏

@rizz_razzle_boi369 Жыл бұрын

In 5 minutes you broke down walking bass lines better than some people do in 30 minutes!!!

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

THANK U

@JimmyTanglesRecordingCo. 6 ай бұрын

FIRE 🔥 LESSON!! WISH I HAD THIS YEARS AGO, REALLY HELPS UNLOCK THINGS! THANK YOU BOTH 🙏🏾

@kane62898 Жыл бұрын

I did a double take. I’ve waited years to see these guys in the same room!!!

@imanimason5858 9 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO!!!!

@mrbungle7586 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wonder Twins. 👍

@LuckyJack99 Жыл бұрын

Love it as always mates ! 🤙

@Jlightrappin Жыл бұрын

ty so much

@VeitLehmann Жыл бұрын

I never thought about it that way, but it's what I do instinctively! You can even spice it up a little more by not targeting the root with the passing note, but maybe the 3rd or 5th. And, of course, you can also walk in steps, especially works well with Autumn Leaves. But that passing note before a chord change, that's something that I'll almost always find myself using.

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

YES... works GREAT on Autumn Leaves!

@Anteksanteri Жыл бұрын

Elliott Smith does this on a lot of his guitar playing. Angeles is a decent example. Another common thing you can repeat on both guitar and bass is "root | oct | fift | passpass" where each bar sign "|" signifies a beat. It's just a way of making a very very common root fift bassline a little bit more interesting and that end specifically is reached instinctively by all of the best fingerstyle guitarists even if they don't know any theory.

@ravifkhan1970 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING

@justynfogarty6209 Жыл бұрын

wow it is soooo cool seeing ian and scott in the same room!!!! also funny how ian is on a P and scott is on a J haha!

@gernblenstein1541 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@daryllcornier4509 6 ай бұрын

This is brilliant ❤

@devinebass 6 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@j.rhodesbass225 11 ай бұрын

Thank you guys!

@devinebass 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@RossCampoli Жыл бұрын

They’re bass brothers down to the matching glasses

@Froi97Freixo Жыл бұрын

We LOVE this couple bro

@derekblake8782 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson gents!

@analogpro7 Жыл бұрын

Never thought of a chromatic prior to chord change. No idea why but thanks so much!!

@thierrypaulltbs Жыл бұрын

Thanks for consolidating my bass teaching ! Now i’ve got two internet stars in a youtube clip who says the same as me ! And also you can go from chord tone - chord tone - passing tone - passing tone and even : chord tone - pass - pass - pass, if you want… tell me if i’m wrong

@slawaschwed 3 ай бұрын

Supreme education ❤

@BlondeVoyage12 Жыл бұрын

Nice green screen/CGI effect there Scott. The other you with American accent looks so realistic.

@alexandergreiner8838 Жыл бұрын

At the very first glance, I didn´t realize who is who.... But: I didn´t know "the formula" although i´m playin´ Bass for other 30 years. Thank you for that "lesson" ! Brilliant!

@mattthegreeter9074 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson guys, thanks! Ian was my gateway into this channel. I saw his Imposter Syndrome spiel that hit me straight in the guts and then he demoed on Instagram the Way Huge Electronics Atreides, which has now become a solid part of my setup... That was a one-two punch and I've been coming back ever since! Keep up the great work fellas!

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt 🙏🏼

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

@@IanMartinAllison YES... awesome, Matt :)

@ricinro Жыл бұрын

very helpful and makes great sense! I guess considerations to keep intervals small or spread out depends on if the walking bass is more melodic, as if in a solo, or harmonic to contrast with with the melody.

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@betterbaggage 9 ай бұрын

This makes perfect sense to this square classical guy. Love it. Thanks.

@devinebass 9 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@zubrhero5270 Жыл бұрын

Man, I love American Scott and English Scott! Man, I love English Ian and American Ian! (Delete as appropriate)

@mr.bluenotedoobop Жыл бұрын

That jazz bass 🤤🤤🤤🤤

@BassDad77 Жыл бұрын

IMA repping Montana. Nice!

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

Born and raised!

@Pocoloco415 4 ай бұрын

What a wonderful way of looking at walking bass. Can we talk about two chords per measure now?

@Teakeett Жыл бұрын

He, that's the bass I have also! Nice Marcus Miller Sound.

@ravifkhan1970 Жыл бұрын

Love ur vids bro pls reply

@RobertWadlow292 Жыл бұрын

I like the walking bass line in Steely Dan's Bodhisattva. Maybe you'll do a video on that

@damienscanlon5585 Жыл бұрын

I know that you all like using A major with this combo. But shouldn’t it be A minor if it’s the 6th of C major?

@davidgiloliva6463 Жыл бұрын

It's a substitution. A7 is the 5th of D so it puts a motion to Dmin. For example, if you use G7, it will naturally go to C (major or minor). The same with any dominant 7th chord.

@robertmansell3667 Жыл бұрын

The Bass Brothers do it again! So simple right.

@bafoolagan4273 Жыл бұрын

3:47 the sigh of joy when I realized I understood

@stefanolai508 Жыл бұрын

I want the same truck cap!!!!

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

💛💛💛

@JP-jy7sk Жыл бұрын

Curious about the right hand glove?

@sean6749 Жыл бұрын

this shit changes the game

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@rubbadubdub6543 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been playing guitar and bass for nearly 40 years and I still don’t understand music theory. No matter how I try, my brain just doesn’t work fast enough to relate the numbers and/or letters to the actual playing experience. It takes me about 2 minutes to work out the 1, 3 and 5 notes in a key. Any hints and tips gratefully received.

@recursiv 16 күн бұрын

Really no substitute for just doing it over and over until you can do it fast. It's like learning a multiplication table.

@tailsfox45 8 ай бұрын

You guys are so cute together, you seem like you're really vibing

@davedave8608 Жыл бұрын

🤯

@gustavohman5811 Жыл бұрын

Nice. What's your goto formula when there are two (or more) bars of the same chord in the progression? How do you make those interesting?

@IanMartinAllison Жыл бұрын

Great question. Try mixing up the order of the chord tones you play and once you have your arpeggios locked down, incorporate the seventh degree as well!

@gustavohman5811 Жыл бұрын

@@IanMartinAllison Thanks for the reply. The challenge (imho) is making it not sound like a blues line.

@Kahann0 Жыл бұрын

walk linear (no big interval jumps) in just the scale of the chord, e.g. a dmin for 2 bars (doesnt matter in which key) you walk a dmin scale and hit chord tones on the strong beats. just one way ofc :)