Scott interviews so many bass legends almost forgetting he’s a legend himself. Never stop playing Scott, you’re one of my favorite bass players!
@brandonmiles81745 жыл бұрын
What a great video. I've been playing bass for almost 19 years, and I never had any formal training. I'm getting to a point in my life where, I'm really starting to get seriously in tune with the nuances of playing music correctly, or at least following some type of form. I never realized understood what made a note a 7th or a 5th, until right this very second. That wasn't even what you were teaching, but the way in which you were explaining your lesson, made it unmistakable to understand what you were saying. I've really been watching your videos and enjoying them, and think I'm going to take my first formal 'music lesson' on your website. Thanks again.
@procopiobucaio88404 жыл бұрын
Lesson starts at 1:20
@Cherryboyriot_official Жыл бұрын
Tysm
@shawnhuff60245 жыл бұрын
This is awesome this lesson opens my eyes to a whole new world of bass playing
@shubhamn79403 жыл бұрын
Seriously man
@ElectromagneDikk5 жыл бұрын
So... I'm a guitarist and quite the theory nerd if I do say so myself of 20 years, and I continually learn things by watching this guy's awesome bass videos. Totally subscribed. This guy fucking rocks. Thank you Scott!!!!!!!
@johnfollis23575 жыл бұрын
Chords on Bass is one of my Favorite Topics. I mess with this all the time. And for you all wondering about the plucking hand, Just use your thumb to pluck the Root Note either on the E, or A string, And then use your Index and Middle Fingers to pluck the D and G strings for your Color Notes. If you have a 5-String with a Low B, you can use that as a Root Note as well. And if you have a 6-String Bass with a High C, then you have an extra Color Note. And you would just use your Ring Finger of the Plucking Hand on the C String. That's my Formula anyway. Hope this Helps.
@funfanacyland1172 Жыл бұрын
Yes Scott is a awesome teacher I love watching, him myself I've been playing for over 30 years by ear and now I'm learning a lot from him about reading music. He's a great teacher. From Alphonso in the ATL.
@jedfriedland95885 жыл бұрын
I so enjoy your style of teaching, your gentle, inclusive and reality based demeanor is more of what this world needs. Superb work. I will watch everything you release.
@TapaniVaahervaara5 жыл бұрын
Great lesson again! Although I'm a music (bass) teacher myself, I get good ideas from these great lessons of Scott. Thank you! This time on one chord I would like to share my idea. I'm usually using the same shape for m7b5 as I'm using for m7 (the one Scott just showed), if its tonal function is either the VII of major or II of minor, because in those cases the ear is able to imagine the sound of flat 5th. (Cm7b5 = Cm7 = C, Eb, Bb.) If its tonal function is something else, for example II to IV in major, I prefer the one shown here. (Cm7b5 = C, Gb and Bb.) Example 1: in Bb minor | Cm7b5 | F7 | Bbm My choice for fingering Cm7b5 would be: C, Eb, Bb Example 2: in F major | Cm7b5 | F7 | BbMaj7 My choice for fingering Cm7b5 would be: C, Gb, Bb This is just a question of taste. One loves daughter, the other one loves mother. I'm not telling which one I love... ;)
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tapani...you just put some hot sauce in this tutorial...very good !!...this is a call for a taco...jeeejejejej :)
@brycedadevil21463 жыл бұрын
Been playing (6 string) guitar since middle school. I’m 26yrs old.. anyway I am a new BASS convert and wow😂😂 those bottom 2 string thumping up against my body is nothing short of euphoria😍 like wow I can barely hear it but I can FEEEEEL that shit💗
@cseager32395 жыл бұрын
Scott, this is going to be a great way to spend my weekend, thanks.
@PisauraXTX3 жыл бұрын
6:02 "A chord is just an arpeggio with the notes played all at once"
@bettyswunghole33102 жыл бұрын
Yes, I found that definition slightly curious, too...!
@winterreise6948 күн бұрын
It’s usually the other way lol
@jkwf15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all you've done for the bass players of the world over the years Scott! Excellent lesson and by the way, the F bass is definitely your best sounding bass so far.
@youngking64565 жыл бұрын
I saw a video of yours a couple of days back and I immediately wanted to be a bass player , I got a 5 string Ibanez Ibanez and a fender rumble 50 the same day even with my tight budget and I’ve been watching your videos since. I just wanna learn how to play like you cos you make it look so easy and fun playing that seamlessly. I hope I can play like you one day or even better play with you one day. You’ve inspired me get on a bass in just a day and am hoping am gonna get all the help I need to be a good bass player from you. Thanks now and thanks in advance.. 🙏🏾
@imadmob5 жыл бұрын
With this beautiful Bass you can play chords wherever you want
@mladigospon5 жыл бұрын
"We need more people up in this..." to quote Dont be a meanace. Yeah, Im glad you touched upon the subject of chords, as you yourself have some beautiful and not to mention playable chords in your arsenal Scott. I will write out more chords that are actually usable as I progress in playing. In the meatime thanks for the free stuff !
@slidinjohn495 Жыл бұрын
Hey there......greetings from Germany Thanx a lot for that fine and well teached lesson Scott. My deepest appreciaton. All chords avaiable in between a very small spot on our basses up from the 5th fret. What an overwhelming thought to be able to play in this massive microtechnical hand/fingerchanging. After all it seem to be the art of a craftsman to be able to deliver the right things, right in time......... wish u all well 🌬🎸💖🙏
4 жыл бұрын
Wooooow Scott...you just clear up my thoughts on these chords. You have explain it the correct or the easy way ti understand it....thank you very much..wow !! yahoooooooooo !! I was asking my self why we us the bassist need to learn chords ? we don't play chords, we play low notes, but with this class, wow.. you made me understand the reason....thank you again sCOTT !!
@thechad323921 күн бұрын
You are such a great teacher man. Thank you.
@devinebass20 күн бұрын
Appreciate that!!
@jimhughes10705 жыл бұрын
Hey they turn the bass up! Excellent! I don't think I've ever heard the bass on one of your lessons before. Of course I'm really old I may have forgotten
@Theweeze1007 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Scott!!! Ancient bass player here…still need to know this stuff!!!
@DanMorera2 жыл бұрын
You were going a little too fast for me, but after watching it 10 times in slow mo , it is starting to make sense.
@JMVenteremail Жыл бұрын
Incredibly helpful. Super happy I found this overview.
@videoschiche83675 жыл бұрын
As always, a great lesson! You're a fantastic educator, Scott, God bless you.
@juleshammond56524 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm is infectious and your knowledge impressive and inspiring. This reminds me why I was right to choose the bass as my instrument.
@philbrook68554 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing video! I can read/play music so music theory is not a problem. That fact you put it all into a bass lesson for essentials is awesome. Thanks Scott!
@reygaralde39345 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this very informative video. Mabuhay!!! From the Philippines
@zootcst5 жыл бұрын
Well done Scott, thanks. A quick note: The m7b5 chord is also called half diminished, the 5 is diminished but the 7 is unaltered. It's an easy jump from there to understanding fully diminished 7 chords.
@fluffybird42345 жыл бұрын
7 isnt un altered its a flat 7
@jacek58095 жыл бұрын
I hit a like for the "from zero to hero" line :) . I recommend the "playing chords on bass" course on SBL, it's really great and exhaustive!
@01bamoipchingshakhu514 жыл бұрын
😭that bass is sooooo beautiful..man!!😤
@brianwilliams1588 Жыл бұрын
Literally just took 2 pages of notes... no guitar player or piano player could ever make this make sense. Now that I see it explained by BASS player, it's infuratingly simple.
@frankortega42805 ай бұрын
Great lesson on bass chord forms. Thank you Scott.
@josephwalton4875 жыл бұрын
My freaking hero. Thank you Scott. So much. For everything you do.
@gerryk9 Жыл бұрын
I see you have a bass from my friend George!🇨🇦
@slapmyfunkybass5 жыл бұрын
Coming from a piano background, the other chord type is augmented (maj, min, dim and aug). The diminished seventh and half diminished are just variations of the seventh note of the diminished chord. The reason a diminished seventh is a B double flat (in the key of C) and not A is because the B is the seventh. This stems from Classical music and their belief all harmony is made up of odd numbers. It is best to view the note as a double flat (Bbb) as technically that is the seventh. Still, a great video and really helpful.
@MaggaraMarine5 жыл бұрын
But the thing is, Cdim7 is not actually used much in music. It's more likely that a chord symbol written as Cdim7 will actually have an A in it instead of a Bbb. That's because Cdim7, D#dim7, F#dim7 and Adim7 are all inversions of each other. Cdim7 just means that the bass note is C, but usually it's actually something like D#dim7/C, Adim7/C or F#dim7/C in the way it's functioning, unless it is the VIIdim7 chord in the key of Db. And this is why writing it as an A is really not a mistake. It just isn't the actual "7th" of the chord - it is actually the root of the chord (if the notes are C Eb Gb and A, the chord is actually an Adim7 with C as the bass note). Then again, diminished chords are symmetrical, so they really don't really have actual roots, thirds, fifths or sevenths in them...
@Metalbass19795 жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought about doing a video that sucks? I mean, all of your videos are very informative, entertaining and high-quality. Doing one that sucks would add a little bit of variance. ;) Great stuff. I'm very happy to be a subscriber of yours.
@photovisionproject5 жыл бұрын
Very nice! One of the most if not the most intuitive, instructive video on Bass Chords ... many thanks!!!!
@dorianclini5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for always extending our practising horizons :D I love it
@GregsBassShed4 жыл бұрын
Really handy lesson. Chords can sound great on the bass if played in the correct register.
@paul-singhgurth15995 жыл бұрын
You ever see Tony Grey do chords. Watching him play and hanging with him last night. Just beautiful! Great lesson here!
@bt824 жыл бұрын
These types of lesson always breakdown the how which is great but what about the when? Obviously you need to know the chord tones to play a bass line over the top but where might you actually play the chords as you are here? Some examples of different styles where this fits would be good.
@GregsBassShed4 жыл бұрын
Ben Thurley good point well made. Chords can sound great in sparse sections of songs or when the guitarist/keyboard is soloing. There is then a big space to fill.
@jaredarm4 жыл бұрын
I've been wondering this as well. Watching this video of his helped somewhat. So if you know the chord progression, you have the chords within each to play around with. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8hoqaqksamah3k.html
4 жыл бұрын
@@jaredarm I agree to ur point Jared...it means that Greg and Ben didn't really pay much of attention. sorry to say that, but scott's explanation was very elementally simple with out any other example. And maybe yes an example would have help if you didn't understood the use of the chords. exmaple : with my private teacher i've learn all about the mayor and minor chords. but i was asking my self, we the bassist we don't play chords, we play low notes. But with this explanation from scott, i realize the use of the chords on bass. Because it wasn't explain to me that easy and fast way. with this tutorial, it takes me to the next level of learning bass. No example needed !!....it was too clear !! Sorry Greg n Ben !
@charlesbassiste5 жыл бұрын
Great video, but just for more clarity when it comes to reading music sheets, I think you should have gone through all the different ways of writing the chords, like minor 7 can be written: Cm7 or C-7, C major could be : C^7 or CMaj7, And C°7 can be written C ° with a line across the circle. (Half diminished) And so on... But thanks Scott, great job!
@jorge.rubiales5 жыл бұрын
Actually, Cº7 is a diminished triad with a diminished seventh. C with a line across the circle would be a diminished triad with a minor seventh, known as half-diminished chord.
@charlesbassiste5 жыл бұрын
@@jorge.rubiales yes my bad, I always mix them up...
@brianplatts51985 жыл бұрын
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@WillyWirth5 жыл бұрын
@@brianplatts5198 yes or not
@brianplatts51985 жыл бұрын
Lol sorry that was my son
5 жыл бұрын
Saudações aqui do brasil! Canal André Sarmanho! Sucesso ai Scott
@alanwann9318 Жыл бұрын
I studied jazz, turn each chord into a 4 note eg C major 7 CEGB Dm7 DFAC G7 GBDF add more like
@mindscape64004 жыл бұрын
Scott is the best, what a guy!
@narindersharma26169 ай бұрын
Awesome lesson, thanks Scott!
@devinebass9 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@antoniopetricca2 жыл бұрын
Great lesson again! Thank you.
@erikbarrett854 жыл бұрын
This helped me learn some Primus lol groundhog's day has an A7 in it, and when he played the C7 here I recognized the feeling. Dom7's are the chords I identify most easily, everything else is a struggle
@PatNetherlander5 жыл бұрын
Super lesson Scott! Very helpfull! Nice new bass you got there! Sounds absolutely stunning!
@metallibasscovers2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, now I can play around with these chords.
@almollitor5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This video convinced me that any hopes or dreams about one day learning some basic bass would be an utterly frustrating and humiliating waste of time and money.
@bryanl.taylor6249 Жыл бұрын
Love your approach. Side note: Please tell me about the glove on your left hand…
@lambsay31335 жыл бұрын
Some really useful info here, this video was a good idea. Nice one, Scott, keep it up, loving the videos.
@vladimirbustamante36925 жыл бұрын
Excellent Job, as always Scott!
@BassDuff5 жыл бұрын
sound great as always! thanks!
@edisonGL19905 жыл бұрын
greetings, your videos are very interesting, you have a lot of pedagogy to show your videos, I'm from Ecuador and sometimes I find you follow the rhythm in what you exoplicas since it would be very helpful if your videos you put subtitles in Spanish, the contents of your videos I am very interested, but it would be easier if they had subtitles in Spanish, not only for me but there are many Spanish-speaking bass players who do not have much material to review here on KZfaq
@vitaliebuhna11485 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing work!
@markymark93595 жыл бұрын
This video was very helpful. Keep up the great work!
@Nivenization5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@StraiyEU5 ай бұрын
Jazz Musician: Knows 3000 Chords plays in front for 8 people Rock Muscian: Knows 8 Chords plays in front of 3000 people...
@n1972725 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson Scott!!
@yowbabz225 жыл бұрын
Great content as always! Cheers Scott!
@JamesSmith-vk2ky5 жыл бұрын
Nice opening improv jam! 😎
@Guitarmon85 жыл бұрын
Love this one - thanks!!
@angeri8565 Жыл бұрын
great tutorial
@chickoyanin25593 жыл бұрын
This is gold!
@kennethhenderson74553 жыл бұрын
I'm to new he is great, lm completely lost
@Fabricplants3 жыл бұрын
same brain is confused
@nicolob6004 Жыл бұрын
for the initial explanation of C diminished (the little degree sign) it was G flat with b flat flat/A. The second time around during the open chord section it was explained as E flat A and C. is there a mistake or am i missing something. I see a 7 missing between the two, the notation above the little 0. maybe in a simple way. the first c diminished was C,Gflat,A, then later in the video it was presented as c diminished 7 C,E Flat, A
@pop8590 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@devinebass Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻🧡🔥
@gregonline65065 жыл бұрын
This is very helpful, thx!
@FernandoMadeira5 жыл бұрын
Best!!! Very, very top! Thanks for your video!
@fernandodalto54985 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks a lot
@saxpete3 жыл бұрын
Superb sir
@tomivak473 жыл бұрын
What a great video
@bagos19975 жыл бұрын
Captain Scott Saving the day again!
@AdvancedMarketingGro5 жыл бұрын
*Dude, good to see you without the gloves, looks like you're healing, bro. Also, great bass lesson. Keep up the good work!*
@MackDonald5 жыл бұрын
He has the glove on his left hand.
@AdvancedMarketingGro5 жыл бұрын
Oh, yup, you're right. I couldn't see it on my cell phone.
@yeetmeintotheabyss28934 жыл бұрын
Now remember kids, there is more to this. Look at some jazz standards and some more chords show face. Don't Know Why by Norah Jones includes a fancy D7sus4. In this case it might be an idea to remove the 7th because that sounds kind of wrong with the voicings on bass. Learn your fretboard and it really helps if you can play some chords on piano.
@willy_dot5 жыл бұрын
I've been accidentally discovering some of these chords! How I discovered them was just by random and getting an "ah-ha" moment. "Oh?! This sounds nice kinda situation xP (amateur bassist)
@Riley889902 жыл бұрын
The music theory police are after you Scott… calling a Bbb an A… lol
@majorrobinson26155 жыл бұрын
"In under 15 mins" ... Tough job! Will have to review the video several times to really get it. Thankfully, I'm a SBL member and can get the full courses. ;-) Also, that's one good looking bass!
@PaulBadman5 жыл бұрын
is it a chapmen?
@hadmyfill81795 жыл бұрын
Paul Badman - F Bass (Furlanetto) from Canada (a city one hour west of Toronto called Hamilton)
@majorrobinson26155 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@vandopangaribuan9385 жыл бұрын
nice lesson dude....
@disfunctions15 жыл бұрын
newbie here and i'm a bit confused! The last chord in closed position is: C°- C, Gb, A, and the last one in open position is Cº7 - C, A, Eb....why is that?
@alos21605 жыл бұрын
I love the work that you are putting into teaching everyone who want to learn more about bass guitar, Scott! I have a question that has been on my mind for some time, and I would appreciate it, if I could get a response from you, or anyone else! The question is about the string noise which appears when switching the position on the fretboard, such as the one heard on 00:25 (6) , 00:01 , 00:03, 00:06 and on many more places. Is it something that bass players should be bothered with, is there a way to stop such the sound, or is it completely normal? is it something that won't make a problem during the recording? Thanks so much for taking your time to read my comment!
@matthewhennessey59675 жыл бұрын
Some people really like it in there, it can add a lot of humanity to an instrument, so it doesn't sound like a robot is playing. A couple times it seemed like an intentional rhythmic noise, like guitarists do sometimes. On the other hand, an acoustic guitar player usually doesn't want a squeaky scrape sound when switching between every chord. I feel like it's a give and take. In a recording, some of these "flaws" either aren't heard anymore when adding drums and other instruments, or it can add to the authenticity. I think it really depends on if you like it or not. Metallica taped down strings with masking tape to make sure there wasn't any extra noise when recording solos, which would never be done in a live show, so it's really up to you and what you like.
@alos21605 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhennessey5967 Thank you so much for the reply, it was really interesting to read about the information you have given there! I've really enjoyed it...taping the strings certainly isn't something that would be done in a live show, I just can't seem to find a way to stop that sound from happening. But it's definitely making it seem more human.
@matthewhennessey59675 жыл бұрын
@@alos2160 I know Scott isn't doing this in the video, but maybe mute the strings with your picking hand. It seems he gets those squeaks when he lifts his left hand off the strings to move somewhere else. Hopefully that will actually help, instead of me giving fun facts.
@alos21605 жыл бұрын
@@matthewhennessey5967 Thanks so much for answering, actually I've almost lost hope that anyone would answer after such a long time so it really did make me smile! As for your suggestion, muting strings with a picking hand is incredibly important for a good and clean sound, otherwise the strings would ring...( On example when you play the thinnest string on the bass 4 or 5 stringed, it's G by default, then the thickest string on 4 string bass by default setting - E would ring as well, but if you use your plucking hand then it won't ring, and the sound will be beautiful and clean. That's something that I've worked on a lot, and it has had tremendous impact on my playing! But that squeaky noise is actually the sound that comes from the surface of the skin, gloves, or anything just moving over the strings...and it's impossible to mute that with a plucking hand like that as far as I'm aware of...and it's really strange since if you try to move the position of the left fretting hand somewhere else, by lifting fingers in order to avoid squeaking noise..then the strings would ring, and create a real mess. The thing that I've found that helps to some level is to pretty much turn off the gain option on my bass settings, so squeaky noise is less noticeable, as long as the sound is not too loud... And the second thing is a little bit interesting, something that I've been experimenting a little bit, however it contradicts what I've said earlier slightly..since it does involve a plucking hand...basically when you want to switch position, if you lift all of your left hand fingers, and use your plucking hand to mute all of the strings..that can work, but at the same time, it seems to be useful only during breaks, and such, because at other times it's incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to continue playing smoothly after using plucking hand for that... I do hope that we get more opinions and tips on that, and once again thanks so much for replying here and sharing your suggestions and interesting information, it's greatly appreciated!
@lynnturman81575 жыл бұрын
Hey Scott, can you do one on what to do with your thumb on the plucking hand? One of the things I'm trying to fix is that I always played with my thumb planted on the pick guard. Which isn't good because it allows open strings to ring & also inhibits facility & fluidity on the higher strings. I've noticed that when you pluck the higher strings, your thumb travels with your fingers.
@simonrodgers53345 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6qDdMdjntGuYKM.html
@lynnturman81575 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man! Exactly the lesson I was wanting!
@jimbobwoof5 жыл бұрын
You should sign up for Scott;s bass accelerator course. He covers rest strokes and anchor points for the thumb in lesson 2.
@deddybassdeddytetanel26805 жыл бұрын
Nice video 👍👍👍
@evertthebassist5 жыл бұрын
Bliksem that helped me a lot, thanks Scott!
@tolgasuren5 жыл бұрын
great Scott... applause ...
@thumbthump5 жыл бұрын
I have no wicked days, only blessed days.
@mattiarambelli44115 жыл бұрын
what bass is that?
@loveadamesmer Жыл бұрын
I’ve been rewatching this over over and I can’t seem to get it, it’s really confusing for me😭
@maralzes5 жыл бұрын
Very good
@raphaelbeinhauer92425 жыл бұрын
I completely understand you with the double flat notes. I've gotten 0 points for a chord in a music test, because I just form the chords on the piano in my head and didn't think about having to write Abb instead of G. What bass is that? I really like that wood grain on it. Sounds great too.
@joninawhitecoat5 жыл бұрын
It's an F Bass www.fbass.com/
@raphaelbeinhauer92425 жыл бұрын
@@joninawhitecoat Thanks.
@MaggaraMarine5 жыл бұрын
I think that's kind of stupid, since nobody actually uses Abb in music. What key is that in? It could be the b6 scale degree in the key of Cb, the b2 scale degree in the key of Gb or the b5 scale degree in the key of Db. And even then the transcriber might decide to just call it a G natural for the sake of simplicity. When you see a chord symbol like Bbdim7, it usually actually functions as an inversion of C#dim7, Edim7 or Gdim7, but for the sake of simplicity, the chord symbol says Bbdim7 because it's the same notes and the bass note is Bb. That looks simpler than saying Edim7/Bb, and both convey basically the same message. In other words, the transcriber is not actually asking you to play an Abb. Whether double flats should be used has a lot more to do with voice leading than anything else. So I think it's quite stupid that you would get 0 points when the chord was technically 100% correct. And I'm a theory teacher.
@raphaelbeinhauer92425 жыл бұрын
@@MaggaraMarine Yes, I agree. I don't remember the key, I think it was just a chord we were supposed to form without any context. I'm not even sure if my example notes were correct, I will see if I can find the test, it was about a year ago.
@raphaelbeinhauer92425 жыл бұрын
@@MaggaraMarine I couldn't find that particular test, but I did find one test where I got 0 of ten points for writing H (I live in Germany, B for you) as the b5 in Fm7b5 instead of Cb. If it was the Chord name, I could understand it having to fit in the scale, but I was just supposed to show that I know which notes that chord includes, which of course I did.
@thebusylazybasist96924 жыл бұрын
so rich thx for d effort.. appreciate
@brink29612 жыл бұрын
Why do you wear a glove? Is the tone better? Is it for your fingers? Just curious, thanks
@benjamind24975 жыл бұрын
Ye Man Cheers Scott
@kikejoseph93265 жыл бұрын
Please subtitules in spanish please!!! God job scott, i like it!! But i don't understand much.
@Thurgor_Supreme Жыл бұрын
Maybe this is a bit controversial, but 2 of my favorite chords/arpeggios on bass can't be found in this video. In fact, are these even chords or am I just a madman? root-3rd-6th, root-4th-6th
@boogie4044 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for lessons! The free PDF file is no longer available. Can you re-upload please?
@milandemin27585 жыл бұрын
Excellent....
@Muzzie03233 жыл бұрын
What strings are played in these chords? What about if you use a pick instead of fingers?